TON Dodges Blockchain Meltdown: Security Still ’Non-Negotiable’ in 2025

Another day, another near-miss for crypto infrastructure—but this time, TON's engineers pulled off a Houdini act.

How TON skirted disaster

The chain's validators caught a critical consensus bug milliseconds before it could trigger a chain split. No double-spends, no halted transactions—just the usual heart palpitations for traders holding bags.

Security theater or real progress?

Developers claim the incident proves their 'paranoid' monitoring works. Skeptics counter that surviving your own vulnerabilities isn't exactly an achievement—it's like a chef boasting they didn't poison diners tonight.

Meanwhile, hedge funds already spun this into a bullish narrative: 'Stress tests build confidence!' (Translation: please keep buying so we can exit.)

TonBit fixes third critical bug on blockchain

For its efforts, TonBit earned a bug bounty from the TON Core development team. This was the third time that the security firm obtained a similar reward, with formal recognition from the TON team. In both cases, the team delivered patches before bad actors were aware of the vulnerabilities.

“Ensuring the security and robustness of the TON ecosystem remains our highest priority,” said Paul Li, Co-founder of TonBit. “By continuously probing the deepest layers of TVM and working hand‑in‑hand with the TON CORE team, we not only protect users today but also build the foundation of trust necessary for tomorrow’s decentralized applications.”

Owned by BitsLab, TonBit is a security firm focusing on the TON ecosystem. The firm is a primary security assurance provider for the network, and specializes in comprehensive audits for TON-based projects.