After years of laying down the groundwork, @Dusk is now heading straight toward actual financial products that institutions can use, with genuine money flowing on-chain.

DuskTrade: Bringing Regulated Markets to Life

They're planning to roll out DuskTrade sometime in 2026. This is going to be their flagship app for real-world assets. It's being developed together with NPEX, which is a properly regulated exchange in the Netherlands—they've got licenses for MTF, brokerage, and even ECSP stuff.

The big deal here is that it's legit and built for serious volume.

  • Over €300 million worth of tokenized securities lined up to go on-chain

  • Everything set up for fully compliant trading and investing

  • Tailored specifically for big players and regulated folks

  • The waitlist kicks off this month in January

This isn't some prototype or test run—it's a full-blown RWA platform ready to run under strict European rules.

DuskEVM Mainnet: Making It Easier to Jump In

The DuskEVM is hitting mainnet around the second week of January. Basically, it's their layer that's fully compatible with EVM.

Here's why that actually helps everyone.

  • Devs can just stick with regular Solidity code

  • All the usual Ethereum tools work right out of the box

  • Institutions can hook up way quicker

  • Final settlement still lands on Dusk's Layer 1

DuskEVM cuts out a lot of the hassle while keeping all the compliance intact. It opens the door for building DeFi or RWA stuff that really works in regulated settings.

Hedger: Privacy That Doesn't Scare Off Regulators

Most privacy features on open EVM chains end up clashing with compliance rules. $DUSK handles it differently.

Hedger lets you do confidential transactions on DuskEVM, powered by zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption. Your deals stay private, but they can still be checked when needed.

A few important bits.

  • Built specifically for legit financial scenarios

  • Privacy with the option to reveal what needs to be seen

  • Audits available to the right authorities

  • The Hedger Alpha version is already up and running

This is about real compliant privacy—not just hiding everything like anonymity.

What Sets Dusk Apart

Dusk got started back in 2018 with a single clear goal: putting regulated finance properly on blockchain.

Their setup is modular, keeping execution, settlement, and privacy separate. That way, big institutions can adopt it without having to overhaul their legal setups or day-to-day operations.

Dusk isn't jumping on every hot trend or narrative. They're focused on creating solid infrastructure where regulations, privacy needs, and blockchain tech all fit together smoothly.

The coming phase for #dusk isn't about hype or speculation anymore. It's all about actual rollout and deployment.