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What are the first steps in creating your own coin and community on the blockchain?
Creating your own coin and community on The TON (The Open Network) blockchain is a multi—step process that requires technical knowledge, strategic planning, and active audience involvement. Here are the key steps based on information from the search results.:

1. Learning the basics of TON and its ecosystem
Technology: TON is a highly scalable blockchain with dynamic sharding that supports up to 100,000 transactions per second and low fees.
Integration with Telegram: TON is closely linked to Telegram, which opens up access to 950 million users through mini-apps and bots.
Tools: For development, you will need the TON SDK and knowledge of the FunC language (for smart contracts).
2. Creating a token
Standard selection: TON uses Jetton (an analogue of ERC-20) and NFT standards. Jetton is suitable for creating coins with a payment function or a utilitarian purpose.
Smart contract development:
Writing code in FunC or Fift (TON languages).
Testing on the testnet before launching on the mainnet.
Examples: NOT Coin is a successful project on TON that uses the Telegram bot to distribute tokens.
3. Launch and distribution of tokens
Distribution methods:
Staking: Rewarding users for blocking tokens.
Airdrops: A free giveaway to attract an audience.
Sales through DEX: Listing on TON exchanges such as STON.fi or DeDust.
Security: Audit of smart contracts (for example, through CertiK).
4. Building a community
Telegram as a base: Create a channel or chat in Telegram for discussions, announcements and support. Example: Notcoin used the bot for viral marketing.
Grants and support: Apply for a grant from the TON Foundation (up to $50,000 for projects with a finished product).
Partnerships: Collaborations with other TON projects (for example, NFT platforms or DeFi services).
5. Promotion and monetization
Integration with Mini Apps: Place the app in the Telegram catalog for access to millions of users.
Marketing:
Viral mechanics (like "tap-dancing" in Notcoin).
Participation in The Open League program to attract attention to meme coins.
Payment acceptance: Enable cryptoprocessing (for example, CryptoCloud) to accept TON in business.
6. Further development
DAO Management: Transfer part of the rights to the community through votes of tokenholders.
Scaling: Use TON Storage for decentralized data storage or TON Proxy for anonymity.
Useful resources
Training: A free course on Stepik on TON development .
Documentation: Official website TON.org .
Examples of successful projects: Notcoin, STON.fi, Tonkeeper.
Creating a coin on TON takes time, but thanks to integration with Telegram and a powerful ecosystem, the project can quickly gain an audience. Start small: test the idea on testnet, enlist the support of the community, and use grants to grow.