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According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, global companies listed on the US stock market have disclosed the latest real announcements regarding digital asset transformation and ecological strategic investments. The core dynamics are as follows:Canton sells traditional business to fully transition to blockchain clearing: Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ CNTN) officially announced that it has sold its biotechnology R&D department Gravitas Life Sciences, LLC to Gravitas Collective Corp. The transaction was completed on July 17, 2026. The company clearly stated that this divestiture is an important milestone in its transformation into an operating company, and in the future, it will support the Canton Network through Canton Coin and promote the on-chain digital transformation of traditional financial markets as a strategic investor.Empery Digital invests $20 million in cross-industry computing power electricity park: The US-listed company Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: $ EMPD), which adopts a Bitcoin fund management strategy, announced that it has completed a $20 million preferred stock investment (holding approximately 8%) in Cardinal Data Power, Inc. (CDP) on July 20, 2026. CDP focuses on building electricity-driven data center parks, and this round of financing will support its construction of the first gigawatt-level data center park covering over 3,000 acres in West Texas (Phase I is planned to be operational in 2027, with a long-term plan exceeding 5GW) to meet the next generation of AI and computing power energy demands.

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed company Canton Strategic Holdings announced that it has completed the sale of its biotechnology research and development department, Gravitas Life Sciences, to Gravitas Collective Corp. The transaction was unanimously approved by the company's board of directors and was officially completed on July 17, 2026.This sale marks the company's further transformation into an operational enterprise focused on driving the digitization of traditional financial markets around the Canton Network, promoting asset tokenization and the digitization process of financial markets, as well as financial infrastructure business.

Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch, stated on the X platform that he has ceased participation in the company's operations in late November 2025 due to strategic direction and leadership disagreements, and will no longer be involved in any work related to product architecture or security, nor will he supervise either of these areas. He mentioned that he is still a co-founder and a 50% shareholder. Anton Bukov co-founded 1inch in May 2019 and was responsible for designing the core architecture of 1inch Router, Fusion, and cross-chain Swap.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on the X platform that DTCC's digital conversion is taking place on HyperLedger Besu, which is DTCC's private network, as well as on the Canton public blockchain. This is part of DTCC's multi-chain strategy aimed at ensuring resilience, scalability, and selectivity.Additionally, DTCC currently holds over $114 trillion in securities, and its subsidiaries processed approximately $47 trillion in securities transactions last year.

According to official news, on July 5th, the ANTON Hong Kong Web4.0 closed-door private board meeting was successfully held. This meeting focused on in-depth exchanges regarding AI-Fi, Web4.0, real ecological applications, and co-construction with ecological partners.At the meeting, Mr. Allen Dave, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of MY Group Technology Company, attended and delivered a speech, stating that MY Group will continue to provide ecological resources, global market capabilities, real application scenarios, and capitalization strategy support for ANTON. Both parties will engage in deeper collaboration around AI-Fi and Web4.0.It is reported that ANTON is an important component of MY Group's AI-Fi ecological layout, dedicated to exploring the integration of AI and decentralized finance. Through the BAS bionic intelligent agent cluster, AI financial strategy system, and on-chain rule mechanisms, it aims to build intelligent financial protocols for the Web4.0 era.Industry insiders believe that with the continuous integration of AI technology and on-chain financial infrastructure, AI-Fi is gradually becoming one of the important application directions in the Web4.0 era. The deep collaboration between ANTON and MY Group is expected to further promote the transition of AI finance from conceptual narratives to real-world applications.MY Group's current ecosystem covers various fields, including social traffic entry, global payment systems, public chain infrastructure, digital asset trading ecosystems, and AI intelligent financial systems. In the future, both parties will continue to advance cooperation in areas such as AI-Fi infrastructure construction, real application implementation, and global community ecological expansion by leveraging their respective advantages.This Hong Kong private board meeting further clarified the strategic collaborative relationship between ANTON and MY Group under the new cycle of intelligent finance, jointly promoting the development of the AI-Fi and Web4.0 ecosystem.

According to official news, MY Group has officially announced a strategic investment of 6 million USD in the AI financial project ANTON and has become its strategic investor.It is reported that this investment will be used to support ANTON's long-term development in areas such as the AI financial strategy library, BAS intelligent agent cluster, AT ecological liquidity, community network, and global market construction.MY Group stated that both parties will engage in deep collaboration around AI, Web 4.0, and AIFI to jointly promote the real implementation of the intelligent financial ecosystem and build future-oriented intelligent financial infrastructure.

