026 is shaping up as a breakout year for $DUSK and Dusk Network. Mainnet upgrade complete, DuskEVM activated – now anyone can build compliant DeFi apps with standard tools, but with Dusk's built-in privacy and low fees. The spotlight is on DuskTrade, the flagship RWA platform developed alongside NPEX, a fully licensed exchange. Expect tokenized European assets worth hundreds of millions to go live soon, democratizing access while staying fully regulated. Hedger protocol takes it further: privacy on EVM for real financial use cases, using advanced crypto like homomorphic encryption. No more choosing between secrecy and auditability. With Chainlink powering data integrity, Dusk is positioned to attract serious institutional flow.
