The main difference between the neutrality model of GCUL and the decentralization of Bitcoin or Ethereum is as follows:
- GCUL is positioned as a neutral infrastructure of Google Cloud designed for corporate financial organizations. It is a private, permissioned network with controlled access where any financial organization can build solutions based on GCUL regardless of who their competitors are. Neutrality here means that the platform does not belong to or promote the interests of any single financial player (for example, Tether will not use Circle’s blockchain, and Adyen is unlikely to choose Stripe, but everyone can use GCUL).
- In contrast, Bitcoin and Ethereum are decentralized public blockchains, where there is no central party controlling the network. The network is owned and maintained by a distributed community of participants without centralized control.
- The GCUL model emphasizes managed, regulated access, high performance, and compliance with financial regulations, which is important for corporate clients and regulated markets.
- Decentralization in Bitcoin and Ethereum means transparency and the absence of a single owner or controller, which ensures trust through distributed consensus and public transaction verifiability.
Thus, GCUL implements neutrality through a controlled, corporate infrastructure focusing on reliability and compliance, while Bitcoin and Ethereum achieve trust through full decentralization and openness of the network.