Virtual Machine - Rusk
Rusk enables you to program smart contracts, power new decentralised applications (dapps) and set parameters for compliance and control.

The Rusk VM relies entirely on zero-knowledge cryptography and is the world’s first Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine (ZK-VM) implementation. Yes, even gas fee refunds, block rewards and other related transactions are obfuscated.

Zero-Knowledge - PLONK
We are using PLONK, the latest and most recent advancement in zero-knowledge cryptography. Zero-Knowledge is paramount for public blockchain collaboration, because it allows businesses to transact securely and in strict privacy.

Fast immutable data - Kelvin
We created Kelvin in order to speed up immutable data storage. Kelvin is an exceptionally fast and cool Merkle Tree tool-kit for optimized data structure modelling.

Consensus - Proof of Blind Bid
Dusk Network is powered by Proof of Blind Bid. Our novel privacy Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm is energy conscious, and brings unprecedented network security due to its dual node structure: Block generators and provisioners.

Network Fuel - DUSK
Businesses use DUSK to pay for network services, such as deploying and running a smart contract, transferring DUSK or XSC based security tokens.

For each transaction submitted to the network, DUSK is used to compensate network nodes for bandwidth, verification, and storage.

Security Token Standard - XSC
All to enable businesses of all sizes to easily use our XSC 2.0 standard and issue security tokens.