2026 will be a pivotal year. Blockchain has finally found the needle to break through the ceiling of traditional finance — DuskTrade is officially launched.

This is not some fly-by-night project. Backed by NPEX, a legitimate institution holding full Dutch financial licenses (MTF, broker, ECSP). In simple terms, regulators have given the green light, and they have moved real assets worth over 300 million euros (government bonds, funds, private equity) onto the chain.

Why is this such a big deal? Let’s see how traditional finance operates. You open a small café in Amsterdam, save some money, and want to invest in a European green energy fund. What’s the process? Meet with a financial advisor, fill out a bunch of paper forms, pass qualified investor certification… the whole process is painfully complicated. The most frustrating part is, many high-quality assets are not even open to retail investors — minimum investment starts at tens of thousands of euros, and fees are exorbitant. Your money is blocked by an invisible qualification line, keeping you out of truly profitable opportunities.

Good assets are simply out of reach for ordinary people — that’s the reality of traditional finance. Bank deposits yield only 0.5% annually? Might as well just hide your money under the pillow.

Now, DuskTrade has changed the game. Investing becomes as simple as buying a milk tea — just one click on the chain, with minimums dropping from tens of thousands of euros to a few hundred. Those assets that only institutions and the wealthy could access before are now available to ordinary people.

This is a formal "incorporation" of blockchain into the compliant world. Not guerrilla tactics, but a licensed, legitimate force. From asset tokenization to trading and settlement, the entire chain operates within a regulatory framework. For ordinary investors like us, it means we can participate with confidence — no more worries about scams or regulatory violations.