Privacy coins have always been a sensitive topic. When it comes to privacy blockchains, many people's first reaction is — black markets, money laundering, regulatory risks. Indeed, the market's attitude towards such projects is not very friendly.

But Dusk wants to take a different path. Its philosophy is clear: privacy should be a basic right for legitimate users, not a safe haven for illegal activities. To prove that it is different, it has played a clever combination of strategies.

Technologically, it is equipped with two protective mechanisms. One is zero-knowledge proofs (ZK), ensuring that transaction details are completely transparent and invisible to other on-chain participants. The other is a zero-knowledge KYC system, verifying the identity compliance of transaction participants — both systems must be enabled simultaneously to interact. The goal of this design is very clear: protect privacy while excluding illegal funds.

Having technology alone is not enough. Dusk has identified practical application scenarios. It has established direct cooperation with the Dutch stock exchange NPEX, converting traditional financial equity assets into on-chain digital forms. The scale of these assets has exceeded €200 million, all from compliant channels. At the same time, it has integrated Chainlink as an oracle to ensure consistency between on-chain data and real-world data.

In terms of operational performance, the mainnet has been stable for over a year, with more than 8,000 nodes in the testnet, and stress tests have never encountered issues. For blockchain projects, stability is the best endorsement.

Recent market movements are worth noting. The price of $DUSK has rebounded from previous lows, breaking through key resistance levels, indicating that many institutional funds are quietly positioning. This likely signals that large institutions, which need to switch between traditional finance and on-chain assets, are evaluating such compliant privacy solutions.

Ultimately, Dusk is not serving gray industries. It is paving the way for compliant assets to go on-chain.