Many internet users are familiar with Bram Cohen's BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol, which is used to power torrent clients worldwide. BitTorrent Token (BTT) is a Tron Network-based TRC-10 token. The BitTorrent team provides a distributed infrastructure framework to third-party app developers with the BitTorrent token (BTT), allowing consumers to contribute tiny amounts of value from their devices by enabling others to use their extra resources. The BTT token extends the well-known protocol to create a token-based economy for networking, bandwidth, and storage resources on the existing BitTorrent network, allowing network users to "capture the value of sharing bandwidth and storage."
Users using torrent clients frequently suffer issues with the existing BitTorrent infrastructure, such as delayed downloads and content that become inaccessible over time. The token can enable quicker download speeds and more extended swarm longevity for the entire network by providing monetary incentives for users to share.