Canton Network has added 20 new validator operators, with the latest cohort including some of the most recognizable names to join the network's infrastructure to date.
Citadel LLC, one of the world's largest hedge funds managing tens of billions in assets, joins alongside Taishin Bank, a major Taiwanese financial institution with a significant retail and commercial banking presence. Their addition brings further institutional weight to a validator set that already includes some of the largest names in global finance.
BingX, the global crypto exchange with a broad retail user base across Asia and emerging markets, also joins the cohort, alongside Kairos Research, a respected crypto research and analytics firm, Defuse Labs, known for its work in crypto infrastructure, and Signet Labs, a recognized builder and infrastructure operator.
The full list of new validators includes Auranode, Babihub, BingX, Block Infrastructure, BSOS Tech, Citadel LLC, Cloud Quest, Defuse Labs, Instanodes, Kairos Research, Macropod, Modulo Labs, Nexton Market, Sachin Matta, Signet Labs, Taishin Bank, TKMatrix, Tropical Crypto, Varmeta, and YeeGoo Technology Limited.
