Further Asset Management Approved as Super Validator on Canton Network

Further Asset Management today announced its approval as a Super Validator on the Canton Network, following a governance vote by existing Super Validator operators under CIP-0113. The appointment gives Further a formal governance role in Canton’s Global Synchronizer - the consensus layer underpinning real-time, privacy-preserving settlement for institutional financial markets.

The approval marks a material expansion of Further’s role in institutional digital-asset infrastructure - from capital provider to active network operator. Further will operate a Super Validator node linking the UAE ecosystem, making it one of a small number of non-bank institutional validators on Canton and the first with a dedicated Middle East presence at the Super Validator tier.

“The GCC sits at the intersection of capital, regulation, and digital-asset adoption - exactly where the next generation of market infrastructure will be built,” said Faisal Al Hammadi, Managing Partner of Further Asset Management. “Operating as a Canton Super Validator lets us contribute directly to the network’s governance and performance, not just as an investor but as an infrastructure participant. We see Canton as the settlement layer for institutional finance, and Abu Dhabi as the jurisdiction where that vision scales.”

Canton Network is operated by Digital Asset, whose privacy-enabled blockchain underpins production deployments across derivatives clearing, repo markets, fund tokenisation, and collateral mobility. Super Validators hold weighted governance rights over network upgrades and protocol parameters, and are responsible for consensus participation and network integrity.

Further’s Super Validator role draws directly on its portfolio of companies already building on Canton infrastructure - including custody providers, tokenisation platforms, regulated payment rails, and institutional trading venues.

“Further brings a live portfolio of companies that will generate real transaction volume on Canton,” said Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset. “Their approval deepens the network’s institutional footprint in the GCC and accelerates production-grade adoption in a jurisdiction that has made regulated digital-asset infrastructure a national priority.”

Further’s Super Validator role reflects Abu Dhabi’s position as a regulated anchor for institutional blockchain deployment across the region. The UAE’s framework — spanning ADGM, CBUAE, and CMA — provides the compliance architecture required for cross-border, real-time settlement at institutional scale.

About Canton Network / Digital Asset

The Canton Network is the only public, privacy-enabled layer-one blockchain designed for institutional financial markets. Built on Digital Asset’s DAML smart-contract language, Canton enables interoperable, synchronised settlement with privacy guarantees at the application layer. Canton participants include major global banks, exchanges, custodians, and asset managers operating in production. Digital Asset was founded in 2014.