.@CantonNetwork is bringing modern finance's operating model onchain: privacy, control, governance, compliance. The goal: A network where cash, securities, repo, stablecoins, and FX move securely across global markets, 24/7. Kelly Mathieson tells Nasdaq.

The @CantonNetwork has had another momentous week, against a backdrop of challenging market conditions for other major networks. Here's what you may have missed: (1) More than 1 billion $CC coins have been locked by Featured Apps and Asset Issuers since the approval of CIP-0116, as revealed by @digitalasset co-founder @YuvalRooz. (2) South Korea's second largest CEX @BithumbOfficial lists $CC in its Korean Won (KRW) market, improving access in APAC. (3) Korean financial giant SK Securities signs MOU with EDENA Capital with a view to using @Cantor8 infrastructure to expand its digital assets business. (4) @hectoinc's native $HECTO token goes live for trading on multiple platforms. (5) @PalladiumLabs, which builds @AlpendHQ, launches 10 million $CC grant initiative to support Canton-native builders. (6) @Cantor8 locks 30 million $CC for CIP-0116 through partnership with @CantonStrategic $CNTN. (7) Canton Network has generated $59.45 million worth of fees in the past 30-days and $12.71 million worth of fees in the past 7-days, per DefiLlama data.

Never a dull week in the @CantonNetwork ecosystem... (1) Canton developer @digitalasset raises an additional $10 million extension round, after raising some $355 million at a $2 billion valuation earlier this year. (2) The @CantonFdn Development Fund has now allocated 46.6M $CC across 12 funded teams. (3) The Canton Network itself has now burned a cumulative total of 4.38B $CC per data from @cantonnews_org. (4) Cantor8 announces the Canton ecosystem's biggest IRL hackathon of 2026, taking place in London on August 29. (5) @Cashen_cc establishes itself as the network's leading $CC locking marketplace, with more than 285 million $CC locked across 50+ platforms. (6) Canton-based trading platform @Rocky_exchange partners with @Send, promising to integrate Send’s stablecoin infrastructure into its product.

What a week for the @CantonNetwork ecosystem. Never a slow day on Canton... (1) @The_DTCC makes history, using Canton Network to settle real production trades using DTC-tokenized US Treasury and equity securities. (2) @CantonStrategic releases Q2 ecosystem report, detailing how Canton has positioned itself as "the definitive infrastructure layer for institutional capital markets". (3) The @CantonFdn's Development Fund hits 45.5M $CC allocated across 9 different teams, driving development in the ecosystem. (4) @TIME covers Cantor8's 'Cancordia' - a collaborative initiative alongside partner @Edenaofficial to bring Africa's trillion-dollar mobile money system onto Canton rails. (5) $CC delegation marketplace @Cashen_cc hits 50 platforms onboarded, cementing itself as a cornerstone of the Canton ecosystem in the wake of CIP-0116. (6) Canton generated $13.74M in network fees in the past week, and $55.21M in the past month, per DefiLlama data.

Another monumental week for the @CantonNetwork ecosystem, with this week poised to be even bigger. Here’s what you may have missed… (1) Canton keeps up the pace, with $56.77M worth of fees generated in the last 30 days alone, per DefiLlama data. (2) The @CantonFdn’s official development fund has now allocated a total of 31.8M $CC to fund and foster development within the ecosystem, per Canton News. (3) Cantor8 completes a successful smart contract audit with @HalbornSecurity, focused on smart contracts around its asset issuance engine, The C8 Registry. (4) @Grayscale’s Head of Research flags Canton Network as one of few blockchains “best positioned to capitalize on the growth in tokenization”. Incoming… (i) @OKX’ @OKCoinJapan to list Canton’s $CC, starting on July 15, expanding access in Asia. (ii) @The_DTCC to officially launch its tokenisation service on Canton on July 13, bringing the first full blockchain-based trading of DTC-custodied US Treasury securities. (iii) @CantonStrategic to host its Q2 Canton Network Ecosystem Webinar on July 22.

Another impactful week for the burgeoning @CantonNetwork ecosystem... (1) Canton fee generation continues to lead the blockchain industry with $58.6 million generated in the past 3-days per DefiLlama. (2) Following the approval of CIP-0116, there is now 1.26 billion $CC locked across more than 160 different Featured Apps. (3) Cantor8 announced a collaboration with Korea's largest financial holding company, KB Financial Group, which boasts more than $580 billion in total assets. (4) @Tradeweb executed the first real-time transaction of tokenized US Treasuries against @Circle's $USDCx on Canton. (5) @HandlPay has reached $50 million in lifetime payment volume and has reportedly onboarded more than 300,000 users. What are we missing...?

Canton's CIP-116 has removed 1.2B $CC from supply. @CantonNetwork's CIP-116 made apps on the network lock up large sums of $CC to maintain their 'Featured App' status. Just 1-2 months later and a staggering 1.2B $CC has been locked for the process, those tokens worth around $134M at time of writing. Will be see more locking mechanisms in the future...?

