#dusk $DUSK @Dusk
Previously, I thought Public Address and Shielded Address were simply two separate feature options in a wallet app.
But when I looked closely at how @Dusk connects them through a Profile structure within the same Seed Phrase, everything suddenly made real sense:
1 Mnemonic (Seed Phrase) ➡️ Creates separate Profiles.
Each Profile ➡️ Holds in parallel both 1 Public Address and 1 Shielded Address.
This design solves the real-world problem precisely: privacy doesn’t necessarily mean hiding 100% of everything.
In everyday financial life, we always need to separate things:
Public side: Used for transactions that require transparency, proving the source of funds, interacting with legally compliant applications, or receiving public payments.
Shielded side: Used to protect the balance of personal assets, internal transactions, or sensitive business cash flows from prying eyes of third parties.
Instead of forcing users to choose “either fully transparent, or fully anonymous,” integrating both options within the same profile makes asset management far more flexible and natural.
Self-reflection: Even though the architecture is very smooth in theory, the biggest hurdle still lies in the User Experience (UX). If switching between Public and Shielded addresses is too complicated or costs too much Gas, mainstream users may be reluctant to use shielding features.
Previously, I thought Public Address and Shielded Address were simply two separate feature options in a wallet app.
But when I looked closely at how @Dusk connects them through a Profile structure within the same Seed Phrase, everything suddenly made real sense:
1 Mnemonic (Seed Phrase) ➡️ Creates separate Profiles.
Each Profile ➡️ Holds in parallel both 1 Public Address and 1 Shielded Address.
This design solves the real-world problem precisely: privacy doesn’t necessarily mean hiding 100% of everything.
In everyday financial life, we always need to separate things:
Public side: Used for transactions that require transparency, proving the source of funds, interacting with legally compliant applications, or receiving public payments.
Shielded side: Used to protect the balance of personal assets, internal transactions, or sensitive business cash flows from prying eyes of third parties.
Instead of forcing users to choose “either fully transparent, or fully anonymous,” integrating both options within the same profile makes asset management far more flexible and natural.
Self-reflection: Even though the architecture is very smooth in theory, the biggest hurdle still lies in the User Experience (UX). If switching between Public and Shielded addresses is too complicated or costs too much Gas, mainstream users may be reluctant to use shielding features.