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Dusk Network is a privacy-oriented, Layer-1 blockchain specifically designed for regulated financial markets. It enables the secure issuance, trading, and settlement of real-world assets (RWAs) while maintaining compliance with EU regulations like MiFID II and MiCA.
Core Technology
Privacy-Preserving Infrastructure: Uses Zero-Knowledge (ZK) cryptography to keep transaction details and smart contract data confidential while allowing selective disclosure for auditability.
Rusk Virtual Machine: The world's first ZK-VM, allowing developers to program confidential smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps).
Consensus Mechanism: Powered by Succinct Attestation (SA) (formerly Segregated Byzantine Agreement), a novel Proof-of-Stake algorithm that ensures instant transaction finality.
XSC Standard: A dedicated "Confidential Security Contract" standard for tokenizing financial instruments like equities, bonds, and real estate.
The DUSK Token
As of January 2026, the DUSK token serves as the network's native fuel:
Utility: Used for staking, paying network fees (gas), and deploying smart contracts.
Market Status: Recently experienced a significant rally, trading around $0.23 - $0.28 with a market capitalization of approximately $110 million.
Supply: Has a circulating supply of roughly 500 million tokens with a maximum supply of 1 billion.
Availability: Listed on major exchanges including Binance, CoinGecko, and Gate.io.
Key Partnerships & Adoption
Regulated Exchanges: Partnered with NPEX (a Dutch regulated exchange) to facilitate secondary markets for digital securities.
Oracle Integration: Collaborates with Chainlink to bring regulated, institutional assets on-chain.
Compliance: Designed to operate within European financial frameworks, providing institutional-grade custody through solutions like Dusk Vault.
