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Canton Foundation

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Canton Foundation

@CantonFdn

Neutral and transparent governance of the Global Synchronizer for the @CantonNetwork

NYC

Joined January 2025

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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 2
May Ecosystem Update 👀 ◽ CIP-0116: Featured App Locking. A new governance framework requiring Featured Apps to lock 5M CC (or 25M CC for higher reward tiers), with a 30-day compliance window and 60-day unlock period. ◽ 166 new validator operators approved, continuing to
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
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Canton was built around a set of design choices that most blockchains do not make. Sub-transaction privacy as the default. Governance through 55 Super Validators and the CIP process. Fair launch with zero premine. Holding fees that create economic equilibrium. Atomic settlement
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
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Canton was built around a set of design choices that most blockchains do not make. Sub-transaction privacy as the default. Governance through 55 Super Validators and the CIP process. Fair launch with zero premine. Holding fees that create economic equilibrium. Atomic settlement
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 18
Great session at the @CantonNetwork Builders Forum, hosted by @fairmint. @viv_diwakar and the builder community digging into what it actually takes to bring capital markets infrastructure on-chain, from privacy architecture to governance frameworks to the tooling that makes it
Joris🤗
@Joris_DLN
Jun 18
Live from the @CantonNetwork Builders Forum, hosted by @fairmint with the support of the @CantonFdn @viv_diwakar Head of Canton Foundation is leading a great conversation on building the infrastructure for onchain capital markets.
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 18
CIP-0119 has been approved: Free Canton Coin Transfer-Preapproval Base Duration. Transfer preapprovals on @CantonNetwork now include a free 90-day base duration. Creating or renewing a preapproval with an expiry time within that window requires only standard traffic costs, with
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 18
Learn more:
cips/cip-0119/cip-0119.md at main · canton-foundation/cips
From github.com
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 18
Every protocol change on Canton goes through the same process. Step 1: A CIP is drafted and submitted to the public repository on GitHub. Anyone can submit. Step 2: The relevant Working Group reviews the proposal: Tokenomics, Technical, or Governance depending on scope. Step
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 18
Full repository:
GitHub - canton-foundation/cips: Canton CIPs
From github.com
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 17
Canton Protocol 35 is now live on TestNet. DevNet activated June 10. TestNet confirmed today. MainNet targeted for June 27. The Logical Synchronizer Upgrade moved the network from Protocol Version 34 to 35 with seconds of downtime. The first LSU in Canton’s history is now
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 16
That's a wrap on @ETHGlobal New York. Canton Foundation was on the ground all weekend. $10,000 bounty across four tracks. Builders deploying on Canton DevNet in real-time. Conversations with developers exploring sub-transaction privacy for the first time. Thanks to everyone
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 16
The Canton Protocol Development Fund is funded by 5% of future CC emissions. It exists to support builders, infrastructure, and ecosystem development. Grants are available for developers building applications, tooling, and infrastructure on Canton. The process is governed
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 16
Learn More:
Grants Program - Canton Foundation
From canton.foundation
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 15
We're proud to have organization like a16z, HSBC, S&P Global, and Citadel Securities building, governing, and backing @CantonNetwork. This reflects the level of institutional confidence in the infrastructure the Foundation is designed to steward.
Canton Network
@CantonNetwork
Jun 13
ICYMI: @digitalasset has raised $355 million led by @a16zcrypto, with participation from HSBC, S&P Global, Citadel Securities, and others. The capital supports continued growth of Canton as infrastructure for regulated financial markets.
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Canton Network
@CantonNetwork
Jun 15
Canton's ecosystem is built in production and in person. Canton Café with @CantonFdn, @BitSafe_Finance, and @Noves_fi.
BitSafe
@BitSafe_Finance
Jun 11
On June 9 we co-hosted Canton Café with the @CantonFdn & @Noves_fi in New York, a private coffee reception for the operators and institutions building on Canton. The ecosystem grows in rooms like this. More to come.
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 15
Most blockchains show everything to everyone, but not Canton. Sub-transaction privacy means each party only sees the data relevant to them, enforced at the protocol layer, not the application layer. Here is how it works.
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 14
Every smart contract on Canton runs on Daml and every Daml contract has three roles that control who can do what. Signatories: the parties whose authority is required for the contract to exist. A contract cannot be created or archived without all signatories agreeing. This is
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Canton Foundation
@CantonFdn
Jun 14
Learn how to connect and build on the Canton Network: docs.canton.network View developer resources: canton.network/developer-reso…
Canton Network Documentation - Canton Network Docs
From docs.canton.network
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