Canton Network
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 63 → 80. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −14, problems around the subject, caused by others −1.5; legitimacy credit long-running +10, regulated +10; fact-check adjustments (−5) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -14 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.5 |
| Long-running | +10 |
| Regulated | +10 |
| Sum | 70 |
Score: 80/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Canton Network (CC) is an enterprise-grade Layer-1 blockchain developed by Digital Asset Holdings, designed for tokenizing real-world assets with configurable privacy features and institutional-grade compliance. Ranked approximately #18 by market cap at roughly $5.9 billion as of May 2026, the network has attracted major institutional validators including DTCC, Goldman Sachs, Visa, and Euroclear, and its parent company Digital Asset is pursuing a reported $300 million fundraise at a $2 billion valuation led by a16z crypto. The network faces documented criticism from crypto-native observers over centralization trade-offs, data mutability departing from traditional blockchain immutability norms, and concentrated influence held by co-founder DRW Trading Group.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Ethereum Foundation(80%)
- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Canton Network→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Canton Network→mentioned with→Ethereum Foundation(80%)
- Canton Network→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- Ethereum Foundation→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
Timeline(14 events)
2014
Digital Asset Holdings co-founded by Sunil Hirani and Donald Wilson Jr. (DRW).
Digital Asset Holdings — WikipediaMarch 2015
Blythe Masters, former JPMorgan executive, named CEO of Digital Asset Holdings.
Institutional InvestorDecember 2018
Blythe Masters resigns as CEO for personal reasons; Yuval Rooz succeeds her.
Institutional Investor9 May 2023
Canton Network announced by a consortium of over 30 institutions including Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Boerse, CBOE, Microsoft, and Paxos.
Canton Network — Goldman Deutsche Boerse announcementJuly 2024
Global Synchronizer Foundation established under the Linux Foundation to govern Canton's Global Synchronizer infrastructure.
Linux Foundation press release24 June 2025
Digital Asset Holdings raises $135 million led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with participation from Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities, DTCC, BNP Paribas, Circle, Paxos, and others.
CNBC17 December 2025
DTCC and Digital Asset announce partnership to tokenize DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities on Canton Network, following SEC no-action letter. DTCC joins Canton Foundation as co-chair.
DTCC official press release19 December 2025
DTCC formally approved as a Canton Network Super Validator by governance vote.
CryptoTimesDecember 2025
Digital Asset Holdings raises additional $50 million from BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, S&P Global, and iCapital.
RWA Times / Digital Asset funding coverage11 May 2026
Bloomberg reports Digital Asset Holdings is seeking approximately $300 million at a $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto leading the round.
CoinDeskDecision Log
- slot 457509859 · hash 4ySSibwuW5iDqBLgSQ5ecXALsW6znDz9vy5YnSCKzqqL
- slot 455370666 · hash GYonNxN1W48u1iNkvvd29pBx1MpSp1vzK8Zm4d4FjDVr
- slot 424159494 · hash QW8HmBst1NVNrvbRQQDqsTnw4U8XUPFequWhMj6N2gv
- slot 424159491 · hash sCPBwmk1ySQkDZ6cGPsaqawgvXrxSLLR54dxKTAXnfa
- slot 419629075 · hash 2N73TgDowJpba6VWB53D8hjBq2pj1m72k1RdtJ87AtNP
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 24 of 25 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/12/2026, 10:04:54 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:50:27 PM
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