When it comes to truly practical financial infrastructure in the crypto world, one word always unavoidable—balance. No project can go to extremes; it must find a fulcrum between reality and ideals.

It's like standing between two extremes. On one side is the camp pursuing absolute anonymity, eager to hide all transactions in the shadows; on the other side are regulators and institutions, requiring every fund transfer to be transparent and traceable. Traditional financial systems are helpless in this dilemma, whereas Dusk Foundation has chosen the most rugged path.

Actually, Dusk's ambition is clear—building a tangible bridge between privacy and compliance. It's not about shouting privacy slogans while ignoring regulations, nor about stripping privacy entirely just to pass scrutiny. The key is to protect information when it should be protected and disclose it when it should be.

How to do it? The technical solution is Citadel KYC combined with zero-knowledge proofs. Users hold the key to share their information, satisfying institutional compliance needs without giving up privacy. This approach hits the long-standing pain point of traditional finance—balancing risk control and privacy.

It's easier to say than to do. Privacy and transparency are fundamentally opposed. If an SBA consensus or PLONK algorithm has a flaw, the entire trust system collapses instantly. Finance is not like internet products; it cannot be easily changed or repaired, and the tolerance for errors is nearly zero. A single security incident can wipe out all accumulated trust.

The real test lies in operational stability. If the system can continuously prove its reliability, and truly attract large institutions to implement it rather than just cooperate on paper, it will transcend being a mere privacy project and become a strong candidate for the next-generation financial infrastructure.

This path is arduous, but once successful, the benefits are definitely substantial. Finance never favors speculators; only those who stand firm in the toughest places can earn the rewards that time grants.