Bithumb lists Canton with KRW trading

• Bithumb added Canton Coin (CRYPTO:CC) to its Korean won market, opening the token to South Korean retail traders.
• The listing gives broader access to a blockchain network used by financial institutions involved in tokenised asset and settlement projects.
• Canton Network continues to expand its institutional partnerships as interest in blockchain-based financial infrastructure grows.

Bithumb added Canton Coin (CRYPTO:CC) to its Korean won market, allowing South Korean retail investors to trade the token through a CC/KRW pair from June 24.

The listing expands access to Canton Network, a blockchain developed by Digital Asset that is used for tokenisation, trading and settlement applications by participating financial institutions.

Canton Coin (CRYPTO:CC) traded at approximately US$0.1544 with a market capitalisation of about US$6.0 billion, rising 1.2% in the 24 hours following the listing announcement.

Bithumb said deposits would open within two hours of the notice, with trading scheduled to begin at 14:00 KST, while Canton Network had not publicly commented on the listing.

The addition gives Canton access to one of the world's largest retail crypto markets by per-capita trading activity, and following the announcement the CC price was up 1.2% at approximately US$0.1544.

Digital Asset, the developer of Canton Network, completed a US$355 million funding round earlier this month led by a16z crypto, while the network has also added partnerships involving Visa and Brale.

Canton Coin was already available through USDT trading pairs on exchanges including Kraken, Bybit, OKX and KuCoin before its addition to Bithumb's Korean won market.

At the time of reporting, Canton price was $0.1506.