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April CIP Update 👀 ◽ CIP-0111: Process for Reducing Super Validator Weight. Establishes a formal governance process for reducing an SV's weight, bringing accountability mechanisms to the validator set. ◽CIP-0112: Canton Network Token Standard V2. Improvements to privacy, performance, and traditional accounting for Canton's token standard, advancing how assets are managed across the network. ◽ CIP-0113: Further Asset Management joins as a Super Validator (Weight 8.0). A new asset management firm added to the SV set through the CIP process, strengthening governance diversity. ◽CIP-0114: Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) SV Program. A new framework enabling publicly traded companies to participate as Super Validators through structured Canton Coin treasury commitments, with milestone-based escrow and governance weight tied to long-term alignment. Four CIPs. Each one refining how the @CantonNetwork is governed, secured, and built.

What is a Canton Network Super Validator? @CantonNetwork super validators (SVs) support the backbone of the network itself, and some of finance and blockchain's biggest names are among them. Core Role: While standard validators process and store data for transactions they are directly involved in, SVs help to secure and manage the network itself, by helping to operate the Global Synchronizer. They use a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus mechanism to sequence and validate transactions and, in doing so, allow for interoperability across Canton's network-of-networks. Governance: SVs are often members of the @CantonFdn and vote on crucial protocol upgrades and improvement proposals, including the acceptance of new super validators. It is for this reason that a high degree of trust is required. SV Weight: Not all SVs are created equal. A 'weight' is given to each which reflects their relative influence when it comes to both governance and reward distribution. The weight system operates on a 1-10 basis, with 10 being the maximum that can be assigned. The above really just scratches the surface when it comes to the role played by SVs in the $CC ecosystem. As of early May, there are 55 super validators helping to secure the Canton ecosystem. Here are some well-known examples... @Visa @circle @Nasdaq @The_DTCC @chainlink @FireblocksHQ @Ledger

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The @CantonNetwork is where institutions are building. EVM chains are where stablecoin liquidity already lives at scale. This integration connects both under one execution surface. @ZenithFdn gives Superset the spoke. Let’s break down how this works.

Regulatory clarity is reshaping stablecoins into regulated payment instruments. @CantonNetwork provides the settlement infrastructure for these instruments to move trillions in real-world assets.

Not all atomic swaps are created equal. When someone says "atomic", it’s worth asking: atomic at what layer? This is not a minor semantic distinction. It has significant implications for finality, latency, security, and composability. The answer determines whether you're getting a promise that depends on both parties behaving rationally within a set of timelock-enforced rules, or a genuine, protocol-level guarantee that your transaction either fully executes or never happens at all. @ZenithFdn provides consensus-level atomicity with @CantonNetwork, everyone else is pitching economic atomicity. Take a deep dive and read more in our recent blog post to learn more. Zth.

I joined Bohdan Ivanov on Canton Insiders, the podcast from @catalyx_suite, to talk about what it actually takes to bring equity onchain. For @Fairmint, the move to @CantonNetwork started with a very practical requirement: privacy. When a CEO, GC, or board member asks whether sensitive cap table activity will be visible on a public block explorer, the answer has to be no. That is why chain choice has to follow customer requirements, not ideology. We covered Fairmint’s move from Ethereum, Optimism, and Base to Canton, why privacy matters for institutional adoption, our recent acquisition of The RWA Desk, and why the real competitor for onchain finance is often not another L1. Full episode link: youtube.com/watch?v=p7rQOh…

Privacy may be the missing piece for institutional crypto adoption. @maximichielsen and @PapaDari_ sit down with @wesarn_real and @YuvalRooz from @digitalasset & @CantonNetwork to explore why today’s blockchain infrastructure still falls short for real-world finance. Key idea: Finance can’t fully move onchain without privacy, control, and infrastructure built for institutional constraints. From tokenization and stablecoins to TVL and confidentiality, this conversation explores what institutional-grade DeFi actually requires. Watch: youtu.be/tAGSE9FEC-E

.@AMINABankGlobal becomes the first FINMA-regulated bank to offer Canton Coin custody and trading services. AMINA is regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and holds licenses across Switzerland, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and the EU under MiCAR. For institutional participants, this means regulated banking-grade access to Canton Coin through a single counterparty with the governance standards they expect.