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Microsoft, India’s Tanla Launch Encrypted Messaging Infrastructure Built With Blockchain
Microsoft and India-based cloud communications firm Tanla Platforms have launched a blockchain-based communications platform-as-a-service aimed to offer more private and secure messaging. Read more: Indian Users Almost 5 Times More Likely to Encounter Crypto Hacking: Microsoft Report
Microsoft, EY Expand Blockchain Platform for Gaming Rights to Include Payments
Microsoft, Ernst & Young LLP (EY) announced plans to use its blockchain platform to allow Microsoft’s Xbox gaming partners, artists, and content creators to track and manage their payments and royalty contracts.
Hackers Using Monero Mining Malware as Decoy, Warns Microsoft
Crypto-jacking is giving nation-state hackers a decoy for their more malicious attacks, Microsoft cautioned in a report.
Microsoft Exec Joins Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin to Lead Enterprise Push
Enjin is aiming to widen its enterprise focus with its latest hire hailing from over 20 years at tech giant Microsoft.
‘Boring Is the New Exciting’: How Baseline Protocol Connected With 600 Corporates
Baseline Protocol, where companies can use the Ethereum public mainnet as a common frame of reference, has released its version 1.0.
China Aims to Be the World’s Dominant Blockchain Power – With Help From Google, Amazon and Microsoft
China’s BSN could be met with geopolitical resistance as it continues to extend its global reach.
Indian Users Almost 5 Times More Likely to Encounter Crypto Hacking: Microsoft Report
According to a cybersecurity report by Microsoft, among countries in Asia-Pacific, Sri Lanka faces the highest rate of encounter with such attacks with neighboring India in second place.
Carbon Credits Have a Double-Spend Problem. This Microsoft-Backed Project Is Trying to Fix That
The Microsoft-backed IWA sustainability group is building a tokenization standard that aims to bring transparency to carbon accounting.
Microsoft Partners with Waves to Tokenize Industrial Assets
The five year agreement will see Microsoft and Waves collaborate on a possible asset tokenization platform for company equipment.
Microsoft, EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals
A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market.
BlockFi Taps Defense Department, Microsoft Alum as Security Chief
BlockFi is adding a former Bakkt and Microsoft employee to their lineup to take charge of the firm’s security.
Microsoft Releases Bitcoin-Based ID Tool as COVID-19 Tracing Draws Criticism
Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet.
PegaSys Ethereum Suite Now Available on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace
Developers can now access the tools needed to manage a full-scale Enterprise Ethereum network through Microsoft’s tech marketplace.
Microsoft, Celo Back Virtual Earth Day Event From Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition
Microsoft is throwing its weight behind the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) incubator, a six-week hackathon focused on green energy.
Microsoft Files Patent Application for Crypto Mining System Powered by Human Activity
A Microsoft patent application details a human-powered crypto mining project by collecting data as people exercise and watch ads.
Microsoft, EY and ConsenSys Tout New Way for Big Biz to Use Public Ethereum
A trio of heavy-hitters has come up with a new way of using the ethereum mainnet to connect firms’ internal systems for resource planning.
Microsoft, EY and ConsenSys Tout New Way for Big Biz to Use Public Ethereum
A trio of heavy-hitters has come up with a new way of using the ethereum mainnet to connect firms’ internal systems for resource planning.
Microsoft Updates Edge Browser to Protect Against Illicit Crypto Miners
Later versions of Edge can now be set to block downloads of malicious mining apps.
Ex-Microsoft Engineer Used Bitcoin to Help Embezzle Millions From Tech Giant
The software engineer used bitcoin mixers to help obfuscate the source of the stolen funds.