Google Cloud Partners with Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments for Web3 Services

Google Cloud will leverage Coinbase Commerce to enable crypto payments for its solutions, while Coinbase will build their global data platform on Google Cloud.

Coinbase has formed a new strategic web3 partnership with Google Cloud aimed at “better serve the growing Web3 ecosystem and its developers”.

Under the new agreement, Google Cloud will enable select customers, starting with those in the Web3 ecosystem, to pay for its cloud services via select cryptocurrencies through the platform Coinbase Commerce, increasing the optionality of payments for Google Cloud services.

As part of the partnership, Coinbase will use Google Cloud's powerful compute platform to process blockchain data at scale, and enhance the global reach of its crypto services by leveraging Google's premium fiber-optic network. Coinbase will also build its global data platform on Google Cloud's secure infrastructure and leverage their leading data and analytics technologies to provide Coinbase customers with machine learning-driven crypto insights.

Moreover, Web3 developers would also access Google's BigQuery crypto public datasets, which will be powered by Coinbase Cloud Nodes, across leading blockchains. The integration will allow developers to instantly and reliably operate Web3-based systems without the need for expensive and complex infrastructure.

In addition, Google will use Coinbase Prime, for institutional crypto services, like secure custody and reporting.

“We are excited Google Cloud has selected Coinbase to help bring Web3 to a new set of users and provide powerful solutions to developers,” said Brian Armstrong, Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. “With more than 100 million verified users and 14,500 institutional clients, Coinbase has spent more than a decade building industry-leading products on top of blockchain technology. We could not ask for a better partner to help execute our vision of building a trusted bridge into the Web3 ecosystem.”

“We want to make building in Web3 faster and easier, and this partnership with Coinbase helps developers get one step closer to that goal,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud. “We're proud Coinbase has chosen Google Cloud as its strategic cloud partner, and we're ready to serve the thriving global Web3 customer and partner ecosystem. Our focus is making it frictionless for all customers to take advantage of our scalability, reliability, security, and data services, so they can focus on innovation in the Web3 space.”