BitTorrent Founder Quits Following Tron Acquisition

Last month, Tron Foundation CEO Justin Sun acquired distributed technologies giant BitTorrent.

Following the acquisition, BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen confirmed that he is moving on from the company he founded.

Cohen has officially removed himself from BitTorrent Inc. and its new parent company Tron, reports TorrentFreak.

In an email exchange, TorrentFreak discovered that Cohen's BitTorrent email address no longer exists.

Tron and BitTorrent have yet to release an official statement on the matter.

In mid-June, Tron Foundation CEO Justin Sun acquired BitTorrent for $140 million in an effort to achieve "The world's largest decentralized ecosystem." Through the merger, Sun plans to monetize BitTorrent's traffic by paying TRX to seeders on the network.

Cohen's sudden leave from BitTorrent may not be unexpected, as he has been openly vocal in his criticism of popular cryptocurrencies.

On Aug. 14, Tron announced via Twitter that BitTorrent had garnered the 100 million votes needed to become a network super representative.

While Cohen might not have supported the Tron acquisition, it appears others on the BitTorrent team are embracing their new partnership.

In the tweet, Joe Joyce, director of engineering at BitTorrent, expressed excitement for the company's growing involvement in Tron:."I want to thank the Tron voting community for electing BitTorrent as a super representative. Everyone here is really excited about being an SR, and we really look forward to working with the other SRs to ensure the future of a decentralized internet."