The New Frostwire

BitTorrent client developers at FrostWire are looking to add a touch of pizazz to their software that could start a movement amongst other BitTorrent client developers. See, FrostWire is looking to integrate bitcoin into their software, essentially allowing users to send and receive bitcoin donations by displaying a bitcoin icon by the transfer which then opens up a bitcoin client or bitcoin wallet service online. "The idea is to let users enter an optional Bitcoin address and suggested donation amount along with the torrent they're about to create on FrostWire," said Angel Leon, who is....

Global merchants have embraced bitcoin as a payment option for products and services, and now the music industry seems to have taken notice of the digital currency's utility. Electro-hip hop group Ain't No Love released its second EP Tears Of Joy last week, and the Toronto musicians teamed up with FrostWire to make history with the launch. Ain't No Love's decision to provide Tears Of Joy as a torrent download with integrated bitcoin donations came naturally to the group, according to their manager Mark Cwajna. The group offered its first, self-titled EP as a free torrent download through....

Popular BitTorrent client Frostwire has integrated an experimental mechanism that will allow users to donate bitcoins to torrent sharers. In addition to bitcoin, the same mechanism can be used for litecoin, dogecoin and even PayPal. FrostWire believes the idea will allow small content creators to easily monetize their content simply by getting tips from those who download it using the P2P client. Needless to say, Big Content is probably not thrilled by the prospect of decentralised content markets, let alone the fact that the technology could even be used to monetize piracy. However, that....

Remember FrostWire (BitTorrent client)? They've completely transformed their platform and are integrating Bitcoin into their system. While at a Bitcoin conference I met Angel Leon, a project lead for FrostWire. Bitcoin, he mentioned to me, has caused a resurgence of excitement in the open-source movement. Angel is also working hard on the OpenBazaar Project. I asked him some questions about everything from Bitcoin, to FrostWire, and OpenBazaar. Kevin Cruz: How did you come to begin working on open-source projects and why do you enjoy it? Ever since I was into school I couldn't understand....

A BitTorrent client developer has integrated a donation mechanism into an experimental build that will allow users to donate bitcoin to sharer of a torrent, according to a report published by Torrent Freak. It's not only limited to bitcoin, either. Litecoin, dogecoin, and PayPal are other options, too. The developer, FrostWire, hopes the move will allow content creators like musical artists and small-time developers to monetize their content by allowing downloaders to tip them right from the client. The integration could also help developers of more popular free software (see Ubuntu and....