Privacy on blockchain has long been a trade off: Ethereum's transparency builds trust but exposes sensitive data, while full anonymity often clashes with regulations. Businesses, institutions, and regulated markets need real confidentiality without sacrificing auditability, speed, or compatibility.
Hedger changes that. Built natively for DuskEVM, it delivers confidential transactions using a powerful blend of homomorphic encryption (computations on encrypted data) and zero-knowledge proofs (verifiable without revealing details). This keeps transaction amounts, balances, and logic private while enabling full regulatory audits when required.
Unlike earlier solutions tied to UTXO models (like Zedger), Hedger aligns perfectly with Ethereum's account-based system. Developers use familiar tools—no major rewrites needed. Private transactions integrate seamlessly into DeFi apps, order books, and settlements.
Key advantages:
Fast proofs generated client-side in under 2 seconds for smooth user experience.
Auditable privacy — institutions shield positions and strategies but prove compliance.
Modular design fits Dusk's vision: privacy as a core layer, not an add-on.
Hedger bridges crypto's privacy ideals with traditional finance's needs. It enables confidential trading, secure asset transfers, and private settlements at scale—without compromising performance or legality.
Bottom line: Hedger proves privacy can be practical, scalable, and regulator-friendly. It positions DuskEVM as the go-to platform for compliant, high-performance on-chain finance, paving the way for institutional adoption in a maturing blockchain world.
$DUSK is quietly building the future of regulated privacy.
