Dusk's positioning is essentially to solve a long-standing problem for institutions and enterprises—how to protect transaction privacy while meeting compliance requirements.

Their approach is to use zero-knowledge proof technology to create native privacy smart contracts. It sounds very technical, but the practical significance is quite substantial: business-sensitive information such as transaction amounts and participant identities can be protected, while also handling AML anti-money laundering and KYC identity verification processes. In simple terms, they have found a balance between privacy and compliance.

Another key feature is RWA (Real-World Asset Tokenization). Imagine traditional financial instruments like government bonds, equity, and funds being on-chain, with users directly self-custody through encrypted wallets, participating in institutional-level asset trading. This not only lowers the barriers of traditional finance but also significantly enhances asset liquidity.

In terms of technical efficiency, Dusk adopts its own SA consensus mechanism, which ensures network decentralization while achieving rapid settlement finality, and also reduces energy consumption.

By 2026, as regulatory frameworks like the EU MiCA further mature, platforms with built-in compliance genes from the ground up will become an advantage, potentially attracting a large amount of traditional financial capital. Coupled with expansion technologies like Lightspeed L2, Dusk still has considerable room for growth in competition with public chains like Ethereum.