Standard Chartered on Canton Network
Standard Chartered, a major international bank with a strong presence in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, has been a leader in institutional digital asset adoption. The bank co-founded Zodia Custody with Northern Trust and launched its own digital asset trading desk. Standard Chartered's SC Ventures division actively invests in blockchain infrastructure, and the bank's extensive cross-border network positions it to participate in Canton-style institutional DeFi frameworks for privacy-preserving international settlement and tokenized asset management.
Standard Chartered's Role in the Canton Ecosystem
As a Digital Asset Banking & Custody in the Financial Institution category, Standard Chartered contributes to the Canton Network's growing ecosystem of 119+ institutional participants. Standard Chartered provides essential financial institution 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 Standard Chartered to transact on shared infrastructure while maintaining data privacy and regulatory compliance.