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Canton Explained: How Privacy, Access and Settlement Work

The Defiant·November 2, 2026·1 min read
Canton Explained: How Privacy, Access and Settlement Work

Canton's participant nodes check the transactions involving their users. Shared infrastructure coordinates the outcome, while banks and trading venues set separate product-access rules. This design separates transaction validation from access control, allowing institutions to maintain their own policies within a shared network.

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