Microsoft Launches ‘Project Bletchley’ to Help Build Blockchain Consortiums
Microsoft today unveiled a new project designed to make it easier for businesses across a wide range of industries to build consortiums that better take advantage of blockchain technology. Since a distributed ledger technology is only as powerful as the number people or companies that use it, Microsoft intends this new suite of tools to help build those networks. To date, a number of blockchain consortiums have been formed to test the technology, with the most notable including banking consortium R3CEV, the Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group (PTDL) and Dubai's Global Blockchain Council....
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) unveiled today Project Bletchley, an initiative to increase and bring new Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) solutions. The company will provide Azure Infrastructure to Consortium blockchains. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) continues to deliver key innovations and solutions for businesses and developers alike. The company claims it has been working side-by-side with businesses and partners to build and deliver blockchain technology to enterprises, governments, and the general population. The company introduced Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) in November of last year. Powered by....
During Blockchain Week in Shanghai, tech giant Microsoft revealed its roadmap for the Bletchley Blockchain Project. The announcement was introduced by Marley Gray, the program manager of Azure’s blockchain engineering team. Microsoft’s Bletchley and Cryptlet Roadmap. Project Bletchley wants to start harnessing the power of consortium-based blockchains.....
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