Google Is Forming a Team To Help Developers Launch Web3 Apps
Offering increased “support for Web3 and crypto-related technologies.”
Google is forming a team to create services for developers who want to launch Web3 apps. Amid a rise in new blockchain and cryptocurrency ventures, the company wants to make its Google Cloud platform the go-to spot for backend services.
“While the world is still early in its embrace of Web3, it is a market that is already demonstrating tremendous potential with many customers asking us to increase our support for Web3 and Crypto related technologies,” Google Cloud Vice President Amit Zavery told employees in an email on Friday, per CNBC.
In an interview with CNBC, Zavery said the company isn’t “trying to be part of that cryptocurrency wave directly.”
Rather than launch its own cryptocurrency projects, Google plans to offer tools for developers to build their own Web3 systems, streamlining the process of building and running blockchain applications. Google’s systems will be compatible with other online services, such as Amazon Web Services.
The new team will be made up of employees already working on Web3 projects at Google and those outside of the company working on other web3 initiatives.
“We’re providing technologies for companies to use and take advantage of the distributed nature of Web3 in their current businesses and enterprises,” he continued.
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