Microsoft is Launcing an ID Verification Platform for the Bitcoin Blockchain

Microsoft is launching an open source project called Ion, an open source project deals with the underlying mechanics to enable of networks talk to each other.

This project decentralized infrastructure implementation for the first time of a major tech company built directly on the bitcoin blockchain.

For example, in the case you used Facebook to log onto your Airbnb account, Ion handles identifiers matter, by decentralising ability control to prove your account ownership.

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