Four New Partners Join Microsoft's Blockchain Platform

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced four new partners on its blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) project for its cloud-based Azure platform.
According to an article on CoinDesk:

In a blog post, US financial services strategy director Marley Gray indicated four new partners have joined the project, including bitcoin payment processor BitPay; blockchain rewards platform Manifold Technology; bitcoin tax service LibraTax; and proof-of-ownership blockchain service Emercoin.
With more than $32m in venture capital raised, BitPay is the best-funded startup to join the Azure blockchain offering, with the majority of those involved being smaller, early-stage blockchain startups and decentralized projects.
BitPay told CoinDesk that Bitcore, its open-source bitcoin full node and development service, will be the offering that is added to the platform.

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