--- title: "t0ns Blog — Page 4" description: "Guides, product updates, and analysis on the TON blockchain, DeFi, and trading — from the team behind t0ns, the gamified DEX on TON." url: "https://t0ns.com/blog?page=4" type: "website" lang: "en" image: "https://t0ns.com/og-image.png" feed: "https://t0ns.com/feed.xml" prev: "https://t0ns.com/blog?page=3" next: "https://t0ns.com/blog?page=5" --- # 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) Product · December 31, 2025 ## [Quiet Work, Long Vision: t0ns Year One](https://t0ns.com/blog/quiet-work-long-vision-t0ns-year-one) t0ns year one in review: how the product direction took shape, how an early community formed, and the pre-launch work on swaps, routing and Earn. Product · December 17, 2025 ## [Faces Behind t0ns: CEO Alex Horbov and the Team](https://t0ns.com/blog/faces-behind-t0ns-the-people-building-the-future-of-defi-on-ton) Who is building t0ns: CEO Alex Horbov on why DeFi still feels hard, and how the engineering, marketing and operations teams approach pre-launch work. DeFi · December 8, 2025 ## [The Social Layer of DeFi: Why Community Is More Powerful Than Code](https://t0ns.com/blog/the-social-layer-of-defi-why-community-is-more-powerful-than-code) The social layer of DeFi is its community, the people who share knowledge, help newcomers judge protocols, and stay active through market cycles. Web 3 · November 30, 2025 ## [From Traders to Learners: How DeFi Education Shapes the Next Wave of Users](https://t0ns.com/blog/from-traders-to-learners-how-defi-education-shapes-the-next-wave-of-users) DeFi education shapes the next wave of users. Trading draws people in, while quests and community help newcomers learn how DeFi works by doing. Security · November 20, 2025 ## [DeFi Audits, Open Code, and Why Trust Matters](https://t0ns.com/blog/audits-open-code-and-transparency-why-trust-still-matters-in-defi) Why trust still matters in DeFi: what a smart contract audit checks, what it does not rule out, and how open code and public reports let users verify. Product · November 9, 2025 ## [t0ns Roadmap: What Is Planned Next](https://t0ns.com/blog/t0ns-roadmap-whats-coming-next-after-mainnet-launch) t0ns is in pre-launch. This roadmap sets out what is being built for decentralized finance on TON, inside Telegram, and what is planned next. Web 3 · October 26, 2025 ## [What Are Quests in DeFi — and Why They Work](https://t0ns.com/blog/what-are-quests-in-defi-and-why-they-work) Quests in DeFi are hands-on tasks, such as a token swap or an on-chain vote, that reward users as they learn how decentralized tools work. Product · October 19, 2025 ## [How Smart Routing Is Designed to Work on t0ns](https://t0ns.com/blog/how-we-use-smart-routing-to-find-the-best-swap-on-ton) Smart routing compares the paths a swap can take across DEX pools. t0ns is designed to rank those routes by net output after fees and slippage. Security · October 7, 2025 ## [Impermanent Loss and Liquidity Provider Risks](https://t0ns.com/blog/providing-liquidity-passive-income-or-hidden-risk) Impermanent loss can outweigh the fees a liquidity provider earns when pooled token prices diverge. Pool choice and smart contract bugs add further risk. 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