Canton 3.6.1 release adds scalability changes: What it means for the Canton price

Published on 10/28/2026 at 07:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Canton recorded more than 155 million USD in Q3 fees. The Canton price is 0.09660 USD on October 28, 2026, down 4.38 percent.

Protocol and network usage

Canton released version 3.6.1 on October 5, 2026, with redesigned ACS commitments for scalability.
Network fees exceeded 155 million USD in the third quarter, while the daily median reached 1.71 million USD on October 14, 2026.
The Canton price stands at 0.09660 USD as of October 28, 2026, 4.38 percent below the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026.

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Canton (CC) released version 3.6.1 on October 5, 2026, introducing a redesigned system for scalability in the network's protocol. The Canton price stands at 0.09660 USD as of October 28, 2026, down 4.38 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026.

Version 3.6.1 changes validator scaling

According to Canton Network Docs, version 3.6.1 introduced a complete redesign of ACS commitments on October 5, 2026. ACS commitments are records used to confirm the active contract state shared by network participants. The release notes say the new implementation in protocol version 36 decouples validator memory use from the number of hosted parties and their stakeholder groups, addressing restrictions on party growth. The update also added a metric for active stakeholder groups at a participant.

The release was described as a minor update with scalability improvements and other changes. Its database migration guidance states that the lapi_events_party_to_participant migration takes 30 seconds per 1 million parties, giving operators a concrete estimate for one upgrade task.

Q3 fees topped 155 million USD

Canton Network said on October 14, 2026, that the network recorded more than 155 million USD in fees during the third quarter, with a 1.71 million USD daily median. The statement from Canton Network said CC is burned for network services while activity rewards can mint new CC.

A separate report from Yahoo Finance said Canton completed a Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation pilot involving more than 30 firms in the third quarter. The report also said six new Super Validators joined during the quarter and described network statistics as showing less activity during the period, with the decline attributed to application optimization and tokenomics process changes.

CC market data covers October 28, 2026

According to Investing.com, Canton trades at 0.09660 USD as of October 28, 2026. The move is 4.38 percent below the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026. The daily high is 0.10167 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 0.09588 USD. Market capitalization is 3.87 billion USD, ranking Canton 25th, while 24-hour volume is 13.38 million USD and circulating supply is 39.94 billion CC.