Canton

The Canton Network is a layer 1 smart contract blockchain with configurable privacy and controls solving for public network adoption of RWAs and TradFi institutions. The network uses a two-tier consensus mechanism allowing for unlimited horizontal scalability of the network while maintaining full smart contract interoperability across it. The Global Synchronizer acts as a network backbone for the ecosystem.

Canton Coin (CC) is a utility token used to pay application and infrastructure fees on the Global Synchronizer, as well as to incentivize and reward network stakeholders.

The Global Synchronizer MainNet and Canton Coin launched July 2024. There was no pre-mine, pre-sale, or similar. All Canton Coin are earned and mined as rewards for utility brought to the network. As of February 2025, ~22bn CC are in circulation. The total minable CC over the first ten years of the network is set at ~100bn CC. After 10 years, a constant stream of 2.5bn CC rewards per year is available. Total supply at any point in the future depends on the amount burned for fees.

Canton Network and the Global Synchronizer Foundation were launched by a range of institutions across TradFi and Crypto. The Global Synchronizer Foundation is managed by the Linux Foundation. Members include: 7Ridge, Bitwave, Broadridge, Calastone, Cumberland, Digital Asset, Equilend, Euroclear, Global Blockchain Business Council, IntellectEU, Kaleido, LendOS, Liberty City Ventures, MPCH, Obsidian Systems, SBI Digital Asset Holdings, Taurus, Tradeweb

Digital Asset, the company that developed the Canton blockchain protocol and its Daml smart contract language was founded by