Canton Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are groups of architects, software engineers, and domain experts focused on specific technical or domain areas within the Canton ecosystem.
SIGs help coordinate expertise across the ecosystem and provide guidance on technical priorities, architecture, and grant proposals.
Role of SIGs
SIGs work in collaboration with the Core Contributors group and the Voting group of the Technology & Operations committee of the Canton Foundation.
SIGs help support the Canton ecosystem by:
• Providing points of contact for builders and teams working in specific technical areas
• Helping the Tech & Ops Committee Core Contributors and Voting groups evaluate and champion grant proposals
• Recommending architectural vision and technical priorities
• Developing knowledge and best practices in their respective areas
How SIGs Operate
SIGs currently operate in an ad-hoc structure and focus on three primary activities.
1. Slack Discussions
Each SIG will have a dedicated Slack channel. These channels allow members to discuss technical topics, ecosystem developments, and proposals relevant to their area.
2. Grant Proposal Support
SIG members may:
• Review Development Fund proposals
• Provide feedback to improve proposals
• Act as champions helping applicants prepare stronger proposals
The Tech & Ops committee encourages grant proposers to seek a champion with experience building within the Canton ecosystem.
3. Architecture and Roadmap Guidance
SIGs may also support the ecosystem by:
• Publishing problem statements
• Advising on Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Contributing to long-term architecture and roadmap discussions
Contributing to SIGs
This document is intended to bootstrap the SIG structure by creating a record of knowledgeable technical contributors across the Canton ecosystem who are interested in sharing and developing their understanding of Canton, and helping advise on grant proposals.
If you would like to:
• Join an existing SIG
• Add additional experts
• Propose a new SIG topic
Please submit a Pull Request updating this file.
If your expertise does not fit an existing SIG, feel free to submit a Pull Request to add a new SIG section.
Special Interest Groups
dApp Integration
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Allen Eubank | Send | alleneubank |
| Joel Lovera | Digital Asset | joel-da |
| Marc Juchli | Digital Asset | mjuchli-da |
| Matthieu Le Berre | Peaceful Studio | monsieurleberre |
| Paruyr Babayan | Cantor8 | yogurt1 |
| Jaroslaw Ratajski | Digital Asset | jarekr-da |
| Michael Gaare | Denex / Cumberland | mgaare |
| Vinh Nguyễn | Upflam | v9n |
Wallet Apps
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Alex Gorelik | Cantor8 | aagorelik |
| Anthony Merriman | Modulo Labs | amerr1man |
| Brandon Young | Send | beezybarg |
| Chien-An Lin | Blockdaemon | LimKianAn |
| David Richards | Digital Asset | |
| Joel Lovera | Digital Asset | joel-da |
| Lucas Naundorf | FCS | LucasnFCS |
| Marc Juchli | Digital Asset | mjuchli-da |
| Vinh Nguyễn | Upflam | v9n |
Decentralized Attestor Pools / Decentralized Autonomous Organizations and MultiSig
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Aki Balogh | BitSafe | Akibalogh |
| Akshay Sinha | Alpend | akshaysinha100 |
| Alex Sumner | Cantor8 | azubr |
| Erick Ho | Send | eho-send |
| Ferenc Fabian | BitSafe | PumpkinSeed |
| Gabija Tuinaite | BitSafe | gabitu7 |
| Matteo Limberto | Digital Asset | |
| Robert Tera | Bitsafe | scolear |
| Tobias von Vignau | Digital Asset | |
DeFi Protocols & Liquidity
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Akash Gaurav | Alpend | akashgaurav |
| Aki Balogh | BitSafe | Akibalogh |
| Davide Falcone | Cantor8 | davidefalcone-c8 |
| Erick Ho | Send | eho-send |
| Evan Varsamis | Temple Digital Group | evarsamis |
| Gabija Tuinaite | BitSafe | gabitu7 |
| Ian Hensel | Avro Digital | Ian-avro |
| Luke Besser | Cosimo Capital | booksbanks |
| Nate | Obsidian Systems | ApolloUnicorn |
Party Portability & Data Resilience
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Wayne Collier | Digital Asset | waynecollier-da |
| Simon Meier | Digital Asset | meiersi-da |
| Oliver Seeliger | Digital Asset | |
| Zhi Zhang | Edge & Node | zhihezhang2 |
Token Standards / Asset Standards
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Aki Balogh | BitSafe | Akibalogh |
| Akshay Sinha | Alpend | akshaysinha100 |
| Charles Desmonty | Kaiko | Desmonty-Kaiko |
| Ferenc Fabian | BitSafe | PumpkinSeed |
| Jack Charlesworth | LayerZero | jackcharlesworth |
| Jesse Farese | Blockdaemon | Binxx35 |
| Matteo Limberto | Digital Asset | |
| Matthieu Le Berre | Peaceful Studio | monsieurleberre |
| Niko Cherkezishvilli | Cantor8 | cnnickolay |
| Simon Meier | Digital Asset | meiersi-da |
| Vinh Nguyễn | Upflam | v9n |
Tokenomics (Modeling & Monitoring)
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Akash Gaurav | Alpend | akashgaurav |
