In a notable development, Google Cloud has joined the Polygon network as a decentralized validator for the Polygon Proof of Stake network.
Google Cloud, known for powering popular platforms like YouTube and Gmail, is now contributing its own robust infrastructure to support the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-themed Polygon protocol for everyone.
In a blog published in June, Polygon acknowledged that the need for off-chain storage was a reward for decentralization.
A statement on the subject was also made from the official Google Cloud account. Google Cloud confirmed the collaboration and released a video about the details of their collaboration with the Polygon network.
Despite the ongoing chill of the cryptocurrency winter and regulatory pressure from the US government, Google Cloud's relationship with Polygon Labs is further evidence that the cloud computing giant's interest in Web3 is accelerating from late 2022 to 2023.
Last April, the two companies signed a cooperation agreement and started a multi-year partnership. Polygon proof-of-stake nodes are already available through the Google Cloud marketplace, and in fact, Polygon has been included in Google Cloud datasets since 2021.
*This is not investment advice.