Compliance and privacy are two wheels that determine how far Web3 finance can go. A Layer1 project that has been deeply involved since 2018 has recently been making frequent moves. In the second week of January, DuskEVM mainnet will go live, directly compatible with Solidity smart contracts. What does this mean? Developers and institutions can deploy compliant applications directly on the chain, and Layer1's settlement capability can still ensure security and efficiency at the same time.

What's even more interesting is their Hedger technology—zero-knowledge proofs combined with homomorphic encryption, enabling privacy-preserving, auditable transactions on EVM. In simple terms, the ledger is verifiable, and transaction privacy is guaranteed, perfectly addressing the core regulatory needs of finance.

Having technology alone is not enough. By 2026, they plan to collaborate with NPEX to launch DuskTrade, with over €300 million in tokenized securities going on-chain. From underlying technology to practical applications, a complete compliant financial closed-loop is being built. The January waiting list is already open, and this could be a good opportunity to seize the Web3 compliance track.