BitTorrent Live Streaming Platform Begins Internal Testing
(SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4) BitTorrent, the leading peer-to-peer streaming protocol, today began internally testing BLive, the world’s first live streaming platform using blockchain technology.
BLive is based on the TRON and BitTorrent protocols, and is a multifunctional audio/video tool that integrates live streaming, instant messaging and other features. With more than 100 million monthly active BitTorrent users, BLive can tap consumers who want to seamlessly combine entertainment with cross-border payments to content creators.
In internal testing, BLive users will experience audio/video live streaming services, including account system, user relationship, payment systems, gifting systems, and top user charts.
BLive redefines the rules of how each and every participant can operate and cooperate with each other in an organic virtual ecosystem. By combining a constant audio/video output with a token economy, BLive delivers great value to the live-streaming industry by allowing content creators to take a larger share of profits than other live-streaming platforms. Content creators, consumers and investors will be close-knit in BLive’s tokenized system in a brand new way.
On Sept. 20, BitTorrent plans to release a public beta of BLive for gain additional user feedback. Details on how to download will be announced soon.
About TRON
TRON is dedicated to building the infrastructure for a truly decentralized Internet. The TRON Protocol, one of the largest blockchain-based operating systems in the world, offers high-scalability, high-availability, and high-throughput support that serves as the foundation for all decentralized applications in the TRON ecosystem. The Protocol also uses an innovative, pluggable smart contract platform to improve compatibility with Ethereum smart contracts.
TRON on July 24, 2018 acquired BitTorrent Inc., an internet technology company based in San Francisco. The distributed technologies designed by BitTorrent Inc. can scale efficiently, keep intelligence at the edge, and keep creators and consumers in control of their content and data. More than 170 million people use BitTorrent products every month. BitTorrent Inc.’s protocol delivers 40% of the world’s internet traffic every day.
About BitTorrent
The BitTorrent Protocol is the largest decentralized protocol in the world, with over 1 billion users. BitTorrent developed and has been maintaining the BitTorrent Protocol; with various forms of implementations, BitTorrent and μTorrent (often referred to as “utorrent”) remain the most popular. The BitTorrent Protocol has reached a strategic partnership with the TRON Protocol, making TRON the world’s largest decentralized ecosystem and BitTorrent the world’s largest distributed application. On July 24, 2018, TRON completed the acquisition of the P2P downloading network BitTorrent and all its products.
