Supplemental Guide 1: Introduction To Canton Network

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Welcome! This tutorial will introduce you to the Canton Network, a next-generation blockchain designed to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the world of decentralized applications.

This tutorial offers a foundational introduction to the Canton Network, a blockchain platform engineered to integrate traditional finance with decentralized applications. Participants will gain an understanding of Canton's nature and its fundamental attributes, including configurable privacy, atomic cross-application transactions, and its architectural design as an open "network of networks."

Helpful prior knowledge

No prerequisite knowledge needed but recommended to have prior programming and blockchain knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

You will be able to:

Gain a foundational understanding of the Canton Network as a blockchain platform for traditional finance and decentralized applications.
Understand Canton's core attributes, including configurable privacy and atomic cross-application transactions.
Learn about Canton's architectural design as an open "network of networks."

Tutorial Steps

Total steps: 5

Step 1: What is Canton?
Step 2: Distributed Ledgers and Smart Contracts
Step 3: Understanding Canton’s Privacy Model
Step 4: Why Daml - The Digital Asset Meta Language
Step 5: Real World Canton and Daml

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