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The Daily TON (Telegram) 🚀 What were the past Gateways like? ⚫️ Some people entered the TON ecosystem during the "gift wave" in 2025. And with the Gateway announcement, it's not obvious to such people: what kind of event is this anyway? That is why today's #opinion column is nostalgic. ⚫️ The official TON Gateway conference has already been held twice, in 2023 and 2024. We attended both events, and they were very different: ⚫️ The first Gateway took place at the relatively small conference venue of the Le Meridien hotel. People from the CIS gathered there, who generally were already in the same Telegram chats. Almost everyone crossed paths in the coffee zone, and over two days, you could see all your acquaintances there without missing the talks you were interested in. Compared to the second one, it was a "close-knit gathering." ⚫️ For the second event, a larger venue was chosen (Grand Hyatt). And not in vain; on the wave of Tap-to-Earn popularity, it turned out to be full. It now... View original post