The Good Tech Companies - Decentralization by Design: How Torram Aligns with Bitcoin’s Core Ethos

Episode Date: May 13, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/decentralization-by-design-how-torram-aligns-with-bitcoins-core-ethos. Discover how Torram is building a Bitcoin-native, Proof-of-Stake network that brings fast, secure, and decentralized finality to the Bitcoin blockchain. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #bitcoin, #infrastructure, #blockchain-infrastructure, #what-is-bitcoin-infrastructure, #torram, #good-company, #decentralization, #bitcoin-network, and more. This story was written by: @torram. Learn more about this writer by checking @torram's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Torram is a Bitcoin-native Proof-of-Stake network designed to stay true to Bitcoin’s core principle of decentralization. Validators stake tokens to participate and run three components: a Torram node, a trustless relayer, and Bitcoin Core. The network finalizes data to the Bitcoin blockchain using Merkle proofs approximately every 10 minutes, providing real Bitcoin-backed security. With block times under a minute and over 5,000 validator sign-ups within 72 hours of launch, Torram is gaining significant traction—paving the way for a decentralized, Bitcoin-aligned future.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Decentralization by design. How Torum aligns with Bitcoin's core ethos. By Torum Labs. One of the most powerful features of the Bitcoin network is ITS decentralization. As we built the Torum network, we aim to align ourselves with this core ethos of Bitcoin. Creating peer-to-peer decentralized networks with complex economic incentives is no easy feat, but we were committed to building Torum in the most authentic way, true to Bitcoin's philosophy. Torum is a proof-of-stake network, where validators must stake tokens top-articipate. Each validator runs three core pieces of software, the Torum

node, a trustless Torum relayer, and Bitcoin Core. The Torum network currently generates blocks in under one minute and is capable of producing them every few seconds. Approximately every 10 minutes, when a Bitcoin block is mined, Torum validators submit Merkle proofs to the Bitcoin blockchain. In Testnet, validators are using TBTC. On Mainnet, they will use real Bitcoin to submit data finality to the Bitcoin network. This is a critical feature of Torum that ensures decentralization and makes the network inherently Bitcoin native.

Economic guarantees and network security are backed by real Bitcoin. Torum has attracted significant interest from validators since its Alpha launch. You can read more here. LinkToram's node operator program receives over 5000 signups in less than 72 hours to put things into perspective. Bitcoin has approximately 22000 nodes, Ethereum has approximately 10,000 nodes, Solana has approximately 5000 nodes These networks are among the longest standing in crypto history, so we're incredibly humbled by the crypto community's enthusiasm for Torum. For our testnet, we are initially capping the validator set to 30, with an institutional focus.

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swikeswike.ai bitslab.nodekeeper.scalebid.zybid gobiggo.com info for more information and to start building visit the links below. Website follow us on X, follow us on linked and join our Builders Community Explore TORUM Testnet Alpha. Thank you for listening to this Hacker Noon story, read by Artificial Intelligence. Visit HackerNoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.