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Carbon Credits Have a Double-Spend Problem. This Microsoft-Backed Project Is Trying to Fix It

The Microsoft-backed IWA sustainability group is building a tokenization standard that aims to bring transparency to carbon accounting.

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Markets

Microsoft Partners With Waves Enterprise to Tokenize Industrial Assets

The five-year agreement will see Microsoft and Waves collaborate on a possible asset tokenization platform for company equipment.

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Policy

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.

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Finance

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.

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Finance

Microsoft Releases Bitcoin-Based ID Tool as COVID-19 'Passports' Draw Criticism

Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet.

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Tech

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.

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Finance

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.

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Markets

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.

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Finance

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.

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Finance

Microsoft Updates Edge Browser to Protect Against Illicit Crypto Miners

Later versions of Microsoft's Edge can now be set to block downloads of malicious mining apps.

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