Canton Foundation launches official Daml 3 certification, expanding developer access and establishing institutional finance standards

The Canton Foundation launched the Canton Developer Certification, an official credential for Daml 3, the smart contract language of the Canton Network, a permissionless public blockchain for regulated finance whose supported applications handle over $6 trillion in on-chain assets. The self-paced program is free to take, with the certification exam priced at $150 per attempt, and is built on Daml 3 and Canton 3.x, the network's current technology stack; existing Daml 2 developers are expected to migrate their skills and codebases to the unified platform. The certification tests developers on authorization and privacy principles central to institutional-grade applications, aiming to give financial institutions a consistent benchmark for assessing developer competence. It matters because a shared technical standard could strengthen institutional confidence in Canton-based applications as the network expands into more asset classes and markets. Next, watch adoption of the Daml 3 migration among existing developers and whether ecosystem partners, including financial institutions, app providers, system integrators and validators, formally recognize the credential.