Recently, while researching Dusk, I suddenly realized that what this chain truly focuses on is not how advanced the underlying technology is, but whether the application layer can be understood and accepted by the real financial system. This point is actually often overlooked.

Thinking carefully, many issues with public chains are not about performance at all; the key problem lies in their default usage logic, which doesn't align with the operational habits of real-world finance. What sets Dusk apart is—it's leaning towards the real world, rather than expecting the real world to adapt to the rules on the chain. Asset permissions, transaction compliance, identity verification—each layer attempts to integrate on-chain operations into existing financial processes, rather than tearing everything down and starting over. This approach is actually rare in the crypto space.

Comparing it to those chains that claim to be DeFi-native reveals the difference. Some applications run smoothly on-chain, but once real assets or institutions get involved, the process immediately breaks down. Dusk’s application layer design is precisely aimed at preemptively plugging these vulnerabilities.

The Dusk Foundation isn’t rushing to pile up application numbers; instead, it cares more about whether each application complies with the basic logic of regulated finance. This makes the ecosystem expansion seem restrained, even somewhat conservative. But in the long run, this restraint is actually a way to avoid the risks of major upheavals later on.

Looking at $DUSK now, I am more inclined to see it as a public chain that reserves an entry point for real-world finance, rather than just a system serving native crypto users. Its application layer doesn’t pursue fun, but practicality and recognition. This path may not be lively or quickly eye-catching, but for Dusk, it’s likely the necessary direction to stick to.