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🧑‍🏫Proxy Tokens on TAND3M

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Overview

TAND3M supports cross-chain token and NFT sales through the use of Proxy Tokens – TON-based stand-ins that enable trading within the TAND3M ecosystem, even when the original asset lives on a different blockchain.

This system allows projects with assets on chains like Ethereum, Solana, or BNB Chain to participate in the TON ecosystem without deploying their native tokens/NFTs directly on TON.

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🔗 What Is a Proxy Token?

A Proxy Token (or Proxy NFT) is a TON-native representation of an asset that exists on another blockchain.

It behaves just like a regular token or NFT within the TAND3M marketplace:

  • Can be bought, sold, and transferred

  • Appears in user wallets

  • Can be managed by smart contracts on TON

However, it does not represent the actual, final asset – it's a placeholder.

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🛠 How It Works

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1. Creation

  • A startup registers a token/NFT sale on TAND3M.

  • If the actual asset is not on TON, a Proxy Token/NFT is created by TAND3M and issued on TON instead.

  • This proxy mimics the supply, metadata, or ownership structure of the original asset.

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2. Sale & Trading

  • The proxy asset is listed and traded on TAND3M like any other TON asset.

  • Project Buyers on TON interact only with the proxy, reducing cross-chain complexity and gas costs.

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3. Redemption / Swapping

Once the sale or campaign ends, users can redeem the proxy asset for the real one on the original chain:

  • Redemption is facilitated via a Broker, a smart contract, or a cross-chain bridge, by the Startup.

  • When redemption occurs, the proxy asset is burned or locked, and the corresponding real asset is delivered to the buyer on the original chain.

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📦 Example Use Case

A startup launches an NFT collection on Polygon, but wants to raise funds via TAND3M on TON.

TAND3M issues a TON-based Proxy NFT Collection. Project Backers on TAND3M buy these Proxy NFTs. After the sale, holders can redeem their Proxy NFTs to receive the actual Polygon NFTs in their wallets.

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🧠 Why Use Proxy Tokens?

  • Cross-chain access without deploying on TON

  • Simplified investor experience (TON-native flow)

  • Faster time to market

  • Lower costs than multi-chain deployment

  • Keeps ownership logic flexible on the original chain

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🚧 Limitations

  • Proxy tokens are not the real asset – redemption is a critical step.

  • Requires trust in redemption mechanism (broker/bridge/smart contract).

  • Asset parity (e.g. metadata, supply) must be carefully maintained.

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