@Dusk Foundation builds a privacy-enabled and regulation-aware Layer 1 blockchain designed for real financial markets. The protocol uses zero-knowledge proofs and dual transaction models so institutions can keep balances and trade details confidential while still meeting compliance requirements like KYC/AML and reporting. Dusk’s modular architecture separates settlement and execution, with DuskDS providing deterministic finality and data availability, and DuskEVM offering an Ethereum-compatible environment where DUSK is the native gas token. Developers can deploy privacy-preserving smart contracts and tokenized financial assets, while features like Citadel identity primitives enable selective disclosure and on-chain access control. Dusk aims to support real-world asset issuance, compliant trading, and confidential institutional workflows on chain.
