TAC Launches Mainnet With $800 Million TVL, $TAC Token On Major Exchanges

TAC, a blockchain designed to facilitate Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) decentralized applications (dApps) to access the TON and Telegram ecosystem, has launched its public mainnet and introduced its native token, $TAC. The $TAC token is now available on major exchanges such as Bybit, Bitget, and Kraken, as well as on trading platforms like Wallet in Telegram and Binance Alpha. This token serves as the on-chain currency for TAC, powering gas fees, staking, and governance across its Ethereum-compatible Layer-1 network.

The public mainnet launch of TAC includes the deployment of leading DeFi protocols such as Morpho, Curve, Bancor, Euler, ZeroLend, IPOR Fusion, and Market.win. This integration ensures that the TAC ecosystem is robust and ready for use from the outset, addressing the typical cold-start problem faced by new DeFi ecosystems. The TAC Summoning Liquidity Campaign, conducted in collaboration with Turtle Club, a liquidity distribution protocol, has accumulated over $800 million in Total Value Locked (TVL). This liquidity will support the DeFi dApps on TAC, providing a strong foundation for the network's growth.

The $TAC token plays a crucial role in the TAC network, serving three primary functions. Firstly, it acts as the exclusive gas token on the TAC EVM, with a mechanism that converts TON-denominated fees into $TAC, creating continuous buy-pressure as network activity increases. Secondly, it enhances network security through a delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS) mechanism, where validators must bond $TAC to participate in block production. Token holders can also delegate their $TAC to validators, with potential annualized returns estimated to be in the range of 8–10%. Lastly, $TAC enables on-chain governance, allowing stakers to influence upgrades, incentive programs, and the community treasury. The token is launching into a vibrant ecosystem with $800 million in TVL, featuring a variety of high-quality assets, blue-chip dApps, and DeFi use cases.

Pavel Altukhov, co-founder of TAC, highlighted the significance of this launch, stating, "TAC enhances the TON ecosystem with a ready-to-use DeFi layer, battle-tested and live from day one. This marks a major step not just for TON, but for Telegram’s evolution into a true super app, as builders can now integrate the most mature blockchain use case into products directly reaching a billion users."

With the public listing, TAC will distribute validator grants, activate liquidity incentives on partner decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and open proposals for its first community-led growth programs. TAC is built using a CosmosEVM architecture, ensuring seamless compatibility with Ethereum’s Cancun hard fork. It is secured through a Tendermint-based Delegated Proof-of-stake (DPoS) consensus mechanism and the native $TAC token, enabling about 2-second block finality and allowing users to delegate their tokens to trusted validators. Security is further strengthened by TAC’s integration with Babylon, which introduces Bitcoin staking to enhance consensus validation.

TAC has established partnerships with leading infrastructure providers, including LayerZero, RedStone, Blockscout, Dune, and Thirdweb, laying the groundwork for a powerful, scalable, and developer-friendly ecosystem. The mainnet launch follows the company's announcement of raising a total of $11.5 million across its seed and strategic funding rounds, led by Hack VC. TAC is designed to make it seamless for Ethereum dApps to be deployed on TON, bringing EVM functionality and liquidity to the TON ecosystem and enabling builders to focus on consumer use cases.