Moody’s Corporation has announced that it will operate a node on the Canton Network on March 17, 2026, becoming the first credit rating agency to do so. This means that the company installs and manages the servers that are part of the infrastructure of said network.
The news is structured as follows Starting the token integration engine (TIE) is a platform designed to incorporate analytical data and distribute credit ratings directly on-chain.
it’s worth clarifying that Moody’s is one of the world’s three largest credit rating agencies. Like S&P and Fitch, it evaluates the solvency of companies, governments, and other bond issuers and assigns grades that directly affect borrowing costs.
recent announcements Representing a concrete step in the institutional implementation of the cantonal networka distributed ledger network aimed at institutional finance, which already includes participants such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq, and Deposit Clearing Corporation (DTCC).
Moody’s TIE was introduced as a network-independent integration layer. This means that it is not limited to the Canton network and may be extended to other platforms in the future. Its primary function is to enable credit data and ratings from Moody’s Ratings to be safely, efficiently and compliantly incorporated into the digital financial environment.
Fabian Astic, Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Economy at Moody’s Ratings, said: “As financial markets become more digital, the need for independent and trusted risk analysis and credit insight remains the same.” The executive emphasized that This initiative extends the company’s analytical rigor to digital market infrastructurein line with global regulatory expectations.
The announcement was also received with enthusiasm by the Canton Network. Yuval Roos, CEO of Digital Asset and co-founder of Canton Network, said Moody’s clients will have a new way to access trusted credit information within digital markets and on-chain financial workflows.
With Rooz, you can perform independent risk analysis directly on your network. Reduce operational friction, streamline distribution to authorized parties, and increase transparency. throughout the transaction lifecycle without compromising privacy or regulatory compliance, two fundamental pillars of Canton’s design.
This argument is consistent with the value proposition the network has championed since its launch. As CriptoNoticias explained, Canton focuses on providing data privacy for institutions It is regulated and only the counterparties to the transaction have access to the relevant information.
Canton network is expanding its system
Canton Network was developed by Digital Asset, a company founded in 2014, with the support of a consortium including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Börse Group.
it is Layer 1 network designed for the issuance, management, and settlement of tokenized financial assetsoperates under a private governance model managed by the Canton Foundation.
Unlike public networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Canton does not use mining or proof of stake. Instead, Operates on nodes verified by selected institutional participantsThis allows you to comply with privacy and institutional finance regulatory requirements.
Network adoption has accelerated in recent months. JP Morgan has announced that it will natively integrate the JPMD Deposit Token into its network. DTCC has selected the company as its partner for the tokenization of real-world assets. Nasdaq then joined as a super validator in January, assuming block validation, governance, and economic participation roles in the protocol.
The addition of Moody’s adds a layer of analysis that has not previously existed in institutional digital markets. It is an independent credit rating available directly on-chain.
Despite recent news about Moody’s entry into the The price of Canton virtual currency (CC) did not show any particular increase due to this news.. At the time of writing, CC is trading at $0.15, down 0.26% in the past 24 hours.