Validator Operators Approved: GINCO SG PTE. LTD, Empireum, Evidentia, Nomura Holdings Inc, Taiwan Mobile, EstateX B.V., Axiology, IRONBLOCKLABS, Penguin Securities Holdings, USIG Digital Inc, Web3CDN Network, Coinversaa Incorporated, NLZ Infrastructure Labs, STAKE CAPITAL, Bodhi Ventures, CantonOS, Smarton Tech, ZL4T4 Technologies, DEFINERD, Citadel.one, Zerox Labs, LADA Labs, Timelock, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Clearpool, Hightop Finance, DWADLT Group, Sats Terminal, Deploy Finance, Alchemy,
Congratulations on having your validator approved! We're very excited to have you spin up your validator node and join us online. Please find the next steps below. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Deploy your validator on DevNet/TestNet:
- Set up your own node using the public docs.
- Alternatively, ask one of our partners to spin up your validator node today. Reach out via email to any of them for more information.
- We currently have a large queue for deploying to MainNet, please wait for an allocation and only those in the below list that are approved for MainNet are considered, others need to be on DevNet and TestNet to show operational capacity.
- This approval does not award any allocation for MainNet.
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High-Level Steps:
- Spin up your node on DevNet
- Share the fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on DevNet for your Validator node with your SV sponsor
- Request a DevNet onboarding secret - via API call (curl)
- Spin up your node on TestNet
- Share your fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on TestNst for your Validator node with your SV sponsor
- (Large waitlist) Spin up your node on MainNet
- Reach out directly to your SV sponsor to request a MainNet onboarding secret after you have an allocation
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Name of Applying Institution: GINCO SG PTE. LTD
URL: https://www.ginco.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Enterprise-grade custodial wallet and digital asset infrastructure provider serving exchanges and institutional users in Japan.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Ginco operates institutional-grade wallet and infrastructure services and requires direct validator operation to support Japanese clients, enable Canton Coin listings, and provide Node-as-a-Service offerings for domestic institutions.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Digital Asset, taro.togo@...
How did you hear about us: Togo-san at Digital Asset Japan
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Enable Japanese VASPs and institutions to build applications, list Canton Coin, and deploy Canton-based financial products.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Empireum
URL: https://empireum.pro
Short description of Applying Institution: Institution-focused real-world asset infrastructure company building compliant tokenization systems.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Empireum runs production-grade cloud-native infrastructure with strict security controls and disaster recovery. Direct validator operation is core to its institutional RWA strategy.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: From Teagan Buckley
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Deploy eTokens, onboard over $1B in RWAs, and bring institutional partners and developers onto Canton.
Country of Incorporation: Poland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Evidentia
URL: https://evidentia.fi
Short description of Applying Institution: Framework for launching decentralized stablecoins and RWA products in emerging markets.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Evidentia already operates audited, 24/7 institutional blockchain infrastructure with HSM and MPC controls. Self-operation ensures privacy, deterministic performance, and aligned economics.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Launchnodes-Validator@...
How did you hear about us: From Foundation
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Deploy government bond tokenization, local stablecoins, and proof-of-reserves DAML templates.
Country of Incorporation: Switzerland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Nomura Holdings, Inc.
URL: https://www.nomura.com/index.html
Short description of Applying Institution: Global financial services holding company providing capital markets, investment banking, asset management, and banking services.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Nomura maintains rigorous governance, risk, and compliance frameworks. Validator operations will be executed by Boostry under Nomura oversight to support regulated financial use cases.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Outreach to Mr. Taro Togo at Digital Asset Japan
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Participate in PoCs, onboard Japanese financial institutions, and explore future Super Validator participation.
Country of Incorporation: Japan
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Taiwan Mobile
URL: https://www.taiwanmobile.com/index.html
Short description of Applying Institution: Leading telecommunications and digital innovation company backed by Fubon Group with licensed virtual asset operations.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Taiwan Mobile operates telecom-grade infrastructure with strong cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience aligned with institutional financial services.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Figment
How did you hear about us: Teagan | Canton
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Explore tokenized financial instruments, regulated identity, settlement, and embedded Web3 services across finance, telecom, and retail.
Country of Incorporation: Taiwan
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNet.Name of Applying Institution: EstateX B.V.
