This month, Dusk Network is getting a bit exciting.

Just entering 2026, DuskEVM has gone live on the mainnet. To put it simply, this is the result of six years of hard work—by the end of 2025, the Layer-1 upgrade (DuskDS) was completed, paving the way, and now the application layer is catching up. For developers, they can now directly write privacy contracts using Solidity, and the key is that the "selective transparency" of zero-knowledge proofs is not just theoretical; it truly enables privacy transactions and regulatory audits simultaneously, meeting the requirements of European regulations like MiCA.

Looking at the data, the mainnet has been running stably for a year since the first block on January 7 last year. Dusk’s approach is now very clear: DuskDS handles settlement and data availability (focusing on efficiency), while DuskEVM is dedicated to application innovation. Plus, with Hedger’s privacy module, the developer’s toolkit is complete—enabling RWA applications, privacy DeFi, tokenized securities, and more, all with high performance and compliance.

Even more interesting is the STOX platform. It will be launched in phases starting in Q1, initially from the NPEX asset pool, then gradually opening up the full process of on-chain compliant tokenized securities (issuance → secondary market → settlement). Leveraging Chainlink’s CCIP cross-chain and enterprise-grade data feeds, regulated European assets—stocks and bonds—can finally be transferred securely across chains. If this step succeeds, the gap between traditional finance and the on-chain world will truly be bridged.