Privacy-Native Blockchain Architecture
Dusk isn’t just “another PoS chain.” It’s a privacy-first L1 blockchain with built-in cryptography for confidential finance:
Zero-Knowledge Technology
Dusk uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) at its core. This lets transactions and smart contracts be confidential — the details (amounts, participants) can be obscured on-chain yet provably valid without revealing the secrets.
Dual Transaction Models
Phoenix for fully private transactions
Moonlight for public ones
These allow users or institutions to choose what to reveal while maintaining proof of correctness.
This is unlike Ethereum, where all data is public by default. ZKP here is not a “bolt-on” privacy layer but integrated into the protocol’s core.