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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"67e8b56d-4b71-45bc-8ae6-ecac71a11fd2","kind":"publish","page_slug":"canton-network","published_at":"2026-05-14T06:03:06.098Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Canton Network","sections":[{"content":"Canton Network is a public, permissionless Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for financial institutions seeking to tokenize and transact real-world assets (RWAs) with privacy and compliance controls. Developed by Digital Asset Holdings, it uses the company's proprietary Daml smart contract language to enable atomic, privacy-preserving transactions across a federated 'network of networks' architecture. Each participating institution maintains its own ledger while connecting through a shared synchronization layer called the Global Synchronizer. The Canton Coin (CC) is the native utility token, used to pay network transaction fees and to reward infrastructure operators. As of May 2026, CC trades at approximately $0.153 USD with a circulating supply of 38.51 billion tokens and a market capitalization of approximately $5.9 billion, ranking it among the top 20 cryptocurrencies globally. The token launched its Token Generation Event (TGE) on October 31, 2025. No pre-mine or pre-sale was conducted; all tokens enter circulation via a burn-mint equilibrium model rewarding network participants. The total minable supply in the first ten years is approximately 100 billion CC, with 2.5 billion CC per year issued thereafter.","heading":"Protocol Overview","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network — Official Site","type":"official","url":"https://www.canton.network/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton price today, CC to USD live price, marketcap and chart | CoinMarketCap","type":"research","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/canton-network/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Coin: A Canton-Network-native payment application | Digital Asset","type":"official","url":"https://www.digitalasset.com/hubfs/Canton%20Network%20Files/Documents%20(whitepapers,%20etc...)/Canton%20Coin_%20A%20Canton-Network-native%20payment%20application.pdf"},{"credibility":2,"name":"What Is Canton Network (CC)? Guide to RWA Blockchain Token 2025 | Phemex","type":"research","url":"https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-canton-network-cc"}]},{"content":"Digital Asset Holdings was co-founded in 2014 by Sunil Hirani (then-CEO of trueEX Group) and Donald Wilson Jr. (founder and CEO of DRW Trading Group). The company builds enterprise blockchain tools, most notably the Daml smart contract language and the Canton Network infrastructure. Blythe Masters, the former JPMorgan executive widely credited with helping develop credit default swaps, served as CEO from March 2015 to December 2018. Masters departed for personal reasons and was succeeded by Yuval Rooz, who had previously managed the electronic algorithmic trading division at DRW. Rooz has led the company since 2019 and is a member of the Digital Asset Markets subcommittee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Market Advisory Committee. He has also testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. Canton Network as a public blockchain was announced in May 2023 by a consortium that included BNP Paribas, Capgemini, CBOE, Deloitte, Deutsche Boerse, Digital Asset, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Moody's, and Paxos. The Global Synchronizer MainNet went live on June 25, 2024.","heading":"Founding and Corporate Background","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Digital Asset Holdings — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Asset_Holdings"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Blythe Masters Resigns as Digital Asset CEO for Personal Reasons | Institutional Investor","type":"news_article","url":"https://inv.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2bsxogdzexolwjoe6718g/corner-office/blythe-masters-resigns-as-digital-asset-ceo-for-personal-reasons"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Goldman, Deutsche Boerse, 30 firms join Canton Network for institutional blockchain interoperability | Canton Network","type":"official","url":"https://www.canton.network/news/goldman-deutsche-b%C3%B6rse-30-firms-join-canton-network-for-institutional-blockchain-interoperability"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network's Global Synchronizer and Canton Coin Go Live | Canton Network","type":"official","url":"https://www.canton.network/canton-network-press-releases/the-canton-networks-global-synchronizer-and-canton-coin-go-live"}]},{"content":"Canton Network has secured participation from a range of major traditional finance institutions as validators, builders, and strategic investors. DTCC, the primary clearing and settlement infrastructure for U.S. capital markets, announced in December 2025 a partnership to tokenize DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities on Canton, following receipt of a no-action letter from the SEC. DTCC also joined the Canton Foundation as co-chair alongside Euroclear. Visa assumed a Super Validator role in early 2026. Grayscale Research identified Canton as one of six blockchain protocols best positioned to benefit from RWA tokenization expansion, estimating the market at approximately $30 billion as of late April 2026. The network has reported over $348 billion in tokenized asset value on-chain, largely attributed to daily Treasury repo volume, though this figure cannot be independently verified due to the network's privacy-first design. As of May 