Key insights:
- Pavel Durov said the token transaction fees will drop 6x to 0.00039 TON within one week, fixed network-wide.
- The token transactions will soon become feeless, with zero commission for users across network.
- The token became 10x faster, while block rate increased 6x and transactions turned subsecond.
- the asset traded at $1.36, with $123.96 million daily volume, while the token fell 1.16% today.
TON is preparing a sharp fee cut, according to a new post from Telegram founder Pavel Durov. He said transaction fees will drop sixfold within one week to 0.00039 TON, or about $0.0005 per transfer.
He added that the fee will remain fixed regardless of network load. Durov also said that, soon after the cut, most TON transactions will become fully feeless with “zero commission.”
TON fee cut follows broader network upgrade
the asset plans to cut transaction fees by six times within one week, according to Pavel Durov. He said the new fee will be 0.00039 TON per transaction. He added that the fee will stay fixed even during heavy network use. He also said most transactions will move to zero commission soon after.
The update came with fresh details about the network’s recent technical changes. A quoted message linked the fee cut to a broader roadmap called MTONGA. The token blockchain became 10 times faster, while the block rate increased six times. It also said transactions are now instant or subsecond.
Durov’s message focused on the pricing change itself. He wrote, “In one week, the token fees will drop 6× — to just 0.00039 TON (~$0.0005) per transaction, fixed regardless of network load.” Then added, “Soon after most transactions go fully feeless. Zero commission.”
Toncoin price holds near $1.36 as market tracks rollout
Market data attached to the update showed the token at $1.36 at the time of writing. Its 24-hour trading volume stood at $123,959,456, while the token was down 1.16% over the same period. The price data gave a market snapshot as the asset’s planned fee changes drew attention. The network’s lower fee target would reduce the transaction cost to a small fraction of one TON.
A fixed fee model may also change how users estimate transfer costs during busy periods. Durov said the charge would stay unchanged even when network load changes. The quoted MTONGA update presented the fee cut as part of a staged rollout.
However, the post did not include technical details on how the feeless model would work across most transactions. For now, the token users are watching the one-week timeline set out in Durov’s post. The next update may clarify which transfers qualify for zero commission and when the change takes effect.
