$DUSK The recent small rise at the beginning of the year made me take a closer look at the K-line, oscillating in the range of 0.3-0.4 dollars, with funds rotating from old privacy coins, feeling like it's building up for a breakout. It's not to say that this price will definitely explode, but I always feel that the story behind the Dusk chain is more substantial than the surface excitement. Starting from 2018, it hasn't chased after those hot narratives, focusing instead on developing regulated privacy financial infrastructure. After six years of grinding, the mainnet DuskEVM will launch on the second Monday of January, and I couldn't help but bridge some small assets over to test the waters — developers are throwing Solidity contracts out there, settling directly on that ZK-driven L1, with delays as low as local debugging. When the privacy switch is toggled, the data instantly disappears, yet it can be unlocked anytime for auditors to see. This calm and steady approach has allowed me to conduct several large tests without any chain failures.

Hedger Alpha edition has kept me busy since it came out. It uses zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption, allowing EVM transactions to have a controllable veil: business secrets are usually tightly wrapped, and when regulators want to check, a gentle lift is enough. Imagine cross-border e-commerce transferring large amounts of USDT; before, I was always worried about on-chain privacy leaks or compliance delays. Now that Hedger is operational, the funding paths are encrypted by default, and proving compliance during audits is just a click away, with friction so minimal it's almost negligible. Speaking of which, I once fell into the trap of fully anonymous chains, which collapsed due to regulatory news, and I also tried the awkwardness of transparent chains. Now, with Dusk's approach of 'privacy by default, controllable audits,' it feels like someone has finally stitched together the dilemma—institutions dare to use it, developers love writing complex logic, and ordinary users can transfer with peace of mind.

The DuskTrade matter has kept me occupied for several days. Partnering with the Dutch NPEX, the platform brings MTF, brokerage, and ECSP licenses, directly targeting the tokenization of over €30 billion in securities on-chain. The waitlist opened in January, and I queued up early, imagining traditional stocks and bonds splitting and jumping on-chain: the privacy mode is off by default, and investors' holdings are not exposed when buying fractional assets. During tax audits, compliance proof can be readily provided with one click, and old assets transform from stagnant bank waters into lively springs on-chain, with liquidity exploding and pricing becoming more accurate. How much lower must the barriers to corporate financing fall? The roadmap shows that DuskTrade will officially launch in 2026, with Hedger supporting more RWA scenarios, and the ecosystem gradually shifting from technical validation to real business connections. This move is stable yet holds great potential. Some may think the privacy chain track is too narrow, but I believe that narrowness leads to depth: not greedily aiming for everything, but focusing on the pain points of financial compliance, enabling the traditional old money to transition on-chain when implemented.#dusk $DUSK @Dusk