🚀 Dusk Ecosystem Updates — RWA, EVM & Privacy for Regulated DeFi


A strong start to 2026 for Dusk Network, especially for anyone watching the RWA narrative + institutional DeFi 👇


🔹 DuskTrade launching in 2026

— Dusk’s first Real-World Asset (RWA) application

— Built in collaboration with NPEX, a regulated Dutch exchange (MTF + Broker + ECSP)

— Designed for compliant trading and investment

— Bringing €300M+ tokenized securities on-chain

🔜 Waitlist opens in January


🔹 DuskEVM Mainnet — 2nd week of January

— EVM-compatible application layer

— Allows Solidity smart contracts to deploy while settling on Dusk Layer-1

— Removes friction for institutions & unlocks compliant DeFi + RWA integration


🔹 Hedger — Privacy on EVM

— Enables privacy-preserving but auditable transactions

— Built with zero-knowledge proofs & homomorphic encryption

— Tailored for regulated financial use cases



Why it matters

Institutional-grade financial infrastructure on-chain requires compliance + privacy + auditability.

This is exactly where Dusk is positioning itself within the RWA & regulated DeFi narrative.

What is Dusk? (Quick intro)

Dusk is a Layer-1 blockchain designed for compliant finance, tokenized RWAs, and privacy-enabled applications at institutional scale.

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