Compliant DeFi is a far greater opportunity than it seems.
Crypto often treats compliance as an enemy, while real finance treats it as the environment. That's why compliant DeFi may be the most scalable form of DeFi in time-and why Dusk is worth watching. Founded in 2018, Dusk is a Layer-1 chain built for regulated and privacy-aware financial infrastructure, with modular architecture designed to evolve without instability. The point isn't to remove the rules; rather, it's to make on-chain finance usable under real-world legal frameworks. That will matter if institutions ever take part at scale. Tokenized real-world assets, regulated issuance, settlement workflows-none of that works without verification and accountability. The auditability angle directly fits this requirement from Dusk. Adoption might be much more slow-paced compared to retail hype cycles, but the payoff could be much stronger when regulated token markets start expanding. Sometimes, the market rewards those networks built for reality, not excitement.
