From Bonds to Blockchain: Billions in Real-World Assets Flowing In
The fresh capital will fuel an ambitious expansion: onboarding hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of real-world assets to the network. From bonds and repurchase agreements to mortgages, commodities, alternative funds, and insurance products, Canton is already demonstrating traction across asset classes once thought too complex for blockchain.
In just the past year, Canton’s ecosystem has exploded to nearly 400 participants, bringing together traditional finance titans and decentralized pioneers in one interoperable network.
Wall Street and Web3 Backers Line Up
The funding round was co-led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with a jaw-dropping list of participants including Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, IMC, Paxos, Polychain Capital, Optiver, and Virtu Financial.
“With trillions in real-world assets already leveraging Canton, this round cements it as the de facto protocol for global collateral mobility,” said DRW founder and CEO Don Wilson.
Tradeweb CEO Billy Hult echoed the excitement: “Canton isn’t just another blockchain experiment. It’s already solving real problems in live financial markets — and that’s what makes this moment a breakthrough.”
