TON enlightenment
To answer this question, you need to understand what a currency is and why it is needed.
Interaction, Separation [specialization] and Exchange are among the most important processes necessary for Life and Development. They are dictated by Nature itself and manifest themselves in various areas and at different levels - from physics: the structure of the atom and quantum effects and biology: photosynthesis, metabolism, etc., to the social level: since people are endowed with different abilities, talents, advantages, and Needs often do not correspond to the possibilities [to produce the desired] - there is also an exchange between people - the products of labor.
There are no emotions in natural processes, and all exchanges, variables and their balances are standardized.
At the local level, the Needs of some people and the possibilities and options of others to satisfy them are more diverse, unpredictable and unpredictable in terms of labor and intellectual costs, therefore, for the effectiveness and fairness of social exchangebut universal tool with certain properties is needed:
By all parties as a means of payment:
The tool must be able to be stored well and securely
Without additional effort and costs:
The tool must be quick and easy to transport
No need for additional power, security etc:
The tool must be light and easy to delivery
There are no additional efforts for settlements
The tool must be flexible in counting
It should be convenient to divide and connect at any time, depending on the circumstances that prompt it:
Based on section I, it is obvious that the concept of Blockchain itself, in principle, fully corresponds to the most important properties of an instrument called “Money”.
It remains to choose only the best of the many proposed projects, comparing them by options:
1. Acceptability [сторонами]
Currently (05.2023) TON is just starting its development and already has several services and projects that accept payments in their currency:
2. Ease of use [влияет и на п. 1]
TON - Blockchain with a human face, the friendliest project currently in existence:
3**. Speed, cost and reliability of transactions**
Unprecedented performance among Blockchains of the first level:
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Relevant mult:
https://twitter.com/ton_blockchain/status/1656922367510151170?s=46&t=srr89BpRP5bTo7GVM3Wm6Q