TON Settles 6,000x Faster Than Bitcoin, Pavel Durov Claims

Telegram founder Pavel Durov shared data showing The Open Network (TON) finalizes transactions in 0.6 seconds. That places TON first among Layer 1 blockchains, far ahead of Bitcoin (BTC), which takes about an hour to settle. The numbers arrive weeks after TON’s mainnet upgrade dropped finality below one second. Telegram has also tightened its operational grip on the chain through a record validator stake. 🏁 TON leads Layer-1 blockchains in finality time.Sources: https://t.co/HtleqZhHS2 pic.twitter.com/hrQbwC7XGK— Pavel Durov (@durov) May 6, 2026 TON Tops Layer 1 Finality Rankings Durov circulated a report that ranked Layer 1 blockchains by finalization time. The standout numbers came from the bottom of the chart, not the top. Bitcoin needed roughly one hour to harden a transaction against reorganization. The figure stems from its six-confirmation convention paired with 10-minute block intervals. The spread between TON and Bitcoin works out to roughly 6,000x. That gap effectively rules Bitcoin out for any real-time settlement use case. Cardano (ADA) finished last at a full day for finality. The chain has long marketed its peer-reviewed proof-of-stake design. The data placed it behind every Layer 1 it was built to compete against. The middle of the field looked tame by comparison. Avalanche (AVAX), BNB Smart Chain (BNB), and Sui (SUI) all confirmed transactions in under two seconds. Hedera (HBAR), the XRP Ledger, and Stellar (XLM) cleared in under five. Solana (SOL) registered 13 seconds, TRON (TRX) about a minute, and Ethereum (ETH) 13 minutes. Litecoin (LTC) needed 15 minutes and Monero (XMR) 20 before Bitcoin and Cardano closed out the list. The benchmark follows TON’s Catchain 2.0 upgrade. Block times now run at roughly 400 milliseconds, and finality dropped below one second on April 10. Telegram’s Validator Role Reshapes the Network Durov also confirmed that Telegram now operates as TON’s largest validator. The company staked around 2.2 million TON, valued nea...