- In a recent announcement, Polygon revealed that Google Cloud has become a member of the decentralized validator set for the Polygon network.
- The move will enhance the overall performance of Polygon PoS, as the introduction of new validators will strengthen the network’s collective security and governance.
According to a recent announcement shared by Polygon, Google Cloud made its way into the Polygon blockchain in September. Google Cloud will now become a part of the decentralized validator set for Polygon PoS. The announcement, shared with X (formerly Twitter), has been received with optimism by the Polygon community.
The new development makes Google Cloud the newest validator on the Polygon PoS network. It will now go on to contrive to the collective security of the Polygon network. In addition to this, Google Cloud will contribute to Polygon’s governance and decentralization, along with hundreds of other existing validators.
As the announcement reads;
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 Network, Google Cloud is in good company.
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
Validators are nodes running on the Polygon Network. These nodes are designed to be responsible for securing the Polygon network. Polygon validators are also responsible for validating transactions within the network.
Validators are chosen through a staking process that requires them to lock up a certain amount of MATIC tokens.
Mixed reactions have trailed the Polygon community, following the recent announcement
Google Cloud prides itself as a high-quality, trusted, security-minded validator, guaranteed to provide an added layer of security for Heimdall, Bor, and Polygon PoS users. Interested users can monitor the performance and checkpoint signatures for all Polygon PoS validators (including Google Cloud) using the Polygon official validator dashboard.
It comes as no surprise that Google Cloud is attempting to expand its reach into the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain industry. Google’s cloud-computing business previously expanded its reach by adding 11 networks to its ‘BigQuery’ program back in September.
The market’s reaction to the new development has been largely positive. One user stressed the importance of this milestone, stating that the move is a promising long-term strategy.
Another community member seems convinced that the move perfectly depicts how centralized and decentralized networks can integrate. He wrote.
This is an interesting example of how centralized services can be a part of a decentralized network. Questions then are about governance and privacy.
However, it appears that some users are not convinced that the integration fuels decentralization. “It’s not decentralized at all if it’s proof of stake and one node has significantly more stake than the rest.” Another user responded.
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