Google Cloud is now an authenticator on the Polygon network.

Polygon Labs announced on September 29 that Google Cloud has joined Polygon's stock verification network as a verifier.

Google Cloud joins more than 100 validators validating transactions on the Layer-2 Ethereum network.

This month the @GoogleCloud Decentralized Validator became part of the Polygon POS suite.

The same infrastructure that powered @YouTube and @gmail is helping to maintain the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-for-everything Polygon protocol.

With over 100 authenticators securing Polygon POS…

— Polygon Labs (@0xPolygonLabs) September 29, 2023

In a post from Polygon Labs on the X Platform (formerly Twitter) announcing the partnership:

The same infrastructure that powered @YouTube and @gmail is helping to maintain the fast, low-cost, Ethereum-for-everything Polygon protocol.

Validators on the Polygon network help secure the network by operating nodes, sorting MATICs, and participating in proof sharing mechanics.

Separately, learn more about our work in the blockchain space through our ongoing strategic collaboration with @0xPolygonLabs https://t.co/r6yAtUSXEc

— Google Cloud Singapore (@GoogleCloud_SG) September 29, 2023

Google Cloud Singapore's account on X added that Google Cloud is “now serving as an authenticator on the Polygon POS network,” adding that it “contributes to the network's shared security, governance, and decentralization along with 100+ other authenticators.”

While many of Polygon's verifiers remain anonymous, Google Cloud joins Germany's Deutsche Telekom, one of Europe's largest telecommunications companies, on its network.

For its part, Google Cloud describes its relationship with Polygon Labs as an “ongoing strategic partnership.” Alongside the announcement that Google Cloud Asia Pacific will be joining the network as a validator, Polygon Labs released a YouTube video titled “Polygon Labs Solves the Web3 Future for All.”

Polygon Labs recently launched the “Polygon 2.0” initiative to modernize the Polygon network. As Cointelegraph reports, “Phase 0”, the current phase, contains three Polygon upgrade proposals, PIP 17-19.

PIP 17 includes the transition from MATIC to the new token POL, while PIP 18 and 19 address efforts such as the POL technical specification and updating gas tokens. According to Polygon, these changes are scheduled to begin in Q4 2023.

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