| Alex Gorelik | Cantor8 | aagorelik |
| Anthony Merriman | Modulo Labs | amerr1man |
| Bernhard Elsner | Digital Asset | |
| Evan Varsamis | Temple Digital Group | evarsamis |
| Ian Hensel | Avro Digital | Ian-avro |
| Jesse Farese | Blockdaemon | Binxx35 |
| Wayne Collier | Digital Asset | waynecollier-da |
| Yiannis Varelis | Five North | zeroknowledger |
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Leonid Rozenberg | C7 | leonidr-c7 |
| Simon Meier | Digital Asset | meiersi-da |
| Zhi Zhang | Edge & Node | zhihezhang2 |
| Paolo Domenighetti | Freename AG | pdomenighetti |
| Gherardo Varani | Freename AG | 0xvarano |
Onchain Governance Modeling
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Gabija Tuinaite | BitSafe | gabitu7 |
| Ian Hensel | Avro Digital | Ian-avro |
| Robert Tera | Bitsafe | scolear |
| Wayne Collier | Digital Asset | waynecollier-da |
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Andrew Pohl | Liquify | Andrew-Pohl |
| Chien-An Lin | Blockdaemon | LimKianAn |
| Curtis Hrischuk | Digital Asset | hrischuk-da |
| Daniel Hansley | FTP | denend |
| Edward Newman | Digital Asset | nycnewman |
| Jonathan Mayeur | IntellectEU | jonathan-ieu |
| Maheswaran | Independent | soloking1412 |
| Marcin Ziolek | Digital Asset | mziolekda |
| Matthieu Le Berre | Peaceful Studio | monsieurleberre |
| Curtis Hrischuk | Digital Asset | hrischuk-da |
| Marcin Ziolek | Digital Asset | mziolekda |
| Niko Cherkezishvilli | Cantor8 | cnnickolay |
| Paul Brauner | Digital Asset | paulbrauner-da |
| Paul Brauner | Digital Asset | paulbrauner-da |
| Srikanth | BitDynamics | srikanth-bitdynamics |
| Vinh Nguyễn | Upflam | v9n |
DAR Package Management & App Lifecycle
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
| Akshay Sinha | Alpend | akshaysinha100 |
| Curtis Hrischuk | Digital Asset | hrischuk-da |
| Edward Newman | Digital Asset | nycnewman |
| Jonathan Mayeur | IntellectEU | jonathan-ieu |
| Matthieu Le Berre | Peaceful Studio | monsieurleberre |
| Niko Cherkezishvilli | Cantor8 | cnnickolay |
| Simon Meier | Digital Asset | meiersi-da |
| Tudor Voicu | Digital Asset | tudor-da |
| Paul Brauner | Digital Asset | paulbrauner-da |
| Zhe Li | Bit Dynamics | zheli |
Canton Protocol & Multi-Synchronizer
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Curtis Hrischuk | Digital Asset | hrischuk-da |
| Rafael Guglielmetti | Digital Asset | |
| Shaul Kfir | Digital Asset | shaul-da |
| Vinh Nguyễn | Upflam | v9n |
| Curtis Hrischuk | Digital Asset | hrischuk-da |
| Remy Haemmerle | Digital Asset | remyhaemmerle-da |
| Rafael Guglielmetti | Digital Asset | rgugliel-da |
Canton APIs (Ledger API, SQL API, Admin API)
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Akash Gaurav | Alpend | akashgaurav |
| Curtis Hrischuk | Digital Asset | hrischuk-da |
| Daniel Hansley | FTP | denend |
| Marcin Ziolek | Digital Asset | mziolekda |
| Marton Nagy | Digital Asset | nmarton-da |
| Matthieu Le Berre | Peaceful Studio | monsieurleberre |
| Michael Gaare | Denex / Cumberland | mgaare |
| Tudor Voicu | Digital Asset | tudor-da |
Node Deployment & Operations
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Andrew Pohl | Liquify | Andrew-Pohl |
| Brandon Young | Send | beezybarg |
| Caleb Bolden | Blockdaemon | cbolden15 |
| Itai Segall | Digital Asset | isegall-da |
| Jeremy Alons | Cumberland | jalonsdrw |
| Jonathan Mayeur | IntellectEU | jonathan-ieu |
| Lucas Naundorf | FCS | LucasnFCS |
| Marijus Kasperavicius | Blockdaemon | spastai |
| Matthieu Le Berre | Peaceful Studio | monsieurleberre |
| Roman Borovtsov | Cantor8 | YoungBarick |
| Srikanth | BitDynamics | srikanth-bitdynamics |
| Stanislav German-Evtushenko | SBI Security Solutions | stas-sbi |
| Vinh Nguyễn | Upflam | v9n |
| Zhe Li | Gateway.FM | zheli |
Global Synchronizer Scaling
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Marton Nagy | Digital Asset | nmarton-da |
| Tom Tantillo | Digital Asset | tom-da |
Financial Workflows & Composability
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Akash Gaurav | Alpend | akashgaurav |
| Anthony Merriman | Modulo Labs | amerr1man |
| Charles Desmonty | Kaiko | Desmonty-Kaiko |
| Davide Falcone | Cantor8 | davidefalcone-c8 |
| Frank Preiwuss | Digital Asset | |
| Georg Schneider | Digital Asset | |
| Ian Hensel | Avro Digital | Ian-avro |
| Jack Charlesworth | LayerZero | jackcharlesworth |
| Jonathan Mayeur | IntellectEU | jonathan-ieu |
| Matteo Limberto | Digital Asset | |
Regulatory Compliance
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Julie Lascar | Digital Asset | |
| Kelly Mathiesen | Digital Asset | |
| Shaul Kfir | Digital Asset | shaul-da |
| Nikos Andrikogiannopoulos | Metrika | nikos-metrika |
Security
| Name | Organization | GitHub |
|---|
| Edward Newman | Digital Asset | nycnewman |
| Richard Domikis | MPCH | |
| Stanislav German-Evtushenko | SBI Security Solutions | stas-sbi |
