Layer-1 blockchain Somnia have announced a partnership with Google Cloud, with the latter to bolster security, assist on AI agent integration and much more.
Revealed at EthCC, the move intends to provide game developers with the back-end systems to make blockchain game development more straightforward, more seamless, and a more tempting solution for next-gen titles.
This comes following an encouraging period for Somnia, with its Layer-1 testnet surpassing 1 billion transactions – including over 80 million transactions in a single day.
Key Insights
- Google Cloud have partnered with Somnia, announced at EthCC
- The former will assist the Layer-1 on security, AI agent integration and network validation
- The move is intended primarily to assist game developers with making blockchain game development more straightforward
- Somnia has surpassed 1 billion transactions on its testnet, including 80 million transactions processed in a single day
- The mainnet launch of Somnia is expected to take place in late 2025
Source: @Somnia_Network on XWhat is Somnia?
Somnia is an upcoming Layer-1 blockchain, currently in its testnet phase, with a mainnet launch scheduled for 2025.
Developed by London-based tech firm Improbable, Somnia was designed to tackle the scalability issues that are inherent to many existing Layer-1 blockchains. Whilst the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana can tackle an average of 5, 30 and 4,000 transactions per second (TPS), Somnia is being designed to average over 400,000 TPS – enough to support high-throughput apps, games and services with millions of potential users.
As an EVM-compatible blockchain, Somnia benefits from the tried-and-tested security of Ethereum, is compatible with a wide array of existing apps and services, and allows developers to build on Somnia using tools they’re already familiar with.
Somnia is backed by a $270 million USD fund, with the network validated by names including BCW Group, Luganodes, B-Harvest and many more. Existing projects on Somnia include games such as Sparkball, Maelstrom and Masks of the Void.
Source: EthCCHow will Google Cloud assist Somnia?
Google Cloud will be providing assistance to Somnia in a number of ways:
- Network validation: Google Cloud will become an official network validator of Somnia, helping to process transactions for the Layer-1 blockchain
- Enhanced security: Somnia will integrate Mandiant – a cyber security tool in the Google Cloud ecosystem – to assist with full-service threat protection
- AI agent integration: Somnia will also integrate Google’s AI agent ecosystem to allow apps and games built on Somnia to deploy smart NPCs and more
- Cloud access: Developers on Somnia will have seamless access to Google Cloud’s Cloud, data and AI platforms for powerful data and analytics services
“Working with Google Cloud marks a huge step forward in setting the foundations for a truly agentic, on-chain internet,” said Paul Thomas, founder of Somnia. “With their support across validator operations, BigQuery datasets and AI agent tooling we’re redefining how games are built and giving developers an accessible platform to build immersive, intelligent projects that can flourish.”
James Tromans, Managing Director for Web3 at Google Cloud, added; “Google Cloud is dedicated to supporting the Web3 ecosystem with our secure, scalable infrastructure and powerful AI capabilities.
“To empower Somnia’s developers, we’re excited to collaborate and provide a scalable platform, powerful data streaming and robust security intelligence, and to support Somnia developers as they create agent-driven applications.”
