Most people talk about privacy on-chain as if it only means “hiding everything”.
That’s not the real challenge.
The hard part is building privacy that still works inside regulated environments.
Banks, issuers, and institutions don’t need full anonymity — they need selective disclosure.
That’s where Dusk feels different.
Instead of forcing a trade-off between compliance and confidentiality, Dusk is designed around the idea that privacy can be programmable.
Transactions stay private by default, but proofs can be revealed when required — without exposing the entire system.
This matters a lot for real-world assets.
Stocks, bonds, or regulated instruments can’t live on a chain that ignores regulation, but they also can’t survive on a chain that leaks sensitive data.
Dusk is not trying to replace TradFi overnight.
It’s trying to make regulated finance usable on-chain, without turning transparency into a liability.
That distinction took me a while to fully appreciate.
