Canton Network Ultimate Guide to Ecosystem

Canton Network combines the privacy and regulation required by institutions with the composability, decentralization, and innovative network economy of public blockchains, breaking the trade-offs between traditional finance and decentralized finance.

Author: Canton Network

The choice between TradFi and DeFi has long existed: people often need to choose between the regulatory framework of traditional financial markets and the speed, transparency, and composability of emerging decentralized finance.

However, this is actually a false dichotomy. Now, the Canton Network ecosystem shows us that the barriers between these once-separated worlds are breaking down. When TradFi and DeFi intersect, real opportunities are emerging.

Why are institutions and crypto capital markets flocking to Canton?

In 2025, the adoption rate of Canton Network surged.

Currently, there are about 600 active validator nodes, with monthly transaction volumes using Canton Coin exceeding 15 million. Traditional institutions, application developers, and leading companies in the crypto market are collaborating with Canton to drive market transformation at scale.

Canton has gained the trust of industry leaders such as Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Broadridge, and Circle, making it the first and only network capable of enabling traditional finance and DeFi-like business models to operate in large-scale synergy on the same platform.

Today, applications on Canton have processed over $60 trillion in on-chain assets and over $280 billion in U.S. Treasury repurchase transactions daily.

Eliminating the boundaries of TradFi or DeFi, Canton is the first full-financial blockchain. It is an effective way for institutions and crypto-native developers to combine real-world finance with the speed of cryptocurrency without forcing a one-size-fits-all model.

Exploring the Canton Ecosystem

The Canton ecosystem is developing rapidly, and navigating it is not easy.

The following brief guide will help you quickly understand the rich, diverse, and interconnected world of applications, resources, service providers, and contributors within Canton.

Tokenized Assets

On the Canton platform, when assets are tokenized, they become legally recognized assets stored on an L1 that serves as a trusted ledger and record, which can be verified by issuers, custodians, and regulators as a true source.

On-chain assets mean direct ownership, not just synthetic representations of assets. This means that the rights and obligations of issuers, investors, and all relevant parties can be executed and protected at the protocol level.

Additionally, Canton allows for fine-grained privacy controls over assets, enabling asset transfers. For this reason, institutions are choosing to issue assets on the Canton platform, and an increasing number of digital assets are being "Cantonized."

From real-world financial assets such as bonds, repurchase agreements, money market funds, loan commitments, insurance, mortgages, and private equity, to crypto assets seeking institutional use (such as CBTC), assets on Canton can be composed across various applications on the network and are increasingly supported by network wallets and custody ecosystems.

Ultimately, the Canton ecosystem will achieve seamless workflows while ensuring privacy protection, thereby unlocking asset utility and enhancing investor confidence.

The community can click here to explore on-chain assets and tokenization platforms in the Canton ecosystem (search for "Tokenized Assets" in the "Network Utility" dropdown menu).

Stablecoins

Canton Network serves as a privacy and interoperability layer, supporting regulatory-compliant stablecoins, expanding their large-scale utility in enterprise workflows and use cases, as well as for privacy-preserving payments and settlements.

Whether in fund management, cross-border payments, crypto derivatives margin trading, or around-the-clock market financing, privacy has always been key to the widespread adoption of stablecoins. For this reason, institutions are choosing to use stablecoins (such as USDC, Brale, M1) on Canton to unlock financing based on on-chain U.S. Treasuries, overcoming this core challenge.

Stablecoin applications on Canton benefit not only from composability with institution-grade real assets but also from the extensive integration across the entire network: from leading compliance service providers to trading and margin management applications, as well as custodial institutions, making it a reliable platform for institutional stablecoin liquidity growth.

To learn more about why stablecoins are gaining widespread attention on Canton, feel free to read The Tie's related paper.

The community can click here to explore on-chain assets and tokenization platforms in the Canton ecosystem (search for "Stablecoins" in the "Network Utility" dropdown menu).

Custody

The Canton Network ecosystem has a range of service providers that enable traditional enterprises and crypto-native companies to easily and securely hold and use on-chain assets, including institutional-grade custody and wallet infrastructure, highly secure key management solutions, and more.

The community can click here to explore on-chain assets and tokenization platforms in the Canton ecosystem (search for "Custody" in the "Network Utility" dropdown menu).

Liquidity

Digital assets can only truly function with strong distribution capabilities and efficient liquidity. From leading market makers and cryptocurrency liquidity providers to emerging trading platforms and exchanges, a growing enterprise ecosystem is driving overall liquidity on Canton.

Market makers such as QCP, DRW, GSR, FalconX, Flowdesk, and B2C2 have joined Canton, laying the foundation for deep, composable liquidity across asset classes. These companies activate the liquidity of on-chain tools and leverage privacy assets on Canton, further opening up new application scenarios, from automated margin management to around-the-clock financing using previously inaccessible assets.

The community can click here to explore on-chain assets and tokenization platforms in the Canton ecosystem (search for "Liquidity" in the "Network Utility" dropdown menu).

Wallets

Canton Network's token standard CIP-56 ensures seamless composability between wallets and assets, enabling a better user experience and supporting a growing range of activities using Canton native assets (from Canton Coin to CBTC, USDC, SBC, etc.).

