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Introduction
An estimated of 100$ billions are lost annually due bots, fraud and irrelevant traffic.
XION solves these challenges that are faced by Major Brands through three main capabilities
1. Abstraction
2. Trust
3. Fraud countermeasures
Advertisment 📢
Capital losses in digital ad fraud are expected to reach 140$ billion this year as compared to 84$ billion last year.
Bots now make up 47% of internet traffic. And 1 in 5 ads are lost to a bot. In other words, if 90$ are spent on advertisement, 30$ are wasted.
Ads that are meant for human, are watched by bots or irrelevant person
Solution:
EarnOS is built on XION, allows brands to use paid ads only to their targeted audience through App attestations and zkTLS
It proves data to brands without disclosing the underlying information
EarnOS is already working with 100+ Global brands like Uber, Amazon, Lego with over 68M interactions and 5M+ verified users
Recruitment Agencies 💼
Have you ever lied in your resume?🤔
When you apply for a job, you provide all the correct info?
Data suggests that 70% of the applicants lie in their resume. And by 2028, 25% of the applicants will be fake.
Solution:
XION introduces Portable credentials to tackle this.
Portable credentials are records of a person that is stored onchain and cant be tampered.

Gaming 🎮
Gaming is 200$ billion industry with 3 Billion users with 50$ Billions generated in revenue annually.
You must have encountered someone using hacks, aimbots or unlimited life that ruins the game and ruins the vibe.
And sometimes you never actually play that game again. Data suggests that 29% players quite that game ,if not they are less likely to purchase in game goods.
Solution:
God’s Legacy, BlockX, Tilt are some XION ecosystem apps that are currently working on improving the user experience and eliminate bots and cheaters from entering the game
#AbstractChain #ZK #zkTLS #TrustLayer #Privacy

​在以太坊扩容的漫长历史中，Plasma 曾是一个被推上神坛又被冷落的名字。早在 2017 年，它被视为解决区块链扩展性的终极方案，但由于“退出游戏”（Exit Games）的复杂性以及难以支持 EVM 等问题，光芒逐渐被 Rollup 掩盖。然而，进入 2024-2026 年，随着 Vitalik 重新点名 Plasma 以及 ZK（零知识证明）技术的成熟，我们正见证一场“Plasma 文艺复兴”。
​为什么 Plasma 在今天依然不可替代？
核心在于数据可用性（DA）。Rollup 虽然安全，但需要将所有数据发布到 L1，这导致了昂贵的 L1 存储成本。而 Plasma 将数据保存在链下，仅将状态根提交至主网。这意味着对于支付、高频交易等对成本极其敏感的场景，Plasma 能提供比 Rollup 更低廉的费率。
​ZK 技术的“神助攻”：
过去，Plasma 最致命的弱点是用户必须在线监控账本以防止作弊（即所谓的“退出机制”极其复杂）。但现在，通过 ZK-Plasma，运营商可以提交有效性证明，用户不再需要时刻在线盯盘。ZK 证明确保了状态转换的正确性，彻底解决了 Plasma 困扰多年的资产安全退出难题。
未来的扩容格局绝非 Rollup 一家独大。在 2026 年的今天，随着应用链的激增，Plasma 正在支付、游戏资产等特定领域重夺失地。它不再是那个笨重的旧方案，而是在 ZK 赋能下，追求极致成本与扩展性的利器。
​#Plasma @Plasma #Ethereum #ZK $XPL

Il est facile d'entendre « blockchain de confidentialité » et d'imaginer le secret pour le secret : paiements anonymes, soldes cachés ou transactions furtives. Mais dans la finance réglementée, la confidentialité est rarement optionnelle : c'est une exigence commerciale. Je me suis rendu compte de cela en observant le fonctionnement des flux de travail institutionnels. Les courtiers, les dépositaires, les auditeurs et les équipes de conformité interagissent constamment. Chaque transaction, chaque actif tokenisé, chaque processus d'intégration de client s'accompagne de données sensibles qui ne peuvent pas être diffusées dans le monde. En même temps, les régulateurs exigent des preuves que les transactions sont légitimes. Les blockchains traditionnelles ne gèrent pas cela correctement. Elles exposent trop de choses, trop rapidement, ou nécessitent des solutions de contournement hors chaîne encombrantes. Dusk tente de résoudre exactement ce problème.

