Canton is a next-generation Daml ledger interoperability protocol that implements Daml's built-in models of authorization and privacy faithfully.

By partitioning the global state it solves both the privacy problems and the scaling bottlenecks of platforms such as a single Ethereum instance.
It allows developers to balance auditability requirements with the right to forget, making it well-suited for building GDPR-compliant systems.
Canton handles authentication and data transport through our so-called synchronizers.
Synchronizers can be deployed at will to address scalability, operational or trust concerns.
Synchronizers are permissioned but can be federated at no interoperability cost, yielding a virtual global ledger that enables truly global workflow composition.

Refer to the Canton Whitepaper for further details.

Documentation

Please refer to the Documentation for for instructions on how to operate a participant node or a synchronizer.

Development