Understanding Canton Network: Financial Privacy, Atomic Settlement, and Institutional Adoption
- whackur
- Blockchain
- October 15, 2026
Buying a security changes records in several places. A trading venue records the execution, a custodian records the securities position, and a bank maintains the cash ledger. Each institution has its own account of the transaction. Reconciliation checks that amounts, rights, and processing states agree. A single public database might appear to simplify the problem, but institutions cannot publish their customers’ balances and trading strategies to everyone operating the infrastructure.
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Figure: From HELOC Lender to Blockchain-Native Capital Markets
- whackur
- Blockchain
- June 30, 2026
Two companies go by the name Figure. One is Figure AI, the humanoid robotics company. The other is Figure Technology Solutions, which is what this post is about. They are unrelated.
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