URL: https://estatex.eu
Short description of Applying Institution: Real estate tokenization company focused on regulated property investments and compliant asset flows.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: EstateX manages regulated real estate assets requiring strong data governance, confidentiality, and compliance. Operating its own validator ensures predictable, compliant handling of sensitive property transactions and private state.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Referral via PixelPlex
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Bring tokenized real estate, loan offerings, and dividend distributions onto Canton, expanding institutional RWA adoption and on-chain economic activity.
Country of Incorporation: Netherlands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Axiology
URL: https://www.axiology.xyz
Short description of Applying Institution: EU-regulated DLT Trading and Settlement System under the EU DLT Pilot Regime focused on fixed income markets.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: As a regulated market infrastructure, Axiology must guarantee integrity, auditability, and compliance. Operating its own validator is essential to meet ESMA and Bank of Lithuania supervisory requirements.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: James Webb, james.webb@...
How did you hear about us: Partner institution Tradeweb
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build regulated liquidity, collateral, and settlement workflows and connect institutional fixed-income use cases to Canton.
Country of Incorporation: Lithuania
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: IRONBLOCKLABS
URL: https://ironblocklabs.xyz
Short description of Applying Institution: Infrastructure provider specializing in validator operations, monitoring tooling, and institutional-grade deployments.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: IRONBLOCKLABS has deep experience in secure, high-availability infrastructure and prefers direct operation to support decentralization, transparency, and operational accountability.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Validator community discussions and public Canton documentation
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Publish open-source monitoring tools, run validator readiness workshops, and contribute to CIPs on observability and incident response.
Country of Incorporation: Armenia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Penguin Securities Holdings
URL: https://penguinsecurities.sg
Short description of Applying Institution: MAS-licensed Singapore financial institution providing digital asset custody and infrastructure, backed by Daiwa Securities Group.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Penguin Securities operates hardened, enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure and follows strict DevSecOps and governance standards. Direct validator operation ensures regulatory-grade auditability and cryptographic control.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Discussions with existing Canton participants and ecosystem partners
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build financial-grade applications, onboard institutional clients, and contribute security and operational expertise to the network.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: USIG Digital, Inc.
URL: https://www.usig.digital/
Short description of Applying Institution: Builder of an institutional-grade digital debt instrument backed by U.S. Treasuries and structured for investment-grade issuance.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: USIG requires tight synchronization between on-chain settlement and off-chain registries, making self-operated validators essential for compliance, auditability, and incident response.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: C7 Technology Services Limited, pinar@...
How did you hear about us: Simon Letort
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Onboard regulated investors, enable compliant digital debt settlement, and build audit-ready reporting tools.
Country of Incorporation: United States of America
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Web3CDN Network
URL: https://web3cdn.network
Short description of Applying Institution: Infrastructure platform providing high-performance RPC, snapshots, explorers, and node tooling across 50+ networks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Web3CDN has operated validators since 2017 with strong SLAs and prefers direct operation to ensure reliability, decentralization, and rapid tooling integration.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Referral from the Staketab team
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide public infrastructure, open-source tooling, analytics, and developer access to accelerate dApp development.
Country of Incorporation: Argentina
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Coinversaa Incorporated
URL: https://coinversaa.ai
Short description of Applying Institution: Multi-chain execution and settlement platform integrating EVM, Solana, and Canton-based private settlement flows.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Coinversaa already runs Canton participant nodes and requires validator control to support high-frequency, privacy-preserving settlement workloads.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Teagan, Canton Foundation
How did you hear about us: Direct conversations with Canton Foundation members
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Drive high-volume activity, expand Canton Coin utility, enable developer integrations, and apply as a Featured App.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: NLZ Infrastructure Labs
URL: https://nlzinfra.pro/
Short description of Applying Institution: Research-driven Web3 infrastructure provider operating validators, RPC endpoints, and observability tooling across 40+ networks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: NLZ combines production validator operations with application engineering, geo-redundant architecture, automated upgrades, and metrics-driven SLAs. Self-operation preserves data sovereignty and strengthens decentralization.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Validator community collaborations and industry discussions
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide public RPC infrastructure, open runbooks, launch a Georgia-based RWA pilot, and open-source DAML templates and compliance guides.
Country of Incorporation: Georgia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: STAKE CAPITAL
URL: https://www.stake.capital/
Short description of Applying Institution: Investment and technology group specializing in blockchain infrastructure, validation services, and ecosystem investment.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: With over eight years of validator experience and more than $100M staked across networks, STAKE CAPITAL brings proven operational rigor and governance participation.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Meria
How did you hear about us: Introduced through institutional partners
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Invest in Canton projects, lobby institutional actors, participate in governance, and connect portfolio companies to the network.
