Many people still simply understand privacy as "anonymity," but Dusk Network is taking a different approach — using zero-knowledge proofs to enable privacy and compliance to coexist.

This may sound contradictory, but in the current regulatory environment, it is crucial. Why is it difficult for traditional finance to go on-chain? The fundamental reason is the deadlock between privacy and auditability. You are either completely anonymous (no one can audit), or fully transparent (no privacy).

Dusk's innovation lies in its optional disclosure mechanism. In other words, institutions can protect user privacy while demonstrating to regulators that they are compliant. This is not about resisting regulation but about achieving privacy within a regulatory framework. Because of this feature, it has become one of the few public blockchains designed for traditional assets like securities, bonds, and RWA.

From a longer-term perspective, truly scalable applications are likely not those systems that claim to be fully anonymous, but rather infrastructure like this that is "privacy-first and compliance-flexible." If you are not chasing short-term market movements but thinking about the long-term industry direction, this approach is indeed worth exploring.