Para's universal embedded wallets let users move seamlessly across apps and ecosystems without re-onboarding or manual key exports. Learn how wallet portability unlocks better UX, stronger ecosystems, and cross-chain experiences.
Para's Universal Embedded Wallets offer cross-app infrastructure to move across chains, devices, and applications
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Para’s cross-app infrastructure enables Universal Embedded Wallets to move across chains, devices, and applications. Starting today, users can onboard once and transact everywhere across applications using WalletConnect.
Portability Matters
Para’s wallet portability gives apps:
Seedless, embedded, and recoverable wallets unified across Web3
Access to a network of users with funded wallets & liquidity ready to go
A flexible, customizable developer toolkit with features like on & off ramps, analytics, auto-bridging, and more
Embedded wallets have typically been for users newer to crypto, while browser wallets were for “crypto-natives”. We believe this is a false dichotomy. Para is building a future where email wallets have the same privileges onchain as wallets with private keys.
With Universal Embedded Wallets, developers have the tools for users to onboard once and transact everywhere with security at the forefront. Para leverages Distributed Multi-Party Computation (MPC)for key management and passkeys to decouple key security from vulnerabilities of social logins to enable wallet portability without several common pitfalls of embedded wallets.
Features
Choosing the right universal embedded wallet depends largely on where you draw the line between strong security, frictionless user experience, and developer ease. Below are some key dimensions to think about when comparing Para vs. other universal wallet and authentication SDKs.
Comparing Para vs. Others
Benefit
Para
Others eg. Privy, Dynamic
Enable users to connect one account to multiple apps
Connect to any app with universal wallets by default
Connect to apps that opted in to allow sharing
Enable developers to access users and liquidity from other ecosystems
Seamless access to EVM, Solana, and Cosmos wallets
No access to wallets from other ecosystems
Flexible and transparent billing and permissions that grow with you
Users enjoy native interoperability, no matter who’s footing the bill.
Apps graduating from ecosystem-sponsored plans may no longer benefit from interoperability.
Dedicated support channels for ecosystem teams
Available on Slack, Telegram, and Discord
Your experience may vary
Comparing Para Security
Para offers a few specific features that enhance ecosystem wallet security:
Transaction Permissions require certain checks to pass or a user to complete their password/passkey step before an app can route a transaction to the chain, adding an additional layer of protection to Universal Wallets.
Para’s use of Distributed MPC for key management limits exposure of private keys and allows wallet sharing to occur safely
Permissions require certain checks to pass or a user to complete their passkey/password step again before an app can route a transaction to the chain.
Ecosystem Permissions Configurations and Defaults allow ecosystems to set default permission configs for all apps, as well as manage and allow certain apps to have differentiated permissions (eg. allow a social app to bypass popups for zero-value transactions)
Benefit
Para
Others eg. Privy, Dynamic
Key Management
Para uses Multi-Party Computation, meaning apps never see the full EOA and the private key is never held in one location.
Private keys are assembled and stored in the browser where they can be targeted.
Permissions
Each app gets differentiated key material per EOA/address, enabling per-app enforceable and revocable permissions.
No per-app transaction permission controls in most other implementations.
Smart Contract Wallets
Para supports but does not require smart contract wallets.
Every transaction passes pre-RPC permission checks that can be customized per app.
Default permission policies also ensure a minimum security threshold across all apps.
Other wallets often require smart contracts but lack cryptographic isolation, allowing least-common-denominator attacks. Compromising one key can compromise the whole wallet.
Auth Threat Model
Para uses both social login and passkeys.
If a user is SIM-swapped or locked out of Google, they still retain access.
Built-in recovery mechanisms allow account restoration without compromising keys.
In many other systems, auth = access. Losing your login often means losing your wallet.
Comparing User Experience & Developer Experience
Benefit
Para
Others (e.g. Privy, Dynamic)
Consistent User Experience across apps
One account, one unified user experience. No repeated sign-ins or wallet switching across apps in the ecosystem.
Apps typically generate separate wallets per integration. This can lead to duplicated onboarding flows and fragmented user sessions.
Mobile-Optimized UX
Native passkeys, no popups, and embedded SDKs for web, iOS, Android, and Flutter. Frictionless mobile sign-in and transaction signing.
Mobile support varies. Web flows or popups may degrade on mobile, and native SDKs are not always available or consistent across platforms.
Developer Experience
Unified SDK across platforms. Easy to integrate with minimal config. Ecosystem overrides are optional, not required.
Some providers require separate SDKs or configuration per chain or app, which can increase complexity and maintenance overhead.
Session Continuity across tabs and apps
Users stay logged in across tabs, sessions, and apps. Context-aware sessions designed to persist across the ecosystem.
Session management may vary by app. Without shared session logic, users may encounter unexpected logouts or need to re-authenticate.
