Denis Kim
research lead · security desk · active since 2025/12
Leads the TON Adoption research desk — security, on-chain forensics, wallets. Covers incidents and post-mortems.
Denis runs the research and security desks at TON Adoption since the project launched. Background: independent crypto-security engineer with a focus on on-chain attack analysis, drainer campaigns, and wallet compromise.
At TON Adoption, he owns security breakdowns (phishing, drainer sites, incidents like the TAC bridge drain), protocol post-mortems, and the editorial methodology for source verification.
Approach: every claim is anchored to a primary source — official documentation, on-chain transactions, project repositories. No price predictions, no trade signals, no "guaranteed yield" content.
Areas of expertise
- TON blockchain security
- Cryptocurrency wallet security
- On-chain forensics
- Phishing analysis
- Drainer campaigns
- Smart contract auditing
Articles by Denis Kim
- May 16, 2026 · regulation
MiCA and TON in the EU: rules for users 2026
What the MiCA regulation (EU Reg 2023/1114) means for TON users in the EU in 2026: CASP licensing, USDT delistings, stablecoin caps, and practical rules for Toncoin holders.
- May 16, 2026 · regulation
OFAC sanctions and TON: what to know in 2026
How the US OFAC sanctions program affects TON users in 2026: the SDN list, the Tornado Cash precedent, Tether USDT freezes, secondary sanctions and risks for RF and CIS residents.
- May 16, 2026 · regulation
Travel Rule and TON: how tracking works
How the FATF Travel Rule shapes Toncoin and USDT transfers through exchanges in 2026 — what VASPs share, what IVMS-101 is, and what ordinary users actually experience.
- May 14, 2026 · security
Bug Bounty on TON: Programs, Payouts and Realism (2026)
Catalog of active TON bug-bounty programs in 2026: TON Foundation up to $100k, Tonkeeper up to $30k, STON.fi, Tonstakers, EVAA.
- May 14, 2026 · security
TAC Bridge Drain 2026: anatomy of a $2.5M+ TON attack
On-chain forensics of the TAC bridge drain that started 11 May 2026: handler 0x0E50D313, no validator-signature check on TON, attacker addresses
- Mar 24, 2026 · security
Anatomy of phishing: how to spot a fake TON wallet site
Step-by-step breakdown of how attackers clone Tonkeeper and MyTonWallet sites, the markers that give away a fake
- Mar 20, 2026 · security
Drainer sites in TON: how they work and how not to fall
Technical breakdown of drainer campaigns in the TON ecosystem in 2025-2026 — from Drainer-as-a-Service to specific TON Connect tricks