According to The Block, Canton developer Digital Asset has completed a $355 million financing round, led by a16z crypto, with participation from subsidiaries of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Apollo Global Management, BNP Paribas, Bodhi, Castle Securities, CME Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Greenwulf Asset Management, Hanwha Investment & Securities, HSBC, Liberty City Ventures, Optiver, Polychain, S&P Global, SBI Group, SoFi, Tradeweb, and William Blair.The company stated that after this financing round, Digital Asset has entered a profitable state. Its CEO Yuval Rooz pointed out that the financing expansion of the balance sheet not only enhances the company's financial flexibility but also allows it to more freely pursue mergers and acquisitions, engage in emerging projects, and assist partners in building on-chain financial business systems.

On June 5, Grayscale submitted an S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), planning to launch the Grayscale Canton ETF.According to disclosures, the Grayscale Canton ETF is a spot ETF, with specific product details yet to be announced.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 NBA Championship" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "San Antonio Spurs" has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping from 48.05% an hour ago to the current 32.25% (a fluctuation of 15.8%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The cryptocurrency trading platform SuperEx announced that it will soon launch Canton (CANTON) in the innovation zone and open the CANTON/USDT spot trading pair. Trading will officially start on April 24, 2026, at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00 UTC), and the deposit and withdrawal channels will soon be opened.The official stated that with the launch of spot trading, CANTON will also be included in the margin support range for all-currency contracts, allowing users to use it directly as margin assets for contract trading.It is reported that the Canton Network is a public, permissionless blockchain network designed specifically for institutional finance, aiming to integrate privacy, compliance, and scalability. The network is managed by the Canton Foundation and supported by several leading global financial institutions, enabling instant, secure synchronization and settlement of various asset classes on its shared infrastructure powered by its native token, Canton Coin.

According to Financial IT, HSBC's Global Payment Solutions (GPS) business has successfully completed a pilot of Tokenized Deposit Services (TDS) on the public blockchain Canton Network, simulating the entire process of issuing, transferring, and atomic settlement of tokenized deposits with other digital assets. This is the first time HSBC's TDS has been issued and used on a public blockchain. HSBC TDS supports major currencies such as USD, GBP, EUR, HKD, and SGD, allowing fiat deposits to be converted into digital tokens at a 1:1 ratio, enabling instant transfers on the HSBC ledger, and supporting 24/7 real-time settlement and programmable payments.Manish Kohli, Head of HSBC Global Payment Solutions, stated that this pilot demonstrates the evolution of tokenization in the banking industry and the necessary infrastructure, with the company's focus on building secure and interoperable capabilities to enable customers to transfer funds more efficiently across different environments. Yuval Rooz, co-founder of Canton Network and CEO of Digital Asset, stated that tokenized deposits are accelerating in capital markets, corporate banking, and cash management, and Canton has become one of the major deployment networks.

According to Cointelegraph, JPMorgan Chase will expand JPM Coin to the Canton Network this year through Kinexys, which currently processes over $350 billion in U.S. Treasury repurchase settlements daily.

Visa announced that it will join the Canton Network, becoming the first major global payment company to serve as a super validator. Visa will be one of 40 super validators, helping banks and financial institutions move payment flows on-chain.Rubail Birwadker, Head of Global Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships at Visa, stated: "Many banks see the lack of privacy as a fatal flaw in moving meaningful activities on-chain. By operating as a super validator on the Canton Network, we bring Visa-level trust, governance, and operational rigor to a privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure, enabling regulated financial institutions to move payments on-chain without having to rethink how they operate."

According to the official page, Robinhood has launched spot trading for Canton (CC).

According to PR Newswire, Canton Network and Chainlink jointly announced that the Chainlink data standard has officially been deployed in the Canton ecosystem, further promoting the scalable development of institutional-grade real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) will also be launched on Canton soon to support the secure cross-chain transfer of tokenized assets.In addition, Chainlink Data Streams, SmartData NAV and AUM data sources, as well as Proof of Reserve, have also been integrated into the Canton ecosystem.

OKX will launch spot trading for CC (Canton) on February 12, 2026, at 18:00. Users can start depositing at 11:00 on the same day, place orders in advance from 17:00 to 18:00, and withdrawals will be available at 20:00. Please pay attention to the trading rules and market conditions.

According to The Block, JPMorgan's blockchain and digital payments division Kinexys announced the deployment of JPM Coin (JPMD) to the Canton network, marking the second expansion following its launch on the Coinbase-supported Ethereum Layer 2 network Base in November 2025.JPM Coin is a dollar deposit token issued by JPMorgan, providing institutional clients with an alternative stablecoin solution that supports 24/7 instant peer-to-peer transactions.

The privacy blockchain platform Canton Network announced plans to deploy the stablecoin USD1 from World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on-chain.Melvis Langyintuo, Executive Director of the Canton Foundation, stated that WLFI's introduction of USD1 to Canton highlights the growing demand in the institutional market for compliant and interoperable digital assets. Canton’s privacy-first architecture enables stablecoins like USD1 to support next-generation financial applications, from intraday repurchase to digital bond settlement, while remaining compliant with regulatory requirements.