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LayerZero, a popular cross-chain interoperability protocol, has added support for the Google Cloud oracle, which is now available to all LayerZero-based applications and will become the protocol\u2019s default configuration on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery message within LayerZero will leverage the secure infrastructure run by one of the most security-minded organizations in the entire world,\u201d LayerZero said. \u201cPut another way, Google Cloud will verify the validity of every message within LayerZero by default.\u201d<\/p>\n
The news comes as Google Cloud is steadily expanding its web3 footprint.<\/p>\n
The company launched its Blockchain Node Engine<\/a> in October of last year, initially offering node management services for Ethereum validators before expanding<\/a> the product to support other Proof of Stake blockchains. Google Cloud also teamed up with OKX to co-host<\/a> a web3 hackathon in April of this year.<\/p>\n Parent company Google has also been making moves to embrace web3. In July, Google updated<\/a> the terms of service for its Play Store to support blockchain-based in-app content, including NFTs and secondary markets.<\/p>\n Team Member Quashes Airdrop Rumors<\/p>\n On the same day, a video<\/a> surfaced of LayerZero team member, Robert Collura, appearing to shoot down expectations of a forthcoming LayerZero airdrop<\/a> during the Permissionless II conference.<\/p>\n \u201cThere’s no airdrop, guys, no airdrop coming,\u201d Collura said in the eight-second video. \u201cThere are lots of rumors, but there’s no airdrop coming.\u201d<\/p>\n However, LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino responded to the video on X, claiming that the comments were taken out of context.<\/p>\n \u201cContext is around announcement tomorrow, i.e. all the hidden hashes [at] Permissionless,\u201d Pellegrino tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s undoubtedly a welcome relief for the over 3M users that have pushed more than 60M transactions on LayerZero hoping for a future airdrop.<\/p>\n