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Making ETH transfers in Azure Blockchain Workbench
Did you figure out how to do? I could not connect via metamask
- You can't. There is no wallet in Azure Blockchain Workbench as it runs on Ethereum PoA (Proof of Authority) consensus, instead of PoW. Thus, there is no mining of blocks and, therefore, no need for currency compensation. Payments in ETH are not possible.
Stefano TempestaWhen using the istanbul consensus default setup for the azure blockchain service... (poa) it should still have access to blocks.. or "eth" even though deploying contracts is 0 gas.. What if in the use case that an end user needs to purchase tokens on this network? I should be able to send them 'eth' and then they can choose which tokens on the chain they want to purchase.. via smart contracts etc. Right now as owner of the chain I cannot do that. The member has 0 'eth' and the blocks that are minted go absolutely no where in the default setup. Why is that???
Hi AaronSnobel from what I know, this version of Ethereum has been deprecated by Microsoft and no longer available as an option in Azure. Also Azure Blockchain Workbench has moved away from Ethereum PoS, so at this point making ETH payments in Azure Blockchain doesn't seem to be an option at all.
I guess the overall rationale is that crypto payments on a private blockchain network is not a requirement for businesses, which is the target audience for Azure Blockchain.
