Google Cloud Joined Polygon Ecosystem As PoS Validator

As a validator, Google Cloud signed the first network checkpoint on September 7.

Last updated: February 12, 2024 4:41 AM

Published September 30, 2023 12:01 PM

Last updated: February 12, 2024 4:41 AM

Published September 30, 2023 12:01 PM

Google Cloud has become a part of the emerging blockchain industry by signing as a decentralized validator for Polygon PoS.

According to a post shared by Polygon, Google Cloud joined Polygon’s 100+ PoS validator set this month (September 2023). It uses the same infrastructure that powers YouTube and Gmail.

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 (@0xPolygon) September 29, 2023

Polygon said that high-quality, and trusted security-minded validators, including Google Cloud, provide the network with an added layer of security for Heimdall, Bor, and Polygon PoS users.