I didn’t fully appreciate the importance of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for finance until I watched a friend at a brokerage navigate the same compliance workflow for the hundredth time. A client wanted exposure to a private deal, the compliance team needed to verify eligibility, the auditor needed a full trail, and everyone involved wanted as little sensitive data exposed as possible. In crypto, privacy is often treated as an optional feature. In real-world finance, it is frequently the minimum requirement just to get a deal done. That gap is exactly what Dusk is trying to bridge.
#Dusk positions itself as a privacy-first blockchain purpose-built for regulated finance. This is not a general-purpose chain that “adds compliance later.” That distinction matters because regulated institutions face two requirements that often conflict on traditional blockchains: confidentiality and verifiability. Banks, brokers, and asset managers cannot broadcast client identities, portfolio sizes, trade terms, or settlement instructions publicly. Yet regulators and auditors still need to know that rules are being followed. The real question is not whether data can be hidden—it’s whether it can be hidden without sacrificing accountability.
This is where zero-knowledge proofs move from abstract cryptography into practical financial plumbing. A ZKP allows a party to prove that a statement is true without revealing the underlying data. For Dusk, this might mean proving a transaction is valid, or proving compliance conditions are met, while keeping sensitive details confidential. According to Dusk’s documentation, PLONK serves as the core proof system for this purpose. PLONK was chosen because proofs are compact, verification is efficient, and circuits can be reused inside smart contracts. In practice, this means Dusk can handle complex compliance checks without exposing private data across the network.
To translate this into finance language: a public blockchain today is like shouting your entire bank statement in a crowded marketplace, then telling the regulators, “trust me, it’s legal.” Dusk flips this model. It’s more like handing a sealed envelope to the network that proves, “this trade is legitimate,” with only the necessary details revealed to the appropriate authority. Dusk calls this concept “Zero-Knowledge Compliance,” where KYC/AML verification, eligibility checks, and constraint enforcement can be proven without broadcasting private information.
A concrete example illustrates the difference. Imagine tokenized corporate bonds traded on-chain. Traditional rails require multiple intermediaries: exchanges, brokers, custodians, clearinghouses. Each sees too much. The issuer doesn’t want the market knowing who holds their bonds. The buyer doesn’t want positions visible. Yet regulators must confirm eligibility, and auditors must verify settlement. In Dusk, the buyer can provide a ZK proof to validate eligibility and execute settlement without revealing private details to the entire network. Selective disclosure ensures confidentiality with controlled auditability—a key requirement for real finance.
Dusk’s ZKP story is more than theory because the team has built production-grade cryptographic infrastructure. Public Rust implementations of PLONK, including KZG10 polynomial commitments and custom gates, demonstrate that the proofs are efficient and reusable. Performance and proof costs are not abstract concerns—they determine whether #ZK technology is practical at scale, especially in regulated environments.
The proof of concept extends beyond code. Dusk is actively engaging with Europe’s tokenized asset landscape, where regulation is explicit. Ledger Insights reported that 21X, a regulated trading venue under the EU DLT Pilot Regime, announced a collaboration with Dusk, onboarding it as a trade participant. This partnership illustrates that privacy cannot exist outside compliance. To survive and scale in a regulated environment, ZK implementations must be compliance-friendly, auditable, and selective in their disclosure.
This is where Dusk differentiates itself from other ZK projects. Many zero-knowledge solutions in crypto focus on anonymity or scaling, which is fine for payments or DeFi experimentation. Regulated finance, however, demands confidential transactions with provable legitimacy. That means identity gating, compliance checks, audit trails, and dispute resolution—all without leaking sensitive information. Dusk’s selective disclosure model is designed precisely for this purpose.
From a trader’s perspective, the implication is clear: as tokenized assets become a real market category, privacy is no longer optional—it is a fundamental infrastructure requirement. Tokenized equities, bonds, funds, and credit products will not trade on public rails that expose counterparties and positions. Yet regulators will not tolerate opaque black boxes. ZKPs provide one of the few ways to satisfy both constraints simultaneously.
A personal observation: ZK in finance will not succeed because it is “cool.” It will succeed because compliance teams quietly insist on it. Just as HTTPS became universal not because it was exciting, but because businesses needed secure protocols, privacy in tokenized finance will proliferate because regulators and institutions require it. Dusk’s bet is that its technology can integrate into regulated workflows, ensuring controlled disclosure, efficient proofs, and built-in auditability—not as an afterthought, but from day one.
The critical investor question is not, “Does Dusk support ZK?” Many projects do. The key question is: Can Dusk’s ZK infrastructure be deployed in real-world regulated workflows where confidentiality, verifiability, and performance all matter? That is the story of Dusk: zero-knowledge proofs as operational plumbing for regulated finance, not a theoretical curiosity.
In other words, Dusk isn’t selling privacy as a gimmick. It’s building infrastructure where privacy is a prerequisite for doing real business on-chain. If tokenized finance is going to scale safely, ZK will not be optional—it will be foundational.
@Dusk
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