The Dusk Network 🕸️ has reached a critical turning point this January 2026. After years of development, the project is transitioning from a Privacy-Techinology concept to a fully operational, regulated financial infrastructure.
👉Key Recent Developments👈1 Mainnet & Dusk EVM Launch ( January 2026) The most significant milestone is the official launch of the DuskEVM mainnet. This upgrade allows developers to deploy Solidity-based smart contracts with built-in zero-knowledge (ZK) privacy. This bridges the gap between the familiar Ethereum development environment and the compliance needs of institutional finance.
NPEX Tokenization Progress: Dusk’s partnership with the NPEX Dutch stock exchange is now live. This initiative aims to tokenize over €300M in real-world assets (RWAs), including equities and bonds for small-to-medium enterprises. It is one of the first live examples of MiCA-compliant securities trading on a public blockchain.
Institutional Adoption: Forecasts for early 2026 show institutional ownership of DUSK projected to rise toward 70%. This shift is driven by the network’s "compliance-first" design, which appeals to European financial institutions looking for regulated alternatives to standard DeFi protocols.
Market Performance & Sentiment
As of mid-January 2026, the DUSK token has experienced a period of high volatility. Following a 20-30% "pump" driven by the mainnet news, the market is currently seeing some healthy profit-taking and consolidation.
Metric (Approx. Jan 2026)ValueCurrent Price~$0.065 - $0.075Circulating Supply500,000,000 DUSKStaking RewardsUp to 30% APY Key . @Dusk #dusk $DUSK
