Microsoft prohibits crypto mining on online services without permission

Microsoft’s stance on cryptocurrency mining is that it can only be be done on its infrastructure with written approval.

The update prohibits users from mining — the process of verifying and adding transaction records to proof-of-work blockchains — on Microsoft’s online services, largely relating to its cloud platform Azure.

Microsoft's updated universal license terms under “accepted use policy” states: “Neither Customer, nor those that access an Online Service through Customer, may use an Online Service … to mine cryptocurrency without Microsoft’s prior written approval.”shared with Azure users listed the update as one of many actions made to “secure the partner ecosystem,” referring to partner firms that work to sign up software clients to Azure's cloud services.

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