Polygon Labs introduced on Sept. 29 that Google Cloud has joined the Polygon proof-of-stake network as a validator.
Google Cloud joins over 100 different validators verifying transactions on its layer-2 Ethereum network.
This month, @GoogleCloud turned a part of the decentralized validator set for Polygon PoS.
The identical infrastructure used to energy @YouTube and @gmail is now serving to to safe the quick, low-cost, Ethereum-for-all Polygon protocol.
With 100+ validators securing the Polygon PoS…
— Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) September 29, 2023
Per a put up from Polygon Labs on the X platform (formerlly Twitter) saying the partnership:
“The same infrastructure used to power @YouTube and @gmail is now helping to secure the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-for-all Polygon protocol.”
Validators on the Polygon network assist safe the network by working nodes, staking MATIC (MATIC), and taking part in proof-of-stake consensus mechanics.
Separately, study extra about our work in the blockchain house, in an ongoing strategic collaboration with @0xPolygonLabs https://t.co/r6yAtUSXEc
— Google Cloud Singapore (@GoogleCloud_SG) September 29, 2023
The Google Cloud Singapore account confirmed on X that Google Cloud was “now serving as a validator on the Polygon PoS network,” including that it might be “contributing to the network’s collective security, governance, and decentralization alongside 100+ other validators.”
While a lot of Polygon’s validators are nameless, Google Cloud joins Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, considered one of Europe’s largest telecommunications corporations, on the network.
For its half, Google Cloud describes its relationship with Polygon Labs as “an ongoing strategic collaboration.” Alongside the announcement that it might be becoming a member of the network as a validator, Google Cloud Asia Pacific additionally launched a YouTube video titled “Polygon Labs is solving for a Web3 future for all.”
Polygon Labs just lately launched its “Polygon 2.0” initiative to replace the Polygon network. As Cointelegraph reported, “Phase 0,” the present part, features three Polygon Improvement Proposals, PIPs 17-19.
PIP 17 entails transitioning from MATIC to the new token POL, whereas PIPs 18 and 19 tackle supporting endeavors reminiscent of the technical description of POL and updating fuel tokens. According to Polygon, these adjustments are slated to start happening in This fall 2023.
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