Has Google moved to Web3? This seems to be emerging from some news published this month. This week we find out that the Tech giant now offers a “Blockchain Node Engine”, which allows you to host Ethereum nodes.
Google offers a service dedicated to Ethereum nodes
According to Google’s statement, this Ethereum node hosting service aims to simplify the procedure for users:
“Although self-managed nodes are difficult to deploy and require ongoing management, Blockchain Node Engine is a fully managed node hosting service which makes it possible to minimize certain operations.»
Concretely, this means that the synchronization process will be greatly accelerated by the Google service. A new node can be deployed in a single operation. So far, the service is focused on the Ethereum blockchain, but it will be open to other networks in the future.
👉 To go further – What is a node in the cryptocurrency universe?
Google launches Web3
Google recalls in its press release that “commitment to help Web3 developers build and deploy new products on blockchain-based platforms“. It is true that the giant seems to have accelerated the pace in recent weeks.
In mid-October, we learned that cryptocurrency payments would now be accepted for its cloud services. And a few days before that, the partnership between NEAR and Google Cloud announced, to support start-ups developing in Web3.
A commitment that also carries financial weight. Over the past year, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has been the company that has invested the most in blockchain, with $1.5 billion. The companies Fireblocks, Dapper Labs, Voltage and Digital Currency Group were in favor.
Therefore the arrival of a giant like Google in the sector is trivial. Currently, Ethereum nodes are mostly hosted using AWS services, so the arrival of new heavyweights should partially reshuffle the cards.
👉 Also read – How to create your Ethereum node with Geth?
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Source: Google, press release
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