Block Infrastructure demonstrates compliance oracle on Canton Network
19 May 2026 UK
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Block Infrastructure has demonstrated its BlockTravel Compliance Oracle at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum, showcasing compliant digital asset transfers on the Canton Network.
The demonstration involved a simulated transaction on the Canton DevNet using smart contracts linked to the BlockTravel Compliance Oracle.
According to the company, the process enabled Travel Rule transmission, sanctions screening, and anti-money laundering (AML) policy checks to be completed before settlement, with the compliance outcome recorded onchain as an immutable audit record.
Once the transaction passed the compliance checks, atomic settlement was triggered automatically, with Canton Coin moving between wallets in a single operation.
The demonstration also showed Travel Rule data being exchanged between simulated virtual asset service providers (VASPs) across different protocols without reliance on a single messaging standard.
Block Infrastructure said the protocol-agnostic approach is intended to help institutions manage digital asset transfer obligations across fragmented markets, where counterparties and compliance systems may operate under different standards.
The company said the demonstration reflects its broader strategy to integrate identity verification, compliance, payments, and settlement processes through four infrastructure layers — BlockID, BlockPay, BlockTravel, and BlockSettle.
According to Block Infrastructure, the approach is designed to move compliance checks upstream in the transaction lifecycle, making compliance a condition of settlement rather than a post-transaction process.
Richard Beverley, CEO of Block Infrastructure, says: “Institutions should not have to choose between digital asset innovation and compliance certainty. Compliance should be a condition of the transaction itself.
“This demonstration shows how identity, compliance, and settlement can be coordinated from the start, with smart contracts invoking real-time screening, Travel Rule checks running across protocols, and settlement only completing once the transaction has passed the relevant controls.”
The demonstration involved a simulated transaction on the Canton DevNet using smart contracts linked to the BlockTravel Compliance Oracle.
According to the company, the process enabled Travel Rule transmission, sanctions screening, and anti-money laundering (AML) policy checks to be completed before settlement, with the compliance outcome recorded onchain as an immutable audit record.
Once the transaction passed the compliance checks, atomic settlement was triggered automatically, with Canton Coin moving between wallets in a single operation.
The demonstration also showed Travel Rule data being exchanged between simulated virtual asset service providers (VASPs) across different protocols without reliance on a single messaging standard.
Block Infrastructure said the protocol-agnostic approach is intended to help institutions manage digital asset transfer obligations across fragmented markets, where counterparties and compliance systems may operate under different standards.
The company said the demonstration reflects its broader strategy to integrate identity verification, compliance, payments, and settlement processes through four infrastructure layers — BlockID, BlockPay, BlockTravel, and BlockSettle.
According to Block Infrastructure, the approach is designed to move compliance checks upstream in the transaction lifecycle, making compliance a condition of settlement rather than a post-transaction process.
Richard Beverley, CEO of Block Infrastructure, says: “Institutions should not have to choose between digital asset innovation and compliance certainty. Compliance should be a condition of the transaction itself.
“This demonstration shows how identity, compliance, and settlement can be coordinated from the start, with smart contracts invoking real-time screening, Travel Rule checks running across protocols, and settlement only completing once the transaction has passed the relevant controls.”
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