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Technology

HANDL plans to route all transactions through Canton

CantonNews (September 7, 2026): HANDL plans to route all of its transactions through Canton to preserve payment privacy as it prepares to begin the countdown to version 2.0. HANDL lets people get paid using social media usernames from X, Telegram, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Google—so senders do not need bank details or wallet addresses—while recipients choose a bank account, e-wallet, or crypto wallet for funds received. Canton is already supported inside the app: users can create a Canton wallet within HANDL or connect an existing one. The new plan would extend Canton's role from optional wallet support to the routing layer for every HANDL transaction.

Ecosystem

Squid Intents launches multi-chain swaps for Canton

CantonNews (September 6, 2026): Squid Intents is now live on Canton, connecting the network with supported assets on 30 chains and letting users swap to and from CC, USDCx, CBTC, tokenized commodities, and other Canton-deployed assets through one flow. Squid combines swapping and bridging—users pick send and receive assets while Squid handles routing. Within Canton, the launch adds new CC swap liquidity with more token listings planned. Send Wallet has integrated Squid using CIP-103, Canton's common standard for compatible wallets and applications, with the Canton Foundation confirming the integration. Developers can embed Squid via a ready-made widget, API, or SDK for standard swap interfaces or deeper routing inside applications.

Technology

Ones unveils Canton business account and confirms MVP is ready

CantonNews (September 6, 2026): Ones has introduced its financial platform and confirmed its MVP is ready, built for individuals, businesses, and AI agents—with the business account being developed on Canton Network. The business account is designed to bring team management, cards, payroll, payments, invoices, payment links, and treasury into one place, aiming for familiar financial-product UX with blockchain infrastructure in the background. The personal account will focus on digital assets and stablecoins via EVM-based infrastructure, while peer-to-peer lending is being developed across both account types. AI tools will sit inside the product—explaining activity, helping reconciliation, flagging unusual behaviour, and over time assisting actions under human-set permissions, limits, and an auditable record. With its MVP ready, Ones has outlined how Canton will support the business account while personal accounts, lending, and AI form the wider roadmap.

Governance

TreasurySpring's $4 billion Canton plan enters governance vote

CantonNews (September 5, 2026): TreasurySpring's plan to bring Fixed Term Funds to Canton has moved into formal governance voting under CIP-0122, asking Super Validator operators to admit TreasurySpring Management (Jersey) Limited as a Super Validator applicant. The vote opened September 4; when checked shortly after midnight KST on September 5, Tradeweb, Digital Asset, Five North, and MPCH had each voted in favour with no opposition posted and the CIP still marked Proposed. TreasurySpring helps institutions place cash in short-term investments and is Jersey-regulated; each Fixed Term Fund holds one investment and matures on a set date, covering government bills and bonds, supranational debt, and reverse repo with investment banks. The proposal lists 1,000+ onboarded clients, 550+ live FTFs, and 120+ counterparties. Approval would establish staged milestones—from at least $10 million of own-balance-sheet FTFs on Canton within three months rising to $4 billion outstanding by month 12—plus client-use stages including external-wallet holdings, transfers, secondary-market trades, collateral use, and onchain-cash purchases, with Canton network records envisaged as the main legal record for registered funds.

Ecosystem

Hashrupt presents six Verity products on Canton

CantonNews (September 5, 2026): Hashrupt has brought six business products together on Verity, its shared platform built on Canton—Settla, Pact, Loch, Coffer, Karaar, and Backr—all described as live on Canton in a September 4 post with public product pages and a shared Verity login. Loch focuses on pooled lending; Pact covers business loans, invoice financing, and escrow; Coffer targets treasury and yield vaults; Settla handles invoicing, settlement, and optional financing; Karaar supports talent projects with milestones and escrow; Backr focuses on fundraising and partner discovery. Verity lists support for Canton Coin, CBTC, USDCx, and compatible tokenized assets with shared settlement, privacy, and approval controls, designed so payment and purchased assets complete together in one Canton transaction visible only to involved parties. Settla lists same-currency cross-border settlement as available with tax, identity, compliance, and FX settlement marked coming soon; Backr lists entity discovery, campaigns, pooled backing, and community tools with programmable returns and a business marketplace on the roadmap.

