#DUSK I saw some big names promoting a project in the square—are there really money to be made from writing essays? Turns out it’s likely a PPT project. I went and checked specifically.
Dusk Network (DUSK) isn’t a PPT project. It has already launched on the mainnet, with real institutional cooperation and compliant deployment scenarios. However, its commercialization is still in an early pilot stage, and it hasn’t yet formed a large-scale real-fee revenue loop.
From a technical deployment perspective, since it launched on the mainnet in 2019, Dusk Network has continuously iterated its privacy protocols and compliance features. Its core innovation, “auditable privacy,” has been implemented through zero-knowledge proofs and confidential smart contracts (XSC). This both protects transaction data and allows regulators to perform selective audits—fundamentally different from purely anonymous coins. In 2026, the project has teamed up with the Dutch licensed exchange NPEX to launch the DuskTrade platform. The first batch of €300 million tokenized securities is planned to go live in June 2026. Moreover, the platform has been included by the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) in its key watchlist of “innovation sandbox” programs, indicating strong compliance potential under the EU MiCA regulations.
In terms of ecosystem progress, Dusk Network has partnered with Chainlink to enable cross-chain RWA interoperability, and in places like Germany and the Netherlands it has established pilot collaborations with multiple financial institutions. The XSC standard has also been used in several RWA tokenization projects. On-chain data shows it has over 21,000 active addresses, with daily trading volume roughly US$4.8–17 million. While it hasn’t yet achieved DeFi-level TVL, it already has basic liquidity and user participation.
That said, it’s important to stay clear-eyed:
- No protocol-level real revenue: Dusk Network itself doesn’t generate transaction fees or lending interest. Node staking rewards come from inflationary issuance, not business income.
- Long commercialization cycle: Financial compliance projects typically take several years to move from pilots to production deployment, so explosive growth is unlikely in the short term.
- Token dilution pressure: The remaining 500 million DUSK will be released gradually over the coming decades. If demand doesn’t grow in sync, it could create sustained selling pressure.
From the market perspective: currently spot trading volume is under one million, and the 0.06 level provides support. If you have spare funds, you could use a small position to play the long-term “lottery” setup.
Dusk Network (DUSK) isn’t a PPT project. It has already launched on the mainnet, with real institutional cooperation and compliant deployment scenarios. However, its commercialization is still in an early pilot stage, and it hasn’t yet formed a large-scale real-fee revenue loop.
From a technical deployment perspective, since it launched on the mainnet in 2019, Dusk Network has continuously iterated its privacy protocols and compliance features. Its core innovation, “auditable privacy,” has been implemented through zero-knowledge proofs and confidential smart contracts (XSC). This both protects transaction data and allows regulators to perform selective audits—fundamentally different from purely anonymous coins. In 2026, the project has teamed up with the Dutch licensed exchange NPEX to launch the DuskTrade platform. The first batch of €300 million tokenized securities is planned to go live in June 2026. Moreover, the platform has been included by the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) in its key watchlist of “innovation sandbox” programs, indicating strong compliance potential under the EU MiCA regulations.
In terms of ecosystem progress, Dusk Network has partnered with Chainlink to enable cross-chain RWA interoperability, and in places like Germany and the Netherlands it has established pilot collaborations with multiple financial institutions. The XSC standard has also been used in several RWA tokenization projects. On-chain data shows it has over 21,000 active addresses, with daily trading volume roughly US$4.8–17 million. While it hasn’t yet achieved DeFi-level TVL, it already has basic liquidity and user participation.
That said, it’s important to stay clear-eyed:
- No protocol-level real revenue: Dusk Network itself doesn’t generate transaction fees or lending interest. Node staking rewards come from inflationary issuance, not business income.
- Long commercialization cycle: Financial compliance projects typically take several years to move from pilots to production deployment, so explosive growth is unlikely in the short term.
- Token dilution pressure: The remaining 500 million DUSK will be released gradually over the coming decades. If demand doesn’t grow in sync, it could create sustained selling pressure.
From the market perspective: currently spot trading volume is under one million, and the 0.06 level provides support. If you have spare funds, you could use a small position to play the long-term “lottery” setup.