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Major developments, governance votes, and ecosystem milestones. Most recent first.

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Governance

CIP-0114 approved — Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) Super Validator program

Introduces a capped, time-bound SV path for publicly traded “Digital Asset Treasury” firms whose primary business is long-term CC accumulation for investors; weight accrues from verifiable holdings with quarterly reviews. Full rules, exclusions, and escrow mechanics are in the approved CIP markdown — not a summary of tax or investment advice.

Institutional

Northern Trust to build tokenized-asset custody capabilities on Canton

Northern Trust announced an agreement with Digital Asset Holdings to advance digital-asset strategy and build custody-style capabilities for tokenized financial assets on the Canton Network—framed as connecting digital innovation with traditional asset servicing. Official Northern Trust press page dated April 16, 2026.

Ecosystem

CredShields joins Canton Network as official audit partner

CredShields announced it will serve as an official Audit Partner for Canton Network, highlighting Daml-oriented smart contract audits and continuous monitoring for institutional-grade deployments. Press release dated April 15, 2026 (syndicated coverage).

Exchange

CC expands to Upbit and Crypto.com on Canton rails

Ecosystem coverage highlights new CC access: Upbit trading across KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs, and Crypto.com App deposits/withdrawals routed via Canton Network — with an official Upbit service notice linked from the roundup.

Institutional

HSBC completes tokenised deposit pilot on Canton Network

HSBC Global Payments Solutions ran a controlled pilot simulating issuance, transfer, and atomic settlement of its Tokenised Deposit Service on Canton—alongside other Canton-enabled digital assets—and explored interoperability with external ledgers and future DvP rails. HSBC and Digital Asset (Canton co-founder) provided on-the-record commentary.

Markets

Canton Coin moves on upgrade headlines and heavier volume

CC rallied sharply with a large jump in daily turnover as markets digested roadmap commentary (broader language support, planned EVM alignment, eUTXO + need-to-know privacy) and institutional credit narratives (including Programmable Credit Protocol). Treat price reporting as indicative—verify on venues you trust.

Ecosystem

PCP, Digital Asset, and Canton Foundation align on custody-native credit

Programmable Credit Protocol announced collaboration with Digital Asset and the Canton Foundation to help institutions access credit against tokenized assets while collateral stays in qualified custody, using Canton-native workflows. Republished on Chainwire (April 9, 2026) — cross-check the teams’ own announcements.

Institutional

CfC St. Moritz names Canton Network as new main partner

The CfC St. Moritz conference (Switzerland) announced Canton Network as its new main partner, building on prior years’ collaboration; Digital Asset / Canton co-founder Yuval Rooz is quoted on returning as a speaker. PRNewswire release dated April 9, 2026.