Many blockchain projects have taken a wrong turn—throwing money into technology, only to still fail. The reason isn't that the algorithms are too complex, but that the project teams want to use code to bypass the rules of the real world.

But this path is not feasible. Laws are in place, regulations exist, and user privacy concerns remain. These things won't just disappear because you have an advanced consensus mechanism.

The interesting aspect of the DUSK project is that it goes against the grain—rather than fighting against the rules, it actively seeks to adapt. By leveraging zero-knowledge proof technology, it achieves a delicate balance: user privacy is protected by cryptography, while transaction flows are also verifiable by regulatory authorities. It sounds contradictory, but in reality, it resolves the tension between "being protected" and "being regulated."

The power of this approach is that it’s not limited to finance. Any application scenario that needs to find a balance between privacy and transparency—supply chain traceability, medical data sharing, identity verification—can refer to this framework.

This actually serves as a deeper reminder to the entire industry: truly sustainable innovation is often not about projects that ignore reality, but those that understand and respect constraints, and find breakthroughs within them. Technology is sexy, but reality is even more powerful.