A standard EVM is like a convertible sports car—fast, yes, but all user transaction amounts and holding balances are exposed on-chain, making institutional clients hesitant at a glance. DUSK plans to launch DuskEVM in the second week of January with a different approach: it retains the familiar toolchain for Solidity developers while adding privacy bulletproof glass to transaction data. In short, developers no longer need to struggle between "compliance" and "privacy."

**Why is this problem so annoying?**

Developers working on compliant DeFi face tough days. Using a regular EVM means all account information is transparent, which big institutions simply won't touch. Switching to niche privacy chains? That requires learning a new programming language from scratch, with the entire team working overtime until they go bald, and the project may not even launch smoothly. Caught in the middle, nobody feels comfortable.

DuskEVM directly solves this problem. It is DUSK's EVM compatibility layer—your Solidity contracts can be written exactly the same, with no code changes, and after deployment, they settle on DUSK's Layer1. In other words: you get to use the most familiar tools while doing work at a compliance level.

**The real black technology here: Hedger Privacy Module**

Even more impressive is the supporting Hedger privacy solution—it uses zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption to protect data. For example, if an institution issues a financial product on DuskEVM, users participating in subscriptions don't need to reveal their asset sizes; the system can still perform compliance checks and product matching. Data that needs encryption stays encrypted, and what needs to be public remains public—both sides are satisfied.