Country of Incorporation: Switzerland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Bodhi Ventures
URL: https://bodhi.ventures/
Short description of Applying Institution: Web3 investment and builder firm providing institutional-grade infrastructure across major L1 networks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Bodhi operates dedicated bare-metal infrastructure secured with YubiHSM and automated via Pulumi and Ansible, aligning closely with Canton’s confidentiality-by-design architecture.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Through direct ecosystem connections
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Share monitoring and security tooling, provide governance and tokenomics feedback, and introduce enterprise-focused projects from its portfolio.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: CantonOS
URL: https://cantonos.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Canton-native superapp aggregating hundreds of applications into a single retail-facing interface.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: CantonOS requires rapid app integrations and operational autonomy. Running its own validator ensures speed, reliability, and direct control over network interactions.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Canton Foundation, Melvis Langyintuo
How did you hear about us: Melvis Langyintuo
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Serve as the primary retail distribution layer for Canton, amplifying app visibility, adoption, and user engagement.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Smarton Tech
URL: https://www.smarton.co
Short description of Applying Institution: Privacy-preserving analytics and intelligence layer for Canton-native financial applications.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Smarton’s AI analytics require low-latency, permissioned data synchronization and strict compliance-grade isolation, making direct validator operation essential.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Research into privacy-focused infrastructure and X
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide institutional analytics, compliance dashboards, and AI-assisted financial automation for Canton applications.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: ZL4T4 Technologies
URL: https://zl4t4.space
Short description of Applying Institution: Distributed systems and zero-knowledge infrastructure company focused on interoperability and validator optimization.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: ZL4T4’s research in telemetry, audit modules, and performance benchmarking requires direct validator integration and experimentation.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Research collaborations and validator community discussions
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Develop and open-source interoperability monitoring tools and explore privacy-preserving cross-network attestation pilots.
Country of Incorporation: Estonia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: DEFINERD
URL: https://definerd.space
Short description of Applying Institution: Infrastructure-focused organization building secure and transparent validator operations and monitoring frameworks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: DEFINERD emphasizes high-availability operations, accountability, and decentralization through direct validator ownership.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Canton Network site, X, Discord, and onboarding documentation
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Publish validator health dashboards, deployment primers, and host regional Canton-focused technical workshops.
Country of Incorporation: Kazakhstan
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNet.Name of Applying Institution: Citadel.one
URL: https://citadel.one
Short description of Applying Institution: Trusted validator and infrastructure provider operating across 90+ blockchain networks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Citadel.one operates bare-metal infrastructure with proven uptime, security, and monitoring across many networks. Direct validator operation ensures performance control, governance participation, and rapid responsiveness.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: X and independent research
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Support developer onboarding, share operational insights, contribute documentation, and expand ecosystem visibility through existing network connections.
Country of Incorporation: British Virgin Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Zerox Labs
URL: https://zeroxos.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Canton-focused superapp aggregating hundreds of Canton-native applications for retail users.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Zerox Labs requires rapid, time-sensitive app integrations and operational autonomy. Running its own validator enables speed, reliability, and direct control.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Canton Foundation, Melvis Langyintuo
How did you hear about us: Melvis Langyintuo
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide a unified retail distribution layer that increases app discovery, user adoption, and overall network activity.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: LADA Labs
URL: https://ladalabs.tech/
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain infrastructure and software engineering collective operating validators and enterprise integrations.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: LADA Labs has extensive multi-chain validator experience with strong monitoring and automation practices. Self-operation ensures sovereignty, performance alignment, and decentralization.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Validator partners and ecosystem contacts
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Establish a regional validator and developer hub in Armenia, provide public infrastructure endpoints, and support fintech adoption.
Country of Incorporation: Armenia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Timelock
URL: https://timelock.tech/
Short description of Applying Institution: Decentralized execution safeguard layer providing mandatory review buffers for critical on-chain operations.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Timelock operates professional blockchain security infrastructure with real-time monitoring, key management, and incident response, making direct validator control essential.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: kiln-validator-1
How did you hear about us: Invitation from investment institutions
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Integrate security tooling, enhance validator transparency, and onboard developers through documentation and education.
Country of Incorporation: Hong Kong
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: BNPP
URL: https://group.bnpparibas/en/
Short description of Applying Institution: Global financial institution providing banking, investment, and asset management services.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: BNPP has extensive experience operating regulated financial infrastructure and requires direct validator participation to meet institutional governance standards.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Tokenomics mailing list and Canton communications
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Participate in institutional financial workflows and provide feedback to support regulated adoption.
