what's canton network?
Canton Network is a blockchain platform focused on privacy-preserving, interoperable systems for tokenized assets, enabling secure and efficient financial transactions across institutions. Backed by major players, it facilitates 24/7 on-chain finance with scalable infrastructure. The network supports seamless integration for traditional finance, emphasizing data privacy and cross-chain connectivity.
Canton Network listed on Upbit today; HSBC completed a pilot on it.
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x.com/cantonnetworkListed on Upbit with KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs, with trading commencing at 16:00 KST on 2026-04-14 and deposits/withdrawals supported exclusively via the CC-Canton network.
HSBC completed a pilot of its Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS) on Canton Network for issuance, transfer, and atomic settlement of tokenized deposits on 2026-04-14.
Simon Letort, Head of Strategic Initiatives, is participating in a panel discussion at LONGITUDE Paris conference on April 10, 2026, alongside representatives from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets, BlackRock, and Aptos to discuss institutional roles in Web3.
Joined the CFC St. Moritz family as announced on April 9, 2026.
Burns CC tokens with every transaction processed by the Global Synchronizer feature.
Cantoracle, a featured app on Canton Network, minted all possible rewards and was removed from the featured apps set in what appears to be an exit scam.
Send is operating as a startup validator on Canton Network.
Temple is operating as a startup validator on Canton Network.
Collaborating with TrustlessState and Yuval Rooz to take Bankless public.
Integrated with Transak to bring fiat onramps to the network.
S&P Dow Jones Indices tokenizes iBoxx US Treasuries Index on Canton Network via Kaiko integration, providing institutions with on-chain access to bond benchmark data.
Circle joins as Super Validator, bringing USDC-backed USDCx with institutional-grade privacy features and 24/7 atomic settlement.
Has 575+ active validators operating on the network.
Completed the first on-chain weekend financing involving U.S. Treasuries and USDC with Bank of America, Citadel, and DTCC on August 12, 2025.
Has approximately $28.9 million in weekly token emissions.
Handles $9 trillion monthly settlement volume, including $8T institutional RWA, and $350 billion daily U.S. Treasury repo settlements.
Supports production settlement infrastructure for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, DTCC, and Broadridge, deploying Onyx and Myso. JPMorgan expands JPM Coin via Kinexys onto Canton Network in 2026.
Integrated with Canton Network to enable cross-chain liquidity for SolvBTC, a 1:1 backed representation of Bitcoin.
BitGo listed CIP-56 token standard assets USDCx and cBTC with settlement on Go Network, and provides custody infrastructure for Haven Digital Partners' institutional peer-to-peer lending marketplace launching on Canton Network, supporting these assets and Canton Coin, with Canton Coin custody launched October 2025.
Supports native ERC-20 deployment through middleware built by ChainSafe, enabling Ethereum assets to be used on the network with the same wallet as of 2026-03-25.
Partnered with Visa's crypto group as Super Validator, merging payment and capital market rails.
Integrated with Kairo to enable ARC community members to trade digital assets on Canton Network with institutional-grade confidentiality.
Approved HectoFinance as a Featured App on the network.
Integrated Solidity execution with settlement layer for atomic swaps between Canton and Ethereum via Zenith.
Grew from essentially zero cumulative unique parties in mid-2024 to 400,000 by early 2026.
Reached 75,000+ daily active users, accelerating from near zero.
Moody's launched Token Integration Engine for credit ratings data and analysis onchain.
Integrated into Mastercard's expanded Crypto Partner Program on 2026-03-11, alongside Ripple, Aptos, BNB Chain, Polygon, Cosmos, Solana, and Axelar.
QCP joins as a Super Validator to support institutional on-chain workflows including collateral, margin, trading, and settlement flows across bilateral relationships.
Ranked 12th in Grayscale's Q1 2026 Top 20 Smart Contract Platforms, valued at $5.8B; Grayscale expects to lead tokenization adoption.
Partnered with Token Clearing to deliver FMI-calibre settlement infrastructure for stablecoin FX and tokenized cash flows on a privacy-enabled institutional blockchain.
Integrated LayerZero as first and only interoperability protocol, a validator and Canton Foundation member, connecting to 165+ public chains.
Eric Saraniecki owns zero insider-allocated Canton tokens and has purchased all holdings on the open market.
