In a world where financial privacy and regulatory compliance often conflict, @Dusk _foundation is building a Layer-1 blockchain designed to reconcile both. Dusk focuses on privacy, compliance, and real-world asset support — allowing institutions, developers, and users to interact with digital finance while protecting sensitive information. Unlike many public blockchains that expose full transaction data, Dusk uses advanced zero-knowledge proof cryptography and customizable transaction models to ensure confidential transfers and shielded smart contracts when needed, yet still offers selective compliance and verification for regulators and authorized parties. This makes it particularly well suited for tokenized securities, digital asset issuance, and regulated decentralized applications, where privacy is essential but legal requirements must still be met. Dusk’s modular architecture lets developers build with familiar EVM tools while benefiting from privacy primitives and compliance logic native to the protocol. The $DUSK token is central to the network, powering fees, staking, and participation in securing and growing the ecosystem. With recent developments like the DuskEVM testnet enabling EVM-compatible smart contract deployment and broader developer access, the Dusk project continues advancing its mission of creating a private, compliant, and scalable blockchain for institutional and public use. #Dusk �