Country of Incorporation: France
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Goldman Sachs
URL: https://www.goldmansachs.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Global investment bank providing capital markets, asset management, and financial services.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Goldman Sachs has operated private Canton networks for multiple years and requires validator operation within its internal technology stack to meet governance and control requirements.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Digital Asset
How did you hear about us: Early Canton adoption and close collaboration with GSF
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce institutional services, provide product feedback, and support Canton’s institutional requirements.
Country of Incorporation: United States of America
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Clearpool
URL: https://clearpool.finance/
Short description of Applying Institution: Lending platform providing financing solutions for fintech payment flows.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Clearpool has over four years of operational experience in crypto lending infrastructure and seeks direct validator participation to support PayFi use cases.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Hex Trust
How did you hear about us: Canton team
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Deploy lending applications, introduce borrowers and lenders, and expand PayFi use cases.
Country of Incorporation: Panama
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNet.Name of Applying Institution: Hightop Finance
URL: https://www.hightop.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Operator of a vertically integrated DeFi ecosystem including lending, yield optimization, and smart-wallet products.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Hightop operates production financial applications and plans to partner with a professional validator-as-a-service provider to ensure high availability and security while focusing internal resources on application development.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Referral from AJ Taylor at Etherfuse
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Deploy lending, yield, and wallet products on Canton, increasing TVL, liquidity, and institutional adoption.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: DWADLT Group
URL: https://www.dwadlt.group
Short description of Applying Institution: Regulated digital asset custodian and tokenization service provider.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: DWADLT’s custody and tokenization clients require off-exchange settlement and Canton-specific privacy services, making validator participation necessary.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Previous relationship with KPMG
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build applications, introduce RWA tokenization projects, and support Canton-native stablecoins.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Sats Terminal
URL: https://satsterminal.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Bitcoin-native liquidity protocol enabling trading, yield, and credit products.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Sats Terminal is backed by top-tier investors and plans to expand its infrastructure to Canton to support future Bitcoin-related applications.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: From Dave and Teagan
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build a leading DEX on Canton and expand into swaps and bridging.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet, MainNetName of Applying Institution: Deploy Finance
URL: https://deploy.finance
Short description of Applying Institution: Yield-as-a-service platform turning tokenized assets into compliant on-chain capital.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Deploy already operates audited, high-availability institutional infrastructure and requires deterministic performance aligned with its Yield-as-a-Service architecture.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: DeFi ecosystem
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build and deploy yield and capital efficiency applications on Canton.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Alchemy
URL: https://alchemy.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Global blockchain developer platform providing node infrastructure and tooling.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Alchemy operates large-scale blockchain infrastructure and intends to offer validator-as-a-service to entities lacking in-house expertise.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Working with the Canton team
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide infrastructure services and NaaS offerings for Canton participants.
Country of Incorporation: Cayman Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Forked Digital
URL: https://forked.digital
Short description of Applying Institution: Software development company building bespoke systems and applications for Web3 foundations and protocols.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Forked Digital combines validator operations with rapid application development and prefers hands-on participation to build Canton-native user-facing infrastructure.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Token listings and news
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build retail-facing infrastructure such as oracles, NFTs, analytics, and gamified applications.
Country of Incorporation: Australia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: HighTower Venture Infrastructure Platform
URL: https://htw.tech
Short description of Applying Institution: Venture infrastructure platform providing validators, RPC, and indexers across multiple ecosystems.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: HighTower operates enterprise grade infrastructure and is preparing launches such as StableVault.app. They want direct control over security, uptime, and performance for future Canton integrations and partner support rather than relying on third party operators.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Conference
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Bring new builders and institutional partners from Web2 into Canton apps and explore direct integrations into HighTower products and infrastructure.
Country of Incorporation: Hong Kong
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: RSM
URL: www.RSM.es
Short description of Applying Institution: Auditing and consultancy firm.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: RSM provides audit services to Web3 clients and wants independence in data management for attestations, plus the ability to onboard compliant corporate clients into Web3 infrastructure without depending on third party operators.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Giovanni Ruggiero, giovanni.ruggiero10@..., Figment
How did you hear about us: Network and Cripto Events
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Onboard audit and treasury management and tokenization clients and strengthen network capacity while enabling independent audit of transactions.
