Google announced on its blog that it is partnering with two blockchain startups, Digital Asset and BlockApps, to bring distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions to its Google Cloud Platform. This is Google's first DLT move and the company is expected to elaborate on the partnership sduring the Google Cloud Next conference. This move shows that Google Cloud does not intend to be left behind by its main competitors, Microsoft Azure and AWS who already have their respective DLT products (Blockchain Workbench and Blockchain Templates).