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Microsoft Partners with Nasdaq to Provide an Interoperable Blockchain Financial System

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Global technology giant, Microsoft has revealed that it has cemented a partnership with Nasdaq to provide an interoperable blockchain financial system for traders, via its Azure Blockchain arm. As the world’s second largest stock exchange, Nasdaq has decided it is time to accelerate its blockchain technology capabilities, which it is now doing by integrating Microsoft Azure Blockchain services into the Nasdaq Financial Framework (NFF). Senior vice president of enterprise architecture at Nasdaq, Tom Fay stated: “from our perspective, Azure is unlocking the power of the blockchain” Launched in 2016, the NFF powers applications and software…

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World Bank and CBA to Issue First Blockchain Bond with Ethereum and Microsoft

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In a major announcement, the World Bank is preparing to issue the first blockchain bond to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) on a private Ethereum-based blockchain, which will run on Microsoft Azure’s cloud platform. Currently, the World Bank issues between US$50-US$60 billion annually in bonds for sustainable development. It says that blockchain technology has the potential to “help simplify raising capital and trading securities; improve operational efficiencies; and enhance regulatory oversight”

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Microsoft and Digital China Partner to Launch Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure

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Microsoft and Digital China, the largest IT service provider in China, partner to launch enterprise blockchain infrastructure to the South East Asia region. Completing the three-party alliance is High Cool, a leading cloud management service provider in Taiwan. Sun Yutao, the founder of Digital China believes blockchain needs to be combined with IoT, biometrics and artificial intelligence (AI) in order to thrive. In January this year, Microsoft launched its AI R&D base in Taipei City, and is investing US$33 million in its offices.

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Microsoft and EY Join Forces to Build World’s Biggest Enterprise Network with Blockchain Content Rights Platform

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In a partnership with ‘big four’ consulting firm EY, Microsoft launch a blockchain content rights platform to manage the licensing process, and potentially become the world’s biggest enterprise network. The intellectual property of content generates millions of transactions per month, aggregating to billions of dollars in royalties. With the launch of the blockchain royalties platform, Microsoft and EY aim to majorly transform the value chain, cutting out the ‘middlemen’ and reducing the payment period from 45 days to just one.