People unfamiliar with cryptocurrency BitTorrent (CCC:BTT-USD) probably at least have some recollection of the name. It is a peer-to-peer protocol for sharing large, in-demand files. A concept image ...

BitTorrent’s strong support for an open internet is a defining characteristic of the company. Its vision of a “distributed” internet where users retain more control over their data and personal ...

BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen and BitTorrent’s VP of Marketing, Matt Mason, have different visions of success for the company. BY Sarah Kessler Bram Cohen sits at a round desk, surrounded by a pod of ...

Mention BitTorrent and people mistakenly assume that you’re talking about piracy. “We have this problem because there were so many piracy sites that used it that BitTorrent become a verb, to ...

BitTorrent is still a great way to transfer large files, but it’s only as convenient and efficient as the application you use to seed and download them. This week, we’re looking at five of the best ...

Could BitTorrent turn out to be an Internet service provider’s best friend? Half a dozen years ago, the popular file-sharing protocol was nothing but a headache for ISPs as broadband users filled ...

Chances are, most people still think of BitTorrent as a tool to pirate the latest Game of Thrones episode -- but for several years now, the company has been using its peer-to-peer internet technology ...

Peer-to-peer sharing platform BitTorrent has helped ferry out terabytes and terabytes of data to users in small bits, much to the anger of the TV, movie, and music industries, which fear it a cesspool ...

BitTorrent "hubs" that publish lists of movies, TV shows and other free downloads suddenly went dark this weekend, in a major victory for Hollywood that highlights vulnerabilities in technology behind ...

No court has found the BitTorrent protocol inherently unlawful. But using BitTorrent to trade copyright-protected files will likely put you on the wrong side of the law. A Princeton study published ...