TRON Launches Accelerator Program for DApp Developers

Decentralized Internet project TRON is launching a $1 million accelerator program to support developers building DApps and products on the TRON protocol, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 16.

The initiative aims to facilitate consumer adoption of blockchain technology through TRON's ecosystem following the recent acquisition of peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent, Project Atlas, and payment service Poppy app.

TRON's protocol currently processes more than one million transactions and 600,000 wallets.

The startup will purportedly accept submissions to its accelerator through December, while the winners will be announced at TRON's first international summit in January.

In October, TRON and China's largest Internet search provider Baidu announced they will cooperate on cloud computing resources.

The partnership between the two firms remains focused on the purchase and use of Baidu's basic cloud computing resources, rather than being a connection "At the blockchain business level."

TRON's CEO Justin Sun claimed its update dubbed Odyssey 3.1 would see it beat Ethereum on speed and EOS on cost.

The changes include the launch of the TRON Virtual Machine, which would allow developers to test smart contracts before they transfer to the TRON mainnet.

As of press time, TRX is the 11th top cryptocurrency, trading at around $0.018, up by 0.27 percent on the day, according to CoinMarketCap.