Canton Network
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(14 events)
2014-01-01
Digital Asset Holdings co-founded by Sunil Hirani and Donald Wilson Jr. (DRW).
Digital Asset Holdings — Wikipedia2015-03-01
Blythe Masters, former JPMorgan executive, named CEO of Digital Asset Holdings.
Institutional Investor2018-12-01
Blythe Masters resigns as CEO for personal reasons; Yuval Rooz succeeds her.
Institutional Investor2023-05-09
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 announcement2024-07-01
Global Synchronizer Foundation established under the Linux Foundation to govern Canton's Global Synchronizer infrastructure.
Linux Foundation press release2025-06-24
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.
CNBC2025-12-17
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 release2025-12-01
Digital Asset Holdings raises additional $50 million from BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, S&P Global, and iCapital.
RWA Times / Digital Asset funding coverage2026-05-11
Bloomberg reports Digital Asset Holdings is seeking approximately $300 million at a $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto leading the round.
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model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/12/2026, 10:04:54 PM
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