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Microsoft and the R3 Consortium announced Monday a strategic partnership that will speed up the use of blockchain technologies among R3 member banks and global financial markets. As part of the agreement, Microsoft Azure will be the preferred cloud services provider for the R3...

Microsoft has announced it has no plans to drop support for bitcoin for purchases on its online Windows and Xbox stores after reports suggested it had quietly withdrawn support for the digital currency, reported International Business Times (IBTimes). Several media outlets...

Microsoft is the latest in a wave of large corporations to invest in blockchain technology. Reuters reports today that Microsoft launched a blockchain platform with ConsenSys, a Brooklyn-based startup. Offered through Microsoft’s Azure, the new cloud-based platform aim...