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Taurus SA, a global provider of digital asset infrastructure for banks and financial institutions, has expanded its custody offering to support the Canton Token Standard, strengthening the institutional foundation of the Canton Network.
In parallel, Taurus said it has also joined the network as a Super Validator (SV), positioning itself at the core of Canton’s coordination and consensus layer, known as the Global Synchronizer. This dual role aims deepens Taurus’ involvement in the expanding institutional blockchain ecosystem.
Investment bank Goldman Sachs is a Canton Foundation Member.
Super Validator Role Reinforces Network Security and Governance
As a Super Validator, Taurus participates directly in consensus, validating critical operations across applications built on Canton. SVs are selected for their enterprise reliability, operational resilience, and long-term alignment with Canton’s mission to provide compliant, high-performance infrastructure for global finance.
Canton claims to be the first public blockchain designed specifically for regulated financial institutions. The network allows 24/7 markets, instant settlement, collateral mobility and seamless interoperability — all while maintaining privacy and regulatory compliance.
According to the firm more than $6 trillion in tokenized assets have been issued or processed on Canton to date, spanning bonds, repos, loan commitments, money market funds, and insurance.
“Expanding our custody capabilities to the Canton ecosystem and joining the Canton Network as a Super Validator marks a strategic milestone for Taurus,” said Victor Busson, Chief Marketing Officer at Taurus.
“By enabling institutions to leverage Canton’s advanced privacy and collateral-management features, we are creating new institutional use cases and delivering greater value across the regulated digital asset ecosystem.”
Institutional Confidence Through Partnerships
“Taurus is one of the most trusted digital asset infrastructure providers to global banks,” said Melvis Langyintuo, Executive Director at the Canton Foundation.
“Their participation as both a core infrastructure partner and a Super Validator strengthens the Canton Network and supports its mission to connect financial institutions through a platform built for privacy, compliance, and operational resilience,” adds Langyintuo.
Taurus’ involvement builds on its existing partnerships with major institutions including Deutsche Bank, Santander, and State Street.
Taurus Integrates with Solana
Taurus has also integrated two of its flagship products with the Solana network. The move should encourage global financial institutions and developers to build tokenized asset solutions.
The integrated products are the custody platform Taurus-PROTECT and the digital issuance and tokenization platform Taurus-CAPITAL. The latter allows users to issue and manage NFTs and tokenized assets on public and private blockchains, and to interact with any smart contract.
