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Google Launches Blockchain Node Engine, Says 'Ethereum Will Be the First Blockchain Supported'

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After revealing Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud partnership with Coinbase, the multinational technology conglomerate holding company has announced the firm’s “Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine.” While more blockchains will be supported, Google said that “Ethereum will be the first blockchain supported by Blockchain Node Engine.” Google Launches Cloud-Based Blockchain Node Engine Alphabet Inc., otherwise known as Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL), revealed the firm’s newly launched Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine on Thursday. The reason Google decided to release the engine is because it believes “self-managed nodes are often difficult to deploy and require constant management.” The Blockchain Node Engine product is a “fully managed node-hosting service” that can be leveraged by crypto companies and Web3 service providers. The company further detailed on Thursday that the new node engine service will support the second-leading crypto asset network by market cap, Ethereum. “Ethereum will be t...

Did Paul Tudor Jones Change His Bullish Bitcoin Price Prediction

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Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones was one of the most vocal Bitcoin bulls in 2020. Today he stated 'I still have a minor allocation to Bitcoin', and that he always will. CoinDesk has referred to that as a 'tamping down' of his former 'Bitcoin bullishness'. Paul Tudor Jones went on to say cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum, 'will have value at some point', but that he doesn't know 'when that will be'. When pressed by the interviewer on CNBC's Squawk Box, he did agree that their value will be 'much higher'. Some sources such as Bitcoin Magazine and Will Clemente saw his remarks as an overall positive. Paul Tudor Jones' 2020 Bitcoin Price Predictions Some of the philanthropist's past comments have not been specific Bitcoin price predictions in terms of a dollar amount, but have been very optimistic: 'Bitcoin has a lot of characteristics of being an early investor in a tech compan...