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InfrastructureOctober 7, 2026

Does TON Have a Mempool? What You Can See Before a Block

Does TON have a mempool? Not a single global pool like Bitcoin. What a node sees before a block, why pending on toncenter is an emulation, and what a mempool stream can and cannot show.

11 min read

InfrastructureJuly 18, 2026

tonapi.io Alternatives in 2026 for TON Developers

An honest look at tonapi.io alternatives in 2026: public APIs, the 429 rate limit, and TONNode — TON access via MCP with reads, swaps, cross-chain and wallets.

9 min read

InfrastructureJuly 17, 2026

Toncenter Alternatives in 2026 for TON Developers

Toncenter alternatives in 2026: an honest look at the public config, your own liteservers, and MCP for TON. Guaranteed throughput and non-custodial tools.

8 min read

EngineeringJuly 16, 2026

How to Reliably Detect an Incoming USDT Payment on TON

Detect USDT payments on TON: parsing jetton transfer_notification via get_transactions, decimals from get_jetton_info, amount matching and idempotency.

10 min read

SecurityJuly 15, 2026

How to Generate a TON Wallet Programmatically (v4, v5, highload)

Generate a TON wallet programmatically with one generate_wallet call: v3r2, v4, v5r1, highload. Mnemonic, keys, address, and a safe first deposit.

9 min read

MCPJuly 14, 2026

Cross-Chain Swaps from TON to Avalanche: How It Works

TON → Avalanche cross-chain swap via MCP: atomic HTLC escrow, non-custodial, no keys stored on the server. 5 tools and a working walkthrough.

9 min read

MCPJuly 13, 2026

Cross-Chain Swaps from TON to Polygon: How They Work

Cross-chain swap TON Polygon via MCP: how an atomic HTLC escrow moves value from TON to Polygon non-custodially, with no keys ever stored on the server.

9 min read