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Microsoft’s Decentralized Identity Head Leaves to Join Square

Daniel Buchner oversaw the launch of Microsoft’s ION Decentralized Identifier earlier this year.

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Microsoft Awarded US Patent for Crypto Token Creation Service

Microsoft has been awarded a U.S. patent for software it says can help users develop blockchain applications by making it easier and more efficient to create crypto tokens for different distributed ledgers. "The Hash" team digs into the world of patents, suggesting the outlook for the tech giant's potential impact on crypto innovation.

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Microsoft Is Awarded US Patent for Crypto Token-Creation Service

The patent describes a ledger-independent system for helping users to create and manage tokens across different networks.

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India Crypto Bill Awaits Approval, Poly Network Hack Saga Continues

India’s finance minister says long-delayed crypto bill awaiting cabinet approval. Microsoft unveils Argus' anti-piracy plans. Poly Network hack saga rumbles on. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Microsoft to Shutter its Azure Blockchain Service This Autumn

Microsoft is recommending users migrate to the Quorum Blockchain Service from ConsenSys.

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Intel, Microsoft Beef Up Customers’ Cryptojacking Defenses

Intel’s new technology aims to more accurately detect malware regardless of the malicious code’s obfuscation techniques.

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Microsoft, Apple, MicroStrategy to Be Listed on Binance as Tokenized Stocks

The move means Binance users will be able to qualify for economic returns on the underlying shares, which will include potential dividends.

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Will Digital Identity Networks Make Usernames and Passwords a Thing of the Past?

Microsoft's new ION project wants to replace usernames and passwords with a decentralized identity network, and it's live on the bitcoin mainnet. Will decentralized identity revolutionize internet privacy? "The Hash" panel weighs in.

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Microsoft’s ION Digital ID Network Is Live on Bitcoin

Imagine never having to use a password or a username ever again. Networks like ION could make this a reality.

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Microsoft President Says Fintech Firms Should Leave Digital Currencies to Governments

"We’re not a bank and we don’t want to become a bank and we don’t want to compete with our customers who are banks," said Brad Smith.

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