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Reading the introduction one question came to me: do the Big Five (Google, Amazon etc) show interest in blockchain technology and/or cryptocurrencies ? Google h

Reading the introduction one question came to me: do the Big Five (Google, Amazon etc) show interest in blockchain technology and/or cryptocurrencies ? Google has invested in at least 2 companies that I know of (?)

guiomie 9y ago
I was wondering the same thing ... I know Microsoft has sponsored some Ethereum events and that is it. Perhaps blockchainization of the majority of their core business would impact revenue negatively? Another thing that I am wondering is the lack of coverage on the blokchain technology on HN, I see articles every where except here?
- willia4 9y ago
  Microsoft also added "Blockchain as a Service" to their Azure offerings. I'm not sure if that was because they think it's a good future technology or if they just think it's a technology that people will give them money for.
- paulgb 9y ago
  > Another thing that I am wondering is the lack of coverage on the blokchain technology on HN, I see articles every where except here? Blockchain has become a word like AI, in that marketers have learned that inserting it allows them to capitalize on hype even if the use of the block chain is either overengineering or unnecessary.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 9y ago
  I presume you don't see much coverage on HN because lots of people who talk about blockchain tech are excited about their own money even more than the tech.
- fapjacks 9y ago
  Microsoft was recently one of a group of big companies (including IBM) that were looking to hire a blockchain programmer.
- ChrisClark 9y ago
  Microsoft was one of the big founding members of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance [1]. But in general, the biggest companies in that alliance are financial companies, not tech companies. Like DTCC, MasterCard, J. P. Morgan. And a lot of banks. Though Cisco is also a member, and a local government of India. But in general it's really only financial companies and pure blockchain companies. [1] https://entethalliance.org/ https://entethalliance.org/
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B4TMAN 9y ago
What is the prerequisite?
aboodman 9y ago
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have all made blockchain-related announcements. I'm not sure about fb and apple.
vit05 9y ago
Microsoft and Tierion(TNT) collaborate on attestations & Blockchain proofs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/blockchain-identity-proofs/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/blockchain-identity-p... https://coinmarketcap.com/assets/tierion/ https://coinmarketcap.com/assets/tierion/

guiomie 9y ago

I was wondering the same thing ... I know Microsoft has sponsored some Ethereum events and that is it. Perhaps blockchainization of the majority of their core business would impact revenue negatively? Another thing that I am wondering is the lack of coverage on the blokchain technology on HN, I see articles every where except here?

willia4 9y ago
Microsoft also added "Blockchain as a Service" to their Azure offerings. I'm not sure if that was because they think it's a good future technology or if they just think it's a technology that people will give them money for.
paulgb 9y ago
> Another thing that I am wondering is the lack of coverage on the blokchain technology on HN, I see articles every where except here? Blockchain has become a word like AI, in that marketers have learned that inserting it allows them to capitalize on hype even if the use of the block chain is either overengineering or unnecessary.
0xdeadbeefbabe 9y ago
I presume you don't see much coverage on HN because lots of people who talk about blockchain tech are excited about their own money even more than the tech.
fapjacks 9y ago
Microsoft was recently one of a group of big companies (including IBM) that were looking to hire a blockchain programmer.
ChrisClark 9y ago
Microsoft was one of the big founding members of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance [1]. But in general, the biggest companies in that alliance are financial companies, not tech companies. Like DTCC, MasterCard, J. P. Morgan. And a lot of banks. Though Cisco is also a member, and a local government of India. But in general it's really only financial companies and pure blockchain companies. [1] https://entethalliance.org/ https://entethalliance.org/

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B4TMAN 9y ago

What is the prerequisite?

aboodman 9y ago

Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have all made blockchain-related announcements. I'm not sure about fb and apple.

vit05 9y ago

Microsoft and Tierion(TNT) collaborate on attestations & Blockchain proofs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/blockchain-identity-proofs/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/blockchain-identity-p... https://coinmarketcap.com/assets/tierion/ https://coinmarketcap.com/assets/tierion/