The 2026 RWA Track Benchmark is Here!

As a Layer 1 project focused on financial infrastructure since 2018, Dusk has been moving at a rapid pace this time. In mid-January, DuskEVM went live on the mainnet, directly supporting EVM compatibility—developers can deploy using Solidity directly on Dusk's native settlement layer, which thoroughly solves the inefficiency of cross-chain integration. For compliant DeFi and RWA applications, there is finally a reliable technical foundation.

What’s even more noteworthy are their breakthroughs in privacy and auditability. The Hedger Alpha platform uses zero-knowledge proofs combined with homomorphic encryption to achieve a balance between transaction privacy and audit transparency—precisely what institutional-level applications need.

The ecosystem implementation is also very practical. DuskTrade and the licensed Dutch exchange NPEX jointly launched a compliant trading platform, planning to bring tokenized securities worth around 300 million euros onto the chain. The platform opened for nominations in January. From technical architecture to real asset applications, they are gradually turning the concept of compliant privacy finance into operational products.

For those looking to enter the RWA track, the actual progress of projects like this is definitely worth following.