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Dusk Network implements two different models for transaction, named Moonlight and Phoenix, in order to accomplish transparency and privacy in a regulated financial environment. Moonlight has an account-based model, similar to the Ethereum model, in which every single transaction is publicly verifiable to ensure transparency in audit and regulation procedures. On the other hand, the Phoenix model uses an UTXO model augmented with zero-knowledge proofs, in which all the transactions can be made completely anonymous.
This two-tier architecture enables the choice of the degree of privacy per use case: transparent settlements for reporting purposes and private transactions for the most critical deal-making activities. Phoenix's use of stealth addresses, note commitments, and nullifiers enables the obscurity of transactions with protection against double-spends, all of which are proven via succinct proofs of ZK. On the other hand, the use of Moonlight enables familiarity and inter-operability with the EvM-based infrastructure.
Through bringing together both aspects, Dusk makes a malleable and informed blockchain that does not require an individual to choose between transparency and privacy. This is an essential element in integrating it within TradFi.
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Dusk's Succinct Attestation (SA) consensus algorithm is permissionless and committee-based Proof of Stake, optimized for high throughput and fast finality, which is necessary in financial applications. In contrast to traditional Proof of Work, SA eliminates energy-consuming mining, cutting down on environmental costs by more than 99% in comparison to systems like Bitcoin.
SACompletion rounds and iterations with the selection of provisoners (stakers) for proposing and validating blocks via Deterministic Sortition. Each round consists of proposal, validation, and ratification stages that ensure consensus in seconds. The proposal process further includes rolling finality, ensuring that iterations and computation are minimized and the chain is secured against forks.
Notably, SA also uses incentive schemes to discourage malicious activities and ensure high levels of active participation. Incentives are used to reward block generators and voters in addition to punishing mistakes like double-voting or inactivity. This ensures that the network is live, safe, and decentralized with minimal environmental impacts that would have resulted from PoW. For institutions, SA provides a sustainable, fast, and secure layer for reaching a consensus, meeting performance requirements in real-time trading and settlement.
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Zedger is Dusk’s security token and real-world assets (RWAs) issuance and management process in a privacy-preserving and regulator-compliant way. Zedger was designed from the ground up for financial compliance purposes and uses zero-knowledge proof to facilitate private transactions but enable authorized auditors to validate legitimacy and ownership.
Key functionalities involve minting/burning tokens, performing business actions like dividend and voting, and handling issuer-initiated force transfers, done while preserving the privacy of end-users. All processes can be traced on the blockchain, retaining sensitive information, thus striking a balance between transparency and confidentiality.
The contracts developed by Zedger can be accommodated in accordance with the related jurisdiction, so that there is adaptability with regard to jurisdiction. It becomes all the more important when it comes to asset tokenization, for which compliance with the law is not a matter of negotiation. The integration with the Phoenix model and the Piecrust VM of the Dusk model helps in error-free and smooth execution with complex financial products by Zedger. For institutions interested in asset tokenization, Zedger delivers a full solution package, integrating the efficiency of the blockchain with the regulation oversight required—filling the innovation vs. regulation divide.
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