There’s a lot of hype around blockchain technologies at the moment, especially in the ongoing cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) bubble. But that hype gets in the way of technologies that can help businesses manage assets and collaborate where trust is an issue. The underlying shared-ledger model that powers the blockchain is a powerful tool, and one that has a lot of potential.
So it’s not surprising to see Microsoft look at ways of building blockchain technologies into its Azure platform, first with Project Bletchley, and now with its Coco Framework.
