#dusk $DUSK
Dusk is a blockchain built for the part of crypto that has to play by real-world rules.
Founded in 2018, Dusk is a Layer-1 network designed for regulated, privacy-first finance. Instead of making every transaction public forever, it’s built so financial activity can stay confidential, while still being verifiable and auditable when compliance demands it. That’s why it targets things like institutional financial apps, compliant DeFi, and tokenized real-world assets.
What makes it feel different is the “choose the right level of visibility” approach:
• Phoenix is for when you need privacy—shielded transactions where balances and transfers aren’t exposed to everyone.
• Moonlight is for when transparency is required—useful for products that need clear, on-chain visibility.
For settlement, Dusk uses Succinct Attestation (SA), a Proof-of-Stake method designed for deterministic finality—so confirmations are meant to behave more like proper financial settlement, not “it’ll probably be final soon.”
And because it’s modular, Dusk also includes DuskEVM so developers can build in an EVM-style environment while tapping into the network’s privacy + compliance direction.
In simple words: Dusk is trying to bring real finance on-chain—private when it should be, auditable when it must be, and built for institutions without shutting out everyday users.