Validator Operator Batch Approvals: AEVORN, Arade, AXIWARD, Calta Infra Network Limited, ChainHub, Dunstan Gray, elebank limited, Enflux, Greywick Digital Limited, HostDeFi Validator Collective, Nevos Protocol, Orbitmeter Settlement Network, Orrith, OTHRENVAL, Otus, Ovanta, Selvarn, VICA
Validator Approval
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.
IP Whitelisting
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Important: Whitelisting is required for your validator node to communicate with the network environments.
Deploy Your Validator
Set up your own node using the public docs - TestNet / MainNet.
Alternatively, ask one of our partners to spin up your validator node today. Reach out via email to any of them for more information.
Note: Partner deployment can significantly speed up setup if you prefer a managed approach.
MainNet Allocation
We currently have a waitlist for deploying to MainNet, please wait for an allocation.
We recently implemented a weekly validator allocation process to manage access. The current policy prioritizes "GTM-ready" projects—those with functional builds on DevNet or TestNet ready for immediate MainNet activation.
Current capacity: 50 validators per week
Allocations processed: every Wednesday
For more details on the specific requirements and how the queue is managed, please refer to:
Important: You will not be able to proceed to MainNet without an official allocation.
High-Level Steps
DevNet
Spin up your node on DevNet
Share the fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on DevNet for your Validator node with your SV sponsor
Spin up your node for DevNet
Request a DevNet onboarding secret - via API call (curl)
Tip: Ensure your node is fully functional on DevNet before progressing.
TestNet
Spin up your node on TestNet
Share your fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on TestNet for your Validator node with your SV sponsor
Tip: TestNet readiness is a key signal for MainNet prioritization.
MainNet
Spin up your node on MainNet
Reach out directly to your SV sponsor to request a MainNet onboarding secret after you have an allocation
Important: Your MainNet onboarding secret will only be issued after allocation is granted, and must be requested directly from your SV sponsor before your node can join MainNet.
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Total submissions in this batch: 18AEVORN
Name of Applying Institution:
AEVORN
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Liquid staking protocol operating non-custodial validator infrastructure and building Grofty, a DEX and cross-chain bridge on Canton.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To directly control validator performance, reward accounting, upgrades, and infrastructure supporting its Canton applications.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Build an independent Canton block explorer and analytics layer with open APIs, while contributing validator infrastructure and network data tooling.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Through building on Canton Network — we develop Grofty, a DEX and bridge on Canton, and want to move from application layer to network infrastructure.
Country of Incorporation:
Singapore
Arade
Name of Applying Institution:
Arade
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Trading platform.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
Has five years of experience in the space and is building mass-scale trading platforms.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Build applications.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
News
Country of Incorporation:
India
AXIWARD
Name of Applying Institution:
AXIWARD
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Validator and staking infrastructure operator running mainnet validators and managed RPC services across 170+ Proof-of-Stake protocols.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To directly control signing keys and infrastructure for institutional clients whose compliance requirements do not permit third-party delegation.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Operate institutional-grade validator infrastructure, bring Asian exchanges, banks, and asset managers to Canton, and publish operational research and learnings.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Client demand. Two institutional custody clients asked us about operating Canton infrastructure in the past quarter, which led us to the Foundation's validator program.
Country of Incorporation:
Singapore
Calta Infra Network Limited
Name of Applying Institution:
Calta Infra Network Limited
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Building Calta, a delta-neutral stable unit on Canton backed by matched spot and short perpetual positions.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To protect confidential reserve and hedge data while directly controlling uptime, settlement timing, and upgrades.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Provide a yield-bearing stable unit, publish reserve methodology and Daml templates, support the Canton Token Standard, and onboard custodians and derivatives venues.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
CMC
Country of Incorporation:
Cayman Islands
ChainHub
Name of Applying Institution:
ChainHub
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Decentralized Web3 code collaboration platform supporting repositories, DAOs, pull requests, bounties, and a marketplace.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To directly control settlement for code collaboration activity while keeping developer activity verifiable and private.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Integrate decentralized code repositories with Canton, provide open smart-contract templates for bounties and DAOs, and onboard developers.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Twitter/X and Web3 Telegram groups
Country of Incorporation:
Singapore
Dunstan Gray
Name of Applying Institution:
Dunstan Gray
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Transportain.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
New to the ecosystem and interested in maintaining control over its finances.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Hold CC in treasury and build.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Google search
Country of Incorporation:
United state
elebank limited
Name of Applying Institution:
elebank limited
URL to website of Applying Institution:
https://www.elebank.com/en-hk/
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Licensed digital bank in Hong Kong.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To operate in a production-grade environment with organizational procedures, firewalls, and operational controls.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Tokenized deposit.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
HKMA ensemble
Country of Incorporation:
Hongkong
Enflux
Name of Applying Institution:
Enflux
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Liquidity provider.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
Has experience building and operating secure, always-on infrastructure for digital-asset markets, automated trading, and financial workflows.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Introduce projects.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Parth
Country of Incorporation:
Panama
Greywick Digital Limited
Name of Applying Institution:
Greywick Digital Limited
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Company building tokenization engines on Canton Network.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To issue tokenized assets on Canton, starting with cLTC.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Tokenize different assets on Canton Network.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
via fracti.fi
Country of Incorporation:
BVI
HostDeFi Validator Collective
Name of Applying Institution:
HostDeFi Validator Collective
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Small multi-chain validator operator running validator, DePIN, and public RPC infrastructure across multiple networks.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To keep validator operations, signing keys, and rewards under direct control rather than introducing a custodial intermediary.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Operate a reliable Canton validator, publish operational runbooks, contribute RPC infrastructure expertise, and introduce developers and projects.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Ecosystem research — surveying validator operator programs across networks.
