The onchain financial landscape of 2026 is accelerating in its evolution. At this turning point, some technical solutions are finally addressing a long-standing challenge: how institutions can protect privacy while participating in onchain transactions while also meeting strict regulatory requirements.

As a Layer-1 blockchain designed specifically for regulated financial scenarios, Dusk Network achieves this delicate balance through zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) and a dual transaction model architecture (Phoenix + Moonlight). Simply put, institutions can complete transactions onchain with transaction content protected by privacy, while data still meets the audit requirements of international regulatory standards such as MiCA and MiFID II. It's like finding an intersection point between two parallel lines.

What's even more interesting is the onchain wave of real-world assets (RWA). As securitized products, bonds, commodities, and other traditional financial assets gradually move toward blockchain, privacy and compliance are no longer optional—they become mandatory. Once the RWA ecosystem matures, the barrier to entry for participating in global financial markets will be significantly lowered—as long as privacy is well protected, anyone can participate within a compliant framework.

From this perspective, these privacy-focused blockchains are playing a key bridge role between TradFi and DeFi. If you're following the RWA track or the development direction of privacy technology, this direction is definitely worth continuous monitoring.