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Canton Network is the first blockchain to adopt Circle’s xReserve technology and this allows for the launch of USDCx, a USDC supported stablecoin with privacy options. By the integration of the security of the USDC and the ability to protect sensitive information for businesses and financial institutions, these innovative developments will revolutionize the way business uses blockchain technology.
Privacy-Enabled Stablecoins for Enterprise
The integration of Canton allows them to offer institutional grade stablecoins with liquidity, trust, and discreet transactions like traditional assets. In contrast to other public blockchains where transactions remain publicly visible, Canton’s infrastructure allows participants to conduct their business without revealing pricing information, counterparty identities, or transaction values to competitors or the marketplace.
Circle’s xReserve infrastructure helps blockchain ecosystems offer USDC-backed stablecoins that are interoperable across supported networks of native USDC on assets. For Canton, this means that USDCx is able to move between the Canton ecosystem and other blockchains without requiring a third-party bridge. It avoids the security and trust issues that have traditionally made cross-chain cryptocurrency integrations risky.
Circle’s official announcement stated that by unifying liquidity pools into xReserve, Circle is addressing the fragmented nature of the Stablecoin Industry. Circle’s collateralization of USDCx with USDC guarantees a 1:1 value and Circle’s attestation service is not requiring third parties for transfer of USDCx across blockchains.
Unlocking Institutional Finance (24X7)
Canton Network’s institutional grade transaction with privacy protections makes it stand out from public blockchains. Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo technology supports more than $8 trillion in repo transactions monthly and more than $4 trillion in tokenized assets. USDCx integration for 24/7 stablecoin settlements for atomic swaps, treasury operations, collateral management & variance margin movement.
Several important use cases for USDCx are highlighted. First, the use of Atomic Swaps is one example of how individuals can instantly and securely trade tokenized Bonds, REPOs and Alt Assets without the need to rely on an intermediary for settlement. The use of Private Stable Coin payments can support a wide range of use cases including Payroll, as well as B2B transactions, allowing businesses to program their payment flows while keeping their counterparties and amounts confidential.
Major financial institutions have already approved Canton’s approach. Earlier this year, Bank of America, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Societe Generale and Tradeweb completed the first real time, fully on chain financing of U.S. Treasuries into USDC on Canton Network. The transaction, resolved on an atomic basis on a Saturday outside of market hours, established that privacy-enabled blockchain infrastructure can support 24/7 institutional finance.
Strategic Partnerships Driving Adoption
The overlap of Canton’s ecosystem growth is far beyond Circle. The latest integrations are those of Chainlink’s oracle infrastructure that brings secure data feeds and cross-chain messaging capabilities to Canton applications. Solv Protocol grew in Canton to fuel Bitcoin-backed lending and real-world asset markets and Alchemy Pay provided fiat on-ramps to Canton Coin in 173 countries.
These partnerships are part of a larger trend among the industry to institutional adoption of blockchain. Canton’s privacy-first architecture has solved concerns that have kept many traditional finance players out of this game. The USDCx launch is happening at a critical time for the stablecoin markets with total stablecoin supply recently exceeding $160 billion, which signals that there is a high demand for dollar-denominated digital assets that moved at the speed of cryptocurrencies.
Conclusion
USDCx on Canton eliminates different historical obstacles for the developer and institution exploring blockchain technologies. Circle’s backing provides a source of stability of regulation and liquidity to treasury departments, and the privacy verges address business concerns about competitive intelligence leaks. USDCx is more than stablecoin deployment as Canton joins forces with top financial institutions and infrastructures to expand its ecosystem. It demonstrates how traditional finance is able to shift on-chain without the uncompromising privacy, controls and compliance frameworks from decades of financial regulation.
