OpenAssets will introduce its "Market as a Service" ( markets-in-a-box ) platform into Canton, to help institutions issue and manage their own tokenized assets through Digital Asset's DA Registry.
Pittsburgh, November 5, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- Digital asset infrastructure provider OpenAssets today announced a partnership with Digital Asset, the creator of Canton Network, to bring new tokenization use cases to Canton.
OpenAssets will provide its “Market as a Service” platform to institutions on Canton. The company will also serve as an implementation partner for DA Registry. DA Registry is the tokenization engine of Digital Asset, aimed at providing institutions with the fastest path to launch, distribute, and realize the monetization of compliant digital assets on that network.
OpenAssets provides institutions with the infrastructure and operating systems necessary to build, operate, and expand modern financial markets. The company's adaptable "market as a service" platform integrates tokenized asset issuance, settlement, compliance, asset management, and distribution into a unified technology stack.
For institutions using the OpenAssets platform, DA Registry can add issuance control functions, including allowlists, blocklists, and transfer approval connections with external KYC and AML monitoring service providers. On Canton, only relevant parties can view transactions, and assets can also participate in atomic settlement, collateral management, and cross-application lending throughout the network.
OpenAssets indicates that its network members include the world's largest exchange ICE, the world's largest cloud service provider AWS, the world's largest stablecoin issuer Tether, as well as the largest financial institution in Latin America Ita. It also includes KraneShares and many other leading institutions. The participants of Canton Network include Goldman Sachs, the U.S. Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), BNP Paribas of France, and Deutsche Börse.
OpenAssets, Chairman and CEO, stated: "Only when assets can be securely and privately transferred between institutions, applications, and settlement systems can tokenization truly bring meaningful market efficiency. By combining the institutional-level infrastructure and distribution capabilities of OpenAssets with the technology of Digital Asset and the configurable privacy and atomic settlement capabilities of Canton, a feasible foundation for interoperable, compliant, and scalable capital markets is established."
Digital Asset Chief Product Officer Bernhard Elsner stated: " DA Registry has already assisted over 30 issuers and tokenization platforms in rapidly and securely issuing, managing, and realizing the monetization of institutional-level tokenized assets and cash on Canton. By integrating OpenAssets platforms that are now ready for production into Canton, we will continue to build on this momentum and help more issuers join this network."
About OpenAssets
OpenAssets is committed to building the infrastructure for digital finance. The company collaborates with institutions, governments, and tech companies by sharing standards and specialized technologies for the tokenization of real-world assets and sovereign digital currencies, to drive the modernization of capital market infrastructure. OpenAssets is currently working with Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust to develop and contribute to open standards for tokenization. For more information, please visit openassets.to.
About Digital Asset
Digital Asset is a leading innovator in the field of blockchain technology, transforming traditional and digital financial markets with privacy-enhancing solutions to improve capital flows and create a more efficient, fair, and resilient global system. As the creator of Canton Network – a network known as the only public-layer blockchain with institutional-level privacy – as well as a founding member of Canton Foundation, Digital Asset has built an open, secure, and interoperable infrastructure for regulated finance. Founded in 2014, Digital Asset is committed to reshaping the future of finance by achieving real-time efficiency, 24/7 global transactions, and unleashing the full potential of the continuous integration of cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and decentralized finance with traditional finance.
Media Contact
OpenAssets : Chris Sullivan, chris @ craftandcapital.com
Digital Asset : Paul Patella, media @ digitalasset.com
