In the past two weeks, one of the most significant institutional events in the history of LayerZero occurred — the connection to the Canton Network blockchain, which is supported by Goldman Sachs. In addition, there was a large unlocking of ZRO tokens, but the market has not yet shown a dramatic reaction.
🏦 Key event: Canton Network (Goldman Sachs) integrates LayerZero
On March 25, 2026, it was officially announced that LayerZero would integrate with the Canton Network — a private blockchain created specifically for regulated financial institutions.
· Who is behind Canton: The blockchain is being developed by Digital Asset, among whose investors are Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Microsoft. This is a powerful circle of 'TradFi titans'.
· Canton Scale: The network already processes over $350 billion in daily repo transactions with U.S. Treasury bonds.
· Essence of the integration: Thanks to LayerZero, tokenized assets (stocks, bonds, securities) that are on Canton can now safely move to over 165 public blockchains (including Ethereum, Solana, and others) while maintaining regulatory compliance.
· Direct speech: LayerZero CEO Brian Pellegrino stated: "Canton has already built the rails for traditional finance. LayerZero's job is to ensure that these assets are accessible on all global markets, on all blockchains."
Why this ZRO: This is not just another integration. It is a direct opening of a gateway between the world of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized networks through LayerZero infrastructure. Goldman Sachs and other giants now have the technical capability to bring their assets into the public crypto world using LayerZero as the sole bridge.
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📉 Unlocking of ZRO tokens (March 20)
One of the main market expectations was a large unlocking event that took place last week.
· Date and volume: On March 20 at 19:00 Beijing time, 26 million ZRO tokens were unlocked.
· Valuation: At the time of unlocking, the volume amounted to about $51.8 million.
· Impact on supply: This event increased the circulating supply by approximately 12.69%.
· Market reaction: Despite concerns about price pressure, there are no reports yet of a catastrophic crash caused by this unlocking. The market apparently anticipated this event, and it was partially "priced in" in advance.
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📊 Additional news: Particula and risk infrastructure
In mid-March (March 17), it became known about the integration of LayerZero with the Particula platform.
· Essence: Particula is a leading provider of risk ratings for tokenized assets. Now their "Digital Asset Passport" (PDARP), containing data on ratings, reserves, and compliance, works on all networks supported by LayerZero.
· Meaning: This creates an institutional layer of security. Now any protocol on any of the 160+ networks can in real-time verify the "credit quality" of the asset it interacts with using LayerZero infrastructure.
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💎 Summary:
· The institutional track has drastically strengthened. If previously we had "promises" from Citadel and ARK (February), now there is live infrastructure with Goldman Sachs and $350 billion in daily volumes that chose LayerZero as the sole interoperability provider.
· The risk unlock has been realized. The largest token unlock event in recent times (worth $51 million) is behind us. If the market successfully absorbed this volume without a crash, it alleviates short-term pressure and strengthens confidence in ZRO's ability to maintain its price.
Wishing everyone patience and success!🤝
