SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - Zenith Network has launched as the first Ethereum extension layer for the Canton Network, enabling Ethereum-native applications to access Canton's institutional settlement infrastructure without departing from standard EVM tooling. The platform delivers more than 100,000 transactions per second with sub-second confirmation and operates as a registered Super Validator within Canton's Global Synchronizer - placing Zenith inside the network's core consensus layer alongside more than 50 other validators. Developers and institutions can join a waitlist for mainnet access, which Zenith targets for Q3 2026. The initial product suite covers instant EVM deployment, managed custom infrastructure, and a forthcoming Solana execution environment.
What Zenith Offers
Zenith's primary product, Zenith EVM, provides an Ethereum-compatible execution environment that runs natively on Canton. Applications written in Solidity and built with standard tooling - Hardhat, Foundry, and MetaMask - can be deployed directly into Zenith EVM without modification, lowering the migration barrier for existing Ethereum development teams. The environment delivers native composability with Canton transactions, enabling atomic settlement across both EVM and Canton layers simultaneously. Deployed applications earn volume-based Canton rewards, tying commercial return directly to on-chain activity rather than a flat hosting arrangement.
Business Impact
The commercial case for Zenith centers on access to institutional capital flows that move through Canton's network. Zenith characterizes the addressable opportunity as tapping into trillions in institutional capital - Canton's infrastructure serves regulated financial institutions, a participant base that Ethereum applications cannot ordinarily reach from public mainnet deployments. Two early case studies are cited in the source: a perpetual exchange that unlocked institutional trading volume by launching on Zenith Stack, and a tokenized money market fund that achieved institutional distribution through Zenith EVM. These examples identify the platform's primary use cases as on-chain derivatives, tokenized assets, and structured products that require both Ethereum developer tooling and compliant settlement infrastructure simultaneously.
Deployment Architecture and Roadmap
Zenith organizes its product suite around two deployment modes currently available, with a third in development. Zenith EVM is an instant-deploy option for teams seeking the fastest path into Canton with minimal configuration overhead. Zenith Stack is a managed custom infrastructure offering that lets organizations launch a fully configured, proprietary blockchain environment without building or operating the underlying infrastructure layer - a blockchain-as-a-service approach anchored on Canton. Zenith SVM is listed as coming soon and will extend the same Canton-anchored execution model to Solana Virtual Machine applications, broadening the addressable developer pool beyond the Ethereum ecosystem.
Validator Role and Network Position
Zenith's Super Validator status positions the company as an active infrastructure operator within Canton's Global Synchronizer, the coordination mechanism that maintains network-wide integrity and scalable operations. Operating alongside more than 50 other Super Validators, Zenith participates directly in securing and scaling the Canton network rather than sitting solely at the application layer. The waitlist for mainnet is open, with full mainnet availability targeted for Q3 2026. The platform is directed at development teams, financial institutions, and infrastructure operators seeking to deploy high-performance financial applications at institutional scale using EVM-compatible environments.
Key facts:
- Zenith EVM delivers 100,000-plus TPS and sub-second transaction confirmation
- Compatible with Solidity, Hardhat, Foundry, and MetaMask out of the box
- Zenith operates as a registered Canton Super Validator within the Global Synchronizer alongside 50-plus validators
- Two case studies cited: a perpetual exchange and a tokenized money market fund deployed via Zenith infrastructure
- Mainnet targeted for Q3 2026; waitlist currently open
- Zenith SVM (Solana compatibility on Canton) is in development and not yet launched