Glossary / Canton terms
Plain-language definitions for the terms CCPEDIA uses on the dashboard, radar, and CIPs. Where a term is Canton's own vocabulary, the definition quotes or closely paraphrases the official Canton Network glossary; where it's a market metric or one of our own features, that's labeled instead of dressed up as an official term.
CIP
Canton Improvement Proposal. A formal technical document defining standards, protocols, and upgrades for the Canton Network, similar to Ethereum’s EIPs. Goes through Draft, Review, Final, and other statuses before adoption.
Source: canton-foundation/cips ↗SV / Super Validator
An entity operating nodes in the Global Synchronizer’s decentralized infrastructure. Super Validators run sequencer/mediator nodes, participate in governance, and sponsor new validators.
Source: docs.canton.network glossary ↗Round
The length of a mining round (default: 10 minutes), which determines how frequently SV rewards are calculated and issued.
Source: docs.canton.network, SV governance reference ↗TVL
Total Value Locked. The total USD value of assets held across the network’s tracked DeFi activity, as reported by DefiLlama.
CCPEDIA's own term, not official Canton vocabularyRepo volume
The value of repo transactions processed over a period. It is a flow, not a balance: an overnight repo that rolls every day is counted again each day, so a monthly total is the sum of the daily volumes. It shows how much activity runs through a platform, not how much collateral sits on it. Example: Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo processed $8.0 trillion in July 2026, an average of $365 billion a day.
Source: Broadridge press release, July 2026 ↗Radar / Critical alerts
CCPEDIA’s own tracker for upcoming operational events (upgrades, deadlines, breaking changes) pulled from the SV operations calendar. Not an official Canton Network signal.
CCPEDIA's own term, not official Canton vocabularyMainNet
The production environment for Canton Network. Uses real Canton Coin with economic value; requires the full onboarding process.
Source: docs.canton.network glossary ↗TestNet
The staging environment for Canton Network, used for final validation before MainNet deployment. Uses test Canton Coin from a faucet.
Source: docs.canton.network glossary ↗DevNet
The development/testing environment for Canton Network. Requires VPN access and Super Validator sponsorship; uses test Canton Coin from a faucet.
Source: docs.canton.network glossary ↗Synchronizer
The coordination layer that orders transactions and facilitates consensus between participant nodes. Consists of sequencer(s) and mediator(s); does not store transaction content.
Source: docs.canton.network glossary ↗Traffic
Canton Network’s term for transaction fees, paid in Canton Coin. Traffic costs depend on transaction size and complexity.
Source: docs.canton.network glossary ↗