EXCLUSIVE: Tron (TRX) To Update On Project Atlas On The 28th Of September
On September 28th, TRON is unveiling more details about Project Atlas, a new product that will pave the future of content distribution, connect the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network and its 100 million monthly active users to the TRON blockchain network. Using a set of BitTorrent protocol extensions, a custom token, and an in-client token economy to address existing limitations, the company aims to open a new borderless economy, where users can exchange value for computer resources on a global scale. Since its creation, the BitTorrent protocol had a system of incentives built into its core processes. BitTorrent users can choose to upload data to users that upload faster to them. Prior to the acquisition by TRON in July 2018, BitTorrent’s R&D team was already researching ways to add blockchain-based incentives to the BitTorrent protocol.
Justin Sun, founder and CEO of TRON, had this to say about Project Atlas:
