The partnership marks the first time Bitcoin can serve as collateral for OTC derivatives margin flows while maintaining transactional privacy and efficiency
NEW YORK – March 24, 2025 – The Canton Network (Canton) today announced that CBTC, a pioneering, bridgeless wrapped Bitcoin solution designed to revolutionize decentralized finance (DeFi) with institutional-grade security and liquidity, will deploy on the Canton Network. This collaboration brings Bitcoin-based assets on-chain, allowing institutional counterparties to use them for initial margin (IM) and variation margin (VM) solutions. It unlocks new opportunities and simplifies the integration of Bitcoin into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading.
Once integrated, market makers will be able to deposit BTC into Canton by wrapping it into CBTC. Counterparties can then engage in margin workflows, utilizing CBTC for IM/VM in trading options and structured products. The unique configurable privacy features in Canton’s public network ensure that BTC flows are visible only to the desired market makers, enhancing confidentiality and security. Most significantly, beyond staking yield, BitSafe participants can generate yield opportunities through application rewards within the Canton ecosystem.
"At BitSafe, we’re proud to offer institutions a secure way to tap Bitcoin as collateral, and joining the Canton Network is expanding our ability to do so. With top-tier privacy, liquidity from partners like DRW, and optimized workflows, we're excited to meet the growing demand for streamlined margin needs," said Aki Balogh, CEO and Co-Founder, of BitSafe.
“The CBTC-Canton integration represents a significant advancement in institutional Bitcoin adoption in the financial markets. By delivering a scalable solution for Bitcoin-based margin flows with configurable privacy on the Canton Network, institutional counterparties can efficiently deploy BTC in structured products and derivatives trading,” said Eric Saraniecki, Head of Network Strategy.
Key highlights of the integration include:
The rollout of CBTC on Canton will initially involve a select group of institutional counterparties, with plans to scale participation to 10-20 firms processing $20-$50 million in daily trading volume.
As part of the integration, BitSafe will operate a Canton Network Validator, which offers additional incentives and mining rewards. This initiative aligns BitSafe with the network’s infrastructure and enhances transaction finality for institutional traders.
About BitSafe
BitSafe builds secure infrastructure and solutions that enable institutions to put their Bitcoin to work. As the institutional Bitcoin infrastructure protocol, BitSafe bridges the gap between traditional finance and Bitcoin DeFi, providing comprehensive capabilities spanning privacy-enabled transactions, regulatory compliance frameworks, and curated yield strategies. By safeguarding assets with audited technologies and comprehensive risk disclosures, BitSafe ensures informed decision-making while making Bitcoin infrastructure accessible through familiar, institutional-grade approaches.
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About Canton Network
The Canton Network is the only public blockchain in the financial industry with on-chain privacy essential to the seamless movement of assets and capital on decentralized open rails. With over $3.6 trillion in tokenized assets on-chain, its proven institutional-grade scale synchronizes previously siloed systems with the configurable privacy and controls required to unlock asset mobility across tradfi and crypto ecosystems. Launched in July 2024, the public infrastructure is governed by the Global Synchronizer Foundation and supported by the Linux Foundation to ensure organizational neutrality and foster innovation across the ecosystem.
Learn more at: www.canton.network