Microsoft's Azure releases new development kit for Ethereum blockchain

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum.

The new set of tools will enable clients, mostly developers, to built Ethereum-based apps on the Azure cloud computing platform, the company said in a blog post on May 6th.Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum Released.

Determined to make the development of blockchain technology more accessible, Microsoft has been working on improving Azure, its cloud computing platform.

After months of work, the company has finally released the much-anticipated the new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum on May 6th. According to the company's blog post, the release is a follow up of Visual Studio Code, a source-code editor for the Azure Blockchain.

The Ethereum development kit, while still in preview mode, will enable developers to build apps on the public Ethereum network and use open-source blockchain tools such as Solidity and Truffle.

"This proves even further the investment and dedication that Microsoft is putting forth towards the use of Blockchain ledger technologies in the Enterprise, or even on the public blockchain networks."

The latest in line to join the Azure project is Starbucks, who teamed up with Microsoft to trace coffee using its blockchain technology.

The company announced it a pilot program back in 2018 that would allow the company to trace coffee beans from Costa Rica, Colombia, and Rwanda using blockchain technology.

Microsoft's new initiatives with Starbucks come after the company launched a token-building kit in association with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance last month.

A new proof-of-authority Ethereum consensus has also been launched on Azure shortly after the announcement, marking a very successful month for the company.