{"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":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-v-ff33fc9a=\"\">\n<p>Polygon Labs announced on Sept. 29 that Google Cloud has joined the Polygon proof-of-stake network as a validator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google Cloud joins over 100 other validators verifying transactions on its layer-2 Ethereum network. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This month, @GoogleCloud became part of the decentralized validator set for Polygon PoS.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>With 100+ validators securing the Polygon PoS\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) September 29, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Per a post from Polygon Labs on the X platform (formerlly Twitter) announcing the partnership:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> \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<p>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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Separately, learn more about our work in the blockchain space, in an ongoing strategic collaboration with @0xPolygonLabs https:\/\/t.co\/r6yAtUSXEc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Google Cloud Singapore (@GoogleCloud_SG) September 29, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>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<figure><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-09\/97f4386c-b77c-45fa-accb-713ea9692a0c.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: Polygon Staking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While many of Polygon\u2019s validators are anonymous, Google Cloud joins Germany\u2019s Deutsche Telekom, one of Europe\u2019s largest telecommunications firms, on the network. <\/p>\n<p>For its part, Google Cloud describes its relationship with Polygon Labs as \u201can ongoing strategic collaboration.\u201d Alongside the announcement that it would be joining the network as a validator, Google Cloud Asia Pacific also released a YouTube video titled \u201cPolygon Labs is solving for a Web3 future for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polygon Labs recently launched its \u201cPolygon 2.0\u201d initiative to update the Polygon network. As Cointelegraph reported, \u201cPhase 0,\u201d the current phase, features three Polygon Improvement Proposals, PIPs 17-19. <\/p>\n<p>PIP 17 involves transitioning from MATIC to the new token POL, while PIPs 18 and 19 address supporting endeavors such as the technical description of POL and updating gas tokens. According to Polygon, these changes are slated to begin taking place in Q4 2023. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong>Google Cloud adds 11 blockchains to data warehouse \u2018BigQuery\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/google-cloud-validator-polygon-ethereum-network\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polygon Labs announced on Sept. 29 that Google Cloud has joined the Polygon proof-of-stake network as a validator.\u00a0 Google Cloud joins over 100 other validators verifying transactions on its layer-2 Ethereum network. 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