BitTorrent Archives

BitTorrent Celebrates After Hitting 2 Billion Installations

August 11, 2020

The champagne corks are popping in BitTorrent’s offices after the file sharing network passed the milestone of 2 billion installs. The impressive benchmark, which puts other file sharing services in the shad...

BitTorrent Tokens Sold Out in 15 Mins Despite Technical Issues

January 29, 2019

BitTorrent tokens (BTT) saw a huge demand as, in the recently conducted token sale, tokens worth around $7.2 million were sold out in under 15 minutes. Offered on Binance Launchpad, the token launch platform...

Huobi Group Will Support Tron’s BitTorrent Token Airdrop

January 24, 2019

Huobi Group, the Singapore-based company that encompasses cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global, mining firm Huobi Pool, and crypto custody service Huobi Wallet, has announced that it will support TRON’s upcom...

BitTorrent to Launch Tron-Based Cryptocurrency

January 3, 2019

BitTorrent announced this Thursday that the company is going to be launching its own cryptocurrency. The new BitTorrent Token (BTT) looks set to be used as some sort of reward for users of the peer-to-peer ne...

Exploring of ‘Project Atlas’: Tron Unveils Plans for BitTorrent Integration

September 28, 2018

On September 27, the Tron Foundation unveiled ‘Project Atlas,’ a comprehensive overview of its plans to integrate with BitTorrent. Tron originally acquired BitTorrent in July for an undisclosed sum. Project ...

Founder of BitTorrent Leaves Following Tron Takeover

August 21, 2018

Sources working at file-sharing company BitTorrent have said that there has been negative turn in the working environment since Tron took over, with five people having either resigned or been sacked, accordin...

Tron Officially Acquires BitTorrent to Support Global Business Development

July 24, 2018

Filesharing protocol firm BitTorrent has announced that it has been officially acquired by Tron. Rumors that the acquisition had been completed emerged as early as June 11, when BitTorrent employees reportedl...

Founder of TRON Cryptocurrency Quietly Acquires BitTorrent

June 12, 2018

Justin Sun, the developer of the TRON blockchain platform, has reportedly acquired software company BitTorrent Inc., developers and maintainers of peer-to-peer file transfer protocol BitTorrent. Variety repo...