2026-01-13 20:23:38

Over the past decade of blockchain development, there is one core contradiction—transparency has brought about decentralized trust, but it has also completely blocked institutional-grade capital from entering. What does traditional finance emphasize? Business secrets, legal compliance, privacy protection—all of which are luxury items on the chain. So you'll find that projects aiming to make a big impact are pondering one question: how to hide sensitive information while maintaining transparent verification?

By 2026, some teams have already found the answer. Dusk, which approaches from privacy protocols, is building a brand-new financial infrastructure. Their underlying design philosophy is very clear: don't follow the path of the Ethereum Virtual Machine, but start from scratch to create an execution environment optimized specifically for zero-knowledge proofs. This virtual machine can maintain high efficiency when handling cryptographic computations, allowing developers to build privacy smart contracts without compromising performance.

What is the key to turning technology into reality? The Plonk algorithm. As the most mature zero-knowledge proof scheme today, it cleverly balances proof size and verification speed—crucial for on-chain applications. Imagine transaction amounts and sender/receiver information hidden within mathematical encryption, yet verification nodes can still ensure legitimacy—that's exactly what institutional-grade applications need.

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SchrodingersPaper

· 16h ago

Damn, finally someone has explained this deadlock clearly. Transparency and privacy are really a vicious cycle. Institutions are just waiting for such solutions. Dusk sounds promising. Zero-knowledge proofs are indeed the future, but can Plonk really live up to such high expectations? I'm a bit skeptical. It's already 2026, and we're still debating privacy. This should have been done earlier. How many opportunities have we missed? Wait, if this really becomes a reality, does it mean on-chain transactions will have a privacy shell? Regulators will start to have headaches again. No matter how nicely it's said, it's still a gamble. Everyone talks about performance optimization, but in the end, it's all about trade-offs.

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DuskSurfer

· 21h ago

Transparency and privacy are really a deadlock. Dusk's Plonk solution is somewhat interesting, but will institutions really buy into it?

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NewDAOdreamer

· 01-15 09:00

The privacy layer has always been a false proposition. What institutions truly care about is not how advanced the technology is, but whether they can negotiate favorable terms with regulators. Dusk's solution sounds good, but are there any ecological applications?

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notSatoshi1971

· 01-13 20:53

Transparency and privacy are truly an eternal game, the idea behind Dusk is interesting, but will institutions really buy in? --- Zero-knowledge proofs sound very advanced, but I haven't seen anyone actually use them in practice... --- Wait, can Plonk really solve the longstanding problem of on-chain privacy? It seems like every year there's a new project claiming to tackle this issue. --- So ultimately, it's about money—no privacy means no institutional interest, no institutional funding means the project dies. When will this cycle break? --- Dusk redesigns the virtual machine... it sounds like another "we are different from Ethereum" story, but is the technology really powerful enough to be a killer feature? --- Basically, it's about trying to do CeFi on-chain, but maintaining the appearance of decentralization—can this work? --- It's 2026, and privacy still hasn't been fully solved. Web3 is really a bit awkward.

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GateUser-afe07a92

· 01-13 20:53

Basically, it's about having your cake and eating it too. Dusk's approach is truly brilliant, and finally, someone is seriously working on zero-knowledge proofs.

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DeFiAlchemist

· 01-13 20:51

*adjusts alchemical instruments* plonk balancing proof size against verification speed... this is the philosopher's stone crypto's been chasing, innit. institutional capital doesn't care about transparency theater—they want the transmutation without the ledger gossip.

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AmateurDAOWatcher

· 01-13 20:51

The deadlock between transparency and privacy, this wave of Dusk is really trying to break it... but honestly, will institutions really buy into it? It still depends on how the ecosystem unfolds.

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ForkInTheRoad

· 01-13 20:50

The logic of privacy public chains has actually been thought of for a long time, the key is whether it can truly be implemented without dropping the ball... If Dusk can stabilize the Plonk run this time, institutions might really dare to pour money into it.

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VibesOverCharts

· 01-13 20:27

Take a sip of coffee, Dusk's privacy solution indeed hits the pain points of traditional finance... institutions are just afraid of having a clear overview on the chain.

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