2026, Canton claims over 60 institutional participants. The network's Super Validators include BNP Paribas, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Goldman Sachs, Visa, Coin Metrics, Talos, and others.","heading":"Institutional Adoption and Strategic Partnerships","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DTCC and Digital Asset Partner to Tokenize DTC-Custodied U.S. Treasury Securities on the Canton Network | DTCC","type":"official","url":"https://www.dtcc.com/news/2025/december/17/dtcc-and-digital-asset-partner-to-tokenize-dtc-custodied-us-treasury-securities"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Wall Street giant DTCC Picks privacy focused blockchain Canton Network for tokenization | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/17/wall-street-giant-dtcc-picks-privacy-focused-blockchain-canton-network-for-tokenization"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Visa takes on Canton Super Validator role, marking major step in engaging with blockchain governance | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/395109/visa-canton-super-validator-major-step-engaging-blockchain-governance"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Investing in the Tokenization Megatrend | Grayscale","type":"research","url":"https://research.grayscale.com/reports/investing-in-the-tokenization-megatrend"},{"credibility":2,"name":"DTCC Approved as Canton Network Super Validator in Governance Vote | CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2025/12/19/dtcc-approved-as-canton-network-super-validator-in-governance-vote/"}]},{"content":"Digital Asset Holdings has raised multiple significant funding rounds. In June 2025, the company raised $135 million led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with participation from BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Goldman Sachs, IMC, Liberty City Ventures, Optiver, Paxos, Polychain Capital, QCP, Republic Digital, 7RIDGE, and Virtu Financial. In December 2025, a further $50 million was raised from BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, S&P Global, and iCapital. As of May 2026, Digital Asset is reportedly seeking approximately $300 million in a new round led by a16z crypto at a $2 billion company valuation, according to Bloomberg reporting cited by CoinDesk and The Block. The round had not formally closed as of the time of this investigation.","heading":"Funding History","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Digital Asset Raises $135 Million to Accelerate Adoption of Canton Network | PR Newswire","type":"official","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-asset-raises-135-million-to-accelerate-adoption-of-canton-network-302488899.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Goldman Sachs and Citadel back crypto firm Digital Asset in $135 million funding round | CNBC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/goldman-sachs-citadel-digital-asset.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network's Digital Asset targets $2 billion valuation in raise led by a16z crypto | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/11/canton-network-s-digital-asset-targets-usd2-billion-valuation-in-a16z-crypto-led-raise-bloomberg"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network developer Digital Asset eyes $300 million raise at $2 billion valuation | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/400647/canton-network-developer-digital-asset-eyes-300-million-raise-at-2-billion-valuation-led-by-a16z-crypto-bloomberg"}]},{"content":"Canton Network has attracted sustained criticism from crypto-native observers who argue it does not qualify as a true blockchain by conventional definitions. The primary concerns include: (1) Super Validator access is not permissionless — new Super Validators must be approved by a supermajority vote of existing Super Validators, creating a gatekeeping mechanism absent in networks like Bitcoin or Ethereum; (2) the network allows removal or redaction of historical data to comply with EU privacy regulations such as GDPR's right to be forgotten, departing from the immutability standard widely considered a foundational property of blockchain technology; and (3) the Bankless podcast episode titled 'Is Canton Even a Real Blockchain?' surfaced debate over whether the network's design more closely resembles a permissioned distributed database with a native token. CEO Yuval Rooz has publicly defended these design choices, arguing that 'the world is not permissionless' and that compromises were necessary to enable regulated financial institutions to adopt the technology at scale. Rooz has characterized critics as 'crypto ideologues' confusing crypto-asset assumptions with real-world-asset requirements. The Ethereum Foundation has separately stated that maximally decentralized, open, and permissionless architecture is 'non-negotiable' for Ethereum, an implicit contrast with Canton's design philosophy.","heading":"Centralization and Decentralization Debate","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network CEO hits back at 'crypto ideologues' who question his network's blockchain credentials | DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/canton-network-ceo-addresses-criticism-from-crypto-ideologues/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Is Canton Even a Real Blockchain? | Canton Founder Yuval Rooz on Bankless","type":"other","url":"https://www.bankless.com/podcast/is-canton-even-a-real-blockchain"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How Canton Network Lets Institutions Guard Against DeFi Security Risks: Digital Asset CEO | Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/366086/how-canton-network-lets-institutions-guard-against-defi-security-risks"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network Overview | Coin Metrics","type":"research","url":"https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/state-of-the-network-issue-321"}]},{"content":"DRW Holdings, the trading firm co-founded by Digital Asset Holdings co-founder Donald Wilson Jr., holds an unusually broad position across the Canton ecosystem: it is among the earliest and largest investors in Digital Asset Holdings, acts as a Super Validator on the Global Synchronizer, is a member of the Canton Foundation, and serves as one of Canton's primary liquidity providers. CEO Yuval Rooz previously ran the electronic algorithmic trading division at DRW before co-founding Digital Asset. DL News reported that critics have alleged this concentration of influence by a single affiliated entity may discourage competing financial institutions from committing to the network, as joining would effectively benefit a direct competitor. It was further alleged by one market participant on social media that DRW paid early partners to use the Canton Network, an assertion that could artificially inflate reported adoption metrics. DRW's CEO denied any payments were made. The individual who made the claim stated publicly they received legal threats from DRW in response to the comments and clarified they had no first-hand knowledge of payments. No court filings or regulatory findings corroborating the payment allegations have been identified. The allegations remain unverified and are reported here only at low confidence.","heading":"DRW Influence and Alleged Conflict of Interest","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network CEO hits back at 'crypto ideologues' who question his network's blockchain credentials | DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/canton-network-ceo-addresses-criticism-from-crypto-ideologues/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Digital Asset Holdings — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Asset_Holdings"}]},{"content":"The Canton Foundation, formerly called the Global Synchronizer Foundation (GSF), was established in July 2024 under the Linux Foundation to oversee governance of the Global Synchronizer. The Foundation is a U.S.-based independent entity composed of participating market institutions. Governance decisions affecting the Global Synchronizer are made by Super Validators through an on-chain governance application using a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus protocol requiring a 2/3 supermajority. As of early 2026, DTCC serves as co-chair of the Canton Foundation alongside Euroclear. The Linux Foundation's involvement provides a degree of neutral organizational oversight, though the practical governance power remains concentrated among the approximately 26 Super Validators, all of which are major financial institutions that required approval to join.","heading":"Governance Structure","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Leading Market Participants Partner with the Linux Foundation to Form the Global Synchronizer Foundation | Linux Foundation","type":"official","url":"https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/leading-market-participants-partner-with-the-linux-foundation-to-form-the-global-synchronizer-foundation"},{"credibility":1,"name":"World's Largest Financial Institutions Join the Canton Network's Global Synchronizer Foundation | Linux Foundation","type":"official","url":"https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/largest-financial-institutions-join-the-global-synchronizer-foundation"},{"credibility":1,"name":"About The Foundation — Canton Foundation","type":"official","url":"https://canton.foundation/about-the-foundation/"}]},{"content":"As of May 2026, Digital Asset Holdings and the Canton Network are not known to be subject to any enforcement action by the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, or any other major regulatory body. The Canton Network has operated in close coordination with regulators: CEO Yuval Rooz sits on a CFTC advisory subcommittee and has testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. The DTCC partnership proceeded following receipt of a formal SEC no-action letter in December 2025, providing regulatory cover for DTCC's tokenization initiative on Canton. In March 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly published interpretive guidance clarifying the commodity versus security classification of certain digital assets, though Canton Coin (CC) was not explicitly addressed in that release. The Responsible Financial Innovation Act, under Senate consideration in 2026, contains provisions relevant to digital asset classification that could affect CC's regulatory treatment. No enforcement actions, fines, or sanctions have been identified against Digital Asset Holdings or the Canton Foundation.","heading":"Regulatory Status","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DTCC and Digital Asset Partner to Tokenize DTC-Custodied U.S. Treasury Securities on the Canton Network | DTCC","type":"official","url":"https://www.dtcc.com/news/2025/december/17/dtcc-and-digital-asset-partner-to-tokenize-dtc-custodied-us-treasury-securities"},{"credibility":1,"name":"SEC and CFTC Clarify When Digital Assets Are and Are Not Securities | Ballard Spahr","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.ballardspahr.com/insights/alerts-and-articles/2026/03/sec-and-cftc-clarify-when-digital-assets-are-and-are-not-securities"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Senate Banking Committee Releases Amendment