BNY on Canton Network
Bank of New York Mellon, the world's largest custodian bank, runs a Super Validator on Canton. BNY's validator operations benefit from their extensive experience managing trillions in assets and their deep commitment to digital asset infrastructure.
BNY's Role in Canton Consensus
BNY operates as a Super Validator on the Canton Network with a weight of 6.9%. As a Super Validator, BNY plays an elevated role in cross-domain synchronization, mediating multi-domain atomic transactions and participating in network-level governance decisions that shape Canton's evolution.
Canton Coin Staking
Canton Coin (CC) holders can delegate their tokens to validators like BNY to participate in network security and earn staking rewards. Staking economics are governed by CIP-0100, which defines reward curves, slashing conditions, and unbonding periods.
The Canton Network currently has 976 active validators securing the network. BNY's 6.9% weight represents their share of the total staked CC, which directly influences their role in consensus and the rewards distributed to their delegators.