CQ Julio
TON's Price Decline after Pavel Durov's Arrest Puts the Currency at an Attractive Valuation
The price of TON declined sharply this week following the news that Telegram's Founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France. TON's price dropped by 11% on August 26, closing at $5.12—the lowest level since May 1. TON, the native currency of The Open Network, had previously reached a record high of $8.17 on June 14. However, the recent decline could present an attractive risk-reward scenario when compared to the network's Metcalfe valuation. At the current price of $5.52, TON is closer than ever to the lower Metcalfe price valuation band, which currently stands at $4.60. Meanwhile, the upper Metcalfe valuation price is $18.40. The Metcalfe valuation bands are calculated based on the number of unique addresses (a proxy for users) active on the TON network. Notably, active addresses on the TON network reached a fresh all-time high of 1.93 million on August 28.