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Franklin Templeton becomes Canton Super Validator, biggest asset manager in role

Franklin Templeton becomes Canton Super Validator, biggest asset manager in role

Nano Labs has been approved to join Canton Network as a validator node, widening the institutional blockchain’s operator base beyond major financial firms and market infrastructure providers.

Fact Check
The official Franklin Templeton Digital Assets X account (@FTDA_US) directly announced on August 3, 2026 that it is becoming a Super Validator on Canton Network, providing primary-source confirmation of the core claim. Cryptobriefing corroborates that with $1.79T AUM, Franklin Templeton is the largest asset manager in the Super Validator role, joining institutions like Visa and Nasdaq. Digital Asset Holdings' timeline and the Messari report confirm the Benji Technology Platform was expanded to Canton in November 2025, supporting the tokenization-strategy framing. All elements of the claim are consistently supported.
Summary

Nano Labs Ltd. has been approved to join the Canton Network as a validator node, adding the Nasdaq-listed Web 3.0 infrastructure and crypto treasury company to the institutional blockchain’s global validator ecosystem. The move expands Canton’s operator base beyond major financial institutions and market infrastructure providers that the company said include Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon, Visa, DTCC, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Borse Group. Nano Labs said it will run dedicated node infrastructure and support the network’s operation and ecosystem development as it explores uses such as digital asset settlement, institutional financial solutions and on-chain asset management. The company said the approval followed governance reviews of technical capabilities, operating standards and compliance requirements. The development adds another participant to Canton, a privacy-focused blockchain network built for financial institutions handling digital assets and tokenized financial activity.

Terms & Concepts
  • validator node: A network participant that runs blockchain infrastructure to help verify activity and support operations.
  • on-chain asset management: Managing assets and related processes using blockchain-based systems and records.
  • tokenized financial activity: Financial transactions or assets represented digitally on a blockchain network.