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What is Dusk?

Dusk is a Layer 1 blockchain designed to enable the native issuance, trading, and settlement of regulated financial assets on-chain. Unlike tokenization models that create synthetic representations of real-world assets, Dusk facilitates the direct issuance of financial instruments such as securities, providing legal clarity, automated compliance, and instant settlement.

Launched on January 7, 2025, the Dusk mainnet has been operating with 100% uptime, offering a secure and scalable infrastructure for both institutional and individual users.

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What is Crypto Technology?

Crypto technology refers to cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum) and the underlying technology called blockchain, a decentralized, immutable, and transparent digital ledger that securely records transactions through cryptography, eliminating intermediaries like banks and enabling peer-to-peer value transfers over the internet, operating with digital wallets and public/private keys for ownership and access.

Cryptocurrencies (Crypto Assets):

Definition: Digital or virtual currencies protected by cryptography, making them secure and difficult to counterfeit.

Decentralization: They are not issued or controlled by central banks or governments, operating on distributed networks.

Use: A digital payment system, an investment asset, and a means of transferring value over the internet (Internet of Value).

Examples: Bitcoin (the first and most well-known), Ethereum, Solana, Tether.

Blockchain (Chain of Blocks):

Definition: A distributed and shared database (general ledger) that stores transactions in "blocks" linked chronologically in a "chain".

Immutability: Once a transaction is added to the chain, it cannot be altered or removed without network consensus.

Transparency: All transactions are visible to network participants.

Consensus Mechanisms: Rules (such as Proof of Work or Proof of Stake) for the network to agree on the validity of transactions.

Cryptography:

Advanced Encryption: Used to secure transactions and data transmission.

Cryptographic Keys:

Public Key: Your "address" to receive cryptocurrencies.

Private Key: Your secret "password" to authorize and control your assets.

Digital Wallets (Wallets):

Software or hardware where cryptocurrencies are stored and private keys are managed to access them.

What is Dusk?

Founded in 2018, Dusk is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for a regulated, privacy-focused financial infrastructure. Thanks to its modular architecture, Dusk lays the foundation for institutional-grade financial applications, compliant DeFi, and real-world asset tokenization, with privacy and auditability built into the design from the ground up.

Dusk is the privacy blockchain for regulated finance.

It enables launching and using markets where:

Institutions can meet real regulatory requirements on-chain
Users gain confidential balances and transfers instead of full public exposure
Developers build with familiar EVM tools enhanced with native privacy and compliance primitives.
Dusk combines:

Zero-knowledge technology for confidentiality
On-chain compliance for pilot regimes MiCA/MiFID II/DLT/GDPR-style
Succinct certification, a PoS consensus protocol for fast and final settlement
A modular architecture with DuskDS (data and settlement) and DuskEVM (EVM execution)
What is Dusk?
Most financial markets still operate within opaque and centralized systems.
Dusk is designed to move those workflows on-chain without sacrificing:

Regulatory compliance
Counterparty privacy
Execution speed and finality
On Dusk, institutions can issue and manage financial instruments while applying disclosure rules, KYC/AML, and reporting standards directly within the protocol.

In summary: Dusk is a blockchain that respects privacy and regulations for institutional finance.
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