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Source: Google Tech giant Google is increasing its exposure to digital assets and blockchain through the kicking off of a new solution, Blockchain Node Engine. In a statement , the company calls the solution “a fully managed node-hosting for web3 development” that will allow developers build and deploy new products on various blockchain-based platforms. “Nodes on a blockchain form a peer-to-peer network, constantly exchanging the latest blockchain data so that all nodes stay in sync,” the business said.  “While self-managed nodes are often difficult to deploy and require constant management, Blockchain Node Engine is a fully managed node-hosting service that can minimize the need for node operations ,” according to the statement which was jointly signed by two senior officials from Alphabet, Google's parent company : Amit Zavery, the GM/VP of engineering and platform, and James Tromans, the director of Cloud Web3. “Web3 ...

Source: AdobeStock / blicsejo   Play-to-earn game Stepn , which lets users buy non-fungible token (NFT) running shoes and earn native crypto GMT through jogging, reportedly started a major layoff of its contract workers amid a market downturn – but the team behind the app denies firing staff. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Find Satoshi Labs , Stepn’s parent company , has terminated the contracts of more than 100 community moderators of its social media channels, as well as its “ambassadors” who promote the “move-to -earn&rdquo ; fitness app. It cited the crypto news outlet Wu Blockchain and “people familiar with the matter.” “It began to focus on promoting its parent company Find Satoshi Lab, and mainly focused on new projects to be released such as the NFT exchange market,” Wu Blockchain reported. “In addition, the large amount of GMT's investor saft will be unlocked in March next ...