Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue Joins Canton Foundation

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Summary

Joris Delanoue, CEO of Fairmint, has been elected General Director of the Canton Foundation, joining its Board of Directors alongside major financial institutions. This leadership update for the Canton Network signifies the growing importance of active builders in guiding the foundation's mission. Delanoue will now help steer Canton's development as a privacy-enabled interoperability layer for regulated financial markets.

Leadership Update: Canton Foundation

Joris Delanoue, CEO and Co-Founder of Fairmint, has been elected General Director of the Canton Foundation by its General Members.

Joris now joins the Foundation’s Board of Directors alongside leaders from DTCC, Euroclear, HSBC, Digital Asset, Broadridge, and other major financial institutions, representing the builders and operators driving real-world adoption across the Canton ecosystem.

As General Director, Joris will help guide Canton’s mission as a privacy-enabled interoperability layer for regulated financial markets, bringing a builder-first perspective to institutional governance.

This appointment reflects the growing role of active builders in shaping Canton’s future and advancing onchain infrastructure for real-world use. @Announcements

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