Is Canton a real blockchain or a new kind of capital-markets operating system?
Digital Asset co-founder Yuval Rooz explains why Canton prioritizes privacy as “need-to-know” information sharing and a federated “cantons” design that still allows atomic cross-canton transactions without bridges.
We unpack the two-tier architecture (edge validators + super validators that stitch cantons together and validate the public Canton Coin) and what that means for governance in regulated finance.
Plus: DTCC’s tokenization pilot starting with U.S. Treasuries, and why CC fees are USD-denominated with a burn/mint mechanism designed to track real network utility.
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🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:57 Canton Origin
8:02 Vitalik’s Post
14:15 Canton Philosophy
24:19 Canton Architecture vs Competitors
34:27 RWA Property Rights Debate
38:17 Canto Super-Validators
50:39 Canton Critiques
56:56 Decentralized vs Open Finance
1:02:16 Are Decentralized RWAs Possible?
1:07:04 Is Canton a Real Blockchain?
1:14:20 Canton Metrics
1:22:17 DTCC Relationship
1:25:27 Canton Token
1:30:43 Ethereum vs Canton in 2030
1:31:55 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Yuval Rooz
https://x.com/YuvalRooz
Canton
https://www.canton.network/
Omid Malekan vs Austin Campbell Professor Debate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-h-PeUOvDw
RWA Analytics
https://app.rwa.xyz/
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