Dusk I was thinking about how much information a normal transaction leaks even when nobody is trying to leak anything. Address links, timing, counterparties, contract calls. It’s not just “public,” it’s permanently searchable. And that becomes a strange tax on everyday users—like you have to behave as if you’re always being watched, because you are.
Dusk’s idea reads like an attempt to fix that at the base layer while still aiming at financial market needs. Not “hide everything,” but “prove what’s necessary and reveal what’s required.” That’s a different mindset. It treats privacy as a default safety layer, not an optional cloak.
I also keep coming back to finality. In finance, the comfort comes from knowing when something is settled. Pairing privacy with a settlement-first design is a very specific choice, and it makes the whole system feel more adult.