Morning Edition · Saturday, August 22, 2026Published at 1:43 AM EDT · New York
Digital Asset's Canton Network will carry the programme from the first quarter of 2027 subject to federal approval, while Pakistan opens a licensing regime after nearly a decade of prohibition.

Digital Asset and the American Idea Foundation have selected the Canton Network for a three-state pilot distributing United States public benefits, scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and conditional on federal approval. Canton…
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