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Google Cloud Is Developing Its Own Blockchain for Payments, Currently in Private Testnet

The Block

“Google Cloud is building its own blockchain network, named Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), for the financial sector, according to Rich Widmann, Google Cloud’s Web3 Head of Strategy, who announced this on Tuesday. Widmann wrote in a LinkedIn post that GCUL aims to provide financial institutions with a “performant, credibly neutral” blockchain platform that enables Python-based smart […]
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Online Merchants Focus On BNPL, Website Performance Ahead of Holidays

Chain Store Age

“Online merchants of all sizes are already taking steps to brace for the influx of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers…While mobile devices drove more than half (54.5%) of holiday spending in 2024, desktop shopping maintained higher conversion rates throughout the season. “We’re seeing a tale of two Black Fridays emerge,” said Tamara Niesen, chief […]
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