Komainu on Canton Network
Komainu is a regulated institutional digital asset custodian founded by Nomura, CVC Capital Partners, and Ledger. Komainu combines Japanese financial institution governance with European hardware security technology to provide institutional-grade custody solutions. Regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission and Dubai's VARA, Komainu serves institutional clients including asset managers, banks, and sovereign wealth funds. Their unique combination of traditional finance governance and crypto-native security positions Komainu for Canton-style institutional digital asset custody.
Komainu's Role in the Canton Ecosystem
As a Institutional Digital Asset Custody in the Custodian category, Komainu contributes to the Canton Network's growing ecosystem of 119+ institutional participants. Komainu provides essential custodian services that support Canton's institutional DeFi infrastructure.
About the Canton Network
The Canton Network is a privacy-enabled blockchain designed for institutional finance. With a market capitalization of approximately $5.47 billion, 976 active validators, and over 642,000 daily transactions, Canton has established itself as the leading blockchain for regulated financial markets.
Canton's unique architecture — built on Digital Asset's Daml smart contract language — provides sub-transaction privacy, deterministic finality, and cross-domain composability. This allows institutions like Komainu to transact on shared infrastructure while maintaining data privacy and regulatory compliance.