The crypto market is undergoing a transformation from粗放 to refined, and new demands brought about by institutional capital inflows have also emerged—privacy and compliance often seem like two ends of a scale, making it difficult to balance both simultaneously. But this challenge may have found a breakthrough with Dusk.

This Layer 1 blockchain, which started in 2018, has chosen a unique path. It uses a modular design as its foundational framework, divided into two parts: DuskDS settlement layer and DuskEVM execution layer— the former specifically ensures data availability and transaction finality, while the latter reduces developer onboarding difficulty through EVM compatibility. This clear division of labor allows performance optimization and feature iteration to proceed without hindrance, resulting in higher development efficiency.

Privacy protection is Dusk’s core competitive advantage. It integrates Bulletproofs zero-knowledge proofs and MLSAG ring signature technology to hide transaction amounts and user identities, while range proofs prevent fake assets from appearing out of thin air. Coupled with the Hedger privacy engine built on the PLONK proof system, it achieves a logic of "data encryption as the default state, compliance disclosure on demand"— confidential transactions do not require additional Gas payments, which is very considerate.

At the consensus layer, Dusk uses the SBA mechanism, which combines PoS and random cryptographic sorting. The node reputation module prioritizes honest nodes for validation, fundamentally blocking MEV attacks. All these designs aim for the same goal: creating a transaction environment that better meets institutional-level security requirements.

After years of technical refinement, from theoretical validation to mainnet deployment, Dusk completed the DuskDS mainnet upgrade by the end of 2025, pushing transaction confirmation efficiency to a new level.