21Shares listed the first US Canton Network ETF on Nasdaq, giving investors direct exposure to Canton Coin through TCAN.
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21Shares listed the Canton Network ETF on Nasdaq on May 7, becoming the first US fund to offer direct exposure to Canton Coin (CC), the native utility token of the Canton Network. The product trades under the ticker TCAN. Canton Coin carries a market cap of $5.6 billion and ranks among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by size.
Institutional Backing Sets Canton Apart
The Canton Network is a privacy-preserving blockchain built for institutional capital markets. Digital Asset serves as the network's primary developer and counts Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and the DTCC among its backers. Nasdaq, Moody's, and Deloitte have also aligned with the network as participating institutions.
Andres Valencia, executive vice president of investment management at 21Shares, said the network attracted considerable institutional interest due to its privacy-focused design for capital markets. He said the involvement of firms like Nasdaq, Moody's, and Deloitte points to infrastructure with the potential to change how data and capital move across global markets.
TCAN expands a growing lineup of altcoin ETFs now available to US investors. Products tied to Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Dogecoin (DOGE), Hedera (HBAR), and Polkadot (DOT) are among the dozens that have launched over the past year.
A Friendlier Regulatory Environment
The SEC has adopted a more permissive approach to digital asset products since January 2025. Chairman Paul Atkins has steered the agency toward formal guidance stating that most cryptocurrencies are not securities, a shift that has accelerated the pace of crypto ETF approvals across the industry.
The Canton Network's architecture sets it apart from general-purpose chains. It was built to meet the privacy and compliance requirements of regulated financial institutions, drawing institutional participants unlike those backing consumer-facing or open decentralized finance networks.
TCAN gives US investors their first regulated domestic vehicle for CC exposure. No comparable product had been available in the American market before May 7.
Bitwise To Take Over Superstate's $267M Tokenized Carry Fund
Bitwise Asset Management will take over as investment manager of the Superstate Crypto Carry Fund on June 1. The fund manages $267 million in assets and trades under the ticker USCC. It will be renamed the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund after the transition closes, while keeping the same ticker, smart contracts, and token address. Existing investors will not face any disruption.
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