Toncoin is now Gram (GRAM)
If you opened a wallet or an exchange recently and found your Toncoin relabelled as Gram, nothing has happened to your money. On 15 June 2026 the native coin of The Open Network changed its name, logo and ticker — from Toncoin (TON) to Gram (GRAM) — after a community vote. It is a rename, not a token swap: same coin, same chain, same balance, same addresses. This page explains what actually changed, what did not, and how to avoid the scams that follow every rebrand.
Short answer
- • Toncoin (TON) → Gram (GRAM), effective 12:00 UTC on 15 June 2026.
- • Display name, logo and ticker only. No swap, bridge, claim or migration.
- • 10 TON = 10 GRAM. No redenomination, no new supply, same market price.
- • The blockchain is still called TON, The Open Network.
- • Every existing address, contract, Jetton, NFT and staking position is untouched.
What changed and what did not
| Item | Before | After the rename |
|---|---|---|
| Coin name | Toncoin | Gram |
| Ticker | TON | GRAM |
| Blockchain name | TON — The Open Network | TON — The Open Network (unchanged) |
| Your balance | 10 TON | 10 GRAM — same coin, 1:1, no redenomination |
| Wallet addresses | UQ… / EQ… addresses | Identical — every existing address stays valid |
| Smart contracts, Jettons, NFTs | Deployed on TON | Untouched — no redeploy, no re-mint |
| Gas and staking | Paid and earned in TON | Paid and earned in GRAM — same mechanics |
| Action required from you | — | None. There is nothing to claim, swap or migrate. |
How the switch happened
1–8 June 2026
The community vote on renaming the native coin ran on ton.vote and passed. The proposal covered the display name, the logo and the ticker — nothing about the protocol itself.
8 June 2026
The TON Foundation published the result and the transition rules, including an explicit warning that any 'swap', 'bridge' or 'claim' process advertised around the rename is a scam.
15 June 2026, 12:00 UTC
Coordinated cutover. Exchanges, wallets and explorers switched their display name and ticker to Gram / GRAM at the same moment so order books and balances stayed readable.
22 June 2026
Target date for full ecosystem consistency. Binance now quotes GRAMUSDT; the old TONUSDT market is no longer the live pair.
Through ~September 2026
Transition window. Venues are asked to label the asset 'Gram (prev. Toncoin)' for roughly three months so people searching the old name still find it — which is exactly how Monivo labels it today.
Why rename a top-20 coin at all?
The practical argument was that “TON” was doing two jobs. It named the chain and the coin, which made everything from exchange listings to price feeds and documentation ambiguous — a headline about “TON growth” could mean network usage or coin price. After the change the split is clean: TON is the network, Gram is the coin.
The name itself is a callback. Gram was what Telegram planned to call the token for its original TON project before that effort was abandoned in 2020 under regulatory pressure in the United States, and the chain was carried forward by an independent community. Reviving the name is symbolic rather than technical — worth knowing mainly so you can recognise that the 2020 Gram and today's GRAM are not two assets you can trade between.
Checklist: what to do with your existing TON
Work through these in order. Nothing here is urgent and none of it moves your coins — the point is to confirm your balance is intact, make your tools read the new ticker, and avoid the scams that follow every rebrand.
Do nothing to your balance first
There is no action that has to be taken by a deadline. Your coins were renamed where they sit. Before you touch anything, confirm that the amount you held before 15 June 2026 is the amount showing now — it should be identical, because 10 TON is 10 GRAM.
Update your wallet app, not your keys
Install the latest version of Tonkeeper, MyTonWallet, Trust Wallet or whichever app you use so it shows the Gram name and logo. Never re-enter or 'revalidate' a seed phrase as part of a rebrand — no legitimate update asks for it.
Refuse every migration, swap or claim offer
The TON Foundation has stated there is no migration. Any site, bot, airdrop or support agent offering to convert TON to GRAM, or to 'claim' Gram from the 2020 Telegram token, is a scam. Do not connect your wallet to it and do not sign its transactions.
Re-check the labels on your exchange accounts
Custodial balances were relabelled by each venue on its own schedule. Open your exchange account and confirm the position now reads GRAM, and that any open orders were carried over to the renamed market (for example GRAMUSDT rather than the retired TONUSDT pair).
Fix your price alerts, spreadsheets and bots
Anything that queries a TON ticker by string — portfolio trackers, tax exports, trading bots, Google Sheets formulas — may have gone quiet or started reading a different asset. Point them at the GRAM symbol and confirm the value returned matches your wallet.
Verify a contract address before buying anything called GRAM
Freed-up names attract impostor tokens on other chains. The asset you hold is the native coin of The Open Network; a token calling itself GRAM on Ethereum or BNB Chain is unrelated. Check the address against ton.org or a major exchange listing before any purchase.
Send a small test transfer if you moved wallets
Addresses did not change, so an existing address still works. But if you switched apps during the confusion, send a small amount first, confirm it arrives, then send the rest — and copy the memo or comment exactly if the receiving service requires one.
