How Google is helping web3 startups focus on what they do best

Episode 28 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded at Paris Blockchain Week with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Google Cloud's Web3 Head of Strategy Rich Widmann and Web3 Engineering Director James Tromans.

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In this episode — recorded at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 — Google Cloud's Web3 Head of Strategy Rich Widmann, and Web3 Engineering Director James Tromans break down Google's crypto strategy and how Google Cloud's Blockchain Node Engine is making it easier for web3 developers to focus solely on building their products.

During this episode, Chaparro, Widmann, and Tromans also discuss:

  • Google Cloud's partnership with Coinbase
  • How big brands are entering web3
  • Google's infrastructure expertise

This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Circle, Railgun, Flare Network

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