$DUSK Network’s main competitors are other blockchains and platforms focused on privacy, compliant DeFi, and tokenized securities.
These include both pure privacy chains and regulated finance / RWA (real‑world asset) projects.
Privacy-focused blockchain competitors:-
1)Secret Network (SCRT) – smart‑contract platform with encrypted state and private DeFi applications like SecretSwap.
2) Oasis Network (ROSE) – privacy‑preserving smart‑contract runtimes (e.g., Sapphire) aimed at confidential DeFi and data use.
3) Midnight Cardano‑aligned chain using zero‑knowledge proofs for “rational privacy” in dApps.
➡️Regulated DeFi and RWA competitors:-
1)Centrifuge:-
RWA infrastructure that tokenizes real‑world credit and integrates with Aave and MakerDAO.[2]
2)Ondo Finance :-
focuses on tokenized Treasuries and yield‑bearing RWAs for institutions and DeFi users.
Real tokenizes rental real estate, enabling fractional ownership and yield on-chain.
➡️Enterprise and tokenization platforms:-
Securitize licensed security‑token platform for issuing and managing digital securities under regulation.
Fireblocks, Kaleido, and similar tokenization stacks – infrastructure providers used by institutions for asset tokenization and custody.
Liquid Network and other sidechains – used for more controlled, finance‑oriented asset issuance and trading.
➡️How Dusk differentiates:-
Focus on compliant privacy (selective disclosure, auditability) rather than anonymity, aimed at banks and regulated venues.
Deep integration with regulated exchanges like NPEX, embedding EU financial licenses (MTF, broker, ECSP) at the protocol layer.