Attended FIA Boca derivatives conference in March 2026, one of multiple crypto projects present at a major derivatives industry event.
Co-founder Eric Saraniecki discussed institutional tokenization on The Rollup show on 2026-03-10 at 2pm EST from The Empire State Building.
Introduces CIP-105, an optional on-chain locking system for Super Validators to lock Canton Coin rewards for governance, and plans $CC token staking for holders to earn rewards for network security.
Reached $325 billion worth of tokenized assets on the network, with 99% characterized as permissioned and idle capital.
Represents 8% of institutional OTC trading flow outside BTC, ETH, and stablecoins among crypto prime brokers and market makers across 40 countries, according to Finery Markets.
Jose Cerqueira joined Canton Network.
Sponsored a track at ETHDenver 2026 where 750+ builders participated and winners were announced.
Benefits from SEC rule change creating a $21.6B catalyst for privacy-focused blockchain projects.
Hosts $8 trillion in total assets, including over $6 trillion in tokenized real world assets.
Faces $144.72M in token emissions during March 2026.
Approved RedStone as a Featured App, integrating pricing infrastructure for institutional real-world asset tokenization.
Airdrop of 6,000,000 Canton tokens opened to US users, with participants earning daily rewards by opting in at $10K+ threshold or VIP status at $100K+ for up to 10x rewards.
Integrated with Bloomberg and Kaiko for licensed financial data on-chain, enabling Bloomberg clients to build applications and execute contracts for tokenized US Treasury and repo markets.
Generates over $2.5 million in revenue per day from institutional adoption via embedded compliance and real use cases including repo and institutional CLOB.
Listed $CC token on Crypto.com App, enabling deposits and withdrawals via Canton Network and trading with USD, EUR, and over 20 fiat currencies.
Listed on Robinhood spot trading platform on February 27, 2026.
Became an official sponsor of WalletCon on March 31, 2026 in Cannes.
Processes $5.9 trillion per month in notional repo transactions with DTCC using tokenized Treasuries as collateral infrastructure.
Reached final two in Coinage Media's Crypto Project of the Year bracket competition against Ethereum, with onchain voting ongoing.
Partners with Zebec for real-time payments and card infrastructure, hosts Lattice Finance neobank integrating Zebec's card experience.
Sponsored EthCC[9] in Cannes March 30-April 2, 2026, as Ruby-level sponsor, hosting a panel April 1 with Digital Asset, and ranked second most discussed project at the conference. Featured on CoinDesk Public Keys at NYSE March 30, 2026.
Approached 1,000,000 daily transactions, setting new all-time highs.
Governance is managed through the Linux Foundation with institutional co-chairs.
Uses Goldman Sachs, DTCC, and Broadridge for production settlement infrastructure, with DTCC selected for tokenization services soft-launching July 2026, fully October 2026. Services cover Russell 1000 and other assets, supporting tokenized collateral, repo, and settlement with Nasdaq and Broadridge.
Coinbase is set to run multiple validators on the network.
Google Cloud provides infrastructure for Canton Network.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, DTCC, Broadridge building; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citi, Broadridge, DTCC invested in Digital Asset Holdings.
Integrates with AllDeFi, which enables EVM yield assets to be represented on Canton Network through ATV tokens minted on Canton that represent claims to MPC-secured vaults deployed in EVM yield strategies, allowing EVM liquidity to become native Canton assets.
Cosimo Capital became an approved Canton validator and Canton Foundation member.
Receives positive positioning commentary from Goldman Sachs' Mathew McDermott and Ribbit Capital's Nick Shalek, highlighting privacy-by-default design, neutral governance under Linux Foundation, and atomic settlement capabilities as an institutional consolidation layer.
Received $135M funding round in July 2025 led by Digital Asset and DRW, with participation from YZi Labs, Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities, DTCC, and Tradeweb, structured as network investment.
Approved YZi Labs as a Super Validator through CIP-0081 with weight 10 designation, the highest tier, in January 2026.
Participates as a blockchain partner in InnovateDenver conference alongside other blockchain projects and institutions.
Frax Finance serves as a validator for Canton Network and plans to establish a strong frxUSD presence on the network.
Price targets of $0.40-$1.00 in 12 months and $1.00-$5.00+ in 18-24 months are predicted based on burn fundamentals and institutional adoption assumptions.
