Canton Blog

Cantex has reported more than $200 million in cumulative trading volume, just over eight days after announcing its $150 million milestone. The update follows the launch of Cantex Connect, which lets compatible Canton wallets trade without opening the platform’s interface.

A new policy sets out how contributors can use AI for Development Fund work, including funding proposals, code and milestone submissions.

Circle's USYC has applied for Featured App status on Canton, with Digital Asset as sponsor. The tokenized money-market fund is already live on the network.

Slay Money users can now swap Canton assets inside the app through its OneSwap integration, without opening another tab or reconnecting their wallet.

HANDL users can now move EDEL between Base and Canton inside the app. The bridge expands the existing options to receive, hold and swap Edel's token on Canton.

mperps has introduced perpetual trading with Aster, with account balances recorded on Canton. Access requires an invitation code, while Hyperliquid and Lighter are planned additions.

The Canton Foundation has outlined 28 areas for development funding, including simpler account hosting, better tools for builders and stronger security. The roadmap also sets growth targets for 2028.

Hacken and BootNode have received approval for Development Fund grants totaling up to 1.61 million CC. The funding supports security monitoring and tools for Canton developers, with payments tied to milestones.

Canton plans to introduce security methods designed to resist future quantum-computer attacks over the next six to twelve months. Partners are already testing an experimental digital-signature option.

Sixteen organizations have applied to operate Canton validators, with community review open until September 2. Their plans include wallets, tokenized assets and services for financial institutions.

Alpend has integrated Temple's trading system into its early-access lending market. The connection will support collateral sales during liquidations, with the aim of improving recoveries.

Edel Finance is preparing to bring Edel Markets into public beta through Supanova, giving the new Canton venue access to an app that reports 80,000 users.

HANDL has created a private group for long-term holders, builders and power users who want to work more closely with the team.

Hecto has set out its next three product routes, with Predictions V2, PMX and Vaults built for different parts of the private-market audience.

Canborsa now supports Canton Coin as collateral for perpetual trading, allowing users to trade CC/USDCx with up to 5x leverage. The update expands Canton Coin utility in the Canton ecosystem with new trading rewards and quests.

IntellectEU has integrated the Noves Data Platform into CatalyX Blockchain Manager, bringing private financial and operational data infrastructure into a single production environment for more than 100 active Canton validators.

Temple has received approval for DvP treatment on Canton. The decision covers qualifying trades where the asset and payment settle together in a single transaction.

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin is now issued directly on Canton Network. Institutions can configure it as the dollar payment for tokenized assets, allowing the asset and payment to settle together.

Cantex has introduced Cantex Connect, allowing any wallet in the Canton ecosystem that supports a transfer memo to trade on Cantex through a native token transfer, with no permissioned integration, browser extension, or SDK required.

Console Wallet has launched the first Visa card on Canton Network following successful initial testing, allowing users to spend Canton Coin directly at any card-accepting merchant through Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Kintsu is bringing Cenote’s Canton-focused credit work into its wider platform. The Cenote brand will retire, while the product under development continues as Kintsu Capital Markets.

Vanguard and Wellington Management have completed their first tokenized collateral test trades on Canton. Nasdaq Calypso managed the process around each trade, while the collateral moved and settled on Canton.

Alpend has completed a smart contract audit with Halborn Security, with all findings resolved ahead of the credit protocol's planned deployment on Canton Network.

R1M has applied for Canton Featured App status for R1M Sentinel, its validator-monitoring service. The team plans to introduce premium subscriptions paid in Canton Coin in early September.

Canton’s Development Fund has allocated more than 162 million CC across 32 approved proposals supporting protocol development, infrastructure, security and ecosystem tools. Funding is released as teams complete and pass their agreed milestones.

The Canton Foundation has published its latest batch of validator operator submissions, covering 10 applicants ranging from AI agent payment platforms to RWA issuers and luxury retail, with a one-week window for concerns before implicit approval on August 26, 2026.

Canton’s Tokenomics Committee has clarified how Featured App reward weight is calculated when a transaction includes more than one Featured Asset. Ordinary transactions share the available weight across those assets, while approved delivery-versus-payment venues use a separate calculation when both sides of an exchange settle together.

Canton Coin is now available on Bitstamp by Robinhood, with CC/USD and CC/EUR spot markets open for trading. Bitstamp’s public data also shows Canton Network deposits and withdrawals are enabled, subject to regional access.

HSBC CST has received Featured App status on Canton Network’s TestNet after all 13 Super Validators supported the proposal. The right became active on August 21, adding another milestone to HSBC’s work across the network.

Digital Asset and the American Idea Foundation have announced a collaboration to pilot blockchain-based government benefit distribution using Canton Network, testing a unified, programmable system for delivering state RISE benefits to families across multiple assistance programs.