Country of Incorporation: Spain
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Defuse Labs
URL: https://defuselabs.org/
Short description of Applying Institution: Cross chain protocol to solve fragmented liquidity and interoperability, enabling swaps into native Canton from many chains.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Operating a validator supports close coordination and monitoring needed for intents based infrastructure and high uptime requirements for Canton integration.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Introduced to Teagan
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide interoperability and instant liquidity between Canton and external networks.
Country of Incorporation: Gibraltar
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: RoundBeat
URL: Roundbeat.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Node operators and Web3 developers building tools to simplify validator operations across multiple networks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Team has validator experience across Canton and other networks and has deployed a production grade hardened EKS cluster for Canton pods. They want to build Canton first apps and prefer not to rely on a middle layer.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: YouTube
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build roundbeat.com and additional Canton first projects.
Country of Incorporation: Poland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: DragonStake
URL: https://dragonstake.io
Short description of Applying Institution: Professional Web3 infrastructure provider and developer team with long standing validator operations experience.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Early validator history across major PoS networks with high uptime and no slashing. Brings governance and tokenomics expertise and wants to contribute directly to Canton's success.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Developer team close to us
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build applications and public goods such as dashboards and explorers.
Country of Incorporation: Spain
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Firestar Digital
URL: https://www.firestar.digital/
Short description of Applying Institution: UAE fintech infrastructure company building regulated trading and settlement systems for FX, Gold, and digital investment products.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Runs secure, continuously monitored systems for regulated counterparties and sees validator operations as aligned with real time settlement, counterparty risk reduction, and auditability in regulated environments.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Global Synchronizer Foundation
How did you hear about us: Through Canton documentation and validator onboarding resources.
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide operational expertise and insights from regulated OTC trading and settlement, supporting institutional participation and resilience through strong operational standards and audit ready reporting.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Kinesis Network Inc.
URL: https://kinesiscloud.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Decentralized enterprise grade compute platform orchestrating multi cloud compute for AI workloads.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Considering Canton for settlement and metering logic for a compute protocol and prefers to operate directly rather than through an existing operator.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Five North 1
How did you hear about us: From Yuval Rooz and Yiannis Varelas.
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build Kinesis products and services on Canton.
Country of Incorporation: USA
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Concordian
URL: https://concordian.xyz
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain infrastructure and validator team providing high availability node operations and ecosystem tooling.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Extensive experience operating validators with hardened security, backups, monitoring, geo redundancy, and proven procedures for upgrades and incident response.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Validator community and Canton ecosystem announcements
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Run reliable validator infra, build dashboards and analytics, provide onboarding guides and best practices, and support teams deploying on Canton.
Country of Incorporation: Estonia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: TreasurySpring
URL: https://treasuryspring.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Fintech investment company.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Participation in the Tokenised Gilt Initiative and future provision of Fixed Term Funds on Canton.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: james.pollock@...
How did you hear about us: Invited by Kelly Mathieson to participate in Tokenised Gilt Initiative
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build application and introduce assets onto Canton.
Country of Incorporation: United Kingdom
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Cosmoscan.com
URL: https://cosmoscan.com
Short description of Applying Institution: European blockchain infrastructure provider specializing in validator operations and explorer services.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Proven validator operations with redundant infra, Horcrux signing, strong security practices, and 24 7 monitoring across multiple data centers.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Community channels
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build a Canton explorer, provide RPC endpoints, document best practices, and share security and distributed systems insights.
Country of Incorporation: Georgia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Denote Capital
URL: https://denotecapital.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Building protocol for programmable onchain ETFs on Canton backed by tokenized assets.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Existing infra experience as a Chainlink node operator for 3 plus years and needs direct validator access to support product development.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Vivek Srivastava, vivek.srivastava@...
How did you hear about us: Token2049
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build applications for programmable ETFs and tokenized asset workflows.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Infydex
URL: https://www.infydex.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Web3 infrastructure and consulting firm focused on compliant validator operations and tokenization workflows.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Provides high availability validator ops and consulting and needs direct validator access to maintain privacy standards for business clients and enable low latency workflows.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: x.com
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build a privacy focused invoice as a service platform on Canton and onboard SMEs and enterprises needing confidential invoicing and payments.
Country of Incorporation: India
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: zkDX Derivatives Exchange
URL: https://zkdx.io/
Short description of Applying Institution: Derivatives protocol supporting perpetuals and other leveraged products.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Claims strong ZK and omnichain experience and wants to contribute to decentralization and run a derivatives engine on Canton.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: X
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Enable hedging and perpetuals on tokenized RWAs and compose with other DeFi layers within Canton's privacy model.
