{"id":51175,"date":"2023-06-02T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=51175"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T11:57:16","slug":"google-cloud-teams-up-with-voltage-to-boost-bitcoin-lightning-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/google-cloud-teams-up-with-voltage-to-boost-bitcoin-lightning-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Cloud Teams Up with Voltage to Boost Bitcoin Lightning Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Voltage, a Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure provider, has partnered with Google Cloud to expand its hosting capacity and locations worldwide and to facilitate faster and cheaper cross-border payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Google Cloud Teams Up with Voltage to Boost Bitcoin Lightning Usage\" class=\"wp-image-51178\" width=\"822\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Voltage-x-Google-Cloud.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By establishing payment channels between two parties, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/what-is-bitcoin-lightning-network.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bitcoin Lightning<\/a> enables unlimited transactions that only require the first and last transaction to be recorded on the blockchain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin Lightning can thus facilitate microtransactions and global payments for businesses and individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-voltage-and-google-cloud-collaboration\">Voltage and Google Cloud Collaboration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voltage.cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Voltage<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> Voltage can access the tech giant's world-class infrastructure and global network, increasing its hosting capacity and locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will allow Voltage users to create Bitcoin Lightning nodes anywhere in the world, with initial operations in Iowa, Netherlands, and Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voltage's founder and CEO <strong>Graham Krizek<\/strong> said that the partnership with Google Cloud shows that Lightning is going mainstream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lightning is going mainstream \u26a1\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0msgymgHoG\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/0msgymgHoG<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; Graham Krizek (@gkrizek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gkrizek\/status\/1664405767460474880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 1, 2023<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also noted that by using Voltage and Google Cloud, customers could deploy their workloads globally via two leading providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership between Voltage and Google Cloud is expected to boost the adoption of Bitcoin Lightning globally, as more users and businesses can benefit from its advantages over traditional payment methods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voltage, a Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure provider, has partnered with Google Cloud to expand its hosting capacity and locations worldwide and to facilitate faster and cheaper cross-border payments. 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