a16z crypto leads $355 million raise for Canton developer Digital Asset theblock.co/post/404386/a16z…

So proud of the @digitalasset team that's been grinding relentlessly for 12 years and counting - nights, days, weekends, holidays - to make @CantonNetwork users and @digitalasset customers successful. Heads down, focused, ignoring hype, learning from customers, BUIDLing.

Almost 12 years ago, I left @DRWTrading with @wesarn_real to start @digitalasset. @ShaulKfir joined us shortly after. The name felt right. The idea was simple but audacious: build a global settlement system that is asset agnostic. One that doesn’t eliminate banks, exchanges, and intermediaries, but tears down the barriers keeping people from accessing assets and settling at a fraction of today’s cost. A new financial world, built for the end consumer. We knew institutional adoption was the path. We just didn’t know how long it would take. We failed. We made bad decisions. There are things we would have done differently. But we never let go of our North Star, even when people around us were convinced we had no idea what we were doing. That focus, conviction, and most of all, patience, led us to launching @CantonNetwork. And the results speak for themselves. Today is a new chapter in that story. I’m proud to announce that @a16zcrypto is leading our latest round, joined by some of the giants of the global financial system, including @ABNAMRO, ADIA, @apolloglobal, @BNPParibasCIB, @Broadridge, @citsecurities, @CMEVentures, @cbventures, Green Wolf Asset Management, @Hanwha_Official, @HSBC, @icapitalnetwork, @LCVentures, @OptiverGlobal, @polychain, @R136Ventures, @SPGlobal, @sbigroup, @smash_capital, @SoFi, @Tradeweb, and @WilliamBlair, and others we’ll be naming shortly. Twelve years ago, I could not have imagined building alongside partners of this caliber. $CC today processes the highest fees of any institutional blockchain network. And we’re just getting started. What’s coming later this year is just as exciting. None of this happens without the builders, the ones who show up to weekly tokenomics meetings, dial into operations subcommittees, spend nights and weekends building apps on Canton, and show up on @X to cheer this ecosystem forward. You are not just supporters. You are partners. I’m honored to be on this journey with you. On a personal note: @a16z hits differently for me. Ben’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things was one I kept coming back to during the hard stretches. Having his firm lead this round is meaningful in a way that’s hard to put into words. So I’ll let him do it: “The hard thing isn’t setting a big, audacious goal. The hard thing is spending sleepless nights trying to achieve it. The hard thing isn’t dreaming big. The hard thing is waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when the dream turns into a nightmare. Motivating yourself by watching YouTube shorts or Instagram reels isn’t the hard thing. The hard thing is working every day and being consistent even if you feel like shit. The hard thing isn’t boasting you could achieve anything. The hard thing is working like hell to achieve something. The hard thing isn’t believing in yourself. The hard thing is getting things done when nobody believes in you, even when you doubt yourself. The hard thing isn’t telling yourself that you must achieve the impossible. The hard thing is toiling hard every day for years despite knowing that success is too uncertain.” theblock.co/post/404386/a16z…

🌐 GBBC and our global community are excited to release the 101 Real-World Blockchain Use Cases Handbook, 2026 Edition! Featuring 101 use cases across several industries and jurisdictions, the Handbook shows how #blockchain is moving beyond the hype to solve real challenges and strengthen #digitalinfrastructure. 🔗 View the handbook here: assets.ctfassets.net/so75yoc…

KBW2026 INSTITUTIONAL TOKENIZATION: @CantonNetwork & @apolloglobal From enterprise blockchain to tokenized credit, @YuvalRooz (Co-founder & CEO, @digitalasset | Canton Network), and @cmoyall (Partner & Head of Digital Assets, Apollo) are taking the stage in Seoul for KBW2026 this fall. Early Bird tickets are available now ⬇️

NEW: @YuvalRooz is joining KBW2026. Through his work at Digital Asset and the @CantonNetwork, Yuval has helped bring blockchain infrastructure closer to real institutional adoption across capital markets, collateral management, and tokenized assets. See him in Seoul this fall.👇 🎟️ tickets.koreablockchainweek.…

In the US, the future of digital money is becoming clearer: Tokenized deposits can pay yield that stablecoins often can’t. As highlighted in our latest report, regulation is creating a sharper divide between the two models.