Google Cloud is running a block-producing Solana validator to participate in and validate the network

Hi Solana lovers and community,

Today's big news for the Solana community is that “Google Cloud is running a block-producing solana validator to participate in and validate the network.”

Moreover, Google Cloud is indexing Solana data and bringing it to #BigQuery next year to make it easier for the Solana developer ecosystem to access historical data. The tweet is here

Solana pushes up 12% on the news today. What are your thoughts? Feel free to leave comments below.

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