In the year 2026, the long-standing conflict between privacy and compliance has finally been broken. Founded in 2018, Dusk has introduced an extraordinary solution—a design tailored specifically for institutional finance at the Layer 1 level.

Simply put, many privacy-focused public chains face an awkward dilemma: either give up privacy for compliance or retain privacy but lose compatibility. Dusk finds a balance between the two through zero-knowledge proofs, isomorphic encryption, and the Hedger mechanism. Under the premise of EVM compatibility, transactions can be both privacy-protected and auditable by regulatory agencies. This is almost a dream come true for traditional financial institutions.

The major event in the second week of this month was the launch of the DuskEVM mainnet, which truly marks a watershed moment. Developers can now deploy directly using standard Solidity without changing a single line of code. Want to bring DeFi protocols, RWA platforms, or enterprise applications onto the chain? In the past, this meant rewriting contracts, sacrificing privacy, or accepting performance compromises. Now, none of that is necessary—any developer in the Ethereum ecosystem can migrate seamlessly while enjoying Dusk’s native privacy protection and regulatory-friendly design.

What’s even more impressive is the Hedger protocol of DuskEVM. It makes private transactions no longer black-box operations but provides an audit channel for regulators while protecting user privacy. For institutions eager to enter blockchain but held back by compliance issues, this opens a new door.