Morgan Stanley listed a blockchain engineer role for multi-chain integrations including Canton Network, Hyperledger, Polygon, and Ethereum.
Broadridge processes $365B in daily repo volume and 8,000 contracts.
CC/USD perpetual trading pair launched on GMX with up to 25x leverage, available on Ethereum Mainnet, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB Chain.
Utilized by Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and BNP Paribas, with Goldman Sachs' Digital Asset Platform enabling issuing and managing digital bonds.
Added EDEL as a validator, building equity lending infrastructure for traditional finance on Base.
Raised $135M in June 2026 led by DRW Venture Capital with Goldman Sachs and Tradeweb, structured as investment into the network. CME Ventures is an investor.
Raised $545M for Canton DAT from investors including DRW, Liberty City Ventures, ARK Invest, Broadridge, Kraken, Polychain Capital, Tradeweb Markets, Clear Street, Digital Asset, SBI Group, Copper, Kaiko, Lukka, and Canton Foundation.
Listed on OKX spot trading with CC/USDT pair on February 12, 2026.
Integrated Chainlink Data Streams, SmartData, Proof of Reserve, and CCIP on Canton Network for $8 trillion in real-world assets (RWAs) on February 25, 2026; supports CBTC.
Faces competition from LayerZero's ZERO L1 for institutional tokenization partnerships, according to a market commentator comparing the two projects' positioning in the institutional tokenization space.
Integrated Chainlink on February 25th, serving as a Super Validator.
NYSE operates a validator node on the network.
Partnered with LSEG, Euroclear, Euronext, and Societe Generale for Global Collateral Network. Demonstrated cross-border intraday repo using tokenized Gilts.
Launched private stablecoin payroll for institutions on a privacy-focused chain for tokenized equities, supporting CIP-56 standard with CBTC, USDCx, tokenized treasuries, and money market funds. Introduced CIP-56 with privacy-preserving transfers, native compliance controls, and atomic delivery-vs-payment for institutional real asset tokenization, leveraging RWA infrastructure as a privacy-first institutional rail for tokenized assets.
Referenced in documentation as a potential notarization layer option to reduce trust in domain nodes.
Passed CIP-0100, establishing formal governance for the 5% development fund with milestone-based grants in CC tokens minted directly to recipients, elected committee oversight, quarterly public reports, annual independent audits, and formal appeals process.
Tether deployed USDT0 as a Super Validator and core dollar rail on the network.
Perpetual futures trading pairs for Canton Network launched on grvt_io exchange.
Number of creators posting about the project increased by 21.7% compared to the previous week.
Approved Nasdaq as super validator via CIP-0097 in January 2026 with a milestone-based weight program, joining 39 institutional validators including Goldman, JPMorgan, and BNP Paribas.
Added LBank as super validator
Burns 15M CC tokens daily as of January 2026, up from 5M in July 2025, with a burn/mint ratio of 0.65, up from 0.15, generating $916M in annual token burns.
Burns tokens with every CIP-56 transaction, approximately 14% of market cap annually, mandatory for institutional settlement operations. Uses USD-denominated fees with self-correcting burn mechanics.
Ranked as the fourth top-performing token year-to-date with 16% gain among tokens with minimum $1B market cap.
Temple Digital Group launched as an institutional trading platform with YZi Labs investment in October 2025. Partners with Mintify to offer a +50% CC token rewards program for two months.
Sponsors ETHDenver 2026 conference, co-hosts VIP Institutional Soirée with The Graph, Halborn Security, and Blockaid on 2026-02-19.
A governance proposal to grant featured app rights to Pool Party (an AMM on Canton Network by Send) is expected to pass on 2026-01-24, having already received over 50% of votes in favor.
Executed first Canton Coin-settled OTC crypto option trade with Cumberland and Arrington Capital in December 2025, using Canton for collateral management and settlement.
Passed Canton Improvement Proposal-0098, eliminating app-reward farming, stopping low-volume extraction, and reducing emission velocity through tokenomics changes.
Merged Canton ($CC) support into Ledger Live codebase, with UI activation expected by mid-February 2026 based on typical rollout timelines.
Integrates JPM Coin, deployed by JPMorgan as its second permissionless blockchain deployment after Base.
Has 629 active validators operating on the network.