Even though Dusk is designed for regulated finance, it doesn’t behave like a closed or private system. It’s still open source and permissionless, which means anyone can read the code, build applications, run a node, or take part in governance without asking for approval.
This is important because regulation usually pushes systems toward central control. Dusk avoids that by keeping the network itself open, while protecting user and transaction data at the protocol level. Access is public, but sensitive information isn’t.
That combination is rare.
Most regulated systems are closed, and most open systems expose too much data. Dusk sits in the middle. It offers open participation like crypto, but with privacy and compliance strong enough for real financial use. That’s what makes it valuable not because it’s restrictive, but because it’s open in the right places and private where it actually matters.
