Receive all Cointelegraph news immediately in Telegram. JOIN × News Bitcoin News Ethereum News Altcoin News Blockchain News Regulation Scams Guides & Analytics Bitcoin Bitcoin101 Price Index Price Analysis Ethereum Ethereum101 Price Index Price Analysis Events BlockShow 2017 Helsinki 2016 Events Events News Explained ICO Calendar Press Releases Submit a post Submit press release Events About Us Catalog Advertise Franchise Join Us The Cointelegraphfuture of money Toggle navigation Submit a post Submit press release News Bitcoin News Ethereum News Altcoin News Blockchain News Regulation Scams Press Releases Guides & Analytics Bitcoin Bitcoin101 Price Index Price Analysis Ethereum Ethereum101 Price Index Price Analysis Press Releases Events BlockShow 2017 Helsinki 2016 Events Events News Press Releases Explained ICO Calendar Advertise 1 HOUR AGO By William Suberg Blockstream Meets BitTorrent: Lightning Micropayments Suggested to CEO Cohen Blockstream is making further connections with BitTorrent as ex-chief architect Arvid Norberg becomes a software engineer. 2185 Total views 81 Total shares Blockstream CEO Adam Back has said he “suggested” Bitcoin micropayments for BitTorrent as the company hires its ex-chief architect Arvid Norberg. In a Reddit thread about Norberg joining Blockstream as a software engineer, Back says he had mentioned the idea to BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen “a while back.” Back revealed the conversation in response to fellow Reddit user u/provoost writing that being able to pay one’s way into bandwidth priority would be “awesome” as a feature. “[Norberg] might be working on something completely different, but it would be awesome if they added opt-in Lightning payments to torrents,” u/proovost says. “Basically each client could set a price for bandwidth priority.” Cohen has been an increasingly active force in the cryptocurrency community for some time. In April, he revealed he was working on his own cryptocurrency to address what he called “flaws” in Bitcoin. As the micropayments idea made its way onto Twitter, entrepreneur Tuur Demeester joined enthusiastic commentators in saying it could be a “huge use case.” Lightning Network co-founder Elizabeth Stark meanwhile praised Cohen’s participation in the project, describing him as having been “super helpful in thinking through” its protocol. Bittorrent creator @bramcohen has been super helpful in thinking through the LN protocol and is an advisor to @lightning labs. ⚡️ — elizabeth stark (@starkness) July 18, 2017 Bitcoin News BlockStream Bittorrent Micropayments Adam Back Tuur Demeester Lightning Network Comments Hide Comments Hottest Bitcoin News Daily For updates and exclusive offers, enter your e-mail below. Cointelegraph News Top News Recent Editor Recommends Buckle Up: Bitcoin Price Heads For Below $2,000 As August 1 Nears 46982 | 35 Tezos $232 Mln ICO Sparks Fresh Fears For Ethereum Sell-Off 43632 | 11 Ari Paul, Tuur Demeester ‘Look Forward’ To Up To $1k Bitcoin Fees 41526 | 12 Ethereum Price Analysis: July 4 – July 11 31724 | 9 The Brief History of Bubbles 29107 | 15 Micropayment Company Ditches “Outdated Bitcoin” For IoT Technology 1662 | 2 Blockstream Meets BitTorrent: Lightning Micropayments Suggested to CEO Cohen 2185 McAfee Stakes His Name, $10 Mln On Bitcoin Split 4332 | 4 Petya’s Ransom Money Tracked Through Blockchain: Image 3439 Vice President of Marketing from Wargaming.net Joins SkinCoin’s Advisory Board 103 How Bots And Black Marketers Are Influencing Bitcoin Price, Altcoins Value 20669 | 7 Startup Darling EOS Cashes In Millions Of ETH As ICO Scorn Continues 22471 | 14 Investors are Comfortable With Bitcoin, Ethereum: Hong Kong Experts 10338 | 2 Stop Trying To Kill My ICO: Nick Ayton 12720 | 4 Five Big Businesses Leading Bitcoin Charge 19527 Hottest Bitcoin News Daily ×Close Hottest Bitcoin News Daily For updates and exclusive offers, enter your e-mail below. ×Close Registration Username * First Name Last Name Email * Password * Repeat Password * You registration completed successfully. Confirmation email sent to email address provided. Sign up Already have an account? Log in here ×Close Login Email * Password * Twitter Facebook Log in with Facebook! I forgot my password Login Don’t have an account yet? Sign up About us The Cointelegraph covers Fintech, Blockchain and Bitcoin bringing you the latest news and analyses on the future of money. Site map Catalog Advertise Franchise About us Projects Join Us Events International Sites Bitcoin USA Bitcoin Brasil Bitcoin Slovenia Bitcoin Spain Bitcoin Serbia Bitcoin Japan Franchise Information Terms of services and Privacy policy © Cointelegraph 2013-2017
Blockstream Meets BitTorrent: Lightning Micropayments Suggested to CEO Cohen
