While most privacy-focused blockchains are still grappling with the balance between anonymity and compliance, Dusk Network has provided an answer with its technological upgrade—Protocol v23, launching in Q1 2026, will unlock core functionalities such as DEX and cross-chain bridges, marking the official entry of this blockchain focused on financial scenarios into a period of explosive ecosystem growth.
As a privacy-first Layer-1 public chain, Dusk's technological iterations have always revolved around "serving finance." This upgrade introduces Rust smart contracts and a KYC permission embedding protocol, preserving the privacy features of zero-knowledge proofs while meeting global regulatory requirements through automated compliance tools, perfectly adapting to core scenarios such as security tokenization and RWA on-chain implementation. After its consensus mechanism was upgraded from SBA (Segregated Byzantine Fault Tolerance) to PoS, the validator node ecosystem has continued to grow. Combined with the Sozu delegated staking service, ordinary users can earn staking rewards without running nodes.
In terms of ecosystem implementation, Dusk has built a complete closed loop of "infrastructure + core products + institutional cooperation." Dusk Vault provides institutional-grade custody services, Dusk Pay optimizes the digital payment experience, and its deep integration with NPEX has allowed it to establish a foothold in the European compliant financial market. By the end of 2025, the Dusk ecosystem had processed a substantial amount of protocol fees, laying the foundation for future ecosystem incentives.
In terms of token economics, Dusk has a total supply of 1 billion tokens, with 554 million currently in circulation, a market capitalization of $385 million, and a 24-hour trading volume of $38.73 million, indicating significantly improved liquidity. With the completion of the Protocol v23 mainnet upgrade and the launch of the DEX, asset trading within the ecosystem will be activated, and cross-chain functionality will enable asset circulation with other public chains. Dusk is expected to achieve a value revaluation in 2026, becoming a core asset in the RWA sector.
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