Cantor8 has just partnered with Canton Strategic Holdings. Leading @CantonNetwork infrastructure firm @Cantor8 has announced an official partnership with @CantonStrategic Holdings $CNTN - the first publicly traded company supported by the @CantonFdn. The partnership begins with the locking of some 30M $CC coins, worth around $4.55M at time of writing, by Canton Strategic on behalf of Cantor8. The funds have been locked in order to remain compliant with the recently approved CIP-0116 which requires featured apps and asset issuers to lock large sums of $CC in order to maintain their status and demonstrate long-term commitment to the Canton ecosystem.

the most in-depth and up-to-date @CantonNetwork report is live. 22 pages covering: > technical architecture > privacy model > tokenomics > governance > institutional adoption > the role of $CC 👉 let’s break down the key points: 1/ what is Canton Network? Canton is a public network for interoperable, privacy-preserving financial applications. unlike most blockchains, Canton does not rely on a single globally replicated state where every validator sees every transaction. instead, each participant only sees the part of a transaction it is entitled to access. Canton’s core differentiator -> configurable sub-transaction privacy with composability. independent financial applications can interoperate atomically across shared infrastructure without exposing all transaction data to the entire network. 2/ what problem is Canton solving? traditional financial infrastructure is fragmented. collateral, cash, securities, repo, and settlement workflows often sit across separate ledgers, intermediaries, and operational systems. that creates: > reconciliation overhead > delayed settlement > operational risk > trapped collateral > inefficient capital movement most blockchains solve interoperability by making everything globally visible. most private systems preserve confidentiality but recreate isolated silos. Canton is designed to solve both problems at once: > synchronized shared infrastructure > without full public transparency 3/ how does Canton actually work? Canton separates transaction coordination from transaction visibility. validator nodes only store and validate the subset of state relevant to the parties they host. the Global Synchronizer orders transactions and prevents conflicts, but transaction contents remain encrypted and selectively disclosed. applications can interoperate atomically across the network while preserving confidentiality. this is very different from monolithic blockchain architecture. 4/ why does sub-transaction privacy matter? financial workflows often involve multiple parties that need to settle together, but should not see the same information. in Canton, a transaction can settle atomically while each participant only sees the portion relevant to them. issuers, counterparties, validators, and applications can coordinate without every party observing the full transaction graph. this is the privacy/composability tradeoff Canton is trying to solve. 5/ who is building on Canton? Canton already has a meaningful institutional and crypto-native footprint. examples include: @Broadridge, @The_DTCC, @jpmorgan, @HSBC, @FTI_US, @Tradeweb, @Visa, @EuroclearGroup, @SocieteGenerale, @chainlink, @LayerZero_Core, @circle, @FireblocksHQ, @BitGo, @zerohashx, @tradecraftfi, & @temple_ny key developments include: > tokenized deposit pilots > collateral mobility workflows > synchronized repo settlement > stablecoin and custody infrastructure Broadridge DLR processes more than $8T in monthly repo volume on Canton infrastructure. important note: much of Canton’s highest-value activity has historically occurred through private deployments or private synchronizers using the same underlying technology. the next phase is the migration of these workflows toward shared public infrastructure coordinated through the Global Synchronizer. 6/ where does $CC fit in? $CC is used for: > transaction fees > infrastructure incentives > application rewards > operation of the Global Synchronizer fees are denominated in USD terms and settled in $CC. Canton’s token model uses a burn-mint equilibrium tied to network usage. higher activity increases $CC demand/fees, and $CC burn is linked to market price. higher $CC price -> fewer $CC burned per tx lower $CC price -> more $CC burned per tx issuance is distributed across: > Super Validators > validators > application providers > users over time, the reward model increasingly shifts toward applications generating real network activity. 7/ what is next on Canton’s roadmap? Canton’s 2026 priorities are focused on institutional asset adoption, performance, usability, standards, and ecosystem participation. key roadmap items include: > DTCC’s tokenized U.S. Treasury MVP, targeted for H2 2026 > initial phases of JPM Coin integration > continued expansion of collateral mobility and synchronized settlement workflows > scaling improvements targeting thousands of TPS on the Global Synchronizer > higher throughput across application-specific subnets > migration toward Canton-native BFT consensus > broader adoption of wallet interoperability standard CIP-0103 > continued development of token standard CIP-0112 > further simplification of validator onboarding longer term, Canton is focused on: > regulated digital cash > tokenized collateral > privacy-preserving DeFi > public-party functionality > public verifiability for private transactions > expanded smart contract language support beyond Daml the roadmap reinforces Canton’s broader strategic focus of building shared infrastructure for privacy-preserving institutional settlement and regulated asset movement. 8/ disclaimer this report was commissioned by Canton Network. all content was produced independently. this post is informational only and not investment advice.