Canton Network (Digital Asset) is a protocol foundation firm based in New York, United States that canton network is a public, permissionless layer-1 blockchain with configurable privacy, built for institutional finance. it was created by digital asset, a company founded in 2014 and based in new york. the network's cross-application interoperability service, the global synchronizer, is governed by the global synchronizer foundation (also branded the canton foundation), an independent us-based entity organized under the linux foundation. canton coin is the native utility token used to pay for use of the global synchronizer. the network is used to tokenize institutional assets including bonds, funds and deposits. members and validators include goldman sachs, hsbc, bnp paribas, moody's, nasdaq, mastercard and bank of america. in june 2026 digital asset raised 355 million dollars led by a16 They serve clients in Global. Canton Network (Digital Asset) is listed on The Token Playbook's vetted provider registry at thetokenplaybook.com/registry/canton-network-digital-asset.