@Dusk feels purpose-built for regulated finance, not speculation — a Layer 1 where privacy and auditability coexist without exposing every balance or relationship.
It’s not another generic blockchain. Dusk is positioned as financial infrastructure for compliant DeFi and tokenized real-world assets, designed to meet institutional-grade settlement and regulatory requirements.
At its core, DuskDS anchors consensus, settlement, and finality. On top of that, modular execution layers extend functionality without weakening base-layer rules. DuskEVM enables EVM-style development while preserving the strict compliance and privacy guarantees of the underlying protocol.
Dusk introduces dual transaction models:
Moonlight enables public account-based flows when transparency is required.
Phoenix enables shielded, note-based flows using zero-knowledge proofs when confidentiality is essential.
Both operate on the same chain, allowing seamless movement between transparency and privacy.
For regulated assets, Dusk goes further:
XSC (Confidential Security Contracts) enables issuance and lifecycle management of security tokens with privacy-preserving controls.
Zedger builds on Phoenix to support regulated securities workflows with selective disclosure and institutional compliance.
This is the real shift: Institutions want tokenization with guardrails.
Builders want privacy that still verifies.
Markets react when attention turns from hype cycles to serious financial infrastructure.
Dusk is not chasing narratives — it’s engineering the rails for compliant, private, and programmable capital.