New Delhi: In a significant move to boost the adoption of Polygon protocols, Google Cloud and Polygon Labs have formed a strategic alliance at Consensus 2023. The partnership will enable developers to build, launch, and grow decentralized applications (dApps) on Polygon protocols, including Polygon PoS, Polygon Supernets, and Polygon zkEVM.
As part of the collaboration, Google Cloud has become the strategic cloud provider for Polygon protocols, providing its node hosting service, Blockchain Node Engine, to simplify the process of deploying Polygon PoS nodes. Developers can now deploy Polygon PoS nodes on Google Cloud Marketplace through a single click, with Polygon Labs planning to enable one-click developer net (DevNet) deployments on Google Cloud by Q3.
Furthermore, eligible early-stage startups backed by Polygon Ventures may receive Web3-specific benefits, such as access to Google Cloud and Firebase, as well as up to U.S. $200,000 in credits. This move is aimed at increasing the adoption of blockchain technology among businesses and consumers.
Polygon Labs has teamed up with Searce as an implementation partner to advance its zero-knowledge innovation strategy and eliminate the trade-offs between decentralization, scalability, and security. Initial tests have shown that running Polygon zkEVM’s zero-knowledge proofs on Google Cloud results in faster and cheaper transactions than the existing setup.
Polygon Labs’ President, Ryan Wyatt, has stated that the partnership with Google Cloud will help onboard more people into Web3 and increase transaction throughput, paving the way for Polygon to allow more businesses to embrace blockchain technology. Google Cloud’s Managing Director, Customer Engineering and Web3 Go-to-Market, Asia Pacific, Mitesh Agarwal, has added that the partnership aims to enhance the resilience and performance of scaling protocols like zero-knowledge proofs and to deliver enterprise-ready Web3 infrastructure and developer-friendly tools.
Overall, this strategic alliance between Google Cloud and Polygon Labs is a significant development in the adoption of Web3 technology. By simplifying the process of deploying and scaling dApps on Polygon protocols, more businesses and consumers will have access to fast, secure, and frictionless blockchain-based applications.
