In late 2024, Alex Plotvinov ran KYC for a TON-based token project from the DIFC office. The process required three separate vendors, two manual CSV exports, and a whitelist that was out of sync with the KYC database on sale day. Tonstarter is the single-flow solution that did not exist then.
"To make compliant token sales accessible to every serious project on TON — without requiring a legal team to decode the rules."
DIFC is one of the few jurisdictions globally that has established a clear, workable framework for virtual asset businesses. The DFSA's Digital Assets regime creates a defined pathway for crypto companies to operate under regulatory oversight rather than in the legal grey areas that characterise most markets. For TON-native projects that want to raise capital, the DIFC address is not window dressing — it is the jurisdictional anchor that determines which obligations apply.
The TON ecosystem needed launchpad infrastructure that could handle what a DIFC-adjacent project actually faces: full AML-screened KYC, anti-sybil wallet scoring, and cliff-locked vesting enforced on-chain by FunC smart contracts — without requiring each project to independently source and integrate these services. Tonstarter is that infrastructure layer.
Tonstarter is not the TON Foundation and has no affiliation with it. We are an independent company that builds launchpad infrastructure on the TON blockchain network. Tonstarter does not speak for or on behalf of the TON Foundation or the TON core team.
A small team focused entirely on regulated TON-network token infrastructure.
Led product at an early-stage fintech building payment rails for the MENA region from 2020 to 2024. Relocated to Dubai in late 2022, spent two years working with projects in the DIFC ecosystem before founding Tonstarter in 2025. Background in distributed systems and financial infrastructure — which is why the KYC-whitelist split bothered him enough to build a fix.
Smart contract engineer with four years of TON and FunC protocol experience, including vesting contract work for a growing DeFi liquidity protocol. Joined Tonstarter as CTO in 2025. Leads all on-chain contract design, the whitelist-and-sale contract architecture, and external security audit coordination.
UAE financial compliance specialist with six years at a DFSA-registered financial services firm, where he designed AML and PEP-screening procedures under the DIFC regulatory framework. Joined Tonstarter in 2025 to build the KYC tier structure, sanctions screening integration (OFAC / UN / EU), and regulatory correspondence policy.
We designed the platform around UAE regulatory requirements, not around them. Every feature — KYC integration, vesting enforcement, anti-sybil scoring — exists because projects launching from DIFC actually need it. We do not treat compliance as a checkbox added after product-market fit.
Vesting schedules are enforced by TON smart contracts, not by Tonstarter's discretion. Whitelist approvals are recorded on-chain before a sale opens. We designed this so participants can verify every claim independently, without trusting our word. The technology does the work.
The platform is built for serious TON project founders, not for retail token farmers. We structure the application process to filter for genuine utility, identifiable teams, and compliance readiness. A smaller number of well-structured launches is a better outcome than volume for its own sake.
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