- YZi Labs joins Digital Asset’s mission to bring real-world assets on-chain through the scalable Canton Network.
- Canton enables regulated institutions to maintain privacy while participating in interoperable and compliant blockchain ecosystems.
YZi Labs has officially invested in Digital Asset—the platform known for creating the Canton Network, a public layer-1 network designed specifically for financial institutions that are accustomed to ultra-strict regulatory standards.
Digital Asset just closed a $135 million Series E funding round. Big names like Goldman Sachs, DTCC, Citadel Securities, DRW, and Tradeweb participated in the round. So when YZi Labs came on board, it meant they were looking to stay strategically positioned amid the massive transformation in institutional blockchain adoption.
Furthermore, the technology Digital Asset is developing is more than just lip service. The Canton Network now supports an almost unbelievable amount of real-world value locked in assets—it even supports over $1.5 trillion in US Treasury tokenization transactions per month.
On the surface, it sounds like a “new toy” for financial institutions, but on closer inspection, it’s the bridge between legacy finance and blockchain technology that’s been longing for.
— YZi Labs (@yzilabs) July 3, 2025
Canton Network Bridges the Gap Between Privacy and Interoperability
So far, public blockchains have often been considered too “naked” for sensitive data. As for private networks? Too narrow and difficult to connect to other ecosystems. Well, this is where Canton Network is different. It allows financial institutions to set the level of privacy according to their needs, without having to sacrifice interoperability. You could say, this is a kind of practical middle ground but still compliant with the rules.
With fresh funds from the latest round, Digital Asset will expand Canton’s infrastructure, accelerate integration with new institutions, and encourage applications on various nodes to be able to “chat” with each other. In the next 12 to 18 months, this network will be increasingly busy with activity—starting from live product launches from large companies, to expansion into previously untouched global market areas.
Ella Zhang, Head of YZi Labs, said that they are proud to be able to support the big mission of bringing real-world assets to the blockchain scene. She stated:
”Through this investment, YZi Labs is proud to support the mission of bringing tokenized real-world assets into the financial mainstream, and to contribute to the broader goal of advancing global institutional adoption.”
YZi Labs Bets Big on Entertainment, Security, and Bitcoin Use Cases
On the other hand, this is not the only aggressive move from YZi Labs lately. A few days ago, CNF reported that they also invested in MEET48, a project that combines entertainment with blockchain.
Through a blockchain-based voting system, MEET48 offers a new way for fans to participate in determining the ranking of their favorite idols. In essence, not only being an audience, but also being able to “manage the stage.”
Not only that, in early June, YZi Labs also injected funds into OneKey, an open-source crypto wallet producer that focuses on on-chain asset protection. They target retail and institutional users who want full control over their assets, without having to rely on third parties.
And let’s not forget their investment in Avalon Labs in late May, which we covered earlier. Avalon wants to make Bitcoin more than just a savings asset. They are building a Bitcoin-based financial ecosystem, from savings, stablecoins, loans, to credit cards—and currently serve 300,000 users with total assets of more than 20,000 BTC.
