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Dusk Network's Zero-Knowledge Proofs:
Privacy Meets Compliance on a Regulated L1
Dusk Network isn't just another blockchain it's a privacy-first Layer-1 built specifically for regulated finance, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and confidential smart contracts. At the heart of everything? Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) the cryptographic magic that lets you prove something is true without revealing the underlying data.
Why ZKPs Are Core to Dusk
Dusk uses ZKPs everywhere to balance total privacy with regulatory compliance (think MiCA, MiFID II). Unlike public chains where everything's visible, Dusk hides transaction amounts, asset types, sender/receiver identities yet everything remains verifiable and auditable when needed.
Key tech stack:
PLONK -- the ultra-efficient zk-SNARK system (Dusk even pioneered PlonKup for recursion and cheaper proofs back in 2022)
Poseidon hash function -- optimized for ZK $DUSK
