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Oct 28, 2015 2:27 pm ET

Consensys, a Brooklyn-based startup that is building products and services for use on the Ethereum platform, has formed a partnership with Microsoft, whereby the two will offer a blockchain service on the tech giant’s Azure cloud-based business service.

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