Zenith unveiled as Canton Network EVM layer
06 March 2026 Finland
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Zenith has been unveiled as a natively integrated Ethereum execution environment on the Canton Network, designed to allow unmodified Solidity applications to interact with Canton’s institutional blockchain infrastructure.
The launch aims to remove the need for Ethereum developers to learn Daml, Canton’s proprietary programming language, by allowing applications to run on the network with more familiar Ethereum development environments, such as Hardhat and MetaMask, according to the firm.
Additionally, the architecture has been validated by Zenith, with atomic transactions between Canton and the Zenith EVM completed in a controlled test environment.
The execution environment seeks to afford Canton’s participants the compliance and governance requirements of institutional markets, alongside access to Ethereum applications, including lending protocols, automated market coordination systems, and structured yield strategies.
Teemu Päivinen, CEO and co-founder of Zenith, believes that, despite institutional desire for regulated blockchain infrastructure, “what has been missing is EVM compatibility that allows Ethereum developers to participate”.
Head of network strategy at Digital Asset, Eric Saraniecki, adds: “Zenith’s addition of atomically composable EVM execution expands Canton’s capabilities in a way that can increase network utility.”
The launch aims to remove the need for Ethereum developers to learn Daml, Canton’s proprietary programming language, by allowing applications to run on the network with more familiar Ethereum development environments, such as Hardhat and MetaMask, according to the firm.
Additionally, the architecture has been validated by Zenith, with atomic transactions between Canton and the Zenith EVM completed in a controlled test environment.
The execution environment seeks to afford Canton’s participants the compliance and governance requirements of institutional markets, alongside access to Ethereum applications, including lending protocols, automated market coordination systems, and structured yield strategies.
Teemu Päivinen, CEO and co-founder of Zenith, believes that, despite institutional desire for regulated blockchain infrastructure, “what has been missing is EVM compatibility that allows Ethereum developers to participate”.
Head of network strategy at Digital Asset, Eric Saraniecki, adds: “Zenith’s addition of atomically composable EVM execution expands Canton’s capabilities in a way that can increase network utility.”
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