General

What is Liquid Staking?

Liquid staking enables users to stake their native blockchain assets while maintaining liquidity through the issuance of a Liquid Staking Token (LST). When you stake assets through Helix Vaults, you receive an LST representing your staked position—allowing you to earn native staking rewards while simultaneously using your LST in DeFi protocols, lending markets, or cross-chain applications.

Unlike traditional staking where assets are locked and illiquid, liquid staking provides:

• Continuous staking rewards from native blockchain validators

• Liquidity through tradeable LST tokens

• Capital efficiency by using LSTs as collateral across DeFi protocols

• No lock-up periods for accessing your underlying value

What is Canton Network?

Canton Network is a privacy-enabled, permissioned blockchain infrastructure designed specifically for institutional finance. Built on Daml smart contracts and the Canton protocol, it enables compliant DeFi operations with sub-transaction privacy, regulatory alignment, and interoperability across financial institutions.

Key Features:

• Institutional Participants: Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Circle, and other regulated financial entities

• Privacy Architecture: Sub-transaction privacy enabling confidential settlements while maintaining auditability

• Compliance-First Design: Permissioned validator sets and regulatory-friendly governance structures

• Real-World Asset Integration: Tokenized treasury bonds, repo markets, and institutional lending protocols

How Helix Connects to Canton

Helix Labs operates as the liquidity bridge between sovereign L1 blockchains and Canton Network's institutional DeFi ecosystem:

1. Native Validator Infrastructure We run validators directly on Cardano, ICP, BNB Chain, Aptos, Sui, Solana, and Ethereum—eliminating bridge risks and providing direct control of staked assets.

2. LST Issuance Users stake native tokens through Helix Vaults and receive LSTs that represent their staking position plus accumulated rewards.

3. Canton Integration These LSTs become available as collateral within Canton Network's institutional protocols, including:

• Institutional lending platforms (LendOS, syndicated lending)

• Repo and securities lending markets

• Privacy-enabled DeFi applications

4. Chain Fusion Verification ICP's Chain Fusion technology provides cryptographic proof of reserves across all chains, enabling trust-minimized cross-chain verification without centralized bridges.

The Helix Advantage

Multi-Chain Native Operations — Direct validator infrastructure across seven major blockchains, not bridge-wrapped tokens or custodial solutions.

Institutional Grade — Purpose-built for Canton Network's compliance requirements and institutional participants.

Non-EVM Focus — Specialized coverage of Cardano, ICP, and Move-based chains (Aptos, Sui) where traditional bridge solutions have limited reach.

Trust-Minimized Security — Chain Fusion cryptographic verification eliminates single points of failure inherent in traditional cross-chain bridges.