Telegram team has insisted on this for a very long time. However, it was obvious that TON would come to this point after the SEC intervention. Instead of insisting on this, it would be appropriate for them to support a different network. Thus, they would have had the chance to complete what they thought and both got rid of legal restrictions.

As a result, as mentioned in the topic, independent developers can try to implement their ideas. We will see the issue of safety when everything comes up. However, it should not be expected that the upcoming project will catch the same hype as the idea that Telegram offers.