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Google Cloud outlines MPC service for institutional Bitcoin custody
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Google Cloud has detailed its preview MPC service for institutional Bitcoin custody as it holds a New York symposium focused on digital asset security.
Key facts
- Google Cloud’s release notes for the service date back to August 2026
- Google Cloud has detailed its preview MPC service for institutional Bitcoin custody as it holds a New York symposium focused on digital asset security
- The documentation update preceded Google Cloud’s MPC Symposium, taking place Wednesday in New York
- Cointelegraph contacted Google Cloud and Rich Widmann, Google’s director of digital assets strategy, for clarification on the service’s availability and launch timeline
Summary
Google’s cloud computing division is progressing with a service that lets financial institutions jointly authorize and sign cryptocurrency transactions without giving any single party control over the full private key. Google Cloud detailed its Multi-party Compute (MPC) service in documentation updated Monday, positioning the preview product for institutional Bitcoin custody. The documentation update preceded Google Cloud’s MPC Symposium, taking place Wednesday in New York. Google Cloud’s release notes for the service date back to August 2026.