The DUSK digital currency – is the currency of the Dusk Network, which is a privacy blockchain for financial applications.
It is a layer 1 blockchain that supports the secret security contract standard (XSC) and supports native confidential smart contracts.
Dusk Network describes itself as a programmable and confidential securities blockchain, backed by Zero-Knowledge proofs and a new consensus protocol based on a private point of sale leader.
Dusk Network was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Dusk Network aims to meet the requirements and needs of financial markets. The core design of the scalable public infrastructure, direct settlement finality for transactions, and strict data privacy.
Direct settlement finality. The distributed infrastructure for financial markets must provide clear and final settlement for transactions. In Dusk Network, transactions are fast, taking seconds to complete, and achieving immediate finality on-chain.
