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Technology

Temple adds Send Connect desktop wallet support for Canton trading

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): Temple integrated Send Connect so Send Wallet users can connect on desktop via the passkey-based browser extension, review each requested transaction, and approve or deny before signing. Send Connect lets users grant or revoke site access from the extension across compatible Canton applications. Temple's addition gives Send Wallet holders another trading venue without switching wallets; Send Connect is available from the Chrome Web Store.

Technology

Mystic Finance proposes shared vault standard via Canton Development Fund

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): Mystic Finance submitted a Development Fund proposal for open-source shared vault tooling—common deposit, share-calculation, and withdrawal patterns so wallets and apps can support compatible vaults without per-product integrations. The request seeks 1 million CC for development plus up to 1 million CC for verified adoption, with a conditional 800,000 CC for external audits if the Foundation cannot audit in-house; Mystic would maintain software at least 12 months after the second milestone. Funding and eventual standardization remain subject to Foundation review and a separate Canton Improvement Proposal.

Technology

Zenith opens public EVM testnet for Solidity apps on Canton

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): Zenith opened its EVM Testnet to the public—the first public EVM execution environment integrated with Canton’s institutional infrastructure. Developers can deploy standard Solidity with MetaMask, Foundry, Hardhat, and Remix (chain ID 936485; RPC rpc.testnet.zenith.network) while transactions finalize through Canton consensus; the Linked Transactions explorer ties each EVM transaction to its Canton update. Zenith cites Digital Asset co-founder Shaul Kfir on accelerating Canton’s utility flywheel and CEO Teemu Päivinen on giving Ethereum builders a direct line into collateral, lending, tokenized assets, and perps. external_call() for atomic Daml–Solidity workflows is planned for Canton MainNet with Canton 3.6 in Q4 2026, followed by Zenith EVM mainnet.

Institutions

LSEG appointed Canton Super Validator, expanding DiSH settlement role

LSEG press release (September 28, 2026): London Stock Exchange Group announced appointment as a Canton Super Validator, expanding its existing validator participation through Digital Settlement House (DiSH) on Canton’s privacy-enabled institutional network. DiSH already enabled intraday repo settlement in DiSH cash in proof-of-concepts; as a Super Validator, LSEG will help operate infrastructure, support governance, and collaborate with ecosystem participants while exploring additional services on Canton. Head of DiSH Bud Novin framed DiSH as a gateway for institutional settlement and commercial-bank-money solutions; Canton Foundation Head Viv Diwakar cited LSEG’s market-infrastructure expertise and digital-asset leadership for connecting institutions globally.

Institutions

Palladium Labs joins DTCC digital-assets working group as Canton builder

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): Palladium Labs joined the DTC Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group shaping DTCC’s Tokenization Service alongside 100+ firms including BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, NYSE, and Nasdaq. The Canton-native team behind Alpend will contribute a builder lens on what tokenized assets can do on-chain across lending, collateral, and settlement—contrasting with issuance- and custody-focused members. Alpend crossed $3 million TVL on Canton the same week, giving Palladium live credit-market experience ahead of DTCC’s October 2026 commercial Tokenization Service launch following July 15 production trades with 30+ firms.

Institutions

Canton Foundation and Noves host first Korea institutional forum before 2027 token rules

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): Canton Foundation and Noves will co-host The Capital Forum: Canton Network at Institutional Scale in Seoul on September 30 at Andaz Gangnam during Korea Blockchain Week, with IBM Digital Asset Haven and Tiger Research—Canton’s first hosted institutional forum in Korea. The private gathering comes as South Korea’s token-securities framework takes effect February 4, 2027, with first-phase priorities including privately placed money market funds and corporate bonds for institutions. Expected participants include Mirae Asset Securities, KB Financial Group, KB Kookmin Bank, Hanwha Finance, and Kyobo Life Insurance; Shinhan Asset Management joins a fireside with Nodeinfra. The forum follows Hanwha’s ~KRW 30B Digital Asset investment, Shinhan AM’s Super Validator approval, and Kyobo Life’s September 17 yen–won stablecoin pilot with SBI on Canton.

Ecosystem

HackCanton Season 3 registers ~450 builders from 48 countries

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): HackCanton Season 3 recorded 353 unique registrations representing around 450 builders across 48 countries in AppsFactory’s September 26 update—82% first-time HackCanton participants, 59% registering solo seeking teams, and 68% without a fixed project idea. AppsFactory also highlighted a 10,000 CC Grofty wallet-and-onboarding bounty open across all Season 3 tracks (5,000 / 3,000 / 2,000 CC for first through third place), challenging teams to ship a complete MainNet user journey on Canton through Grofty with small amounts accepted and end-to-end UX emphasized over large transfers.

Technology

Payvol resubmits 1.9M CC Development Fund plan for shared Canton payments

CantonNews (September 28, 2026): Cayvox Labs resubmitted a 1.9 million CC request to the Canton Development Fund for Payvol—shared payment-request tooling so Canton apps can ask compatible wallets to show, authorize, and settle payments via QR codes, links, or invoices without bespoke wallet integrations per app. A self-funded prototype, documentation, and playground exist; the 23-week milestone plan covers production hardening, expanded testing, and matching completed payments, with up to 300,000 CC tied to three independent adopters completing flows on TestNet or MainNet. The prior application closed under an automatic champion requirement since removed; the resubmission remains open and still seeks a fund champion—funding is not yet approved.

Governance

LSEG Super Validator programme approved as CIP-0124 passes twelve-vote tally

CantonNews (September 26, 2026): London Stock Exchange Group won approval to join Canton's Super Validator program after operators passed CIP-0124 on September 22 with twelve votes in favor and one non-vote. The approved plan grants up to reward weight 10 tied to confidential milestones verified with the Tokenomics and Super Validator Accountability Committees; rewards remain in escrow pending committee checks and authorization from two-thirds of Super Validator operators. LSEG may initially use an approved representative Super Validator while covering costs—distinct from LSEG's September 28 announcement of its Super Validator appointment and expanded DiSH role.

Technology

Grisoco AI opens Canton Daml security-review beta for builder feedback

CantonNews (September 26, 2026): Grisoco AI invited Canton developers to test an automated Daml security review covering permissions, privacy, shared-contract contention, and upgrade impact. The workspace runs multiple AI models, then challenges findings before compiling a report; developers can dispute results, submit fixes, and request re-checks. For permission issues the tool can replay scenarios on a temporary Canton ledger for execution evidence, and when given a prior package version it can use the Daml compiler to assess upgrade compatibility. Grisoco stresses automated output still needs qualified human review and professional audit before high-value deployments.