Digital Asset receives strategic investment
04 December 2025 US
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The creator of the Canton Network, Digital Asset, has announced a strategic investment from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq, and S&P Global, which the company says is indicative of the accelerating convergence of TradFi and DeFi.
The investments are said to highlight the growing institutional alignment behind the Canton Network, which is the only public, permissionless Layer-1 blockchain.
Furthermore, by bringing together decentralisation with the legal certainty, privacy, and regulatory compliance required by global markets, Canton believes the investments to reinforce their role in the next phase of financial market infrastructure.
CEO of Digital Asset, Yuval Rooz, believes “institutions across the financial ecosystem recognise the necessity of blockchain infrastructure purpose-built for regulated markets,” and “the addition of BNY, iCapital, S&P, and Nasdaq marks another milestone in the evolution of both Digital Asset and Canton”.
He adds: “We look forward to deepening our collaboration as we continue to transform how onchain real-world assets move, settle, and interconnect.”
Lawrence Calcano, chairman and CEO, iCapital, says by investing in Digital Asset “iCapital is reinforcing its commitment to building next-generation financial infrastructure,” and by combining its “expertise in private markets and proven technology with Canton’s blockchain platform, we are establishing the foundation for tokenisation of alternatives”.
President of Nasdaq, Tal Cohen, says: “We’re excited to deepen our relationship with Digital Asset and the Canton Network as we continue building the next generation of institutional market infrastructure.”
Additionally, Swati Sawjiany, global head of enterprise strategy, M&A and investments, S&P Global, notes: “The accelerated convergence of offchain and onchain financial markets underscores the importance of trusted market data, industry-leading benchmarks, and risk assessments as critical enablers in the transformation of market infrastructure.”
The investments are said to highlight the growing institutional alignment behind the Canton Network, which is the only public, permissionless Layer-1 blockchain.
Furthermore, by bringing together decentralisation with the legal certainty, privacy, and regulatory compliance required by global markets, Canton believes the investments to reinforce their role in the next phase of financial market infrastructure.
CEO of Digital Asset, Yuval Rooz, believes “institutions across the financial ecosystem recognise the necessity of blockchain infrastructure purpose-built for regulated markets,” and “the addition of BNY, iCapital, S&P, and Nasdaq marks another milestone in the evolution of both Digital Asset and Canton”.
He adds: “We look forward to deepening our collaboration as we continue to transform how onchain real-world assets move, settle, and interconnect.”
Lawrence Calcano, chairman and CEO, iCapital, says by investing in Digital Asset “iCapital is reinforcing its commitment to building next-generation financial infrastructure,” and by combining its “expertise in private markets and proven technology with Canton’s blockchain platform, we are establishing the foundation for tokenisation of alternatives”.
President of Nasdaq, Tal Cohen, says: “We’re excited to deepen our relationship with Digital Asset and the Canton Network as we continue building the next generation of institutional market infrastructure.”
Additionally, Swati Sawjiany, global head of enterprise strategy, M&A and investments, S&P Global, notes: “The accelerated convergence of offchain and onchain financial markets underscores the importance of trusted market data, industry-leading benchmarks, and risk assessments as critical enablers in the transformation of market infrastructure.”
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