Sovereign by design
You own the chain and capture value from activity. No protocol fees, no token governance tension, no vendor lock‑in.
25,000 TPS
Under $0.003
15 minutes
$500B+
capability
Privacy and liquidity. Not a trade-off
Public chains expose everything. Private chains isolate you from liquidity. Polygon CDK removes the choice.
Compliance built in
Real‑time KYT, sanctions screening, and Travel Rule support at the bridge layer. Non‑compliant activity is blocked before it ever reaches the chain.
Move real money, day one
Institutional chains spend months integrating apps, wallets, and compliance across vendors. CDK ships with the Open Money Stack: Fiat rails, wallets, cross-chain routing, and compliance arrive with the chain. One integration not seven.
Privacy where you need it
Transaction data stays in your infrastructure. Only a cryptographic fingerprint settles to Ethereum. Role‑based access through Okta and Azure AD controls who sees what.
capability
Why institutions choose CDK
Chain-as-a-service, not a toolkit. We design, build and operate alongside each institution from chain architecture through production. You own the chain. We make the hard infrastructure work invisible.
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Enterprise-grade performance
- Institutional-grade throughput @ 20,000 TPS
- Under $0.003 per transaction
- Sub‑hour cryptographic finality; no optimistic challenge window
- 24/7 fully managed deployment with enterprise SLA
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Enterprise-grade performance
- Institutional-grade throughput @ 20,000 TPS
- Under $0.003 per transaction
- Sub‑hour cryptographic finality; no optimistic challenge window
- 24/7 fully managed deployment with enterprise SLA
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Private, compliant operation
- Transaction data stays inside your infrastructure
- Meets EU and APAC data residency requirements
- Real‑time KYT and sanctions screening at the bridge
- Role‑based access at the contract and function level
- Selective disclosure views for auditors and regulators
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Private, compliant operation
- Transaction data stays inside your infrastructure
- Meets EU and APAC data residency requirements
- Real‑time KYT and sanctions screening at the bridge
- Role‑based access at the contract and function level
- Selective disclosure views for auditors and regulators
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Open, connected, yours to keep
- Full EVM compatibility: Solidity, Hardhat, Foundry, and every Ethereum tool
- Open source with no license fees and no protocol tax
- Native Agglayer connection: single‑transaction settlement across connected chains, no third‑party bridge risk
- Wallet infra, fiat ramps, and cross-chain interop out-of-the-box through the Open Money Stack
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Open, connected, yours to keep
- Full EVM compatibility: Solidity, Hardhat, Foundry, and every Ethereum tool
- Open source with no license fees and no protocol tax
- Native Agglayer connection: single‑transaction settlement across connected chains, no third‑party bridge risk
- Wallet infra, fiat ramps, and cross-chain interop out-of-the-box through the Open Money Stack
advantages
CDK vs. the alternatives
A simple side‑by‑side. Full technical detail is one click away on each row.
CDK
Other ZK Chains
Non-ZK Alternatives
Settlement
Validity proofs settled on Ethereum
Sub‑hour cryptographic finality
No 7‑day withdrawal window
Privacy & compliance
Transaction data stays in your environment
depends
partial
Real‑time KYT and sanctions screening at the bridge
depends
bolted on
Configurable privacy, from open to fully private
Role‑based access at the contract and function level
partial
Developer experience & ownership
Full EVM, Solidity out of the box
varies
partial
Open source, no license fee, no protocol tax
varies
Custom gas token or fully gasless
partial
partial
Interoperability & liquidity
Native connection to Ethereum liquidity
partial
Single‑transaction cross‑chain settlement
Native fiat on‑ramps (ACH, SEPA, PIX, UPI)
Settlement
CDKOther ZKNon-ZK
Validity proofs settled on Ethereum
Sub‑hour cryptographic finality
No 7‑day withdrawal window
Privacy & compliance
CDKOther ZKNon-ZK
Transaction data stays in your environment
depends
partial
Real‑time KYT and sanctions screening at the bridge
depends
bolted on
Configurable privacy, from open to fully private
Role‑based access at the contract and function level
partial
Developer experience & ownership
CDKOther ZKNon-ZK
Full EVM, Solidity out of the box
varies
partial
Open source, no license fee, no protocol tax
varies
Custom gas token or fully gasless
partial
partial
Interoperability & liquidity
CDKOther ZKNon-ZK
Native connection to Ethereum liquidity
partial
Single‑transaction cross‑chain settlement
Native fiat on‑ramps (ACH, SEPA, PIX, UPI)
Partners
Built with industry leaders
A production stack, delivered by the teams running it. We engineer CDK at Polygon Labs. Implementation partners run it in production.
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Conduit
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Gateway
03
Succinct
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Conduit
Operates chain infrastructure, data availability, and sequencer services.
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Gateway
Delivers enterprise configuration, SSO integration, and 24/7 managed operation.
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Succinct
Provides the SP1 zero‑knowledge proving system that secures every state transition.