Blockchain adoption in regulated markets has long been a challenge. Financial institutions require privacy for trades, positions, and strategies, while regulators demand auditability, AML/KYC compliance, and transparency. Most blockchains force a trade-off: either full transparency, which risks business secrets, or total anonymity, which violates regulatory requirements.
Dusk Foundation solves this dilemma with a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain that makes confidential smart contracts and transactions native, powered by zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) and selective disclosure.
Confidential by Default, Auditable When Needed
Dusk ensures transactions are private by default, hiding amounts, identities, and transaction details from the public. At the same time, regulators can access cryptographic proofs when required, enabling auditability without compromising business confidentiality.
No front-running risk
No exposure of trade secrets
Regulatory transparency through selective disclosure
Programmable Compliance
With Dusk, compliance is not an afterthought. KYC and AML rules are embedded directly into tokens and smart contracts, ensuring transactions meet regulatory standards without off-chain interventions.
Examples:
Tokens restricted to qualified investors
Automatic checks on transfers
Alignment with EU frameworks like MiCA, MiFID II, and the DLT Pilot Regime
This programmable compliance ensures businesses can operate confidently in regulated markets while staying fully compliant.
Institutional-Grade Infrastructure
Dusk provides an end-to-end institutional-grade stack for secure, compliant blockchain adoption:
Dusk Vault: Zero-trust, multi-party computation (MPC)-based custody via Cordial Systems, trusted by European banks and platforms like NPEX
Chainlink integrations: For regulated real-world assets (RWAs)
Features include self-custody, instant settlement, and privacy-preserving DeFi
This makes Dusk ideal for institutional players entering the tokenized asset ecosystem.
$DUSK: Fueling Growth
The native $DUSK token powers the entire ecosystem:
Staking
Transaction fees
Governance
Ecosystem incentives
As tokenized assets like securities, bonds, and funds move on-chain, $DUSK enables secure, efficient growth while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Unlocking Real-World Financial Applications
With MiCA enforcement ramping up in 2026, trillions of euros in assets are poised for tokenization. Dusk enables:
Compliant DeFi
Private tokenized assets
Confidential smart contracts without compromise
@Dusk is not just a blockchain—it’s a regulated market-ready protocol bridging privacy and compliance for the next era of finance.
