{"id":11280,"date":"2023-10-01T01:01:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T05:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadingcryptonews.com\/google-cloud-is-now-a-validator-on-the-polygon-network\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T01:01:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T05:01:17","slug":"google-cloud-is-now-a-validator-on-the-polygon-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadingcryptonews.com\/google-cloud-is-now-a-validator-on-the-polygon-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Cloud is now a validator on the Polygon network"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Polygon Labs announced on Sept. 29 that Google Cloud has joined the Polygon proof-of-stake network as a validator.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Google Cloud joins over 100 other validators verifying transactions on its layer-2 Ethereum network. <\/p>\n

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This month, @GoogleCloud became part of the decentralized validator set for Polygon PoS.<\/p>\n

The same infrastructure used to power @YouTube and @gmail is now helping to secure the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-for-all Polygon protocol.<\/p>\n

With 100+ validators securing the Polygon PoS\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) September 29, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Per a post from Polygon Labs on the X platform (formerlly Twitter) announcing the partnership:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same infrastructure used to power @YouTube and @gmail is now helping to secure the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-for-all Polygon protocol.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Validators on the Polygon network help secure the network by operating nodes, staking MATIC (MATIC), and participating in proof-of-stake consensus mechanics. <\/p>\n

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Separately, learn more about our work in the blockchain space, in an ongoing strategic collaboration with @0xPolygonLabs https:\/\/t.co\/r6yAtUSXEc<\/p>\n

\u2014 Google Cloud Singapore (@GoogleCloud_SG) September 29, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Google Cloud Singapore account confirmed on X that Google Cloud was \u201cnow serving as a validator on the Polygon PoS network,\u201d adding that it would be \u201ccontributing to the network\u2019s collective security, governance, and decentralization alongside 100+ other validators.\u201d<\/p>\n