The first month of 2026 has been a turning point for Dusk Network. Following the successful Mainnet activation on January 7, 2026, the focus has shifted from code development to real-world financial volume.
🔥 Latest Key Developments (Feb 2026):
Mainnet Stability: After six years of R&D, the Dusk Mainnet is officially live. The network is currently processing transactions with ~2-second block times and instant finality, proving its readiness for high-frequency institutional use.
The NPEX Launch: In a major milestone for RWAs, the regulated Dutch exchange NPEX has begun moving its first wave of tokenized securities—totaling over €300 million—onto the Dusk blockchain. This makes Dusk one of the few chains actually settling regulated bonds and equities natively on-chain.
DuskEVM Adoption: The rollout of DuskEVM has allowed Ethereum developers to deploy privacy-preserving dApps using Solidity. We are already seeing the first "Confidential DeFi" protocols (Lending/AMMs) entering their final audit stages.
MiCA Compliance & EURQ: Dusk has successfully integrated the Quantoz EURQ, a fully MiCA-compliant stablecoin, providing a regulated fiat on-ramp that banks and institutions can trust for instant settlement.
📈 Market & Whale Sentiment:
On-chain data reveals a "Mega-Whale" accumulation trend. While retail sentiment has been mixed following a recent price rally, the top 100 wallets added over 56.6M $DUSK (~$8.2M) in late January, signaling strong long-term institutional confidence as the RWA narrative heats up.
What’s Next?
Eyes are now on the March 2026 DLT Pilot Regime extension by the EU, which could further expand the types of assets Dusk is legally allowed to tokenize across Europe.