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Microsoft plans to have a certified blockchain marketplace

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http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-blockchain-azure-marley-gray/ [coindesk.com]

Why Microsoft Wants 'Every Blockchain' on its Azure Platform

While Microsoft tested the waters with bitcoin at the tail end of 2014, the tech giant appears poised to be a far bigger player in the burgeoning market for solutions that harness its underlying blockchain technology.

Since opening its Azure cloud computing platform to the ecosystem this October, Microsoft has added a steady stream of partners to its blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) solution – a product styled as a kind of 'sandbox' where partners can interact with different technologies, from smart contracts to blockchain-based tax reporting services, in a low-risk environment.