On-chain compliance track has new developments. The Dusk Foundation will launch two major upgrades this year, directly addressing the practical needs of institutions and developers.

First, let's look at DuskTrade—scheduled to officially launch in 2026, in deep collaboration with the Dutch licensed exchange NPEX, directly connecting over €300 million worth of tokenized securities on-chain. This means that real-world asset (RWA) trading finally has a compliant channel, no longer constrained by traditional financial systems. The official waitlist opened in January, so those interested in the RWA track should stay tuned.

More notably, the timeline for the DuskEVM mainnet launch. It is planned to start in the second week of January. This application layer achieves EVM compatibility, allowing developers to deploy Solidity smart contracts directly without rewriting code, then settle transactions via the Dusk underlying chain. For teams aiming to enter compliant DeFi and RWA fields, this significantly reduces development difficulty.

On the technical side, the Hedger component integrates zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption to implement private, auditable transaction logic on EVM, perfectly fitting the requirements of regulated financial scenarios. Hedger Alpha is already online and ready for practical testing.

Dusk, established in 2018 as a Layer 1 blockchain, has focused on compliance and privacy for years, building institutional-grade financial infrastructure through a modular architecture, and has also established partnerships with Chainlink. Whether deploying RWA assets or tracking innovative compliant DeFi projects, the ongoing progress of this chain is worth continuous attention.