Major developments, governance votes, and ecosystem milestones. Most recent first.
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Canton’s official blog follows the WalletConnect announcement with Canton-specific integration guidance: WalletConnect-enabled wallets, custodians, and apps can connect to supported Canton applications while preserving end-to-end encrypted sessions and Canton privacy workflows.
Syndicated coverage summarizes Canton Strategic Holdings’ ecosystem webinar framing—including attributed commentary on throughput milestones, issuance schedule shifts, Super Validator additions, and burn/mint mechanics. Figures are reproduced third-hand from conference-style remarks—cross-check Canton Strategic filings and official Canton Network materials before relying on headline metrics.
Official Canton Network social account amplifies perspectives on institutional-first rollout versus broader participation—including pointers to ecosystem wallets/participants for retail-facing pathways (April 24, 2026). Verify claims via independent sources.
Bitwave announced completion of a Canton-native payments stack so enterprise finance teams can execute and reconcile invoice-linked, programmable on-chain AP workflows—treating invoices, payment, and settlement as one auditable layer; Digital Asset’s Eric Saraniecki (network strategy) is quoted. GlobeNewswire press release dated April 23, 2026.
WalletConnect published a company update announcing Canton support so WalletConnect-enabled wallets can connect to Canton applications—leveraging the existing 700+ wallet ecosystem for institutional apps and tokenized assets without one-off wallet integrations. Blog dated April 22, 2026.
Laura Shin moderates a public debate on Canton’s “public, permissionless” design with Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz, Alex Gluchowski (Matter Labs), and Haseeb Qureshi (Dragonfly). Watch the full live / replay on YouTube; discussion includes CC, validator governance, and how institutional rails map to crypto norms.
TRM Labs publishes a conversation with Canton Network co-founder Shaul Kfir on privacy-preserving institutional design—why Canton separates authorization from visibility compared with broadcast-first chains. Resource page dated April 22, 2026.
HQLAᵡ (digital collateral mobility) announced strategic minority investments from Broadridge and Digital Asset in a Series C–1 round, citing collaboration with Broadridge’s DLR platform and a planned migration to the Canton Network for regulated securities-finance and repo use cases; completion is subject to CSSF and other approvals. PRNewswire, April 21, 2026.
South Korea’s Hanwha Investment & Securities (part of Hanwha Group) signed a memorandum of understanding with Digital Asset Holdings to explore strategic cooperation in digital finance and participate in the Canton Network ecosystem; Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz is quoted on Korea’s importance for network expansion. English-language coverage (Sedaily, April 20, 2026).
PRNewswire (April 20, 2026): Canton Strategic Holdings launched its first quarterly Canton Network ecosystem update for Q1 2026—summarizing adoption milestones, on-chain transaction trends, and infrastructure themes—with partner commentary and links to hosted materials; the release scheduled an accompanying webinar on April 22 (verify dial-in / times in the primary notice). DA/Canton trademark disclaimers apply per release footer.