Audience
Regulated financial institutions and market infrastructure providers that need a secure, privacy-preserving blockchain to run and synchronize real-world financial applications across organizations
About Canton
The Canton Network is a public, permissionless blockchain network designed specifically for regulated financial markets, enabling institutions to transact and synchronize data with privacy, control, and interoperability. It introduces a unique architecture that allows applications to run on separate, configurable domains while remaining interoperable at the network level, so participants can share data and assets only with authorized parties. Built to support real-world financial workflows, the network enables atomic, cross-application transactions without exposing sensitive information to the entire network. Canton supports privacy-preserving smart contracts, fine-grained permissioning, and composable applications that can span multiple use cases such as payments, securities, collateral, and derivatives. Its design allows institutions to maintain regulatory compliance, operational autonomy, and data confidentiality while benefiting from shared infrastructure and real-time settlement.