Fintech Innovators and Digital Asset Leaders Bolster Global Synchronizer Foundation as Canton Network Gains Momentum
The Global Synchronizer Foundation (GSF), in conjunction with the Canton Network, the world’s only public layer one blockchain network with control and privacy for financial institutions, today announced that Kaiko, BitSafe, 4M Group LLC, Lukka Inc, AngelHack, TRM Labs, and Fairmint have joined the Global Synchronizer Foundation (GSF) as its newest members. These additions underscore the growing momentum and trust the Canton Network fosters across the financial services industry, further strengthening its decentralized financial ecosystem.
The collective commitment of these innovative organizations to participate in the GSF comes at a pivotal moment for the Canton Network, as the adoption of tokenized assets accelerates and market leaders seek to unlock the potential of synchronized financial markets. Their inclusion reinforces the network’s mission to establish a decentralized financial infrastructure that prioritizes privacy, control, and seamless interoperability—a combination essential for regulated financial institutions.
“On behalf of the Global Synchronizer Foundation, I am thrilled to welcome these new members, each bringing unique expertise and valuable perspectives to our growing community,” said Melvis Langyintuo, GSF Executive Director. “Their contributions are vital in strengthening the governance and ensuring the Global Synchronizer of the Canton Network remains an open, fair, and trusted blockchain infrastructure.”
A Closer Look at the New GSF Members:
- Kaiko: The global independent leader in digital assets market data, analytics, indices, and pricing for institutional investors and financial services firms. Kaiko has been delivering trusted, transparent, and actionable financial data through regulatory compliant and auditable infrastructure. Kaiko’s expertise in providing institutional-grade data infrastructure will be crucial in bridging traditional finance with on-chain capital markets, making Canton activity and market data available to consumers both on and off-chain. Kaiko has also recently been voted a Super Validator on the Canton Network, further deepening its commitment.
- BitSafe: Enables institutional Bitcoin utility through wrapped Bitcoin and future BTC yield and trading solutions on the Canton Network. With over 3 years of expertise, BitSafe’s mission to “Put Your Bitcoin to Work” supports GSF’s decentralized governance, delivering scalable, privacy-focused financial innovation for regulated institutions.
- 4M Group LLC: An official validator on the Canton Network, 4M Group LLC accelerates technology-led solutions across various domains, including banking and fintech. Their role as a validator and GSF member demonstrates a commitment to securing and maintaining the Canton Network’s infrastructure and contributing to its transparent operational governance. 4M Group along with ecosystem partners will orchestrate and land onto the Canton Network institutional finance, private credit and private markets marketplaces, platforms, services and applications.
- Lukka Inc: is a leading provider of institutional-grade crypto data, compliance technology, and risk management solutions, trusted by financial institutions, regulators, and auditors worldwide. As a new member of the GSF, Lukka brings end-to-end AML, real-time wallet monitoring, and advanced risk analytics to the Canton Network, enhancing cross-chain compliance and operational integrity. Lukka’s Super Validator service uniquely combines high-performance node operations with built-in regulatory oversight, enabling secure, scalable participation in blockchain validation. With world class digital asset data products such as evaluated pricing, reference data, corporate actions and real time market and pricing, investigations, and compliance, Lukka plays a critical role in bridging traditional finance and Web3 with confidence..
- AngelHack: Known for empowering developers and fostering innovation through global hackathons and developer programs, AngelHack’s participation will likely contribute to the growth and expansion of the Canton Network’s developer community, encouraging the creation of new applications and solutions on the platform.
- TRM Labs: A leading provider of blockchain intelligence solutions, TRM Labs will strengthen risk management on the Canton Network. As a Supporting Validator and GSF General Member, TRM Labs will provide on-chain AML monitoring for Canton Coin and USDC, balancing compliance with the network’s privacy-enabled features.
- Fairmint:The leader in onchain equity infrastructure and regulated DeFi, Fairmint is an SEC-registered Transfer Agent turning cap tables into smart contracts to unlock composability across capital markets – blurring the lines between private and public finance. By making equity programmable, Fairmint enables onchain fundraising, automated compliance, secondary trading, and seamless integration with DeFi protocols, all while maintaining full regulatory alignment. As the creator of the Open Cap Table Protocol (OCP), Fairmint brings a new asset class to the Canton Network, helping build a financial system where ownership, liquidity, and governance move fluidly through interoperable smart contracts.
Decentralized Governance and Industry Innovation
The Global Synchronizer is a cornerstone of the Canton Network’s decentralized infrastructure, providing real-time synchronization and interoperability for regulated financial assets. Unlike traditional systems that rely on centralized governance and data silos, the Canton Network is governed by a community of participants, including financial institutions, fintech innovators, and service providers. This structure ensures that no single entity controls the network, enabling greater trust, resilience, and innovation.
As part of the GSF, these new members will play an important role in the ongoing governance and expansion of this decentralized ecosystem. The GSF is an independent U.S.-based entity composed of forward-thinking market participants dedicated to ensuring that the Global Synchronizer is governed transparently in a decentralized manner with organizational neutrality to maintain its integrity. The Linux Foundation supports the GSF under an open governance model that fosters trust and neutrality.
With these new additions joining the ranks of over 30 GSF participants, the Canton Network continues to build on its reputation as a market-leading infrastructure. The inclusion of these industry innovators reflects the accelerating demand for a decentralized public blockchain network with configurable privacy capable of handling the unique challenges of global capital markets.
About the Global Synchronizer Foundation
Global Synchronizer Foundation’s mission is to foster the development and growth of the Global Synchronizer in the Canton Network and facilitate its governance. The GSF provides transparency and member engagement in decisions made by the operators (Super Validators) of the Global Synchronizer to ensure a reliable, fair, and trusted service for the Canton Network. Blockchain applications in the Canton Network can use the Global Synchronizer to enable atomic transactions across sovereign blockchains without sacrificing privacy or control. Learn more at https://sync.global.
About Canton Network
The Canton Network is the only public blockchain in the financial industry with on-chain privacy essential to the seamless movement of assets and capital on decentralized open rails. With over $3.6 trillion in tokenized assets on-chain, its proven institutional-grade scale synchronizes previously siloed systems with the configurable privacy and controls required to unlock asset mobility across tradfi and crypto ecosystems. Launched in July 2024, the public infrastructure is governed by the Global Synchronizer Foundation and supported by the Linux Foundation to ensure organizational neutrality and foster innovation across the ecosystem.
Learn more at: www.canton.network