2026-01-18 20:22:30

DuskEVM mainnet officially launched in the second week of January 2026, and this privacy public chain project that has been incubating for years is moving forward rapidly. After eight years of focus on institutional finance, the moment of release has finally arrived.

From a technical perspective, Dusk's core competitiveness is indeed outstanding. By combining ZKP and homomorphic encryption, it achieves compatibility between transaction privacy and regulatory auditing—solving the core pain point for institutions going on-chain. Many institutions originally had concerns about on-chain transactions due to the conflict between privacy and regulation. Dusk has addressed this issue thoroughly.

EVM compatibility is also a practical design. Developers can deploy applications directly using Solidity, reducing migration costs. The Hedger protocol is particularly impressive, enabling compliant private transactions within the EVM environment—something truly needed for DeFi and RWA applications.

The most imaginative plan is DuskTrade. In partnership with the Dutch licensed trading platform NPEX (holding MTF, Broker, ECSP licenses), it plans to go live within 2026, with an expected introduction of over €300 million in tokenized securities. This is not just a liquidity issue but a new channel for the efficient circulation of real assets. Privacy protection, regulatory approval, and large capital flows—these three factors combined could generate significant network effects.

Regulatory policies in 2026 are indeed leaning in this direction. Privacy finance combined with RWA is an inevitable trend for institutional-grade applications. The key now is to observe the stability of the mainnet and the actual implementation of ecological applications.

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RooftopVIP

· 4h ago

Wait, can ZKP combined with homomorphic encryption truly perfectly resolve the contradiction between privacy and auditability? I feel like I've heard this combo too many times before. 300 million euros worth of tokenized securities sound exciting, but can NPEX really keep up with the pace? Don't just make empty promises on paper. Mainnet stability is the key. No matter how good the hype, it has to be implemented and proven.

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LayerZeroJunkie

· 5h ago

Wow, the combination of privacy + compliance is really amazing. After eight years of holding back, the big move is finally here.

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MoneyBurnerSociety

· 5h ago

Privacy + regulatory compliance, sounds good, just don't fall into the old trap of "tech superiority" leading to a dead ecosystem again.

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MelonField

· 5h ago

Privacy + regulatory compliance is really the breaking point; the ZKP combo should have been implemented a long time ago. --- If DuskTrade can really bring in 300 million euros worth of assets, the network effect will be explosive. --- The key still depends on implementation; as long as the mainnet remains stable and doesn't crash. --- Eight years of holding back big moves, finally about to be released? Will this time be another PPT coin? --- Direct migration of Solidity is quite clever; lowering the barrier for developers to migrate is a wise move. --- Has the contradiction between privacy and regulation really been resolved? Or is it just marketing language again? --- RWA + privacy finance is indeed the big direction; it depends on whether Dusk can capitalize on this wave of benefits. --- NPEX has comprehensive licensing partnerships; this time, it's not just talk. --- The mainnet is live, but what about the ecosystem applications? Still waiting? --- Tokenized securities worth 300 million euros sound incredible, but it seems it might really be possible.

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CountdownToBroke

· 5h ago

It's been eight years. Are we really going to move this time? Privacy + regulatory compliance have some potential, but it still depends on whether NPEX can secure the 300 million euros.

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