Country of Incorporation: Malaysia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: MG Stover LLC
URL: www.mgstover.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Reconciliation and reporting provider for institutional digital asset funds, formerly a major crypto fund administrator.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Long standing experience supporting institutional funds and reconciling portfolio data across exchanges and custodians with compliant operations.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: david.swaney@...
How did you hear about us: David Swaney
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build an application for transaction reconciliation and reporting for institutions.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: IN1Poland SPZoo
URL: https://www.in1.io/
Short description of Applying Institution: Consumer app offering crypto wallets, IBANs, crypto cards, on off ramp, swaps, and yield products.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Internal infrastructure expertise and intent to bring steady user activity and transactions, with direct control over reliability and responsiveness.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Networking and partnerships, Lunar Strategy
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Drive transaction volume and users into Canton through the IN1 application.
Country of Incorporation: Poland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Transcend
URL: https://www.transcendstreet.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Collateral and liquidity optimization platform in real time.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: In dialogue with Digital Asset on collateral use cases and wants direct participation to support development and integrations.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: levente.barczy@...
How did you hear about us: 7Ridge and Digital Asset Holdings
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build applications and introduce developers and projects to the Foundation.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Zomax LLC
URL: https://www.zomax.co
Short description of Applying Institution: Crypto engineering group.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Experience building and maintaining secure systems including validators, DB balancers, and KMS with no incidents.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Digital Asset via Bits of Gold
How did you hear about us: We assist with prep on Binance
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce a large developer network to Canton and support active teams building in the ecosystem.
Country of Incorporation: United States of America
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Empireum
URL: https://empireum.co/company/
Short description of Applying Institution: Commercial real estate investment platform focused on efficiency and transparency.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Robust server infrastructure across multiple providers and ability to operate reliably.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Through our advisor
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Consider building RWA platform on Canton and bring institutional real estate projects.
Country of Incorporation: Poland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Falcon Range Partners
URL: https://www.falconrange.partners/
Short description of Applying Institution: Multi strategy investment firm managing 350M with in house low latency infra and validator operations across multiple chains.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Operates secure automated infrastructure for trading and validation and wants direct control over performance and monitoring, plus meaningful ecosystem participation.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Kiln
How did you hear about us: Our clients told us about you
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Run reliable validator presence, introduce projects from venture network, and share market insights for tokenized assets and derivatives.
Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: FinkFi
URL: https://venicefi.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: DeFi protocol offering hybrid fixed rate lending markets.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Wants to grow Canton ecosystem and power future use cases for Venice Fi and related applications, with validator participation enabling those integrations.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Teagan and Melvis shared this form
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build DeFi applications including Venice Fi as a hybrid fixed rate lending platform linking Bitcoin with tokenized real world debt.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Vittanara Protocol
URL: N/A
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain development team planning to build on Canton.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Building a core protocol and needs to run own participant node and control availability and correctness of service.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Social media, form shared by Teagan
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build lending and RWA overcollateralized credit protocol.
Country of Incorporation: British Virgin Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Galaxy Capital Finance
URL: https://galaxycapitalfinance.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Digital finance platform building fixed return and growth based investment products with bank grade security.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Needs validator access to integrate privacy preserving fixed deposit products, protect sensitive terms, and support selective disclosure for compliance.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Social media
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Onboard retail and institutional users to private fixed return products on Canton.
Country of Incorporation: India
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Kikimora AG
URL: https://kikimora.cc/
Short description of Applying Institution: Swiss IT infrastructure and DevOps company serving B2B clients globally.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Production experience running secure high availability infra with monitoring and disaster recovery. Wants direct control over security posture and configuration and integrate into DevOps pipelines.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Technical research and publicly available materials
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Integrate Canton infra into B2B services, onboard client projects, support founders through venture builder community, and build apps on Canton.
Country of Incorporation: Switzerland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: OrbZero Enterprises Limited
URL: https://www.orb0.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Technical innovation enterprise providing consulting, design engineering, and Web3 consulting.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Broad expertise in cloud, infrastructure, and security plus active customer work building on Canton. Wants to contribute directly and stay immersed technically.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Following Web3 news and upcoming customer project on Canton
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build applications with customers and recommend Canton to enterprise clients with aligned use cases.
Country of Incorporation: New Zealand
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Tomorrow Labs, Inc.
