Sealed by Default: Dusk's Courthouse Model Ensures Privacy Until Authority Demands Disclosure
It frustrates me how blockchains so often force a tradeoff between privacy and compliance, leaving builders stuck trying to choose which problem they can afford to ignore.
Dusk Network feels closer to a courthouse model. Everything stays sealed by default, but when a legitimate authority needs answers, the records can be opened without tearing the whole system apart.
The network relies on zero-knowledge proofs to keep transactions encrypted on-chain. Through selective disclosure, regulators can access in practice, what they need for verification without exposing every detail to the public.
That’s what makes Dusk behave like infrastructure. It functions as regulated plumbing for financial applications, with design choices that lean toward compliance and enforceability rather than total anonymity.
The DUSK token serves clear operational roles. It pays network fees, supports staking in practice, to secure the chain, and tends to enable participation in governance decisions.
I remain slightly skeptical, though. Much depends on how “authority” is defined in practice, and whether disclosure rules stay clear enough to avoid ambiguity over time.
