DUSK — I just explored Dusk deeply, and it’s not pitching “privacy” as a buzzword. It’s building a Layer-1 for regulated finance where confidentiality + auditability can live together.
#Dusk is a privacy-focused L1 designed for financial markets, with direct settlement finality, modular infrastructure, and confidential smart contracts. The project is built around real-world requirements like tokenized RWAs and compliant DeFi.
Phoenix: a privacy transactional model that uses “notes” + zero-knowledge proofs to validate transactions without exposing sensitive data.
Zedger: a hybrid privacy model built on Phoenix, designed specifically for security tokens.
XSC (Confidential Security Contracts): a standard aimed at issuing and managing confidential securities with the controls regulated assets need.
Because it’s aiming at the institutional lane: privacy that doesn’t break compliance, plus a modular stack (settlement + execution layers) that developers can actually build on.
Confidential transactions, privacy-enabled token issuance, and a structure built for financial infrastructure—not just retail hype.
$DUSK feels like “quiet infrastructure” that can become loud when adoption hits.