Dusk's recent roadmap for 2026 has been quite ambitious, with the mainnet officially launching on January 7th and DuskEVM being implemented accordingly. This Layer 1 roadmap, focused on compliance and privacy, has finally moved from the R&D phase to practical application. Q1's focus was on perfecting the DuskEVM mainnet and officially launching the Hedger module, allowing Solidity developers to directly deploy privacy-preserving contracts. Transactions are confidential by default but support regulatory audits, making it friendly to regulations like MiCA and MiFID II. Dusk Pay, as a MiCA-compliant payment network, also rolled out in Q1, focusing on stablecoin B2B settlement with cryptographic audit trails. Q2 will see the push for cross-chain integration, using Chainlink CCIP to enable the circulation of tokenized assets across multiple chains, facilitating cross-ecosystem use of RWA. The highlight is the NPEX partnership, aiming to put over €300 million worth of tokenized securities and bonds on-chain by 2026, trading through the DuskTrade platform, truly bringing assets from licensed exchanges onto the blockchain. The overall strategy avoids chasing trends and instead focuses on institutional-level implementation: first building a privacy and compliance foundation, then connecting to real-world licensed assets. $DUSK serves as the core of gas, staking, and governance, with all ecosystem fees revolving around it. Quantum security and aggregated proofs are also being developed to mitigate long-term risks. In the trillion-dollar RWA wave, this pragmatic infrastructure development is worth keeping an eye on. The event ends on February 9th, with rewards distributed every two weeks based on rankings; early participants can earn some extra rewards. @DuskFoundation $DUSK #Dusk