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Technology

Temple releases Lightspeed 2.0 matching engine with higher Canton trading capacity

CantonNews (September 23, 2026): Temple shipped Lightspeed 2.0, a major matching-engine upgrade for its Canton trading stack. The release targets more than 85 million orders per day, up to 29 times more trades settled per second, and order matching in as little as 3.6 milliseconds—expanding bandwidth as Temple onboard more assets, liquidity, and accounts through Q4. The updated experience is available on Temple's website for users to explore; the firm frames the capacity increase as infrastructure to support greater activity across Temple venues and Canton Network integrations such as Virtual Orderbooks.

Ecosystem

OneSwap previews OnePump memecoin launchpad for Canton Network

CantonNews (September 23, 2026): OneSwap announced OnePump, a Pump.fun-style memecoin launchpad coming soon to Canton Network. The team pitches sub-two-minute flows from token creation through liquidity and live trading on OneSwap, with no public mempool on Canton—reducing launch sniping—and automatic liquidity locks so deployers cannot pull pools after attracting buyers. OnePump extends OneSwap's Canton DEX footprint (Loop Wallet, Edel Finance, HandlPay, and other integrations) with a creation layer where newly launched tokens trade immediately on the same infrastructure. A waitlist is open while the product remains in development.

Governance

Paxos Super Validator proposal opens for formal Canton vote under CIP-0125

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): Canton Super Validators began voting on Paxos joining the Super Validator program—a plan to bring native stablecoin issuance, reserve management, and automated minting and redemption onto Canton. The vote opened September 21 with Digital Asset as sponsor and Liberty City Ventures as endorser. Under CIP-0125, Paxos could earn reward weight up to 8 by hitting milestones: within six months, integrate Paxos's issuance platform and reach $20 million aggregate major Paxos stablecoins on Canton; within nine months, deliver production reserve management (tokenized Treasuries, reverse repo, or digital bank deposits); within twelve months, offer around-the-clock automated mint and redeem for approved participants. Additional weight would track adoption over two years, with Tokenomics reviewing evidence before assignment.

Governance

Canton Foundation sponsors Marex Super Validator proposal under CIP-0126

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): The Canton Foundation agreed to sponsor Marex's Super Validator proposal after a September 21 asynchronous Tokenomics vote, backing institutional settlement, collateral integration, regulated customer access, and production activity on Canton. Marex provides execution, clearing, financing, and prime-brokerage across financial and commodity markets; CIP-0126 could grant reward weight up to 10 against privately agreed milestones verified by Tokenomics and Super Validator Accountability Committees. Rewards would sit in escrow until verified; Marex would cover representative Super Validator operating costs. The plan circulated September 14 and was submitted as CIP-0126 on September 21, preparing for a formal Super Validator vote.

Governance

Five Canton apps clear Tokenomics review for Featured App status

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): The Hub, Upflam, Ubyx, WolfEdge Labs, and FTP cleared Canton Tokenomics review for Featured App status following September 21 Featured App Accountability Committee recommendations—moving toward Super Validator on-chain approval. The Hub builds social discovery with X profiles linked to private on-chain identities; Upflam adds subscription and one-time checkout for Shopify and WooCommerce stores; Ubyx connects issuers, banks, and fintechs for tokenized-money redemption; FTP's x402 tools charge per website or API request settled in CC or USDCx. The Foundation is listed to submit on-chain proposals for The Hub, Upflam, and FTP; Digital Asset for Ubyx and WolfEdge Labs. Committee approval is governance, not a product endorsement, and apps must keep meeting program guidelines.

Governance

LSEG Super Validator proposal moves to formal vote under CIP-0124

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): London Stock Exchange Group's Super Validator proposal advanced to a formal vote that opened September 21, with the Canton Foundation sponsoring and Five North endorsing. Under CIP-0124, LSEG could earn reward weight up to 10 tied to confidential milestones agreed with Tokenomics and Super Validator Accountability Committees; commitments would be disclosed when LSEG and the Foundation deem appropriate. LSEG would initially use a representative Super Validator operated by an approved provider and cover costs; rewards would release from escrow after verified work and required network approvals. The vote follows public discussion that began September 8.

Governance

Canton Foundation gives Development Fund applicants 10 days to align proposals with Dev Fund 2.0

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): The Canton Foundation told teams with open Development Fund proposals they have 10 days to update submissions for the move to Dev Fund 2.0. Notices posted September 22 ask applicants to map work to published funding priorities—payments, wallet integration, developer training, security, and related ecosystem needs—and explain who benefits and how the work drives Canton adoption. Proposals left unchanged will be closed and excluded from the next funding cycle. The Foundation also introduced checks for new applications the same day: submissions without an identifiable funding category may be closed with instructions to revise and reopen.

Technology

Hacken and NODERS schedule live AI audit workshop for Canton Daml builders

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): Hacken and NODERS scheduled a free live workshop on reviewing Daml smart contracts with AI for September 29, 14:00–15:00 UTC, open for registration. Announced as part of HackCanton Season 3 through AppsFactory, the session will run Hacken's AI Auditor on a real Canton Network contract. Topics include authorization, contract lifecycle, and cross-contract dependencies versus Solidity-style review, plus a live walkthrough of how the auditor segments a codebase, surfaces potential issues, and ties findings to evidence. The event targets founders and engineers assessing where AI-assisted review fits security workflows, with a live Q&A on application design.

Institutional

Canton Foundation and KB Securities to discuss tokenized settlement at Bridge Seoul

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): Canton Foundation APAC growth lead Thomas Chou and KB Securities' Park Jae-man are slated for a Bridge Seoul 2026 session on October 1 at GLAD Hotel Yeouido, hosted by Wavebridge. The 14:45 KST panel will examine systems securities firms can connect for tokenized-asset settlement, with Korean cross-border payment examples and tokenized-asset movement on the agenda alongside BC Card, Kbank, and KakaoBank presentations on card rails and banking trials. The invitation-only conference (capacity 250) runs 13:00–18:00 KST in Korean and English, covering institutional digital-asset strategy, ETFs, stablecoins, and policy; Wavebridge published details September 22 with registration on waitlist at that time.

Ecosystem

Selay launches Watcher lookup tool for Canton project identity checks

CantonNews (September 22, 2026): Selay introduced Watcher, a free lookup for checking a Canton project before connecting a wallet or approving a transaction. Users can search by website domain, project name, or Canton Party ID and see tier, operator, and supporting on-chain evidence together without login or wallet connection. The MVP focuses on whether an application has a Canton presence and whether a domain matches the project it claims—useful for vetting unfamiliar links or tracing the party behind an interaction. Selay asks users to report incorrect data via the in-tool Report option.