Qtum Lets Users Deploy a Full Blockchain Node on Google's Cloud Platform

Qtum, a project that began as a bitcoin-blockchain hybrid, is expanding its reach by adding Google's Cloud Platform to its list of software partners.

The offering is simple: a $15 per month virtual machine that users can spin up and run instantly on the Cloud Platform.

The software, available here, allows users to "Develop and deploy [their] own smart contracts from [the] ready-to-use GCP VM featuring Qtum core, soldity, solar and Qmix web IDE.".

"Where launching a node was once an intensive and complex process, Qtum's new developer suite introduces helpful shortcuts and tools to make it faster and easier," he said.

"With a more accessible technology, we hope to open up and expand the Qtum community to include people with a broader range of experience - from experts to the everyday user."

The code available on Google Cloud is a copy of the Qtum comput engine and offers a developer environment and full node on the Qtum blockchain.

Users can also use it as a testbed for code forks, dapps, or staking.

This announcement in no way makes Qtum a Google partner as anyone - from purveyors of the CMS WordPress to creators Ethereum dev kits - can launch a product on the Cloud Platform.

It simply makes it easier to spin up a Qtum virtual machine for a few dollars per month.

The Qtum token has a market cap of $232,216,410 and is currently trading.