The Citadel Consensus – A New Paradigm
Dusk's core innovation is the Citadel Consensus, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) protocol fused with Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). Unlike standard PoS, it segregates roles: Block Generators propose blocks, while Provers generate ZKPs for transaction finality in a subsequent step. This separation is key. It introduces temporal finality—blocks are initially provisionally accepted but achieve absolute, mathematical finality only after the ZK-proof is attached. This architecture uniquely balances speed with unparalleled security, making reorganization attacks computer
