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Microsoft Makes JPMorgan's Quorum the Preferred Blockchain for Azure Cloud - CoinDesk

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"Microsoft will promote JPMorgan Chase’s Quorum blockchain to the global tech giant’s business customers, the companies announced Thursday.

The Redmond, Washington-based software firm will support Quorum, JPM’s private enterprise version of ethereum, through Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, the firms said. They will look to support adoption of the network through their new partnership, after signing a memorandum of understanding.

As a result, Quorum ‘will become the first distributed ledger platform available through [the] Azure Blockchain Service, enabling J.P. Morgan and Microsoft customers to build and scale blockchain networks in the cloud,’ the companies said in a press release."

From "Microsoft Makes JPMorgan's Quorum the Preferred Blockchain for Azure Cloud - CoinDesk".

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