Country of Incorporation:
United States
Nevos Protocol
Name of Applying Institution:
Nevos Protocol
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Protocol creating a liquid claim on capital committed to Canton validators through transferable nvCC receipts.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To act as the first reference operator and test its revenue-sharing and nvCC settlement mechanism against actual validator reward flows.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Publish Daml templates and protocol specifications, onboard validator partners and capital allocators, and integrate nvCC with lending and trading applications.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Event
Country of Incorporation:
Estonia
Orbitmeter Settlement Network
Name of Applying Institution:
Orbitmeter Settlement Network
URL to website of Applying Institution:
https://www.orbitmeternetwork.xyz/
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Canton application converting metered usage readings into signed settlement.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
Its product is already a Canton application and currently operates signed reading pipelines and settlement windows on testnet.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Publish its six metering contracts as open templates and bring its energy and logistics pilots onto mainnet.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Website
Country of Incorporation:
Spain
Orrith
Name of Applying Institution:
Orrith
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Financial technology company building stablecoin-based cross-border payment infrastructure for 24/7 settlement, FX, and local-currency payouts.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To protect sensitive payment and compliance data while directly controlling availability, security, upgrades, and settlement infrastructure.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Build Canton-native payment infrastructure, onboard payment participants and liquidity providers, share operational tooling, and support developers and governance.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Social media (Twitter/X)
Country of Incorporation:
Panama
OTHRENVAL
Name of Applying Institution:
OTHRENVAL
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Building institutional digital-asset treasury infrastructure covering Bitcoin operations, a treasury-backed digital dollar, and access to DeFi, CeFi, and traditional finance.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To directly control infrastructure supporting its treasury products and gain first-hand operational knowledge of Canton.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Cover Canton in its news channel, publish validator setup and operations notes, and explore Canton as a settlement layer for its treasury infrastructure.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
We follow and cover the Canton ecosystem in our community news channel, so Canton Foundation announcements and documentation are part of our regular reading.
Country of Incorporation:
Singapore
Otus
Name of Applying Institution:
Otus
URL to website of Applying Institution:
N/A
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Application developer building AI solutions for on-chain wealth management.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
Has already operated validators on other networks.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Build Fortress, a Canton wallet for AI-agent treasury management, using experience from AI-based yield and trading solutions on other networks.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Through ecosystem partners
Country of Incorporation:
United States
Ovanta
Name of Applying Institution:
Ovanta
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Technology company building stablecoin payment infrastructure, programmable wallets, and spending policies for AI agents.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To directly control security, availability, and privacy for agent-payment workflows while maintaining direct ledger access.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Build Canton-native agent payments, onboard AI and payment participants, publish reusable developer tooling, and contribute to infrastructure and governance.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Conference (Canton Summit)
Country of Incorporation:
British Virgin Islands
Selvarn
Name of Applying Institution:
Selvarn
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Web3 infrastructure studio operating an Avalanche DeFi hub for liquid staking and validator services.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To directly control validator uptime and configuration while applying its existing node and validator operations experience.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Bring Avalanche validator experience to Canton, build monitoring and delegation tooling, onboard developers, and publish technical content.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
Through the Canton Network ecosystem and the Canton Foundation documentation.
Country of Incorporation:
Germany
VICA
Name of Applying Institution:
VICA
URL to website of Applying Institution:
Applying Entity / Institution Description:
Independent blockchain node infrastructure team with validator experience across Cosmos and Polkadot-based networks.
Reason for Applying to Operate a Validator:
To maintain full control over validator security, configuration, monitoring, maintenance, and incident response.
Expected Contributions to the Network:
Build node-operation and monitoring tooling to simplify onboarding and maintenance for Canton validators.
How did you hear about Canton / the validator program?
From partnership
Country of Incorporation:
Indonesian