The wait is over. On January 7, 2026, the Dusk Network officially transitioned from years of meticulous development to a live, production-ready Layer 1 blockchain. This milestone marks the beginning of the "Golden Era" for @dusk_foundation, positioning it as the definitive infrastructure for the next generation of institutional finance.
From Pilot to Production: The €300M Milestone
While many blockchains are still stuck in the "proof-of-concept" phase, $DUSK is already facilitating real-world economic activity. Through its strategic partnership with NPEX, a licensed Dutch stock exchange, the network is actively onboarding over €300M in tokenized securities. This isn't just a test—it is a live, MiCA-compliant ecosystem where equities and bonds are traded with the privacy of a traditional bank and the efficiency of a blockchain.
The recent launch of DuskEVM has changed the game for developers. By offering full Solidity compatibility, Dusk allows the entire Ethereum ecosystem to migrate to a privacy-preserving environment with zero friction. Using the Citadel protocol, institutions can now perform private KYC and manage sensitive trades using Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP). This ensures that while a regulator can audit the data, the public order books and sensitive transaction details remain encrypted.
The Role of $DUSK
As the native fuel of this ecosystem, the utility of $DUSK is expanding. It powers everything from gas fees and governance to the staking rewards that secure this institutional-grade network. With 2-second block times and instant finality, Dusk is proving that the future of finance is no longer public and slow—it is private, compliant, and powered by $DUSK .
