Privacy is a Business Requirement
In the world of high-stakes trading, information is currency. If a major hedge fund intends to buy a large position in an asset, they cannot afford to broadcast that intention to the entire market. On standard public blockchains, however, every transaction is visible to everyone. This "radical transparency" makes most DeFi platforms unusable for large institutions, who fear their strategies will be exposed and front-run by competitors.
Dusk solves this critical issue through the use of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). This technology allows the network to verify that a trade is valid and fully funded without revealing the specific details to the public. It creates a "glass vault": the integrity of the system is visible to all, but the contents remain commercially private. This restores the confidentiality that is essential for professional markets to function.
