With the explosive growth of the digital economy, privacy protection and regulatory compliance have become essential steps for blockchain technology to enter mainstream finance. Dusk was born in this wave — a Layer-1 blockchain focused on regulated financial market infrastructure.

In simple terms, what Dusk aims to do sounds a bit ambitious: enabling the issuance, clearing, and settlement of real-world assets like securities and bonds on the chain, while ensuring that the data privacy of trading parties is not leaked to the public or any unauthorized third parties. How is this achieved? Through a combination of zero-knowledge proof technology and modular architecture. This way, users can enjoy the decentralization and efficient settlement of blockchain without worrying about violating strict regulatory standards like the EU’s MiFID II and MiCA.

Returning to the ecosystem itself, $DUSK, as the native token, serves more than just paying for Gas fees. It is the fuel of the network — users can stake $DUSK to participate in network consensus, helping to secure the chain and earning block rewards. This incentive mechanism further promotes the healthy development of the entire ecosystem. With the launch of the DuskEVM testnet, developers can now deploy smart contracts on Dusk using familiar EVM tools, significantly lowering the entry barrier. From the perspectives of privacy, compliance, and developer friendliness, Dusk seems to have found its unique position.