to 2025 Responsible Financial Innovation Act Draft | Davis Wright Tremaine","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.dwt.com/blogs/financial-services-law-advisor/2026/01/responsible-financial-innovation-act-amendment"}]},{"content":"Canton Coin (CC) was designed without a pre-mine or pre-sale, with all tokens earned via network participation. The total supply over the first ten years is approximately 100 billion CC, distributed under a formula that allocates 80% of rewards to Super Validators, 15% to application providers, and 5% to standard validators in year one, shifting to approximately 62% for application providers by year five. However, critics have noted that Super Validators who joined the network at launch accumulated substantial CC holdings before the public TGE on October 31, 2025, creating a de facto early-participant advantage. One market observer quoted by DL News stated that this early accumulation 'created an uneven playing field, and will discourage commitment from additional institutions.' The unlimited maximum supply (no hard cap) means long-term token value is entirely dependent on fee-burning and network demand, which cannot be independently verified given Canton's privacy architecture. As of May 2026, the all-time high of $0.1943 was reached on February 3, 2026, with current price approximately 21% below that peak.","heading":"Token Distribution and Concentration Risks","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Coin: A Canton-Network-native payment application | Digital Asset","type":"official","url":"https://www.digitalasset.com/hubfs/Canton%20Network%20Files/Documents%20(whitepapers,%20etc...)/Canton%20Coin_%20A%20Canton-Network-native%20payment%20application.pdf"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network (CC) Funding Rounds, Token Sale Review & Tokenomics Analysis | CryptoRank","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/ico/digital-asset"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network CEO hits back at 'crypto ideologues' | DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/canton-network-ceo-addresses-criticism-from-crypto-ideologues/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton price today, CC to USD live price, marketcap and chart | CoinMarketCap","type":"research","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/canton-network/"}]},{"content":"A structural characteristic of Canton Network that distinguishes it from public blockchains is that its privacy-first architecture makes independent external verification of on-chain activity metrics difficult or impossible. Canton has reported over $348 billion in tokenized asset value on-chain and over $6 trillion in asset transactions processed, figures that cannot be independently audited by third-party blockchain analytics firms using conventional methods. TRM Labs noted in a published analysis that 'Canton's privacy-first architecture means that traditional blockchain monitoring approaches, which rely on full public transparency, are not directly applicable.' This opacity is a feature for regulated institutions requiring data confidentiality, but represents a material limitation for investors or counterparties attempting to independently verify the network's claimed activity levels. It also limits the ability of AML/sanctions screening tools to monitor activity on the network in the same way they monitor Bitcoin or Ethereum.","heading":"Transparency and Auditability Limitations","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"DTCC, Canton, and the Next Phase of Tokenized Market Infrastructure | TRM Labs","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/dtcc-canton-and-the-next-phase-of-tokenized-market-infrastructure"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network Overview | CantanScan — Super Validators","type":"on_chain","url":"https://www.cantonscan.com/supervalidators"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network — Official Site","type":"official","url":"https://www.canton.network/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Digital Asset Holdings — Official Site","type":"official","url":"https://www.digitalasset.com/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Network"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Digital Asset Holdings — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Asset_Holdings"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton price today, CC to USD live price, marketcap and chart | CoinMarketCap","type":"research","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/canton-network/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Goldman Sachs and Citadel back crypto firm Digital Asset in $135 million funding round | CNBC","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/goldman-sachs-citadel-digital-asset.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Digital Asset Raises $135 Million to Accelerate Adoption of Canton Network | PR Newswire","type":"official","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-asset-raises-135-million-to-accelerate-adoption-of-canton-network-302488899.