URL: https://tomorrow.xyz
Short description of Applying Institution: Estate planning protocol for crypto and tokenized assets providing tax optimized trusts.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Seasoned technical team prefers to operate directly rather than depend on third party operators.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Referrals via Fairmint and Palladium network
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build trust and tax planning solutions and pursue integrations with ecosystem partners.
Country of Incorporation: United States of America
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: DepinX Capital
URL: https://www.depinx.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Venture capital firm with crypto mining arm and large Filecoin mining validator group.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Claims team, hardware, and resources for long term validator operations and partnership.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Canton Network is all the rage these days
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Invest in projects, support ecosystem partners, and assist with exchange listing and connections.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: ultraops
URL: https://ultraops.dev
Short description of Applying Institution: Validator operations team running across multiple networks.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Institutional grade monitoring and sysadmin experience across DLT systems.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Networking connection
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce developers from their network into the project.
Country of Incorporation: Across UE
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: ENDORPHINE STAKE LLC
URL: https://endorphinestake.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Non custodial staking provider building monitoring and ecosystem tools.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Young but growing validator team aiming for verified provider status and willing to align with institutional grade requirements, including contracts and KYC if needed.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: X
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Increase decentralization with bare metal infra in Moldova region, provide Buzznodes monitoring with VoIP alerts, contribute technical development and tooling, run marketing initiatives including validator story journal, and activate regional community engagement.
Country of Incorporation: Ukraine
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: COSTANO Innovation UG & Co. KG
URL: https://costano.ai
Short description of Applying Institution: AI managed digital asset treasury company focused on analytics, risk assessment, and infra due diligence.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Runs AI driven treasury monitoring infrastructure with 24 7 uptime and redundant systems, aligned with validator reliability requirements.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: LinkedIn
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Develop AI managed treasury applications on Canton and introduce institutional treasury managers and corporate holders to privacy enabled portfolio workflows.
Country of Incorporation: Germany
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: SCX Tech Limited
URL: https://scopex.money
Short description of Applying Institution: Payment company in money remittance space building stablecoin payments.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: High wallet volume using DFNS infra and expectation that running a validator benefits high transaction environments.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: dfns
How did you hear about us: Working with people in Canton network
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build stablecoin payment application.
Country of Incorporation: British Virgin Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: tmr Labs
URL: https://tmrlabs.io
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain research and advisory lab associated with an institutional crypto venture fund.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Institutional grade infra expertise and incentive to build and expand Canton ecosystem through advisory and investment support.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Yiannis Varelas, y@...
How did you hear about us: Yiannis Varelas
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Advisory, introductions, and potential investments, with APAC founder and institutional network.
Country of Incorporation: USA
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: NOBI
URL: https://usenobi.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Indonesian blockchain builder with CEX and node operations background, plus regulated crypto mutual fund experience.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Operates multiple validators for Indonesian exchange infrastructure and sees operator role as important for network integrity and security.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Blockdaemon
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Potentially bring DeFi product pluto.so into Canton.
Country of Incorporation: Indonesia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Tringle
URL: https://www.tringle.io/
Short description of Applying Institution: Fintech startup building finance and banking software and crypto related products.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Experience running high availability nodes across networks, strong security and monitoring, and desire to stay close to technical and governance sides while integrating with apps they build.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Cryptorank, Coinmarketcap
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build finance related apps including wallet, swap, exchange, and payment tools.
Country of Incorporation: Türkiye
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: DWF Labs
URL: https://dwf-labs.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Web3 investor and market maker.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Claims infrastructure expertise and distribution network to support ecosystem growth.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: From Canton Foundation
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce projects and developers, run hackathons, contribute TVL and liquidity.
Country of Incorporation: British Virgin Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Brightlystake Ltd
URL: https://brightlystake.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Web3 validator team with fintech and banking background operating validators across multiple L1s.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Experience running validators with no slashing, strong monitoring and incident response, hardened infra, backups across providers, and established runbooks.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Recommended by Noders team
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce trusted validators to Canton.
Country of Incorporation: British Virgin Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Algebraiex Global Limited
URL: https://www.coinex.com/en/
Short description of Applying Institution: CoinEx global cryptocurrency exchange.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Wants deeper ecosystem integration, rewards participation, and institutional access point support through validator operations.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Recommended by BitSafe
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce developers and projects to the Foundation.
