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Polygon Labs and Google Cloud revealed a multi-year collaboration at Consensus 2023, which will see the cloud computing provider assist in enhancing the development of tools and infrastructure for the Ethereum (ETH) scaling protocol.
The core protocols of Polygon, such as Polygon PoS (proof-of-stake), Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Supernets, are expected to gain from Google Cloud’s framework and developer resources. This partnership aims to streamline developer integration for the creation, launch, and expansion of Web3 products and decentralized applications (DApps) on Polygon.
The collaboration with Google Cloud is anticipated to further Polygon’s advancements in zero-knowledge development. Reports indicate that testing of Polygon zkEVM’s zero-knowledge proofs (zk-proofs) on Google Cloud led to quicker and more cost-effective transactions compared to the current infrastructure.
The Polygon zkEVM beta, an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) scaling solution, was introduced to the mainnet in March 2023, facilitating lower transaction costs and enhanced throughput for smart contract deployments.
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Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node Engine will be utilized by the Polygon ecosystem to aid in the time-consuming processes and expensive overhead associated with acquiring, maintaining, and operating dedicated blockchain nodes. This integration specifically aims to eliminate the necessity for Polygon developers to set up and manage Polygon PoS nodes.
Ryan Wyatt, president of Polygon Labs, emphasized the diverse advantages for the protocol’s ecosystem through the partnership in a statement coinciding with the launch of the collaboration:
“Today’s announcement with Google Cloud aims to increase transaction throughput enabling use cases in gaming, supply chain management, and DeFi.”
Mitesh Agarwal, Google Cloud’s APAC managing director of engineering and Web3 go-to-market, stated that its services are enhancing data availability, resilience, and performance of scaling protocols like zk-proofs.
The partnership will also offer financial resources to developers and companies within the Polygon ecosystem that are creating Web3 products and DApps. Certain early-stage startups backed by Polygon Ventures will also have access to newly launched Web3-specific advantages from the Google for Startups Cloud Program.
Google Cloud’s startup accelerator program currently supports 11 prominent blockchain companies. Additionally, blockchain analytics firm Nansen announced that its data services would be accessible to projects within Google Cloud’s Web3 startup initiative.
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