--- title: "t0ns Blog — Page 5" 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=5" type: "website" lang: "en" image: "https://t0ns.com/og-image.png" feed: "https://t0ns.com/feed.xml" prev: "https://t0ns.com/blog?page=4" --- # 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) TON · September 12, 2025 ## [Why Mini Apps Are the New Frontier for Web3 Access](https://t0ns.com/blog/why-mini-apps-are-the-new-frontier-for-web3-access) Mini apps bring Web3 tools inside platforms people already use, such as Telegram. That could cut the wallet and setup steps that slow adoption. DeFi · September 12, 2025 ## [What Is a Liquidity Pool and How Does It Work?](https://t0ns.com/blog/what-are-liquidity-pools-and-how-do-they-work-simple-guide) A liquidity pool is a set of tokens in a smart contract that traders swap against. See how pools set prices, share fees with providers and carry risk. DeFi · September 5, 2025 ## [AMM DEX vs Order Book DEX: What’s the Real Difference?](https://t0ns.com/blog/amm-dex-vs-order-book-dex-whats-the-real-difference) An automated market maker (AMM) DEX prices trades against a liquidity pool, while an order book DEX matches buy and sell orders. Compare the two models. Web 3 · August 31, 2025 ## [“DEXs Are Only for Pros” — and Other Crypto Myths That Hold Us Back](https://t0ns.com/blog/dexs-are-only-for-pros-and-other-crypto-myths-that-hold-us-back) Five common crypto myths, including that DEXs are only for pros, that crypto is anonymous and that regulation will kill it, and what each gets wrong. DeFi · August 21, 2025 ## [The Evolution of DEXs: From Clunky Interfaces to Telegram Mini Apps](https://t0ns.com/blog/the-evolution-of-dexs-from-clunky-interfaces-to-telegram-mini-apps) DEXs went from EtherDelta's raw transaction fields to swaps inside a Telegram chat. A short history of decentralized exchange interfaces. Security · August 20, 2025 ## [Is DeFi Safe? What Risks Still Exist](https://t0ns.com/blog/is-defi-safe-what-risks-still-exist-in-2025) Is DeFi safe? The risks that remain are smart contract exploits, rug pulls, and market, centralization and regulatory risk, plus a safety checklist. Product · August 17, 2025 ## [What Makes t0ns Different?](https://t0ns.com/blog/what-makes-t0ns-different) t0ns is a gamified, Telegram-native AMM DEX being built on TON, designed to offer swaps and quests in a Mini App. It is in pre-launch and not yet public. TON · August 7, 2025 ## [TON vs Other Blockchains: What's the Real Difference?](https://t0ns.com/blog/ton-vs-other-blockchains-whats-the-real-difference) How TON compares with Ethereum, Solana, Polygon and BNB Smart Chain on consensus, fees, languages and design, and what each trade-off costs. Pages: [Previous page](https://t0ns.com/blog?page=4) · [1](https://t0ns.com/blog) · … · [3](https://t0ns.com/blog?page=3) · [4](https://t0ns.com/blog?page=4) · **5** ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://t0ns.com/#organization","name":"t0ns","alternateName":["t0ns DEX"],"legalName":"OLABS S.A.","url":"https://t0ns.com","logo":"https://t0ns.com/og-image.png","description":"t0ns is a gamified, Telegram-native automated market maker (AMM) decentralized exchange (DEX) being built on The Open Network (TON) that combines token swaps and liquidity pools with an Earn platform of quests, XP and NFT-based referrals. t0ns is in pre-launch. 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