CANTON 1.0.14: Encrypted Settlement Failures
On public blockchains, a failed transaction exposes sensitive information like insufficient balances, missing permissions, or exact order limits to the entire world.
@CantonNetwork keeps transaction rejections completely confidential. Rejection reasons are encrypted and delivered only to the relevant stakeholders involved in the execution.
Competitors can't probe the ledger to uncover liquidity limits or operational bottlenecks. Total privacy in success and in failure.
My take: Failed transactions can reveal valuable operational information. If everyone can see why a transaction was rejected, they can infer liquidity, permissions, or internal constraints. Keeping rejection reasons confidential protects sensitive information and gives institutions the privacy they need to operate with confidence.
