- BitTorrent Inc. launched Project Maelstrom, a peer-to-peer web browser using BitTorrent protocol for website distribution.
- Maelstrom aimed to overcome limitations of Opera Unite by having website visitors help distribute content, reducing server costs.
- It integrated libtorrent into Chromium, allowing static websites to be shared via BitTorrent, supporting both tracked and trackerless transfers.
- Updates to websites were challenging, with hints of dynamic content support via API and potential use of BitTorrent protocol extensions.