Dusk Network is a blockchain-based network designed to offer programmable and confidential smart contracts for DeFi markets. The network uses a novel proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism and zero-knowledge technology to ensure a scalable public infrastructure, enable finality guarantees and enhance data privacy. DUSK is the native token of the protocol and is used to deploy smart contracts, pay network transaction fees, compensate nodes for securing the protocol and interact with the platform’s DeFi ecosystem.