On January 17, 2026, the market was shocked! Price jumped from $0.10 to $0.115+ USD with insane 50-60%+ gains in the last 24 hours, trading volume has crossed $100M+. All this is happening after the strong fundamentals and recent developments of Dusk Network – the DuskEVM mainnet is now live after six years of development, enabling Solidity developers to build privacy-preserving smart contracts with full regulatory compliance!
@Dusk is a clear vision: A public permissionless Layer-1 blockchain designed for regulated financial markets. Key strengths:
Confidential transactions and private smart contracts with Zero-Knowledge Proofs – privacy by design, but auditable when needed (Hedger tech).
Compliant DeFi & RWAs – Tokenizing real-world assets like bonds and securities is easy, with full compliance with MiCA, MiFID II, and DLT Pilot Regime.
Big Partnerships – Over €300M+ tokenized securities are coming on-chain with NPEX (Dutch MTF-regulated exchange). Launching MiCA-compliant EURQ stablecoin with Quantoz. This is connecting traditional finance to blockchain with instant settlement and global liquidity!
2026 is a pivotal year for Dusk: Institutional ownership is projected to increase from 45% to 70%, social mentions are at the top for privacy coins, and the technical breakout from a multi-month downtrend has been confirmed. Analysts are saying short-term targets of $0.12–$0.18 are possible if momentum continues!
This is not just a price pump – it's a real utility project that provides the best combo of privacy + regulation. Institutions are coming on-chain confidently, and retail is also excited. The Binance CreatorPad campaign is currently running – create daily posts, collect points, climb the leaderboard, and share 3,059,210 Dusk rewards!
If you are interested in the future of compliant finance, check out $DUSK – the perfect mix of privacy, speed, and real adoption!
More details: dusk.network
