Aptos Labs Inks First Cloud Partnership with Google Cloud
Blockchain startup Aptos Labs has partnered with Google Cloud in a move that will allow companies and developers to build more easily on its network.
Google Cloud will be one of Aptos Labs' inaugural cloud partners, in the first time that Google has opted to support a Layer 1.
Through this deal Aptos Labs hopes to provide scalable, secure, and sustainable infrastructure for builders, Aptos Labs said.
Through the Google Cloud collaboration, anyone can power a node on the Aptos network in less than 15 minutes. It is a step toward enabling developers to build without hardware requirements.
Aptos Labs explained that it takes about 15 minutes to set up the node if you already have an account. For new users, Google Cloud's free trial gives users $300 in free credits.
Aptos Labs said that running a node on the Cloud usually provides better stability and availability compared with running it on your laptop. Validator support will be added in the future, it said.
The move comes hot on the heels of the start up's $200 million seed round, which it announced in March. The round was led by a16z, with other investors ranging from Multicoin Capital to Coinbase Ventures. At the time, Aptos founders told TechCrunch they were "well off into the unicorn territory" in terms of valuation.
Source: The Block Crypto
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