BitTorrent Unveils Token to Enhance World's Largest Decentralized P2P Protocol

BitTorrent Inc., a leader in peer-to-peer protocols and products, announced a token that aims to expand upon its vision of a decentralized internet.

The new token, also called BitTorrent (BTT), will be issued by BitTorrent Foundation, established in Singapore and will enable users to exchange tokens to improve network speed. By providing users with the ability to use BTT tokens for faster downloads, the company aims to accelerate the overall speed of torrents. "BitTorrent token is the first in a series of steps to support a decentralized internet," said Justin Sun, founder of TRON and CEO of BitTorrent. "In one giant leap, the BitTorrent client can introduce blockchain to hundreds of millions of users around the world and empower a new generation of content creators with the tools to distribute their content directly to others on the web."

BitTorrent token, which features native TRC-10 compatibility, will be exclusively available to non-U.S. accounts on Binance Launchpad, the token sale platform by leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

"We created Launchpad to help entrepreneurs launch their best projects and bring more use cases to the industry," said Changpeng Zhao ('CZ'), Binance CEO and Founder. "BitTorrent is a decentralized project by nature, with a large user base, that is now adding a new token economy to their use case. Through Launchpad, BitTorrent will have greater access to resources across the Binance ecosystem. This will be a case study for existing projects."