Microsoft quietly closing down Azure blockchain in September
Microsoft is closing its Azure Blockchain Service, giving existing customers just four months to transition to new service providers. Microsoft is turning off its corporate Azure Blockchain Service on September 10 and will not accept any new deployments effective immediately, with no official explanation provided.Large corporate customers who use Azure Blockchain include J.P. Morgan, GE Aviation, Singapore Airlines, Starbucks, and Xbox according to its website.The announcement was made in a low key post on the Microsoft documentation site on Monday, informing all current customers to....
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