💎 TON has a new gift problem
So yes, the user pays, the race condition happens, and the wrong side walks away smiling.
🔝 What changed
⚫️ A new front-run scenario was reported around TON gift purchases
⚫️ The issue appears when two users try to buy the same gift at nearly the same time
⚫️ The attacker can allegedly exploit transaction ordering
⚫️ In the worst case, the attacker receives the gift and the refund
⚫️ The victim is left with the usual Web3 experience: confusion, loss and someone explaining that it is “technically expected behavior”
🔝 Why it matters
⚫️ Gifts are becoming one of TON’s most visible consumer products
⚫️ Normal users do not care about mempools, ordering or race conditions
⚫️ If buying a gift can turn into a front-run game, the UX is already broken
⚫️ Telegram is trying to push wallets, gifts and collectibles to mass users
⚫️ Mass users will not tolerate blockchain mechanics that feel like a scam casino
TON keeps asking to be treated like Telegram-scale infrastructure. But every time a simple user action turns into a technical trap, the same question comes back: is this ready for normal people, or just for people who enjoy losing money with extra steps?
🤑 TON Insider 🤑
A new front-run issue is being discussed around TON gifts. The reported mechanic is ugly: when two users try to buy the same gift at the same time, the attacker can allegedly end up with both the gift and the refund.
So yes, the user pays, the race condition happens, and the wrong side walks away smiling.
🔝 What changed
⚫️ A new front-run scenario was reported around TON gift purchases
⚫️ The issue appears when two users try to buy the same gift at nearly the same time
⚫️ The attacker can allegedly exploit transaction ordering
⚫️ In the worst case, the attacker receives the gift and the refund
⚫️ The victim is left with the usual Web3 experience: confusion, loss and someone explaining that it is “technically expected behavior”
🔝 Why it matters
⚫️ Gifts are becoming one of TON’s most visible consumer products
⚫️ Normal users do not care about mempools, ordering or race conditions
⚫️ If buying a gift can turn into a front-run game, the UX is already broken
⚫️ Telegram is trying to push wallets, gifts and collectibles to mass users
⚫️ Mass users will not tolerate blockchain mechanics that feel like a scam casino
TON keeps asking to be treated like Telegram-scale infrastructure. But every time a simple user action turns into a technical trap, the same question comes back: is this ready for normal people, or just for people who enjoy losing money with extra steps?
🤑 TON Insider 🤑