Microsoft Launches New Cloud-Based Blockchain Platform
Global computer powerhouse Microsoft ended 2014 making news by accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment in the United States for digital products purchased through their website. On Tuesday, Microsoft doubled-down on Bitcoin and its technology by launching a new cloud-based blockchain platform for large financial institutions to use for experimentation....
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Recently Bitcoin Magazine reported that Microsoft has partnered with Consensys, a blockchain startup focused on Ethereum technology. Through the partnership, customers of Azure, Microsoft's cloud-based enterprise computing service, will be able to easily build cloud-based blockchain applications, from securities trading to cross-border payments to corporate accounting, and offer them to their own customers. As anticipated, more details of the partnership and Microsoft's plans for cloud-based blockchain services were unveiled at Ethereum's Developer Conference, DEVCON on November 10 in....
With its partnership with software production studio ConsenSys, Microsoft has launched an enterprise solution in the form an ethereum-powered blockchain. The platform will be available to customers of Microsoft's cloud-based platform - Azure. Computing behemoth Microsoft has confirmed the launch of its previously announced cloud-based blockchain platform. With the reveal, Microsoft now notes the new technology will specifically help financial institutions with tools to experiment with blockchain technology on its Azure platform. The news was revealed during the currently ongoing DevCon....
Microsoft has announced a strategic partnership with Brooklyn-based startup ConsenSys amid its launch of a cloud-based blockchain platform on Tuesday, to assist financial institutions and banks to experiment with bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain. The Seattle-based company will offer Ethereum Blockchain as a Service (EBaaS) on Microsoft Azure to enable Enterprise and institutional clients to build Ethereum blockchain and Smart Contract-based applications with pre-built tools and templates. The platform will be available to banks and insurance companies already registered to....
Microsoft has recently entered into a strategic partnership with R3CEV to offer its Azure cloud-based infrastructure for the development of blockchian solutions. Microsoft has been making the right moves to capture the growing bitcoin and blockchain technology market. The technology giant today announced that it has entered into a partnership with R3CEV, the company behind the development of blockchain technology for the international banking consortium. According to a press release, Microsoft and R3CEV have struck a deal to use the former’s Azure cloud platform for implementing blockchain....
Nuspay, the California-based fintech company offering tokenized global digital and cryptocurrency payment network has announced that it will be opting for Microsoft’s Azure cloud services for its Next Generation Digital Currency Platform. According to Nuspay, the company has zeroed in on Microsoft’s Azure services for its ability to ensure reliability, scalability, security and stability in its cloud computing services. The announcement, however, doesn’t come as a surprise for Microsoft Azure, as the service has already gained maximum adoption in digital currency sector. Just recently, a....