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Google Cloud is now a validator on Polygon

Polygon Labs has announced that Google Cloud is now a validator on Polygon PoS network. The new validator will bring “same infrastructure” powering YouTube and Gmail. Google Cloud joins recent addition Deutsche Telekom. Polygon Labs has announced that Google Cloud is now officially a validator on the Polygon PoS network. The company revealed the development in a post on X on September 29. Google Cloud joins Polygon’s validators According to Polygon Labs, Google ’s cloud computing platform has joined over 100 validator s on the leading Ethereum layer 2 network. “High-quality, trusted, security-minded validators like Google Cloud provide an added layer of security for Heimdall, Bor, and Polygon PoS users,” the Polygon developer team noted. In the proof-of-stake blockchain world, validators are key as they operate the nodes that help secure the network via a process called staking. The native token MATIC is used in thi...

Google Play Store officially allows NFT games, but no gambling: Nifty Newsletter, July 12–18

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An on-chain tile-sliding game has been causing a massive spike in daily transactions on the Sui Network. In this week’s newsletter, Google Play has officially allowed nonfungible token (NFT) games on its store — with some limitations. NFT company Dapper Labs has completed its third round of layoffs, and a blockchain gaming startup has enabled an automated refund feature for NFT purchases. In other news, check out the blockchain-based game that has started to spike daily transaction volumes on the Sui Network, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring the Bank of America training employees inside the metaverse.  Google Play Store officially allows NFT games, but not gambling ones The Google Play Store recently published new blockchain-based content policies, including allowing NFT games . The company stated that the new policies are designed to “open new ways to transact blockchain-based digital content” within applications and games . Despite being open to NFTs and blockch...