World Liberty Financial announced on August 25, 2026, that its USD1 stablecoin is now issued directly on the Canton Network, expanding the dollar-backed asset to a network designed for institutional and regulated financial activity. The native issuance means USD1 can operate on Canton without relying on a bridge from another blockchain.
The launch gives institutions access to a dollar-backed asset for transactions involving tokenized financial assets. USD1 can serve as the cash side of a trade, allowing a dollar payment and an asset transfer to settle together in a single transaction rather than relying on separate settlement systems.
World Liberty Financial said USD1 is redeemable for U.S. dollars at a one-to-one rate. Its reserves include dollar deposits, U.S. government money market funds, and other cash equivalents. Reserve reports are published monthly, giving users information about the assets held against the stablecoin.
USD1 Expands Institutional Finance With Canton Integration
Canton applies privacy and permission controls to transactions on its public blockchain. Participating financial firms can control which parties view transaction information while meeting compliance requirements used across regulated financial markets, according to the announcement surrounding the USD1 launch.
USD1 can be used as collateral for derivatives and institutional loans, as well as for asset issuance, redemptions, financing arrangements, and cross-border payments. The stablecoin also gives institutions a dollar-based payment option when tokenized government debt or other financial assets change hands.
World Liberty Financial and Canton first disclosed plans for USD1 on the network in December 2025. At that point, USD1 had a market capitalization above $2 billion. Planned uses included intraday repurchase agreements and digital bond settlement, showing an early focus on institutional financial transactions.
USD1 Strengthens Canton’s Tokenized Asset Settlement
Canton reports more than $9 trillion in tokenized assets issued or processed through its network each month. More than $350 billion in onchain U.S. Treasurys also moves across Canton each day. The reported figures describe network activity rather than the total amount of assets held on the blockchain.
U.S. government debt on Canton is used as collateral for repurchase agreements and treasury management. Such transactions can require payments to occur alongside asset transfers. Native USD1 gives participants a dollar-denominated settlement asset for the payment side without sending funds through a separate payment network.
A July transaction involving Tradeweb, Franklin Templeton, and Virtu Financial showed how synchronized settlement can work with another stablecoin. Franklin Templeton transferred a tokenized U.S. Treasury security to Virtu Financial in exchange for USDCx, with Canton coordinating both sides of the transaction in real time.
