Dusk Network is a blockchain designed specifically for regulated financial markets. Its goal is simple but hard to execute: enable privacy without breaking compliance.
Most blockchains are either fully transparent or fully private. Dusk takes a more practical approach. It allows financial activity to remain confidential while still being verifiable and auditable by authorized parties when required. This makes it well suited for real-world assets, tokenized securities, and institutional finance.
At the protocol level, Dusk supports two types of transactions. Public transactions are used when transparency is needed, while shielded transactions protect balances, amounts, and participants using zero-knowledge proofs. Developers can combine both within the same application, giving them flexibility without leaving the network.
Privacy on Dusk is enforced through advanced cryptography, including zero-knowledge systems such as PLONK and related research developed by the team. These tools allow smart contracts and asset issuance to remain confidential while preserving mathematical verifiability.
Dusk also supports native issuance of financial instruments, not just tokenization. Its modular architecture enables assets to be created, managed, and settled on-chain without exposing sensitive data.
Rather than chasing general-purpose use cases, Dusk focuses on one problem and solves it well: bringing compliant, privacy-preserving finance on-chain. As institutions move toward blockchain-based markets, Dusk positions itself as the infrastructure that makes that transition possible.@Dusk
