Google CloudGoogle is now in the blockchain search business. “They are spread around the globe: some live in Russia, others in Singapore or China.”Perhaps unsurprisingly, Day’s role as customer zero means his interest in helping create the blockchain search features goes beyond theory. Kolinko used the Google BigQuery ethereum dataset to look for a smart contract feature called a “selfdestruct” designed to limit how long a contract can be used. Then, in November, he loaded that data to Google BigQuery, and regularly updates it for public use. Among Google’s earliest forays into blockchain were a number of high-profile strategic investments, including Blockchain Inc., Ripple, and Veem.

Source: Forbes February 06, 2019 00:46 UTC