DUSK Network

It must be noted, that the team desires to work closely with governments in order to reach higher adoption of their technology. It is both a good point (lower risk of being not compliant with the government policy) and an additional risk for investors (to be restricted due to providing privacy opportunities). Competitors are Origo, Skrumble, Loki, Alrorang, Orchid Protocol, Polymath, Mainframe and some others. Dusk Network describes all known competitors and demonstrates good analysis. But we see not so many infrastructural solutions on the market that are upgrading privacy and anonymity. So the market is likely to be capable of all good projects existing. In addition, Dusk has some strong competitive edge - secure broadcasting/calls and STO that may be a strong point for taking the place of Ethereum. It is known that Dusk Network has a partnership with Kryha that provide well-established companies with the blockchain solution. Krysha will help in the strategy EU. We see a strong potential in the market and the Dusk Networks' positioning. 

One of the strongest features of the project (Security Token issuing) strongly depends on government regulation of cryptocurrency, that appears to be unpredictable. Designed infrastructure appears to be too complicated for such a fast roadmap - some delays are expected. No prototype available yet. 

It is not clear how much will be raised on private sale stage. Lack of strong legal expert - it is essential for the project's plans.

Dusk Network is a promising project that is attempting to address a niche that is still to be suitably fulfilled. In addition, the low hard cap makes this project interesting to investors as they may be able to realise a lot of the potential upside. However, in the current market conditions, nothing is guaranteed and the project can still decrease significantly in value, even with a hard cap of just under $8 million.
Furthermore, the Dusk protocol incorporates a comprehensive suite of features that enable app developers and third parties to create their own applications and customize their specific privacy requirements. This highlights the flexibility of the project and sets it apart from other blockchain offerings, however due to the complexity of the project, their security protocols and privacy mechanisms will have to be stringently tested and verified by the greater community. As a result, the first half of 2019 will be crucial with the team set to unveil both their testnet and mainnet by Q2 2019.
That leaves potential investors with around 9 months to wait and it will be interesting to see if the team incorporates strategies to incentivize early investors to keep a hold of their DUSK tokens. Furthermore, it currently appears that the team and early advisors will enjoy the highest bonuses and as a result, they will be expected not to “dump” their tokens on the secondary markets.
The project is also of a highly technical nature and the focus on secure data transfers and private communications is entirely logical, however the goal of running a security token platform seems out of keeping with the overall message and may result in the team spreading themselves too thin. Still, Dusk is definitely a project to keep an eye on, and if the team can confirm positive token mechanisms and post ICO strategies, then it may present profitable opportunities during a tough period. The ability to secure an EU research grant will also add to the attractiveness as the team will increase the funds at their disposal without having to sell additional tokens after the private-sale.

Dusk Network is laser focused on delivering three key use cases: payments, digital asset transfer, and p2p communication. It will provide an ecosystem that allows for the best tradeoff between privacy and transparency. The market shifting towards the Security Token space will be a great fit with an innately suitable architecture like the Dusk Network.
How to learn more about Dusk Network
The Dusk Network is a project coordinated by the Dusk Foundation. We are a decentralized ecosystem entirely focused on providing the perfect trade-off between privacy and transparency. Dusk protects privacy and fits regulations in payments, communications and asset transfers.