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From NewsBTC
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Microsoft, the world’s sixth-largest IT company by revenue, will have both cryptocurrency and stock markets watching as they announce its blockchain-based decentralized identity system at Consensus 2018 in New York City.

The news may be especially bullish for Bitcoin as Microsoft developers hint they will use the actual Bitcoin chain to build the platform.

Microsoft to Present Decentralized Identity PoC at Consensus 2018
While Microsoft Founder Bill Gates has been an outspoken critic of cryptocurrencies, calling them ‘nonsense,’ the company has ventured into blockchain over the last twelve months in order to enhance its Microsoft Authenticator app.

Ankur Patel, Principal Program Manager of Microsoft’s Identity Division, is leading these incubations and explained in a blog post the value of digital identity for the billions of people living today in the world, and how blockchain technology will provide an easy to use self-owned identity to completely control how data is accessed and used.

“To achieve this vision, we believe it is essential for individuals to own and control all elements of their digital identity. Rather than grant broad consent to countless apps and services, and have their identity data spread across numerous providers, individuals need a secure encrypted digital hub where they can store their identity data and easily control access to it.”
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Read more: https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/05/14/microsoft-may-build-identity-system-with-bitcoin-lightning-network/

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Having a Silicon Valley titan like Microsoft behind it could help push forward the lightening network. I'm not entirely convinced of the idea yet but having the brain power of an organization like Microsoft behind it does give me more confidence in it.  What about you? Do you think lightening network is the future for bitcoin?

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