Recently, I've been following an interesting chain, and the changes in Dusk Network are indeed quite unique.

The mainnet has been running for a year, and in December last year, they completed the DuskDS Layer-1 upgrade, which significantly improved data processing speed and made block confirmations more stable. This is especially friendly for high-frequency, small-value private transactions. More importantly, DuskEVM has been fully open—developers can migrate old projects with almost no modifications, just add a privacy tag, and the system automatically uses ZKP for protection. Transaction counterparts cannot see the details at all, and the gas fees are even cheaper than conventional zk solutions.

What truly stands out is the progress of the STOX platform. Starting in Q1 with real securities assets from Europe, the complete on-chain process of issuance, trading, and settlement has already run through the first batch. The privacy aspect is solidly implemented, and a compliant audit channel has been reserved, with the MiCA compliance framework basically aligned. $DUSK , as the gas and staking token, gains more value the more it is used. The staking rate has already reached 36%, and the ecosystem foundation is becoming increasingly solid.

Interestingly, this chain has never been loud or flashy; every move points toward the institutional-grade RWA direction. When the scale grows, looking back at today’s layout could be very meaningful.