Ecosystem
Canton Network ecosystem news — projects, validators, wallets, infrastructure partners, and applications building and expanding within the Canton blockchain ecosystem. · Page 5 of 17
Tradecraft passes $3.5 million in total value locked on Canton
Tradecraft's October 5 update puts total value locked on Canton above $3.5 million, following its September milestone of more than $3 million. TVL measures assets held in the platform's pools, not trading volume or revenue, and the figure is a platform-provided snapshot.
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Canton outlines its October 10 MainNet upgrade timetable
Canton’s planned move to CantonBFT includes a 24-hour freeze on network-configuration changes, followed by a brief transaction pause on October 10. Ordinary transactions are expected to continue during the freeze, while the on-chain scheduling vote remains open.
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Canton advances Splice upgrades across MainNet and TestNet
Splice 0.8.3 is ready for MainNet deployment, while 0.8.4 has cleared the same stage on TestNet. Each October 5 notice confirms that two-thirds of Super Validator nodes had upgraded, including the Global Synchronizer Foundation’s node.
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Canton’s developer update adds dAppBooster demos and setup guides
BootNode’s dAppBooster write-up adds live examples and setup guides to Canton’s recent developer-tooling roundup. The open-source starter combines a local Canton environment with wallet connections and reusable interface components, giving builders a working example to adapt.
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Modulo adds cSOL buying, selling and holding
cSOL is available through Modulo, with users able to buy, sell and hold it from their wallets. The October 5 announcement adds access through another platform, following cSOL's September listing on Silvana, rather than marking the token's first appearance on Canton.
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Canton Development Fund pays 5.08 million CC across four milestones
The Canton Development Fund has paid 5,081,500 CC across four milestones for Splice Portfolio, traffic accounting, BitSafe maintenance and Daml 3 training. The receipts confirm payment for defined work, not completion of the wider grant programs.
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Kora tops $7 million in 24-hour trading volume
Kora's October 5 update puts its 24-hour trading volume above $7 million. The dated platform snapshot follows September listings for Canton Coin, gold and silver against USDCx, and measures completed trading rather than assets held on the exchange.
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Cantor8 names winners of its August Canton hackathon
Team Mandate took first place in Cantor8's August hackathon, followed by Lattice Scan, Vorem and DamnLE. The October 5 results highlight controlled AI-agent spending, private indexing and security, with further details about the Cantor8 Accelerator still to come.
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Canton weekly recap: Lloyds, Visa, LSEG and Korea's biggest banks
Lloyds and Visa settled stablecoin payments over a weekend, Temple crossed $1 billion in volume, 908,000 parties have now transacted, and MainNet’s move to CantonBFT has a proposed date. Here is everything that moved on Canton from September 28 to October 4, one update at a time.
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Rocky previews a dark pool for large trades on Canton
Rocky's planned dark pool would keep large orders out of the public order book and combine public-market midpoint pricing with Canton settlement. The feature is not open for trading, and no launch date has been announced.
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Norvault opens Francis Bacon-linked offering on Canton
Norvault has opened its Bacon Series 001 offering through CanTra, accepting euros or Canton Coin from eligible investors. Each note will be represented by a Canton token, with issuance and delivery scheduled for November 5 subject to completion conditions.
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Meriq seeks Featured App status for its Canton swap venue
Meriq has applied for Featured App status for its Canton asset-swap venue. The platform is operating in a controlled MainNet launch, with an independent audit still planned before larger production limits.
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DIA seeks funding for multi-source price checks on Canton
DIA is seeking up to 8.4 million CC to build an open-source tool that checks data from several providers before Canton applications use it. Funding remains under review.
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Canton Venues brings seven trading venues into one dashboard
Canton Venues is a free dashboard for comparing token prices, liquidity and estimated trade costs across seven Canton venues. Its public data feed also supports developers and compatible AI tools.
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Edel targets next week for EDEL staking with CC rewards
Edel’s October 3 update targets the following week for holders to stake EDEL and earn Canton Coin. It advances the timetable beyond the earlier promise to reveal participation details, without an exact opening date or yield rate.
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Eight Canton apps clear Tokenomics review for Featured App status
Eight apps have cleared Tokenomics review. BETH has since progressed to a MainNet Featured App vote, opened by Five North on October 7.
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LSEG’s Canton Super Validator plan moves to an implementation vote
An open MainNet vote would add LSEG’s hosted reward weight through MPCH following September’s program approval. The request targets October 10, while milestone rewards remain subject to verified delivery and further approval.
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Noves plans Canton deployment talks in Tokyo
Noves plans meetings with Japanese financial institutions and infrastructure partners focused on Canton research, deployment design and partnerships. Its team will also join Pacific Meta’s Blockchain Summit on October 5.
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Obsidian joins Canton’s collateral subcommittee
Obsidian has joined the DTCC-chaired Canton Foundation Collateral Subcommittee. Its planned contributions cover tokenized repo and financing, plus the acceptance of tokenized collateral by clearing houses and market infrastructure.
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Grofty expands Lens with portfolio tracking and developer tools
Grofty’s latest Lens update brings historical exports, shareable dashboards, portfolio tracking and price alerts together with developer SDKs. The October 3 announcement builds on its existing Canton market-data service.
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Tradecraft and C8 receive Canton settlement recognition
Tradecraft and C8 Wallet + RFQ DEX have received delivery-versus-payment recognition for Canton reward treatment. C8’s approval covers only its wallet and RFQ exchange, excluding Concordia.
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CanTra seeks Canton Featured App status for art-linked securities
CanTra has applied for Featured App status on Canton ahead of an offering linked to a Francis Bacon triptych. The planned investment starts at €100, subject to investor eligibility and the offering terms.
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Canal seeks Canton Featured App status after controlled iSOL pilot
Canal’s Featured App application sets out a controlled MainNet pilot for iSOL, its SOL-backed asset on Canton. Broader commercial use is targeted for mid-to-late October, subject to approval and integration readiness.
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HackCanton reaches 58 projects ahead of October 9 deadline
HackCanton Season 3 has reached 95 teams and 58 projects, with 20 entries submitted for judging. A closing ceremony stream takes place on October 9, ahead of the October 21 Grand Final.
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