After blockchain entered the financial track, an old problem repeatedly troubled developers: how to protect transaction confidentiality while meeting regulatory audit requirements? Most projects chose compromise solutions. But since its founding in 2018, Dusk has been exploring solutions to this challenge using a modular architecture.

Understanding Dusk from a different perspective—it's not a monolithic system, but rather like building blocks. Consensus engine, privacy layer, audit interface, asset tokenization modules—these components can be freely combined. What does this mean for financial institutions? It means true autonomy.

Why must it be modular? Frankly, different financial institutions have vastly different demands. Investment banks and funds may have completely different privacy parameter settings. Dusk offers them a "buffet" of options: on the basis of ensuring secure interconnectedness at the bottom layer, they can customize privacy levels, integrate suitable KYC/AML tools, and even adjust settlement speeds. The traditional "one-size-fits-all" approach of blockchain is broken here.

The most interesting part is the balance between privacy and auditability. Zero-knowledge proof technology encrypts and locks transaction content, protecting trade secrets and identity information. But this is not a black box. The built-in audit module provides a backdoor for regulatory nodes—if authorized, specific transactions can be inspected and decrypted, and audit reports can be generated at any time. Sounds contradictory? Not really. Transactions are kept confidential from the public but transparent in rules—precisely what securitized assets and cross-border clearing and settlement require.

Therefore, Dusk’s modular design is not just a technical marvel. Essentially, it builds a set of infrastructure that truly fits the way the financial industry operates. Institutions can conduct real business on-chain, not just speculate on tokens. The robustness of this fortress comes from its flexibility.