{"id":30715,"date":"2026-06-04T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/shinhan-targets-canton-network-to-take-korean-assets-global\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:31:53","slug":"shinhan-targets-canton-network-to-take-korean-assets-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/shinhan-targets-canton-network-to-take-korean-assets-global\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinhan targets Canton Network to take Korean assets global"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Shinhan Financial Group is moving to join the Canton Network\u2019s governance structure as South Korea\u2019s tokenized finance market grows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_ec1b30b1141431b719a7eb8fddfb94aa\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shinhan Asset Management and Shinhan Securities signed MOUs with the Canton Foundation this week.<\/li>\n<li>The firms plan to study Korean tokenized assets, regulation and global market access through Canton.<\/li>\n<li>The move comes as South Korea builds tokenized securities systems and institutional blockchain infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Local <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blockmedia.co.kr\/archives\/1100914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reports<\/a> said Shinhan Asset Management and Shinhan Investment &amp; Securities signed separate MOUs with the Canton Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The agreements aim to build a cooperation framework for policy discussions and technical development on Canton Network. Shinhan wants to use the network to study how Korean digital financial products can reach overseas investors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shinhan Financial Pushes to Join <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CantonNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CantonNetwork<\/a> to Globalize South Korean Tokenized Assets<\/p>\n<p>Shinhan Financial Group is accelerating its expansion into the global tokenized asset market by pursuing governance participation in the Canton Network, a premier public-permissioned\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BLOCKMEDIA(\ube14\ub85d\ubbf8\ub514\uc5b4) (@with_blockmedia) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/with_blockmedia\/status\/2062420559661801676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Canton Network is a public-permissioned blockchain built for institutional finance. It is designed to support tokenized assets, settlement and financial workflows while meeting privacy and regulatory needs.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Korean tokenized products take center stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Shinhan Asset Management signed its MOU with the Canton Foundation on June 2. Shinhan Investment &amp; Securities later signed a separate agreement on June 4.<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation will focus on education and consultation around South Korea\u2019s digital asset rules. It will also cover research into the global competitiveness of Korean tokenized financial products.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe expect this to be an opportunity to introduce Shinhan Asset Management\u2019s excellent financial products to global investors while complying with domestic regulations,\u201d Shinhan Asset Management CEO Lee Seok-won said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shinhan Investment &amp; Securities CEO Lee Sun-hoon also said the agreement could help introduce Korean digital finance and Shinhan assets to overseas investors through the Canton Foundation\u2019s global network.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Canton Network expands institutional reach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Canton Global CEO Viv Diwaker welcomed Shinhan\u2019s planned participation. He said Canton Network brings financial institutions, market infrastructure providers and ecosystem firms together to shape institutional blockchain systems.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe Canton Network is a platform where financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, and ecosystem participants come together to shape the future of institutional blockchain infrastructure,\u201d Diwaker said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As previously reported by crypto.news, Canton Network has drawn attention from regulated finance firms because it focuses on privacy, settlement and tokenized asset activity. Digital Asset, the company behind Canton, was also reportedly seeking a $300 million funding round led by a16z crypto.<\/p>\n<p>crypto.news has also reported that Visa joined Canton as a Super Validator and added the network to a stablecoin settlement pilot. That gave Canton more visibility among institutions working on compliant blockchain rails.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>South Korea\u2019s tokenization race grows<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Shinhan\u2019s move comes as South Korea prepares more market infrastructure for tokenized assets. crypto.news recently reported that Samsung SDS would build a tokenized securities system for Korea Securities Depository.<\/p>\n<p>That project includes blockchain node management, gateway systems and distributed ledger tools. It shows how Korean market institutions are moving from tests toward operating systems for tokenized securities.<\/p>\n<p>Shinhan affiliates have also been active in digital finance. As previously reported, Shinhan Card partnered with the Solana Foundation to test stablecoin-based payment systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Canton MOU adds another layer to that activity. It places Shinhan\u2019s asset management and securities arms closer to global tokenized finance infrastructure, while keeping the focus on regulatory compliance and cross-border access.<\/p>\n<p>Shinhan Financial Group also plans to involve other affiliates, including Shinhan Fund Partners. The group will continue discussions on tokenized assets, digital finance and Canton Network policy participation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shinhan Financial Group is moving to join the Canton Network\u2019s governance structure as South Korea\u2019s tokenized finance market grows.\u00a0 Summary Shinhan Asset Management and Shinhan Securities signed MOUs with the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30716,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30715\/revisions\/30716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}