Country of Incorporation: Samoa
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: bitrue
URL: https://www.bitrue.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Crypto exchange offering trading and other services across many assets.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Exchange infrastructure background and interest in participating as an operator.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: CoinMarketCap website
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Developers and exchange ecosystem participation.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Chyn
URL: N/A
Short description of Applying Institution: Cloud computing service company founded in 2014 operating multiple blockchain nodes.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Team experience in cloud infrastructure and ability to run stable secure nodes in cloud and bare metal environments.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Canton twitter
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Operate stable secure validation nodes and build applications.
Country of Incorporation: Hong Kong
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Houdini Swap
URL: https://houdiniswap.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Cross chain liquidity aggregator with compliant private transactions.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Existing relationship with Teagan and experience in privacy and bridging infrastructure.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Teagan
How did you hear about us: Privacy OGs
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Private bridging infrastructure and API partners.
Country of Incorporation: SVG
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Galactic Advisors Pte Ltd
URL: https://www.galacticadvisors.biz
Short description of Applying Institution: Family office investing across equities, bonds, real estate, and crypto.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Plans to outsource node operations to a third party and contribute branding support for Canton.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Heslin Kim, heslin.kim@...
How did you hear about us: From Heslin Kim
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Introduce developers and projects to the Foundation.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Data Nexus
URL: https://data.nexus
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain data indexing and infrastructure provider.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Validator operations expertise and clients exploring Canton integrations.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Mutual client and met with Jacob and Masha at SmartCon
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Index Canton data and assist with enterprise integration.
Country of Incorporation: United States
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Atka
URL: https://atka.io/
Short description of Applying Institution: Web3 incubator and early stage Web3 fund.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: End to end incubator with prior validator operations for other networks and experience supporting early stage projects.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Word of mouth via Michael Abib from Coremont
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Onboard developers, introduce Canton to portfolio companies, and provide strategic support.
Country of Incorporation: France
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Kenji Investments Sp. z. o.o.
URL: https://kenjiinvestments.pl
Short description of Applying Institution: Property investment and redevelopment company.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Claims strong technical expertise, secure infrastructure, and commitment to uptime and long term ecosystem participation.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Posts on X
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build proof of concept for real estate tokenization.
Country of Incorporation: Poland
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Euler Pro B.V.
URL: https://eulerpro.net
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain engineering and infrastructure company.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Team experience in blockchain and advanced cryptography including node development and hosting public and private networks.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Industry familiarity
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Provide Canton development and infra services to institutional clients and potentially launch DeFi protocols.
Country of Incorporation: The Netherlands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Collab+Currency
URL: https://www.collabcurrency.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Venture capital firm investing in early stage crypto projects with broad portfolio.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Plans to use approved infrastructure provider Unit 410 to host validator.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: Jacob McCrum, jacob.mccrum@...
How did you hear about us: Conversations with Digital Asset and Unit 410
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Increase awareness among portfolio companies, developers, and projects.
Country of Incorporation: Cayman Islands
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Hofmanns Consulting
URL: https://hofmanns.co.nz
Short description of Applying Institution: Technology consulting firm with long term blockchain interest.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Has spare infrastructure and interest in supporting RWA focused institutional platform, plus experience building apps on other chains.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Jake or Evan from Temple and Mintify
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build apps and explore use cases on Canton.
Country of Incorporation: New Zealand
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Zen Koin Lab
URL: https://zkoinlab.org/
Short description of Applying Institution: Lean startup interested in blockchain privacy and contributing to Canton.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Seeking a validator as a service provider to ensure participation.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Canton website
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Application building and network contribution.
Country of Incorporation: Hong Kong
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Eterna Capital
URL: https://www.eternacapital.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: Venture capital firm.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Aligned with ecosystem and invested in Temple seed round, looking to engage more with Canton.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Evan CEO at Temple
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Invest in more projects in the ecosystem.
Country of Incorporation: United Kingdom
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: MGP Property
URL: https://mgpproperty.com.au
Short description of Applying Institution: Investment and property group.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Access to capital, hardware, and commercial property spaces.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Industry knowledge
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Promotional and awareness benefits.
Country of Incorporation: Australia
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNetName of Applying Institution: Chapman Holdings, Inc
URL: https://trevorchapman.com
Short description of Applying Institution: Blockchain investment and development company with early investments across major crypto projects.
Why do you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why do you prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators: Belief that broader validator ecosystem increases confidence and that Canton should be institutional finance L1.
Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process: N/A
How did you hear about us: Research
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem: Build finance apps for retail.
Country of Incorporation: USA
Networks Approved: DevNet, TestNet