While Durov Awaits Developers, Scammers Arrive

The release of Acton seemed like it should be positive news, expected by Pavel Durov to attract many developers. However, as usual, loopholes are being sought through AI for profit.

Recently, a schoolboy used Claude Code to find a critical bug in the blockchain and received $4000 from TON Core through a bug bounty program. And just last night, a method was discovered to use fake USDT, which some projects mistakenly consider real.

A sad story unfolded with a Chinese investor who lost over $400K, believing he was selling an anonymous number for real USDT, but ended up with worthless tokens. The description of how this works can be read here, and it's not a new method; it's been around for a while, but Acton made it possible to execute without additional knowledge.

Personally, I believe that without hackathons, grants, favorable conditions, and convincing success stories, new developers simply won't join the TON ecosystem. Especially when there are more headlines about fake USDT than announcements about Acton itself. To attract real developers, money, motivation, and a strong community are needed, which TON currently lacks.

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