In the fierce competition of the Layer 1 track, one project stands out—Dusk.

Since its founding in 2018, this public chain has consistently focused on a niche area: regulated financial infrastructure. It may seem niche, but it has carved out a differentiated path. Its modular architecture design allows various financial application scenarios to find optimal adaptation solutions, and the built-in privacy and auditability mechanisms are the most obvious distinctions from other public chains.

In January this year, Dusk's mainnet officially launched a key upgrade—EVM compatibility. This change may seem simple, but its significance is considerable. Developers can now deploy Solidity smart contracts directly without having to learn a new programming language. More importantly, leveraging the native efficient settlement capabilities of Layer 1, issues like network congestion and exorbitant Gas fees often encountered on Ethereum are essentially nonexistent here.

What does this mean for financial applications? It means compliance costs can truly be reduced, and user experience need not be compromised. Whether it’s security tokens or synthetic assets, more practical implementation possibilities are now within reach.