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CWS Overview

CWS is programmable Canton-wallet infrastructure for enterprises. It gives organizations a way to use Canton Wallet features inside their own workflows, products, and operational processes, with a strong focus on asset issuance, multisig governance, and Canton-native transaction control.

Where a standard wallet is designed for individuals, CWS is built for organizations that need controlled, repeatable, and auditable wallet operations.

What it gives you

MULTISIGCanton-native governanceCWS multisigs are backed by Canton decentralized parties — the same network-level model that protects Canton Coin itself. A party can be controlled by multiple keys, across multiple participants, with a defined signing threshold.

TIME TO MARKETFirst-party SDKs & APIsTransfers, approvals, multisig transaction preparation, threshold signing, preapprovals, automerge, balances, and submission — all supported out of the box. No low-level Canton integration to rebuild.

ISSUANCEDAML workflow supportFirst-party interaction with DAML workflows including DA Utility flows for asset issuance and administration. Mint, burn, transfer, and administer assets under threshold control.

Who it's for

Issuers, treasuries, and operations teams who need more than a single-operator key. CWS supports workflows like:

Asset issuance controlled by a committee or operations team.
Mint and burn workflows requiring threshold approval.
Treasury transfers with threshold-based authorization.
Operational actions prepared by automation but approved before execution.
Joint workflows where multiple teams or organizations co-sign.
Governance changes — e.g. adjusting approval thresholds.

CWS Overview

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