Yuval Rooz on tokenomics
From Canton: The World's Most Ambitious Blockchain Network Feat. Yuval Rooz (CEO, Digital Asset) · · Blockchain Won't Save The World
“I think that and if there were ever to be there there will never be a model in Canton where a minor must charge you gas or the equivalent for transaction. Again, Canton doesn't believe in in a binary world where everything is either a yes or a no, right? So, if there were ever to be a coin in Canton, it would be that it is a utility asset across the network and it is the miners or the validators right to force you to use it, but then you don't have to go to those miners and validators. You could go to those that offer you to pay in US dollars once a month. I mean, I I think that that's just critical. Again, like we we don't want to create effectively a financial instrument or something like that that has an inherent conflict of interest with the network.”
On , Yuval Rooz, CEO & Co-Founder at Digital Asset, spoke about tokenomics during Canton: The World's Most Ambitious Blockchain Network Feat. Yuval Rooz (CEO, Digital Asset) on Blockchain Won't Save The World.
About Yuval Rooz
Yuval Rooz, CEO and co-founder of Digital Asset, has been discussing the Canton Network's design and tokenomics in several interviews. In an August 2023 appearance, Rooz described Canton as a network that allows applications with different privacy models to compose transactions, contrasting it with public chains where all participants see the same data. He stated that Canton does not believe in a model where validators must charge gas fees, and he argued that networks without real-world utility will eventually fail. In April 2026, Rooz explained that the Canton Network is researching multiple burn models for its CC token on private subnets, stating that charging the same rate as the global synchronizer would make certain use cases uneconomical. He said the goal is to incentivize users to put as much activity on the ledger as possible. Rooz also described CC tokenomics as resembling a "decentralized company" where network revenue is used to buy back and burn tokens. He stated that most blockchain tokenomics derive value from speculation, and he argued that the Canton Network's focus is on generating activity rather than promising price appreciation. In a debate, Rooz defended Canton's permissioned features, stating that public verifiability is coming but that issuers of real-world assets will retain control over their data. He also noted that Morgan Stanley began offering crypto exposure in late 2025.