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title: "t0ns Blog — TON, DeFi & Crypto Trading Insights"
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# t0ns Blog

Categories: [All](https://t0ns.com/blog) · [DeFi](https://t0ns.com/blog?category=DeFi) · [TON](https://t0ns.com/blog?category=TON) · [Product](https://t0ns.com/blog?category=Product) · [Web 3](https://t0ns.com/blog?category=Web+3) · [Security](https://t0ns.com/blog?category=Security) · [AI](https://t0ns.com/blog?category=AI)

Web 3 · July 31, 2026

## [Crypto Treasury Companies: When Public Firms Become Digital Asset Vehicles](https://t0ns.com/blog/crypto-treasury-companies-when-public-firms-become-digital-asset-vehicles)

Crypto treasury companies put Bitcoin, Ether or other tokens at the center of the balance sheet. How mNAV works, and where debt and dilution add risk.

AI · July 8, 2026

## [AI Agents Need Money: Why Machine-to-Machine Payments Could Become Crypto’s Next Real Use Case](https://t0ns.com/blog/ai-agents-need-money-why-machine-to-machine-payments-could-become-cryptos-next-real-use-case)

Machine-to-machine payments could let AI agents pay per request for data, compute and APIs. Crypto offers money that software can hold and move.

Web 3 · July 8, 2026

## [Crypto in Q2 2026: The Quarter When Infrastructure Became the Story](https://t0ns.com/blog/crypto-in-q2-2026-the-quarter-when-infrastructure-became-the-story)

Crypto in Q2 2026 saw weaker trading and falling fees, while stablecoin payments, tokenized equities and new UK rules moved to the center of the story.

TON · July 5, 2026

## [TON to GRAM: Why the Rename Is More Than Branding](https://t0ns.com/blog/from-toncoin-to-gram-why-crypto-names-are-more-than-branding)

Toncoin became Gram (GRAM) on June 15, 2026, while the chain stayed TON. What the TON to GRAM rename changed for users and why the Gram name came back.

Web 3 · June 26, 2026

## [Why Every Bull Market Creates the Wrong Crypto Heroes](https://t0ns.com/blog/why-every-bull-market-creates-the-wrong-crypto-heroes)

Bull markets make heroes of founders, traders, and protocols before their risks are tested. Survivorship bias can make luck look like skill.

Web 3 · June 21, 2026

## [What Happens When Every Asset Becomes Tradable?](https://t0ns.com/blog/what-happens-when-every-asset-becomes-tradable)

Tokenizing real-world assets can make property, bonds, and art easier to trade, but liquidity is not automatic and several risks remain.

Web 3 · June 17, 2026

## [The Hidden Tax of Complexity in Crypto](https://t0ns.com/blog/the-hidden-tax-of-complexity-in-crypto)

Beyond fees, crypto carries a hidden cost of complexity: wrong networks, bad routes, and risky approvals. Fewer decisions can reduce avoidable losses.

DeFi · June 9, 2026

## [The Great Wallet Paradox: Why Self-Custody Is Still Too Hard](https://t0ns.com/blog/the-great-wallet-paradox-why-self-custody-is-still-too-hard)

Self-custody wallets give users control, and with it responsibility. Seed phrases still push many to custodial apps, and wallet design may change that.

Web 3 · May 29, 2026

## [Tokenized Stocks: Trading Equities in Crypto Apps](https://t0ns.com/blog/stocks-without-brokers-why-trading-equities-inside-crypto-apps-is-becoming-the-new-normal)

Tokenized stocks bring equity exposure into crypto apps. Holders face regulation, custody, and liquidity risks and may not get full shareholder rights.

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