Introduction
Privacy has emerged as the defining requirement for institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). In 2025 it became clear: Institutions will not move trillions in bonds, real estate, private credit, and repos on-chain without end-to-end privacy & confidentiality.
“Privacy will be the most important moat in crypto” — a16z
In 2026, COTI will partner with a leading RWA infrastructure provider, to bring the first privacy real-world assets on-chain. Giving TradFi access to our GC-Layer, the fastest, lightest-weight and most cost-effective privacy chain for real-world assets. Why does this matter?
TradFi is signalling their interest in privacy, sending ripples through both Wall Street and Web3. Digital Asset, the force behind the Canton Network, secured a strategic investment from blue-chip names like BNY Mellon, iCapital, Nasdaq, and S&P Global. Demonstrating confidence in privacy-enabled blockchains as the backbone for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).
But here’s the real story: This is a bullish signal that institutions need privacy to bring trillions in institutional capital on-chain. And for projects like COTI, it’s rocket fuel.
TradFi and RWAs: Privacy’s Magnetic Pull on Institutional Capital
Tokenized RWAs are projected to hit $500 billion in 2026, fuelled by BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, Franklin Templeton’s on-chain money markets, and more. Privacy enables RWAs to thrive in regulated sandboxes, attracting enterprise apps from a multitude of sectors.
Canton’s institutional backing reinforces the privacy imperative, while also revealing cracks of building a TradFi fortress. Canton’s privacy-enabled model proves configurable controls are essential for tokenized bonds, funds, and repos in regulated environments, but has its limitations.
Canton’s walled-garden TradFi focus validates the demand for COTI’s open privacy for RWAs and institutions who need high-performance, fully-programmable privacy. Privacy needs a full suite of customization for various compliance requirements and use cases.
COTI: Leading the Privacy Revolution for RWAs in 2026
As TradFi accelerates into privacy-enabled tokenization, COTI stands ready with production-proven technology. Our programmable privacy layer, powered by Garbled Circuits, the fastest, lowest-cost, EVM-compatible primitive, delivers:
⚡ Up to 3000x faster computation than Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)
🪶 250x lighter in computational overhead
🔄 Fully EVM-compatible and programmable using familiar developer tools
🔐 Built-in selective disclosure for compliance, audits, and user-defined transparency
COTI is already live on mainnet with 80+ ecosystem projects. In 2026, we’re launching the first privacy RWAs through partnerships with leading infrastructure providers. COTI’s ‘GC-Layer’ is more than just a privacy tool; it’s the foundation for institutional speed and scale.
About COTI
COTI is the programmable privacy layer for Web3. Powered by high-performance Garbled Circuits, COTI brings fast, low-cost, flexible, and compliant privacy to any blockchain. With privacy that’s programmable by design, COTI enables the next generation of DeFi, payments, identity, governance, and AI.
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