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Institutions and trading firms

Start with the outcome

Section titled “Start with the outcome”

CBTC is the primary path for institutions and trading firms that need Bitcoin on Canton. Decentralization Manager is the path for organizations that want to run governed and co-validated applications across independent Canton nodes.

Evaluate CBTC

Section titled “Evaluate CBTC”
  1. Read CBTC overview.
  2. Understand mint, transfer, and redemption in How CBTC works.
  3. Review CBTC security and CBTC Proof of Reserve.
  4. Choose transfer operations or an approved mint and redemption integration.

Evaluate Decentralization Manager

Section titled “Evaluate Decentralization Manager”
  1. Read Decentralization Manager overview.
  2. Review Decentralization Manager architecture overview and Decentralization Manager governance lifecycle.
  3. Choose the approved co-validation model that matches the application’s control and hosting requirements.
  4. Review Decentralization Manager production deployment and determine whether your team will self-host or use Decentralization Services.

Before production

Section titled “Before production”

Confirm counterparties, operating model, supported versions, access, recovery, support, and internal risk review. Use CBTC compatibility and release notes, Decentralization Manager compatibility, releases, and troubleshooting, and the shared Security and trust index. This documentation describes infrastructure and is not legal, regulatory, or investment advice.

Evaluating CBTC or a governed Canton application for your organization?

Section titled “Evaluating CBTC or a governed Canton application for your organization?”

Talk to BitSafe

Section titled “Talk to BitSafe”

Next step

Section titled “Next step”

👉 Begin the evaluation: How CBTC works.