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network's Digital Asset targets $2 billion valuation in raise led by a16z crypto | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/11/canton-network-s-digital-asset-targets-usd2-billion-valuation-in-a16z-crypto-led-raise-bloomberg"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Canton Network developer Digital Asset eyes $300 million raise at $2 billion valuation | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/400647/canton-network-developer-digital-asset-eyes-300-million-raise-at-2-billion-valuation-led-by-a16z-crypto-bloomberg"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DTCC and Digital Asset Partner to Tokenize DTC-Custodied U.S. Treasury Securities on the Canton Network | DTCC","type":"official","url":"https://www.dtcc.com/news/2025/december/17/dtcc-and-digital-asset-partner-to-tokenize-dtc-custodied-us-treasury-securities"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Wall Street giant DTCC Picks privacy focused blockchain Canton Network for tokenization | CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/17/wall-street-giant-dtcc-picks-privacy-focused-blockchain-canton-network-for-tokenization"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Visa takes on Canton Super Validator role | The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/395109/visa-canton-super-validator-major-step-engaging-blockchain-governance"},{"credibility":2,"name":"DTCC Approved as Canton Network Super Validator in Governance Vote | CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2025/12/19/dtcc-approved-as-canton-network-super-validator-in-governance-vote/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network CEO hits back at 'crypto ideologues' | DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/canton-network-ceo-addresses-criticism-from-crypto-ideologues/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Is Canton Even a Real Blockchain? 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Guide to RWA Blockchain Token | Phemex","type":"research","url":"https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-canton-network-cc"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Canton Network Overview — Coin Metrics State of the Network","type":"research","url":"https://coinmetrics.substack.com/p/state-of-the-network-issue-321"}],"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.","timeline":[{"date":"2014-01-01","event":"Digital Asset Holdings co-founded by Sunil Hirani and Donald Wilson Jr. (DRW).","source":"Digital Asset Holdings — Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Asset_Holdings"},{"date":"2015-03-01","event":"Blythe Masters, former JPMorgan executive, named CEO of Digital Asset Holdings.","source":"Institutional Investor","source_url":"https://inv.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2bsxogdzexolwjoe6718g/corner-office/blythe-masters-resigns-as-digital-asset-ceo-for-personal-reasons"},{"date":"2018-12-01","event":"Blythe Masters resigns as CEO for personal reasons; Yuval Rooz succeeds her.","source":"Institutional Investor","source_url":"https://inv.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2bsxogdzexolwjoe6718g/corner-office/blythe-masters-resigns-as-digital-asset-ceo-for-personal-reasons"},{"date":"2023-05-09","event":"Canton Network announced by a consortium of over 30 institutions including Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Boerse, CBOE, Microsoft, and Paxos.","source":"Canton Network — Goldman Deutsche Boerse announcement","source_url":"https://www.canton.network/news/goldman-deutsche-b%C3%B6rse-30-firms-join-canton-network-for-institutional-blockchain-interoperability"},{"date":"2024-07-01","event":"Global Synchronizer Foundation established under the Linux Foundation to govern Canton's Global Synchronizer infrastructure.","source":"Linux Foundation press release","source_url":"https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/leading-market-participants-partner-with-the-linux-foundation-to-form-the-global-synchronizer-foundation"},{"date":"2024-06-25","event":"Canton Network Global Synchronizer MainNet goes live.","source":"Canton Network press release","source_url":"https://www.canton.network/canton-network-press-releases/the-canton-networks-global-synchronizer-and-canton-coin-go-live"},{"date":"2025-06-24","event":"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.","source":"CNBC","source_url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/goldman-sachs-citadel-digital-asset.html"},{"date":"2025-10-31","event":"Canton Coin (CC) Token Generation Event (TGE) launches.","source":"CryptoRank","source_url":"https://cryptorank.io/ico/digital-asset"},{"date":"2025-12-06","event":"Canton Coin (CC) reaches all-time low of $0.05895.","source":"CoinMarketCap","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/canton-network/"},{"date":"2025-12-17","event":"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.","source":"DTCC official press release","source_url":"https://www.dtcc.com/news/2025/december/17/dtcc-and-digital-asset-partner-to-tokenize-dtc-custodied-us-treasury-securities"},{"date":"2025-12-19","event":"DTCC formally approved as a Canton Network Super Validator by governance vote.","source":"CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2025/12/19/dtcc-approved-as-canton-network-super-validator-in-governance-vote/"},{"date":"2025-12-01","event":"Digital Asset Holdings raises additional $50 million from BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, S&P Global, and iCapital.","source":"RWA Times / Digital Asset funding coverage","source_url":"https://rwatimes.substack.com/p/digital-asset-raises-300-million"},{"date":"2026-02-03","event":"Canton Coin (CC) reaches all-time high of $0.1943.","source":"CoinMarketCap","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/canton-network/"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"Bloomberg reports Digital Asset Holdings is seeking approximately $300 million at a $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto leading the round.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/11/canton-network-s-digital-asset-targets-usd2-billion-valuation-in-a16z-crypto-led-raise-bloomberg"}]},"v":1}