EVM on TON | Marco Monaco on TAC, Interoperability & the Next Wave of Web3 Adoption

What happens when Ethereum meets TON’s 1-billion-user ecosystem?

In this episode, Marco Monaco, Co-Founder and Growth Lead at TAC, joins Bitcoin.com News to discuss how TAC is building a purpose-built blockchain that lets EVM dApps tap directly into the TON and Telegram ecosystems.

Powered by Cosmos SDK and integrated with Babylon’s Bitcoin Security Network, TAC enables seamless deployment of Ethereum dApps on TON — bringing EVM functionality, liquidity, and real consumer access to a massive Web3 audience.

Monaco shares how TAC’s $370 million Summoning Campaign bootstrapped liquidity, outlines the phased mainnet rollout, and explains why interoperability is the key to unlocking mainstream crypto adoption. With deep experience across Linea, Metamask, and Infura, he reveals how TAC bridges developers, liquidity, and users across chains.

🚀 In this episode:

• Bringing Ethereum dApps to TON’s 1B+ user base

• How TAC uses Cosmos SDK and Babylon for security

• Insights from the $370M Summoning Campaign

• Why interoperability drives the next wave of Web3 adoption

• Marco’s journey from Consensys and Linea to building TAC

🎙️ Host: Bitcoin.com News
📍 Guest: Marco Monaco, Co-Founder & Growth Lead at TAC
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