June 12th, 2025 | NEW YORK

New York, Thursday, June 12th, 2025 – Kaiko, the global leader in digital asset market data, analytics, and regulated indices, has been approved as a Super Validator on the Canton Network, becoming a primary partner to the blockchain platform powering on-chain capital markets applications at scale.

The Canton Network, a globally scalable, privacy-preserving infrastructure for institutional assets, operates on a sophisticated governance model where Super Validators play a crucial role in transaction validation and protocol integrity.

Kaiko’s elevation to super validator enables the firm to actively participate in shaping the network’s evolution as a premier platform for institutional-grade financial applications. This positions Kaiko as a key infrastructure provider and a pivotal contributor to the network’s security, stability, and future development. It underscores the trust and confidence that the Canton governance community has placed in Kaiko’s technical expertise and long-term commitment.

This new role deeply aligns with Kaiko’s core mission: to provide trusted, auditable, and actionable data from all markets, across all networks. As the digital asset landscape increasingly bridges centralized and decentralized finance (CeDeFi), Kaiko is at the forefront of transparent and reliable data solutions. Becoming a Super Validator on Canton is a natural extension of this journey, solidifying Kaiko’s commitment to supporting foundational blockchain infrastructure and empowering network participants with critical services.

Delivering a Dedicated Data Layer to Support Institutional Applications

Building upon its expertise, Kaiko is looking forward to delivering a dedicated data layer on the Canton Network. This innovative layer will offer three core functionalities:

• Trustless Distribution: The data layer will provide a secure and verifiable mechanism for Kaiko and third-party data providers to distribute their products on the Canton Network. This ensures that data consumers have access to high-quality information while data owners retain full control over their intellectual property and distribution value-chain and lifecycle.
• Enhanced Readability and Auditability: Canton market participants will be able to effortlessly generate purpose-built data feeds directly from their on-chain activity. This feature will streamline audit reporting, enhance transparency, and provide valuable insights into network operations and individual participant performance.
• Advanced Composability and Workflow Automation: The data layer will embed powerful middleware components, enabling sophisticated multiparty workflows and programmatic access to Kaiko’s regulated pricing agent capabilities. This will address complex business processes where data is central to enablement. For instance, in an issuance process, multiple parties (issuers, legal counsel, custodians, investors) could securely and verifiably collaborate using trusted data inputs at each stage, from origination and compliance checks to final settlement and reporting, all orchestrated through the Canton data layer., in a blockchain enabled, auditable, verifiable and immutable fashion.

“Kaiko’s approval as a Super Validator represents a significant milestone in building institutional-scale capital markets infrastructure,” said Ambre Soubiran, CEO of Kaiko. “Our role goes far beyond validation—we are enabling sophisticated data workflows that traditional finance players expect when operating in regulated environments.”

Supporting Canton’s Institutional Ecosystem

This appointment addresses a core requirement for institutional participants: access to reliable, regulatory-compliant data services that meet the same standards as traditional financial infrastructure. Canton Network participants—including leading banks, asset managers, and fintech platforms—depend on this level of data quality to build and operate regulated capital markets applications.

“Having Kaiko as a Super Validator brings critical market infrastructure capabilities to the Canton Network,” said Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder and Head of Network Strategy. “Their milestone-based approach ensures they deliver concrete value to our ecosystem participants, particularly the major financial institutions building next-generation capital markets applications on our platform.”

Kaiko will work in close coordination with Canton participants to co-develop use-case driven solutions that serve real institutional needs—from structured product pricing and valuations to compliance monitoring and risk analytics. In line with the governance structure, Kaiko will provide regular milestone-based updates to ensure transparency and measurable progress.

About Kaiko
Kaiko is the global independent leader in digital assets market data, analytics, indices, and pricing for institutional investors and financial services firms.

Kaiko provides the foundational data infrastructure bridging traditional finance and on-chain capital markets through regulatory compliant and auditable data. For over 10 years, we’ve delivered the trusted, transparent, and actionable financial data that institutions need to navigate both centralized and decentralized crypto markets.

About Canton
Canton is a privacy-enabled blockchain platform designed for regulated markets. It offers a secure and compliant environment for financial institutions to develop and deploy digital asset services and applications, with a focus on enterprise adoption, scalability, and regulatory compliance.