| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Canaan Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
28 AYER RAJAH CRESCENT, #06-08, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, 139959. |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
(i) Weiss Asset Management LP ("Weiss Asset Management").
(ii) WAM GP LLC ("WAM GP").
(iii) Andrew M. Weiss, Ph.D. ("Andrew Weiss"). |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
Weiss Asset Management, WAM GP, and Andrew Weiss have a business address of 222 Berkeley St., 16th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
(i) Weiss Asset Management is a Delaware limited partnership.
(ii) WAM GP is a Delaware limited liability company.
(iii) Andrew Weiss is a United States citizen. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Class A Ordinary Shares underlying American Depository Shares (each representing 15 Class A Ordinary Shares) |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
134748102 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) |  An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
38,900,282 American Depository Shares, representing 583,504,230 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00000005 per share.
Weiss Asset Management is the sole investment manager to a private investment partnership and a private investment fund (together, "Funds"). WAM GP is the sole general partner of Weiss Asset Management. Andrew Weiss is the managing member of WAM GP. Shares reported for WAM GP, Andrew Weiss and Weiss Asset Management include shares beneficially owned by the Funds.
Each of WAM GP, Weiss Asset Management, and Andrew Weiss disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein as beneficially owned by each except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein. The percent of class computations are based on 11,237,922,873 Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00000005 per share, as of May 22, 2026, as reported in the Form POS AM of the Issuer, which was filed with the SEC on May 22, 2026.
The Class A ordinary shares have no CUSIP number. The CUSIP number for the American Depository Shares, each representing 15 Class A ordinary shares, is 134748102. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
5.2% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
583,504,230
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
583,504,230
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.
See Item 4. |
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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