TON Blockchain
At the core of the platform is the TON Blockchain — a scalable and flexible blockchain architecture5
that consists of a master chain and up to 292 accompanying blockchains. Below are some notable
design choices that allow the TON Blockchain to process millions of transactions per second.
Infinite Sharding Paradigm
To achieve scalability, TON has built-in support for sharding: TON blockchains can
automatically split and merge to accommodate changes in load. This means that new blocks
are always generated quickly and the absence of long queues helps keep transaction costs
low, even if some of the services using the platform become massively popular.
