BitTorrent Blog
BitTorrent Web Downloads Get a Speed Boost with Tokenized Incentives
While there are several variables that impact download speed, such as the strength of your network connection or the number of seeds, tokenization of the BitTorrent protocol is a way our team is aiming to help you drive even faster torrent download speeds. Last year, we announced the successful integration of blockchain and a token,…
Mandatory Apple Update Coming January 24th for BitTorrent Web for Mac Users
Back in August, we announced that we needed to automatically update BitTorrent Classic for Mac users to BitTorrent Web for Mac. This was necessary to ensure that our free torrent software continued to work seamlessly with Mac OS Catalina v10.15 and above. On January 24th, a new update will be required for BitTorrent Web for…
A Special Note to Our Mac Users. A New Version of BitTorrent is Coming Soon
We are pleased to announce a new version of BitTorrent for Mac, coming in early September. Available for MacOS Catalina, BitTorrent Web for Mac is designed to create an easier, more simplified torrent experience. Translated in over a dozen languages, the new version will help you download and play both torrent files and magnet links,…
In or Around San Francisco? We’d Like You to Join Our Beta Tester Program
We are looking for users in the San Francisco Bay Area to help us beta test new products and features. If you’ve ever wanted to get a sneak peek at what our team is working on and help improve our products, this is your chance. Our beta program allows our users to make their voices…
July 12th: Net Neutrality Day of Action
On July 12, 2017, websites, Internet users, and online communities will come together to sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality. Learn how you can join the protest and spread the word at https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/. Right now, new FCC Chairman and former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai has a plan to destroy net neutrality…
An Epic, Gem-Dropping Interview With Fool’s Gold Founder Nick Catchdubs
Speaking to Nick Barat is like speaking to the yourself you wish you were. The Fool’s Gold founder and modern renaissance man better known as Nick Catchdubs is almost impossibly awake and relaxed considering he’s just hours away from the label’s DAY OFF festival show in L.A. I’m developing a stress contact high just thinking about the massive undertaking…
Kaytranada & Canada’s Rising New Music Scene
At this point even Amish people living under rocks have heard of Drake. The Toronto deity has made the leap from famous rapper to famous musician to the kind of uber-celebrity even my grandmother knows about, and in the process Drake has place an unprecedentedly bright spotlight on Canadian artists.
Harvard & Brown Battle in Ivy League Football Action on BitTorrent Live
Two teams, both coming off season opening wins, both with quarterbacks who put up huge numbers in their previous outings, but after this Saturday only one team will remain unbeaten. Harvard began its defense of the Ivy League title last Saturday with a rout of Rhode Island, while for their part Brown leaned heavily…
Lupe Fiasco’s Fascinating Break Down of the “Food & Liquor” Album Cover
Want to feel old? No? Well too bad, because Lupe Fiasco’s classic album, Food & Liquor, turned 10 this week. That’s right, the project that kick pushed Lupe onto the map and convinced a lot of people, including me, that hip-hop had a new elite emcee to reckon with, is now old enough to be in fifth…
Sara Price Won’t Settle for Less Than a Stadium Super Trucks Victory
Coming into the second Terracross event of the season at Hay Days in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sara hadn’t raced a UTV on dirt in months. For those not familiar with racing, this would be like an Olympic swimmer only practicing their freestyle stroke, right up until they jumped into the pool on race day to compete…