$DUSK is a Layer-1 blockchain founded in 2018, purpose-built for regulated and privacy-focused financial infrastructure.
🔹 Core Vision: To bridge traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) by enabling financial markets that are both compliant with regulation and privacy-preserving at the protocol level.
🔹 Modular Architecture: Designed to support institutional-grade financial applications, compliant DeFi, and tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) by incorporating privacy features without sacrificing auditability.
🔹 Privacy & Compliance: Uses advanced cryptography (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs) to keep sensitive data confidential while still allowing necessary regulatory oversight and audit where required.
🔹 Real-World Asset Focus: Supports issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized financial instruments like securities and other RWAs — aiming to bring traditional financial products on-chain in full compliance with regulations (e.g., EU frameworks).
🔹 Institutional Integration: Through partnerships with regulated entities (such as exchanges and licensed financial firms), Dusk creates a legally grounded environment for digital securities and compliant financial workflows.
🔹 Key Strength: Combines privacy, auditability, and regulatory readiness on a single blockchain layer — making it suitable for institutions, compliance-sensitive DeFi, and tokenized markets.
