Proposal: Canton DeFi SafeVault Framework

Development Fund Proposal Submission

Proposal file:
proposals/Canton-DeFi-SafeVault-framework.md

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Summary

This PR submits the Canton DeFi SafeVault Framework proposal for Development Fund review.

Canton SafeVault is a reusable capital control and risk management framework for Canton DeFi protocols. It provides standardized workflows for capital entry, ownership recording, allocation approval, risk restriction, redemption, recovery, and responsibility alignment.

The framework is designed as critical ecosystem infrastructure for Canton DeFi. It uses Canton-native mechanisms including Daml contract state, Party-based permissions, signatories, controllers, observers, multi-party workflows, and selective visibility.

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Checklist

• Proposal file added under /proposals/
• Milestones and funding amounts defined
• Acceptance criteria included
• Alignment with Canton priorities described

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Related Issue

Closes #265