Canton Network

The Canton Network is a privacy-enabled blockchain built to serve real-world finance and institutional needs. Unlike many public blockchains where every transaction is visible to all participants, Canton lets only relevant parties see the parts of a transaction that concern them, mirroring how regulated financial systems work.

At its core, Canton acts as a network of networks. Instead of one global ledger that everyone updates, participating institutions run their own independent ledgers. These can communicate and settle transactions atomically through a shared coordination layer called the Global Synchronizer. This design lets banks, custodians, exchanges, and other financial players work together while keeping control over their own data and infrastructure. Real-world applications include tokenizing assets like bonds or treasuries, privacy-preserving stablecoin issuance, collateral management, and faster settlement workflows between counterparties.

The Canton Network launched in 2023 when a consortium of major players including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Börse announced the project. By late 2024 and into 2025, pilots involving tokenized eurobonds, gold, and other real-world assets took place. Its ecosystem now includes a wide range of custody services, data providers, and application developers that support institutional needs.

The network’s native cryptocurrency is Canton Coin, $CC. This token is used to pay transaction fees on the Global Synchronizer, reward participants who help run and secure the network, and can be used by application providers to denominate service fees. Canton Coin follows a fair-launch philosophy, with no pre-mine or early investor allocation. Instead, coins are earned by contributing to the network, through running validators or providing useful applications. Fees paid in CC are burned, and new coins are minted as rewards, linking its value directly to network activity rather than speculation.

Canton Network tokens are traded in public marketplaces (CEX and DEX) and private over-the-counter desks. Acquire.Fi’s crypto secondaries marketplace, for example, matches verified buyers looking to buy CC tokens OTC from early investors and Canton Network project team members.

The marketplace also works in reverse. Token holders can sell Canton Network tokens OTC by browsing deals and making an offer to the listing owner.

If there are no deals that fit their requirements, anyone can create a new Buy or Sell offer with their preferred valuation and transaction limits. Our team will ensure the offer gets discovered, introduce the counterparties, and facilitate a secure over-the-counter transaction.