The Canton ecosystem supports various types of wallets, from self-custody wallets to custodial wallets, from enterprise-grade wallets to consumer-grade wallets, as well as hot key or cold key storage, allowing applications to attract any type of user, whether they are enterprise clients, high-net-worth individuals, or consumer end-users.

Emerging consumer-grade wallets, such as Five North's Loop, aim to provide a smooth registration experience and daily asset interactions. Wallets focused on high-net-worth individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises include Bron, while leading self-custody wallets and hardware wallets (such as Ledger) are also set to go into production soon.

Developers can also benefit from wallet tools that use Digital Asset's wallet SDK to accelerate the time to market for building custom wallet experiences, making it easier to integrate with the CIP-56 token standard.

The community can click here to explore on-chain assets and tokenization platforms in the Canton ecosystem (search for "Wallets" in the "Network Utility" dropdown menu).

Developer Tools

Canton's open ecosystem includes a powerful set of developer tools that enable both novice and experienced developers to build, test, and deploy applications more quickly.

For learners, AngelHack recently launched the Canton Core Academy, offering interactive and concise learning courses to help developers build institutional-grade financial applications on the Canton Network. Through the Academy's "Learn and Earn" tasks, you can gain insights into Canton’s architecture, get started with DAML, and learn how to build inter-institutional asset transfer applications.

For developers preparing to build applications, the Canton ecosystem also includes a comprehensive set of frameworks, SDKs, and libraries to help you build, deploy, and test applications on the network more quickly, accelerating time to market.

Digital Asset's Canton Network Utilities is a powerful set of building blocks that enables digital asset issuers and their clients to quickly migrate assets to the Canton Network. The Quick Start Guide introduces developers to Canton’s token standards and provides a template to help them practice hands-on and learn how to build full-stack applications.

Node as a Service (NaaS)

An increasing number of enterprise-level "Node as a Service (NaaS)" providers offer one-stop connection, deployment, and validator management services, allowing institutions to focus on creating value for their clients without the cumbersome overhead of operating nodes.

From pure managed services providing DevOps tools to crypto-native providers offering additional DeFi products, services, and integrations.

The community can click here to explore various available providers in Canton or find your preferred partners.

Data and Analytics

The Canton ecosystem includes a comprehensive suite of block explorers, dashboards, and analytics tools that enable full-stack observability, providing institutional users with the transparency needed to monitor, audit, and analyze on-chain activities while upholding Canton’s privacy commitments.

Some key tools include:

The Tie’s Public Dashboard, which provides visibility into overall real-time network activity, token economic models, and the adoption of featured applications, allowing ecosystem participants to stay informed about the network's overall health.

Node Fortress's dedicated Canton network explorer, enabling users to monitor governance actions and proposals.

Coin Metrics' Canton Intelligence App, a powerful analytics platform that provides key insights such as validator rewards, fee flows, application incentives, and sub-account changes.

Proof Group's CantonScan allows users to browse and search the blockchain by participant, tracking the activity of individual tokens and laying the groundwork for institutional-grade auditability.

RWA.xyz is a leading dashboard for tokenized real-world assets that integrates with Canton service provider Kaiko, helping users gain insights into how RWAs are issued and how they operate on-chain.

5N Lighthouse allows you to explore real-time data from super validators and validators, track governance decisions, monitor transactions in real-time, and understand how selected applications interact with the network.

The community can click here to view the complete list of data and analytics platforms in Canton.

Payments

The architecture of Canton Network supports instant and automated PvP workflows, designed to bring various real-world payment methods on-chain, including B2B payments, payroll, remittances, cross-border transactions, fund management, and more.

Unlike other public L1 blockchains, Canton is a public network whose privacy-preserving workflows prevent institutions from broadcasting sensitive payment data to the world.

Canton Network includes a growing range of payment vertical applications that enhance the security and reliability of digital payment networks, including the B2B cross-border payment network Bitwave, the global leading payment platform Paysafe, and the global payment technology provider Worldpay.

The community can click here to view the complete list of payment verticals in Canton.

Verification and Security

An increasing number of compliance and verification service providers have integrated into the ecosystem to support compliance and transaction monitoring, including:

Elliptic, which provides on-chain anti-money laundering monitoring solutions trusted by regulatory agencies.

TRM Labs, which offers blockchain analytics solutions for detecting and investigating cryptocurrency-related fraud and financial crimes.

On-chain anti-money laundering monitoring capabilities enable operators to define their own compliance parameters, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and institutional risk management. Combined with Canton’s selective disclosure features, Canton provides a comprehensive approach to regulatory oversight and compliance.

The community can click here to view the complete list of forensic and security service providers in Canton.

Interoperability

Canton is the cornerstone of interoperability for all applications and networks within the Canton ecosystem, leveraging secure and compliant infrastructure to connect the fragmented systems of the global financial sector.

The Canton ecosystem is currently introducing cross-chain interoperability services from leading interoperability solutions such as Chainlink, LayerZero, and Wormhole, further opening access to other ecosystems, allowing them to benefit from the unique features, characteristics, and applications of the Canton Network.

The community can click here to view the complete list of interoperability providers in Canton.

Ready to build in the Canton ecosystem?

Take advantage of the latest features of the Canton ecosystem to create highly composable applications that support 24/7 on-chain capital markets and payments while enjoying institutional-grade privacy protection:

Click here to explore different ways to participate and get started

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Click here to use the quick start guide to accelerate your Canton application development.

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