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Google Cloud.
Google's cloud unit, retiring its node service while building a ledger for banks
Infrastructure
Last updated
HeadquartersUnited States
StatusSubsidiary
Main marketsGlobal
01At a glance.
Every figure has a date and a source
Shutdown Dec. 15, 2026Managed blockchain node service1Blockchain Node Engine and Blockchain RPC; existing nodes and endpoints deleted; Quicknode named as migration partner · Oct 2026
$0.69 per full-node hourPublished pricing signal2Ethereum full node; archive node $2.74 per hour; flat hourly fee, per the product page before the shutdown · Oct 2026
GCULOwn chain or token3Permissioned layer-1 blockchain for financial institutions, unveiled Aug. 27, 2025 · Aug 2025
June 12, 2025Recorded incidents4About 7 hours 27 minutes; about 90 Google Cloud products; faulty policy change replicated globally · Jun 2025
02About.
Google Cloud is the cloud business of Alphabet. Its managed Ethereum node product, Blockchain Node Engine, and the related Blockchain RPC service shut down on Dec. 15, 2026, according to Google's release notes. Existing nodes and endpoints will be deleted, and Google points customers to the partner Quicknode. On Aug. 27, 2025, Google Cloud unveiled the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), a permissioned layer-1 blockchain for financial institutions, with CME Group named as a pilot partner. A faulty policy change caused a Google Cloud outage of about 7 hours and 27 minutes on June 12, 2025.
03Timeline.
Key events, newest first
04Brands.
Blockchain Node EngineInfrastructureManaged Ethereum full and archive nodes; shuts down Dec. 15, 2026