piecrustvm

Hello, dear readers, I am Uncle Yanbi.
After the New York Ondo Summit, discussions about RWA in the market mostly revolve around the convenience of 'MetaMask integrating American stocks.' But as investors, we must see through the splendor of the front-end interface and reach the essence of backend settlement and compliance.
Today we are not talking about metaphors, but directly addressing technical details and business logic.

1. European competitive landscape: The battle for settlement efficiency between permissioned chains and public chains.
In addition to the American Ondo, the competition for European local RWA mainly focuses on two technical dimensions:
The permissioned chain system of bank alliances (such as the Qivalis Alliance): A system led by banks like BNP Paribas and ING, essentially digitizing the settlement ledgers of traditional banks. Their Achilles' heel lies in 'data silos.' Even if assets are on-chain, cross-bank settlement still requires a cumbersome reconciliation process, making it impossible to implement true Atomic Settlement.

Hello readers, I am Uncle Yanbi.
Today is February 3, 2026. In less than 10 hours (Taiwan time at 11 PM tonight), the Ondo Summit in Manhattan, New York, will officially kick off. This event, led by executives from BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, marks the official entry of the RWA track into the 'Trillion Dollar Maritime Era.'
But as deep researchers, we cannot just focus on the passion of the speeches. Just yesterday, Binance officially listed the perpetual contracts for Intel ($INTC ) and Robinhood ($HOOD ). This move was like a heavy hammer, shattering the last boundaries between traditional finance and the crypto market.

As we navigate the 2026 blockchain landscape, it’s becoming clear that the projects with the strongest "under-the-hood" tech are the ones winning institutional trust. For $DUSK , that competitive edge comes down to two revolutionary components: Piecrust and Citadel.
Piecrust: The World’s Most Efficient ZK-VM
Most virtual machines aren't built for privacy. @Dusk changed the game with Piecrust, a custom-built Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine (ZK-VM).
WASM-Based: It allows developers to write smart contracts in Rust, ensuring high performance and safety.ZK-Native: Unlike other VMs where privacy is an "add-on," Piecrust is built from the ground up to handle confidential transactions natively. This means gas fees, state transitions, and contract logic remain private without sacrificing speed.
Citadel: Identity Without Exposure
In a regulated world, you can’t have anonymous users—but you can have private ones. The Citadel protocol is Dusk’s answer to the compliance headache. It provides a Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) framework where:
Users complete a one-time KYC.They receive a Zero-Knowledge credential.They can then trade on #Dusk platforms (like DuskTrade) by proving they are "verified" without ever revealing their name, address, or passport to the public ledger.
The Bottom Line
By solving the identity problem with Citadel and the scalability problem with Piecrust, $DUSK has built more than just a blockchain; it has built a professional-grade operating system for the future of finance. As institutional RWAs continue to flood the market, having a "compliance-ready" and "privacy-first" infrastructure makes @Dusk a primary leader in this cycle.
#Dusk #ZKP #PiecrustVM #Citadel

Hello, dear readers, I am the uncle. This afternoon we will discuss the technical details of @Dusk Piecrust VM.
Many people often criticize the 'speed' when looking at privacy public chains. Because zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) are extremely complex to compute, traditional virtual machines (VM) often require a lot of time for calculations when handling these types of proofs, which is why 'privacy' and 'performance' have been seen as mutually exclusive in the past.
But in last night's recording, the uncle heard a term that gets tech enthusiasts excited: Piecrust VM. This is not the kind of product that comes out just by modifying open-source code, but rather a dedicated virtual machine that the Dusk team has completely built from scratch using the Rust programming language.