• Distributed data storage technology
• Streamlined content distribution
• Cost-effectiveness
The less obvious idea behind the platform is that it offers an alternative to online services that are controlled by several exceedingly powerful corporations. It’s not so much about fighting them but mainly about ensuring a level playing field for everyone in the market.
In 2018, the TRON platform bought BitTorrent, the developer behind such peer-to-peer clients as µTorrent and BitTorrent. A year later, they presented Sun Network which was a sidechain platform designed to provide TRON with unlimited scalability capacities. Its implementation should have allowed for a decrease in power consumption while increasing security and efficiency at the same time.
Some skeptics may say that TRON’s plans are way too ambitious. However, TRX has consistently been among top 15 cryptocurrencies by market cap during the last few years. It’s price chart looks quite confidently, too.