Privacy and regulatory compliance are two of the biggest challenges facing the blockchain industry today, especially for institutions and large-scale financial systems. That’s where @Dusk and the $DUSK ecosystem come in. Dusk is a privacy-first Layer-1 blockchain designed to enable confidential smart contracts and DeFi applications without sacrificing compliance, transparency or trust. Using advanced zero-knowledge proof technology like PLONK and selective disclosure mechanisms, Dusk allows smart contracts and transactions to remain private by default, yet verifiable when needed for audit or compliance—the perfect balance between privacy and regulation. This architecture lets enterprises and developers issue and manage tokenized real-world assets and complex financial instruments on-chain with confidence. With #dusk , blockchain moves closer to real-world finance while safeguarding user privacy and enabling broader institutional participation.