The recent popularity of the privacy protection track shows no signs of waning. When DUSK surged to $0.16 and the paper gains exceeded 520%, many investors began to consider: which project in this track is truly more worth paying attention to?

Comparing the veteran powerhouse Oasis Network(ROSE) with DUSK, it’s actually a showdown between two completely different technological systems.

ROSE adopts a TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) solution. Simply put, it establishes a physically isolated processing area within the chip, where data is processed without external visibility. This approach was quickly developed, allowing ROSE to capture the market early. Its ecosystem is also quite mature and stable.

So, what’s the problem? Hardware isolation solutions inherently carry risks. Historically, hardware schemes like Intel SGX have been found to have multiple vulnerabilities. As soon as the protective layer fails once, the entire security can be compromised. For users demanding utmost security, relying on hardware-based solutions indeed seems insufficiently thorough.

DUSK, on the other hand, takes a purely mathematical approach—zero-knowledge proofs. It doesn’t rely on any hardware secure enclaves, but instead uses cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data directly. This approach fundamentally avoids hardware vulnerability risks, with security built on a mathematical foundation. Although deployment takes longer, once mature, its reliability surpasses that of hardware solutions by a significant margin.

Both technological routes have their trade-offs. ROSE pursues practicality, while DUSK seeks ultimate security. As market demand for privacy protection becomes increasingly urgent, these two approaches are likely to coexist long-term.