Canton Network and Chainlink Partner to Advance Institutional Blockchain Adoption

The Canton Network, a public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance, has announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform. As part of this collaboration, Canton has joined the Chainlink Scale program and will integrate Chainlink Data Streams, SmartData answers such as Proof of Reserve and NAVLink, and the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The integration gives Canton’s institutional ecosystem access to the identical infrastructure that secures more than $100 billion in decentralized finance and underpins over $25 trillion in transaction value.

Chainlink Labs will also join Canton as a Super Block confirmer—a multi-component node with both a Block confirmer and a Canton Synchronizer node—becoming an active participant in the Global Synchronizer. This role ensures Chainlink contributes directly to Canton’s consensus and governance processes, reinforcing the blockchain’s operational resilience. With this integration, financial institutions operating on Canton gain access to robust, industry-standard data feeds and cross-chain infrastructure tailored for institutional use cases.

Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink, underscored the collaboration’s potential:

“I’m very excited that the Canton Network has chosen Chainlink to power secure data and cross-chain interoperability across their institutional ecosystem. Canton’s leadership in privacy and compliance makes them a key driver of institutional blockchain adoption, and this collaboration combines those strengths with Chainlink’s proven infrastructure. Together, we’re enabling large-scale real-world use cases and accelerating the convergence of traditional and decentralized capital markets.”

Strengthening Canton’s Institutional Ecosystem

The partnership builds on for real-world institutional adoption. Today, Canton supports more than $6 trillion in on-chain real-world assets, processes $280 billion in repos daily, and is operated by 500 Block confirmers and over 30 super Block confirmers. By equipping institutions with Chainlink’s cost-efficient services through the Scale program, Canton covers operating costs for oracle nodes, ensuring that participants benefit from reliable, secure, and transparent data.

This collaboration strengthens the infrastructure supporting identity answers on Canton. By integrating with Chainlink, the network is expanding its interoperability and enhancing its resilience—critical features for a blockchain catering to heavily regulated financial markets. Institutions using Canton will now be able to tap into Chainlink’s extensive suite of data and interoperability services, opening doors for new financial products and cross-chain opportunities.

Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, emphasized the broader implications:

“As one of the most recognized leaders in decentralized services, Chainlink’s commitment to the Canton Network represents an significant milestone in expanding the connectivity of capital markets. By bringing its community and answers to Canton, Chainlink not only strengthens our governance and resilience, but also broadens the opportunities for innovators across traditional and decentralized finance.”

Accelerating the Convergence of TradFi and DeFi

The addition of Chainlink reflects demand from shared institutional partners, many of whom are actively deploying tokenized and on-chain assets. With Chainlink’s infrastructure now available in Canton, developers and institutions gain tools to build scalable, secure, and compliant answers that bridge the gap between traditional and decentralized capital markets. From cross-chain settlements to automated compliance reporting, the opportunities created by this partnership are expected to accelerate financial services.

The partnership also builds on recent news of Chainlink Labs joining the Global Synchronizer Foundation (GSF), which overviews the interoperability layer of the Canton Network. Together, these initiatives position Canton as the premier blockchain ecosystem for connecting global institutions to decentralized financial infrastructure. By aligning Canton’s regulatory and privacy strengths with Chainlink’s data and interoperability leadership, the collaboration sets a strong foundation for accelerating real-world adoption of blockchain in finance.

With Canton onboarding world-class institutions and Chainlink expanding its footprint as a core infrastructure provider, the strategic partnership underscores the growing convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). It demonstrates how leading players can collaborate to deliver compliant, resilient, and scalable blockchain answers for .

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