LONDON (Bywire News) - Google has become the biggest name yet to join the EOS community. According to an announcement from Block.one, publisher of the EOSIO blockchain protocol, Google Cloud, is taking steps to become a block producer on the EOS network.
The hyper-scale cloud and infrastructure provider plans to leverage the EOS network’s world-class performance and open source community as it tries to become a block producer in its own right.
“We’re starting the process of becoming a block producer candidate,” said Allen Day, Developer Advocate, Google Cloud. “As organizations begin to incorporate distributed ledger technology into their infrastructures, we are committed to ensuring that the information on public blockchains are securely stored, reliably available, and can be accessed in meaningful ways.”
Block producers are a fundamental component. In order to be accepted, all candidates, will have to be elected by a vote from token holders. Google Cloud, like all others, will have to put its case.
However, Block.one sees the planned involvement of one of the biggest tech companies in the world as a major vote of confidence in the blockchain, and EOS in particular.
“Google Cloud will continue to provide its highly provisioned, low-latency infrastructure to Block.one,” said Dan Larimer, CTO at Block.one. “Through secure oracles, inter-chain transaction reporting, key management, and high-integrity full-node validation, Google Cloud’s confidential computing infrastructure will enhance the security, scalability, and decentralization of blockchain technology.”
Google Cloud’s best in class infrastructure which provides security, stability and reliability, along with extensive global coverage, represents a perfect fit for blockchain networks.
“With the majority of global public blockchain activity, EOS is a powerful solution for anyone looking to leverage the decentralized ecosystem with ease,” said Brendan Blumer, CEO of Block.one. “The Google Cloud team understands the thriving EOS community and the highly performant EOSIO technology on which it builds create the best entry point into the blockchain industry. We welcome Google Cloud to the EOS community and are excited for their contributions to the EOS network.”
The EOS community will now vote on the participation of the Google Cloud as a block producer. As part of this process, Google Cloud will publish a microsite which will highlight their participation as a block producer in the EOS network.
(Written by Tom Cropper, edited by Michael O’Sullivan)