Google Joins Hedera Hashgraph's Governing Council

Hedera Hashgraph chose Google Cloud Platform as its preferred cloud provider for deploying its public networks.

Post on Google blogs commends Hedera for the choice, while revealing that it is taking an active stake in the project's governance.

Hedera is set to use Google Cloud to host its public testnets and Hedera Consensus Service ecosystem.

Hedera is a distributed ledger technology project rooted in the enterprise world.

It is governed by the Hedera Governing Council, a body composed of many well-known companies such as Boeing, IBM, Deutsche Telekom and others.

Google joining HederaHedera has used Google Cloud since the inception of its network, choosing to run its ledger through Google Cloud Platform's premium product offerings.

Now, with Google's endorsement of Hedera's using its publicly available software, Google also announced that it has become a member of the Hedera council.

As part of its commitment, Google Cloud will operate a Hedera network node.

Google Cloud no stranger to blockchainGoogle Cloud has been actively involved in the blockchain space.

With Hedera, Google Cloud is taking an active role in the project's governance, following other major companies.