Swap with either ticker when you are ready
On Monivo, searching TON, Toncoin or GRAM returns the same coin, labelled Gram (prev. Toncoin). Quotes, deposit rules and payout addresses are unchanged, so an existing pair page such as BTC to TON still routes exactly as it did before the rename.
If you only remember one line: there is no TON to GRAM migration. Any process that asks you to move, swap or claim coins because of the rename is an attempt to steal them.
What this means when you swap on Monivo
- Search either ticker. Typing TON, Toncoin or GRAM in the asset picker returns the same coin, shown as “Gram (prev. Toncoin)” so there is no ambiguity about what you are selecting.
- Your payout address is unchanged. Paste the same TON address you have always used. Deposits and payouts settle on The Open Network exactly as before.
- Watch for lookalike tickers. Rebrands attract copycat tokens using the freed-up name on other chains. On Monivo the Gram entry is the native coin of TON — anything else calling itself GRAM on Ethereum or BNB Chain is a different asset.
Common questions
Did Toncoin really change to Gram?
Yes. Following a community vote that closed on 8 June 2026, the native coin of The Open Network was renamed from Toncoin to Gram and its ticker changed from TON to GRAM. The coordinated ecosystem switch happened at 12:00 UTC on 15 June 2026.
Do I need to swap or migrate my TON to GRAM?
No. This is a display-name, logo and ticker change only. There is no token swap, no bridge, no claim and no migration. Your balance is the same coin it always was: 10 TON is 10 GRAM. The TON Foundation has stated that anything claiming to run a TON-to-GRAM migration is a scam.
Is the TON blockchain also renamed?
No. The network is still called TON, The Open Network. Only the native coin's name, logo and ticker changed. Documentation, explorers and the chain's own branding still say TON.
Are my TON wallet addresses still valid?
Yes. Addresses, private keys, seed phrases, smart contracts, Jettons, NFTs and DeFi positions are all unaffected. You can keep using the same wallet with no changes, and deposits sent to an existing address arrive normally.
Is the GRAM exchange rate different from the TON rate?
No. It is one asset with one market price. The rename did not create new supply or change the ratio, so the USD price you see quoted for GRAM is the same price that was quoted for TON.
Can I still swap TON on Monivo?
Yes. Search either 'TON' or 'GRAM' in the asset picker and you will land on the same coin, labelled Gram (prev. Toncoin). Our liquidity partners still route the asset internally on its original ticker, so quotes, deposits and payouts work exactly as before the rename.
Is this Gram related to the old Telegram GRAM token?
Not as a live asset. Gram was the name of the token planned for Telegram's original TON project, which was abandoned in 2020 after regulatory action in the United States and never launched to the public. The 2026 rename revives the name for the coin that already exists on The Open Network — it is not a relaunch of that earlier token and there is nothing from 2020 to claim.
Why did TON rebrand to Gram?
The main argument in the proposal was clarity: the same three letters were being used for both the chain and the coin, which confused newcomers, exchange listings and price feeds. Splitting them — TON for the network, Gram for the coin — also reconnects the coin with the name from the project's origins.
TON to GRAM: what it means for your swap
If I send TON to a Monivo swap, will I receive GRAM?
You will receive the same coin either way. TON and GRAM are two labels for one asset on The Open Network, so a deposit made from a wallet that still says TON settles into a payout that may say GRAM, and the amount is unchanged.
Which ticker should I pick in the asset picker, TON or GRAM?
Either. Both search terms resolve to the single entry labelled Gram (prev. Toncoin). There is no separate TON asset and no separate GRAM asset to choose between, so you cannot pick the wrong one.
Do existing swap pair pages like BTC to TON still work?
Yes. Pair URLs still use the ton slug because providers route the asset on its original ticker internally. The page now shows the Gram name and GRAM ticker, but the route, the liquidity and the quote are the same as before the rename.
Will my quote or rate change because of the rename?
No. The rename created no new supply and no redenomination, so the executable quote you see is driven by the same market price as before. Any movement you notice between two quotes is ordinary market movement, not the rebrand.
What if my wallet or exchange still shows Toncoin?
That is normal during the transition window. Venues switched display names on different schedules, and many label the asset Gram (prev. Toncoin) for clarity. A wallet that still says TON holds exactly the same coin as one that says GRAM, and transfers between them work normally.
Do I need a new memo or comment field for GRAM deposits?
No. TON deposit rules are unchanged. If the receiving service required a memo or comment before the rename, it still does; if it did not, nothing was added. Always copy the memo shown by the receiving service at the time of the deposit.
Keep reading
Source: the TON Foundation's rename announcement (8 June 2026) and the coordinated ecosystem cutover on 15 June 2026. Market data providers now list the asset as “Gram (prev. Toncoin)” with the GRAM ticker. This page is informational and not financial advice.