Polygon Labs announced on Sept. 29 that Google Cloud has joined the Polygon proof-of-stake network as a validator.
Google Cloud joins over 100 other validators verifying transactions on its layer-2 Ethereum network.
This month, @GoogleCloud became part of the decentralized validator set for Polygon PoS.
The same infrastructure used to power @YouTube and @gmail is now helping to secure the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-for-all Polygon protocol.
With 100+ validators securing the Polygon PoS…
— Polygon (Labs) (@0xPolygonLabs) September 29, 2023
Per a post from Polygon Labs on the X platform (formerlly Twitter) announcing 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 help secure the network by operating nodes, staking MATIC (MATIC), and participating in proof-of-stake consensus mechanics.
Separately, learn more about our work in the blockchain space, 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,” adding that it would be “contributing to the network’s collective security, governance, and decentralization alongside 100+ other validators.”

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