@Dusk Dusk is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol capable of powering privacy-preserving smart contracts that satisfy business compliance criteria. The network is secured by Succinct Attestation (SA), a novel and fast Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus protocol with settlement finality guarantees, an important requirement for financial use cases. This opens up new opportunities for communities and organizations who are looking to embrace blockchain for their business and use it to address the inefficiencies of traditional finance.
We envision a liberated financial industry that provides equal opportunity for organizations of all sizes to secure capital, trade assets, and access a full spectrum of financial services. We execute on this vision by advancing the first permissionless blockchain for the issuance, trading, and management of programmable digital assets that keeps confidential information private and meets today’s industry compliance standards.
🎊Building the Future of Regulated On-chain Finance🎊
Dusk is purpose-built for financial institutions that need confidentiality without compromising on compliance. Our architecture integrates zero-knowledge proofs, WASM support, and a fully EVM-compatible execution layer, allowing developers to build sophisticated financial applications that meet European regulatory standards.
Through this foundation, issuers can launch digital securities that remain compliant at every stage of their lifecycle, from issuance to trading to settlement, while still benefiting from blockchain’s programmability and efficiency.
NPEX, meanwhile, brings a powerful legacy of regulated market activity. As a Dutch stock exchange supervised by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), NPEX has facilitated over €200 million in financing for 100+ SMEs and connects a network of 17,500+ active investors.
Together, Dusk and NPEX are taking the next step: moving listed equities and bonds onto the blockchain to enable compliant, on-chain, trading, and settlement.
