Ethereum Alliance Formed By Microsoft, Intel, UBS, Secures Support of ETH Foundation

 A new Blockchain alliance has been formed based on Ethereum by Microsoft, Intel, Accenture, Credit Suisse Group, UBS, etc. In total there are more than two dozen companies that have come together to form the Ethereum Alliance. The alliance will have a rotating board. Ethereum is an open source Blockchain-based computing platform which has smart contracts built in. The platform uses Ethereum Virtual Machine as well as the programming language Solidity.  Microsoft is among the leading backers of the Ethereum Alliance. They already have the Azure platform in place which offers Ethereum Blockchain as a service.  https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-alliance-formed-by-microsoft-intel-ubs-secures-support-of-eth-foundation