Swiss Financial Institutions Demonstrate Cross-Border Payments Using Google Cloud Ledger

AMINA Bank and Crypto Finance successfully pilot distributed ledger technology for near-instant, compliant financial transactions on Google Cloud Universal Ledger platform. Swiss financial institutions AMINA Bank and Crypto Finance have completed a pilot program demonstrating distributed ledger technology’s (DLT) potential to modernize cross-border payments. Conducted on the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL) platform, the pilot … Read more

Google Rolls out Ironwood TPU With 9,216-Chip Pods and Liquid Cooling

Google is rolling out Ironwood, its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit, a purpose-built artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator the company bills as its most advanced yet—built for efficient, at-scale inference and ready to push on Nvidia’s lead as availability expands in the coming weeks. Google’s Ironwood TPU Targets Nvidia’s Turf With Pod-Scale FP8 Power Google previewed Ironwood … Read more

Google Launches Project Suncatcher to Put AI Compute in Space

Google announces Project Suncatcher to test space‑based TPUs, optical links, and scalable artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Google unveils Project Suncatcher on 4 November 2025, announcing plans to test Trillium‑generation tensor processing units (TPUs) in space and to launch two prototype satellites with Planet by early 2027 to validate optical inter‑satellite links, radiation tolerance, and clustered … Read more

Google Trends: Worldwide ‘Bitcoin’ Interest Cools After October Pop

Google Trends data for the search query “ bitcoin” shows a late-October pop followed by a cool-down into early November. From Peak to Pause: ‘ Bitcoin’ Searches Shift as New Week Opens Basically, Google Trends ranks search interest for specific terms on a 0–100 index labeled “Interest over time,” where 100 marks the peak level … Read more

Google Claims Quantum Leap: New Chip Runs Algorithm 13,000x Faster Than Supercomputers

Google Quantum AI announced a breakthrough that, for the first time, demonstrates a verifiable quantum algorithm running 13,000 times faster than the world’s top supercomputers. Bitcoin Proponents Ask Google AI X Account: ‘What Algorithm? SHA256?’ After Quantum Claim Google revealed that its Quantum artificial intelligence (AI) team successfully executed a verifiable algorithm on its Willow … Read more

Google: North Korea Uses Blockchain to Distribute Malware

A report from the Google Threat Intelligence Group warned about a malware campaign implemented by North Korea that uses EtherHiding. The campaign uses a smart contract on a public chain, such as Ethereum or BNB, to avoid deletion or removal by traditional methods. Google Warns About North Korea Putting Malware in Public Blockchains The Facts: … Read more

Google Launches AI Payments Protocol With Crypto and Stablecoin Integration

Google’s AP2 protocol revolutionizes AI payments, partnering with Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation, Metamask, and more to merge crypto, stablecoins, and fiat into one trusted system. Google Advances AI Payments With AP2, Teaming With Coinbase and Crypto Firms Google announced on Sept. 16 that it has launched the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), a standardized framework to allow … Read more

Google Cloud Launches Universal Ledger to Accelerate Payments Innovation

After a year of explosive stablecoin growth, Google Cloud has unveiled its Universal Ledger (GCUL), a programmable, compliance-ready platform designed to modernize payments and digital asset settlement for banks and institutions. From Stablecoin Surge to GCUL: Google Cloud Reimagines Financial Infrastructure Stablecoins proved their staying power in 2024, processing $30 trillion in transactions, a staggering … Read more

Oops, Google Did It Again: Suspends Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat

Just last week, the tech giant apologized for accidentally banning non-custodial crypto wallets because of a poorly worded Google Play Store policy update. Google’s Bitchat Suspension Sparks Backlash, Again Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey successfully published his Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat, in Apple’s App Store last month, but the Android version has been suspended by … Read more

Google Play Store Crypto Snafu, Blackrock Clarifies XRP ETF Stance, and More — Week in Review

Google Play Store snafu, Blackrock clarifies XRP ETF stance, ETH surges to $4,700, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Google clarified that self custody wallets would not be banned from the Play Store after confusion over a July policy update. Blackrock addressed speculation about a spot XRP ETF. Ethereum surged past … Read more