Google Cloud Introduces L1 Blockchain GCUL for Financial Infrastructure

According to PANews, Google Cloud has launched the L1 blockchain GCUL, which will utilize Python-based smart contracts. The initiative aims to serve as a neutral financial infrastructure, offering 'native commercial bank on-chain currency,' round-the-clock capital market infrastructure, and payment and agency functions. The plan is to make it accessible to Google's extensive network, which includes billions of users and hundreds of institutional partners. Currently, GCUL is in the private testnet phase. Earlier this year, a collaboration with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was announced to pilot tokenized assets. More technical details are expected to be released in the coming months.