In crypto, marketing is often equated with engineering.
And that's why we need to peel back the layers of advertising campaigns to get a clearer view of the essence of a project and, by looking at the code, understand exactly what it "solves".
And Dusk Network's programming code solves a problem that has been a sore point in the industry for a decade: How to reconcile privacy with speed and laws?
Dusk Network's structure rests on these three pillars:
1. Piecrust VM: A frictionless engine
Most private blockchains are slow. Cryptography is hard on the processor. Dusk developed Piecrust, a virtual machine optimised for Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs.
We can think of Piecrust as a "black box" into which we insert data; it outputs cryptographic proof of validity with minimal computational overhead, without anyone outside seeing what happened inside. This is the foundation of private smart contracts.
2. Phoenix: Privacy through selective disclosure
Privacy in finance cannot be absolute. What institutions need is selective disclosure.
The Phoenix transaction model allows users complete privacy (like cash), while retaining a view key that can be shared with an authorised auditor or counterparty. So we choose who we show our books to.
It may sound like a “backdoor” at first glance, but it isn’t. It’s a window with shutters that we control. Not opacity imposed from the outside, but transparency granted intentionally.
3. SBA & Instant Finality
In the world of finance, "maybe" is unacceptable. Bitcoin waits for confirmations. Ethereum can have a reorg. Dusk uses the SBA consensus, which offers instant finality. The moment a transaction is in the block, it is immutable. No waiting. No uncertainty.
For institutions settling trades, clearing positions, or managing tokenised real-world assets, probabilistic finality isn’t a feature. It’s a deal-breaker.
Dusk is a heavy engineering machine built to withstand the weight of institutional capital.
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