Super Validator Voting
How do Canton Super Validators vote on governance decisions?
Canton Super Validators vote by name on every DSO governance request, and the record shows near-consensus: of 6550 individual votes cast, only 413 were against, about 6%. The variation is in abstention rather than dissent, and SV-Nodeops-Limited has abstained on 129 requests.
Derived from CCPEDIA's own sync of primary sources. Last updated 2026-07-21.
Per Super Validator
| Super Validator | Votes cast | For | Against | Abstained | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital-Asset-2 | 556 | 513 (92%) | 43 | 14 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| MPC-Holding-Inc | 553 | 523 (95%) | 30 | 15 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Global-Synchronizer-Foundation | 552 | 511 (93%) | 41 | 15 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Digital-Asset-1 | 548 | 506 (92%) | 42 | 20 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Orb-1-LP-1 | 545 | 519 (95%) | 26 | 14 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Cumberland-1 | 514 | 493 (96%) | 21 | 51 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Cumberland-2 | 513 | 492 (96%) | 21 | 52 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Liberty-City-Ventures-1 | 506 | 484 (96%) | 22 | 16 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| C7-Technology-Services-Limited | 498 | 462 (93%) | 36 | 42 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Five-North-1 | 475 | 438 (92%) | 37 | 48 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| SV-Nodeops-Limited | 436 | 380 (87%) | 56 | 129 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Proof-Group-1 | 430 | 408 (95%) | 22 | 89 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
| Tradeweb-Markets-1 | 424 | 408 (96%) | 16 | 124 | 2025-09 to 2026-07 |
Reading the numbers honestly
A high acceptance rate is not evidence of a rubber stamp. Most requests are routine operational actions, and a proposal that would fail is often not put to a vote at all, so the record captures decisions rather than disagreements.
Vote totals differ between Super Validators because they joined at different times and some were offboarded. A smaller total means a shorter tenure, not lower participation. The active column shows each one's span.
Abstention is recorded on the request rather than as a cast vote, so it is counted in its own column and is not part of the for and against totals.
Common questions
- How do Canton Super Validators vote on governance decisions?
- They vote individually and by name on each DSO request. Across 570 requests, 6574 individual votes have been cast by 15 Super Validators, and only 6% of them were against.
- Do Canton Super Validators ever vote against a proposal?
- Yes, but rarely. 413 of 6550 votes were against. SV-Nodeops-Limited dissents most often, voting no on 13% of the requests it took part in.
- Which Super Validator abstains most on Canton governance?
- SV-Nodeops-Limited, recorded as abstaining on 129 requests. Abstention is recorded on the request itself rather than as a cast vote, so it is counted separately from the for and against totals.
- Are Canton governance votes public?
- Yes. Every vote carries the Super Validator name, whether it accepted, the time it was cast and often a written reason, and all of it is readable from the public Scan API.
- How many governance decisions have Canton Super Validators made?
- 570 vote requests are on record, 515 accepted, 40 rejected and 10 expired without a decision, spanning 2024-06-29 to 2026-07-28.
