Last week @Ledger N3XT — our education program across college campuses — went to Cambridge. Honestly one of the most inspiring parts was just spending time with students who are thinking this deeply and rigorously about identity, ownership, AI, privacy, and the infrastructure being built underneath all of it. 800 years of academic history, two days of conversations about digital identity, consent, and trust. We started with a fireside chat and Q&A. The students came prepared. One Masters student asked whether Ledger is evolving from securing assets into infrastructure for human identity — and whether that future protects choice or concentrates control. Not a casual question. A CS student pushed on quantum risk, identity, and why hardware matters at all in an increasingly AI-native world. His point was essentially: if intelligence becomes abundant and synthetic agents become indistinguishable from humans online, software alone stops being enough. At some point you need a physical root of trust tied to consent, identity, and verification in the real world. Then he moved to privacy: send someone £2 for coffee on-chain and they can potentially see everything you own. Those questions earned him a Ledger device. Most of the room got close. Dinner at The Cambridge Union turned into conversations about decentralised infrastructure for interplanetary settlement, synthetic identity verification, and agentic systems. Less “future of tech” panel talk, more people actively trying to work through the implications. The next day we toured Trinity’s Great Hall, the Wren Library, Newton’s apple tree. What stayed with me wasn’t the history so much as the continuity of the questions. How people establish truth. Authority. Consent. Ownership. We met with professors and students and started laying groundwork for deeper collaboration. Cambridge has a habit of stress testing ideas until they either collapse or sharpen. That’s useful. We’ll be back.

Ledger N3XT headed up to Cambridge for a two-day residency with @camblockchains. A fireside chat on digital private property and Proof of Humanity with a packed room, followed by a formal dinner at the iconic Cambridge Union. Professors, researchers, students, and the Ledger team all around the same table. The future of true digital ownership is bright, and it starts on campus 🔐

Your AI agent may soon manage your money, sign your contracts, and speak on your behalf. So how do you prove it’s really YOU giving the orders? Cambridge Blockchain Society and @Ledger N3XT invite you to a workshop and fireside chat with @AWengroff Wengroff, VP of Marketing & Communications at Ledger, on Digital Private Property & Proof of Humanity. RSVP: 📅 May 5 🕒 14:45–17:00 📍 King Street Brewhouse, Cambridge

🚨JUST IN: BLOCKCHAIN MEETS OXFORD ACADEMIA THROUGH CANTOR8 This week saw @cantor8 (the leading Canton Network infrastructure provider) host an event at Oxford University's Christ Church College wherein @Edenaofficial CEO, Wook Lee, spoke directly to students and academics from Oxford and Cambridge. It was through Cantor8's suite of university partners that the event was made possible. The ongoing university initiative is a bullish sign for both @CantonNetwork and the wider blockchain sector, each of which has much to gain from onboarding leading academics, researchers, and founders.

Thank you to @cantor8 and @oxfordblocksoc for a wonderful evening. It was a pleasure for Cambridge Blockchain Society to join the conversation and hear such thoughtful perspectives from Wook Lee of @Edenaofficial.

A wonderful evening at Jesus College with guests from @oxfordblocksoc, @cantor8 and @Edenaofficial CEO Wook Lee. From punting on the Cam to a private formal dinner, it was a pleasure to host an evening of thoughtful conversation on institutional blockchain, RWAs, and the future of digital finance in Cambridge.

We had a wonderful time hosting @Edenaofficial CEO Wook Lee at Cambridge University, as a precursor to next week's event at Christ Church College, Oxford. Cantor8's university partners gave Wook the true Cambridge experience - a punting session on the Cam, followed by a formal dinner at Jesus College. Thank you to everyone who joined us and looking forward to next week.

Big moment for the Cambridge × Canton ecosystem. Congratulations to Yash Bharti on this funding, and to @cantor8 for backing research at the intersection of agentic AI, infrastructure, and institutional-grade blockchain design.

🚨NEW: CANTOR8 TEASES RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH CAMBRIDGE UNI @Cantor8, widely regarded as the Consensys of @CantonNetwork $CC, has teased a major research collaboration centred around the University of Cambridge. While no specific details have yet been revealed, we know that Cantor8 has already partnered with blockchain ecosystems at several tier-one academic institutions including @camblockchains and @blockchainox.

1/ Dorm Capital is a student-led, fund-of-funds managing $2,000,000 in crypto assets. During the '24-'25 academic year, our 16 university blockchain clubs completed 99 token pitches, resulting in 81 new positions. Presenting our Dorm Capital; Season 2 Performance Report:

Big thanks to @CumberlandSays and @digitalasset co-founder @wesarn_real for joining last week’s fireside. Our @camblockchains crew had a great time - lots of strong questions, practical takeaways, and the kind of post-talk chats that make these nights special. Grateful to @cantor8 and @CantonNetwork for bringing university partners together. Hope we can do this again soon!

Fireside Chat with Canton Network We’re excited to host Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder of Digital Asset and Cumberland, for a fireside chat on the future of institutional blockchain infrastructure and capital markets. ​​📅 25th February 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Chadwick Room, Selwyn College 🍕 Food & drinks provided Full details & RSVP:

We had a great time co-hosting the Canton × Cantor8 Coffee Hour alongside the Digital Asset Forum in London. The session brought together students, researchers, and industry practitioners for open, thoughtful conversations around institutional blockchain infrastructure, real-world digital asset adoption, and how talent and research connect with real deployment. It was especially good to spend time with members of the Canton Network ecosystem and engage with university blockchain communities from across the UK, including Camrbridge, Oxford and Imperial. These kinds of informal, high-signal discussions are where real understanding forms, and where long-term collaboration starts. Thanks to everyone who joined us. More to come. ☕

The Cambridge Blockchain Society was excited to co-host the Canton × Cantor8 Coffee Hour alongside the Digital Assets Forum in London, bringing together students, researchers, and industry practitioners for thoughtful, informal discussion. The session offered a setting for candid conversations on institutional blockchain infrastructure, real-world digital asset adoption, and the role university communities play in connecting emerging talent with industry leaders. We were especially glad to welcome members of the @CantonNetwork ecosystem and @Cantor8, alongside students from across the UK university blockchain network, including @blockchainox and @iclblockchain. Thank you to everyone who joined us – we’re excited to continue co-creating spaces that connect academic insight with real-world deployment. ☕🚀