IOTA Angrily Clarifies Nature of Relationship with Microsoft

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And this morning, a little drama: after an argument on Twitter, IOTA confirmed that it has not actually ‘partnered’ with Microsoft, contrary to popular belief. Was the partnership a lie on IOTA’s part, or inaccurate reporting on the part of the media? Let’s take a look.

Name-dropping leads to price increase

IOTA’s coin, MIOTA, surpassed Ripple last week to become the fourth most valuable cryptocurrency in the world. Partly responsible for the rise in price was the announcement that the network had ‘partnered’ with monolith Microsoft.

It was widely reported in November when IOTA co-founder David Sønstebø said: “We ... (read more)