In my opinion, TON has a lot of potential indeed. The fact is a network which is reliable enough to harbor USDT and also is closely linked to Telegram makes it perfect for people who wants to send and receive assets quickly from their phones. Nowadays, Telegram is the biggest app which continuously presents the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem to millions only people who would had never have the chance to hold Stablecoins in the first place.
Though, the new public also needs to have some basic education and be careful on what to expect from this new projects and how to spot scams... it is just a matter of time.before some bad people try to capitalize on the popularity of this new coin in order to steal as much money as possible from new investors.

I am not sure whether TON is the new Solana, if it is trying to be the next one,.then it is certainly going in the right direction.