I’m paying attention to Dusk Foundation because they’re building a blockchain for where crypto is actually heading, not where it started. Transparency alone doesn’t work for real finance. Institutions need privacy, regulators need oversight, and users need trust. They’re designing a Layer 1 blockchain that connects all three.
Dusk is built with a modular architecture, which allows developers to create regulated financial products without exposing sensitive data to the public. That design supports compliant DeFi, institutional-grade financial tools, and real-world asset tokenization from the ground up. Instead of retrofitting privacy later, they’re making it a core feature.
In practice, this means financial applications can operate on-chain while keeping transaction details confidential, yet still provable to auditors and authorized parties. That balance is rare and necessary if blockchain is going to move beyond speculation.
Long term, they’re aiming to bring real financial markets on-chain — tokenized assets, regulated platforms, and institutional participation — all running on infrastructure that respects privacy and compliance. I’m interested because they’re building for adoption, not just attention.