Technology

FTP Tech resubmits Featured App application for Canton x402 payments

CantonNews (September 5, 2026): FTP Tech has submitted a new Featured App filing for its x402 payment tools on Canton following an earlier filing on August 27 and a September 4 resubmission. x402 lets a website or API charge per request—an AI agent receives a price, signs the exact payment from its wallet, and retries after FTP Tech's facilitator relays settlement to Canton. The facilitator does not hold buyer funds or sign on the buyer's behalf; the service supports Canton Coin and assets such as USDCx, with an agent wallet and local connector offering device-held keys plus daily and per-payment limits and website restrictions. FTP Tech reports more than 265,000 payments, 3,000+ paying agents, and 10+ merchants on Canton MainNet since June 2026 per its application (not independently verified). The Canton payment method merged into the x402 specification on August 7; when checked September 5 the application awaited review with no Featured App status or MainNet vote yet. FTP Tech notes smart contracts have not been independently audited but reserved Development Fund allocation for audit if requested.

Technology

Digital Asset CEO confirms September CIP draft for network-wide CC burning

CantonNews (September 5, 2026): Digital Asset co-founder and CEO Yuval Rooz confirmed on X that the Canton Improvement Proposal extending Canton Coin burning and validator rewards to every synchronizer on the network remains on track for submission in September. Rooz replied to a question about the timeline: "Yes. Last client we want to greenlight the proposal and we're submitting." The confirmation follows co-founder Shaul Kfir's earlier remarks outlining plans to extend CC burning beyond the Global Synchronizer to all synchronizers, with burn scaling by volume and throughput routed through each synchronizer rather than a flat cost—bringing institutions and infrastructure providers running dedicated synchronizers into the same fee and reward structure used on the Global Synchronizer today. Digital Asset is preparing to formally submit the CIP draft within September, with a phased rollout still targeted for the first half of 2027. The change would not alter CC's minting schedule; it expands where burning occurs across the network rather than adding to token emissions.

Technology

Digital Asset releases Canton 3.5.16 with reliability improvements

CantonNews (September 4, 2026): Digital Asset has released Canton 3.5.16, bringing maintenance fixes and operational improvements. Release notes include additional checks for request timestamps while confirmation responses are processed. Several fixes focus on CantonBFT—removing misleading network logs, correcting an incorrect connection label, and improving catch-up and network-information exchange processes. Memory use is reduced when an internal contract-checking process is reinitialized. The Ledger JSON API specification now documents user-paid traffic enforcement endpoints at `/traffic/accounts`, giving developers and operators a clearer reference for traffic accounts through the API. Version 3.5.16 continues to support Canton protocol versions 34 and 35; compatibility notes identify Java and PostgreSQL versions used during testing, with PostgreSQL 17.10 listed as recommended. Operators can review and install the release; deployment follows each Canton environment and participant schedule.

Institutions

Fireblocks maps out institutional collateral workflows on Canton

CantonNews (September 4, 2026): Fireblocks has published a practical guide to tokenized collateral on Canton, consolidating its available infrastructure and controls for financial institutions. The analysis arrives as more firms prepare to use tokenized collateral in live operations—a Nasdaq and ValueExchange survey of 203 market participants found 52% expected to manage live tokenized collateral by end of 2026 and 70% experienced settlement matching and delivery problems each day. Fireblocks supports Canton wallets with custody, Daml smart-contract interaction, trade settlement, collateral pledging, and repo transactions. The platform supports two-step transfers where incoming assets arrive as offers the receiving institution accepts before completion. Firms can use Fireblocks' Canton validator infrastructure operating across two regions with disaster recovery, or connect a self-run validator. Support includes Canton Coin transfers, USDC on Canton, and adding compatible assets through the platform. The same approval rules used elsewhere in Fireblocks apply to Canton transactions—firms decide who may initiate a pledge, who must approve, and in what order while retaining control of keys, approvals, and assets throughout.

Tokenization

South Korea sets roadmap for tokenized stocks, bonds and funds

CantonNews (September 4, 2026): South Korea's Financial Services Commission has laid out how tokenized securities will enter regulated capital markets, beginning with a focused launch on February 4, 2027 when amended tokenized securities laws take effect. The first phase includes private money market funds and privately placed bonds for institutional investors; unlisted shares can be tokenized through a trust structure, and publicly offered fractional investment securities are included. The Korea Exchange will run pilot tests for tokenized listed shares, using programs explored by the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq as reference points. A second phase would expand toward publicly offered securities where technology supports them safely; a third phase aims to connect stablecoins and other payment instruments for onchain settlement, with timing set as the first stage develops. Existing securities firms and trading venues with relevant licences can handle tokenized securities within existing authorization; OTC platforms must consult the Financial Supervisory Service first. Retail investors would be limited to 100 million won in annual net purchases per OTC platform. Supporting regulations are intended for public consultation by end of September.