Parthenon won the @CantonNetwork track at Proof of Talk in Paris.
Weβre building the institutional fixed-rate credit marketplace: fixed rates locked at origination, real legal recourse, so institutions can finally lend on-chain.
Thank you @proofoftalk. Just the start. π₯
2 startup teams changed their year on the Main Stage at the Louvre.
The Proof of Pitch Winners 2026:
General Track:
β @ReplyCorp, represented by Jordan Feinstein.
Canton Track:
β Parthenon, represented by Lindsey Girkin.
The introductions that take 12 months to set up everywhere else just happened in one afternoon.
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Announced by Andy Tang @Andytang ( @DraperVC), Matthew Felice Pace @mfelicepace ( @SpectrumNodes), and Viktor Y. ( @CointelegraphAc).
Congratulations to every winner.
Whatβs missing from on-chain credit?
Not capital.
Structure.
Today, systems optimize for speed and access.
But institutional credit depends on:
-enforceable rights
-defined waterfalls
-clear seniority
-real downside protection
Without that, the market doesnβt scale.