Canton Network

Spec sheet

Purpose

Canton connects financial systems and infrastructure to enable value exchange while preserving privacy and control.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Privacy

Canton supports configurable privacy at the smart-contract level, allowing parties to see only what they need.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Developer resources

Developer resources include Quickstart, learning paths, integration guides and composable modules.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Economic model

Canton Coin rewards network participants for utility, and network usage fees are burned.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Governance

The Canton Foundation facilitates transparent governance and organizational neutrality for the Global Synchronizer.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Interoperability

The network supports atomic transaction composition across assets and applications while retaining configurable privacy.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Public participation

Anyone can request a validator node, but sponsorship is currently needed; app-level permissioning is set by the application provider.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Security capabilities

The Ledger Enterprise integration supports multiple validators and HSM-backed governance and key management.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Support and onboarding

Canton directs prospective users to connect with a community expert to get started.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Target users

The network is presented for financial institutions, capital markets participants, application builders and infrastructure providers.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Use cases

The site describes asset tokenization, custody and wallets, collateral mobility, and on-chain financing use cases.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Wallet integration

Ledger supports holding and transferring Canton Coin and Canton-native assets through Ledger products.Read 14 Nov 2026 · canton.network

Where Specifiction places it

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