According to one of the investors.
On Aug. 28, Russian news outlet Vedomosti quoted an anonymous TON investor claiming to have learned this information from the development team, and the head of one of the companies that participated in the testing so far.
According to the outlets sources, TONs node software and all relevant documentation would be released to the public on Sept. 1. This first version of the blockchain is already expected to feature sharding and various functional consensus mechanisms, the source added.
A blockchain that was popular from the start
TON project is a decentralized application and messaging platform developed by open source messenger Telegrams team. The blockchain is planned to be integrated into the messaging app used by over 200 million people.
This will be indeed a great deal for Telegram as they already have a great community of 200 million people globally and this will give them an edge over other projects that still battle wiht massive adoption. They only have to worry about sensitizing people on "how to" of the user's interface. we look towards the unveiling of this great innovation by the TON network.