The Biggest Misunderstanding About DuskEVM
A common misunderstanding about DuskEVM is that it exists to make Dusk more developer friendly.
That is not its purpose.
DuskEVM exists to separate where execution happens from where responsibility settles.
Smart contracts run in an EVM-compatible environment, but their outcomes do not automatically become final. Final state is determined on Dusk Layer 1, where eligibility rules, permissions, and audit requirements are enforced at the protocol level.
This separation is fundamental.
In standard EVM systems, successful execution implicitly approves the resulting state. If a transaction runs, the state is accepted, and any issues are handled later through governance, monitoring, or off chain processes. That model works for crypto native assets. It fails when assets represent regulated financial instruments.
DuskEVM changes that execution settlement boundary.
Contracts can execute exactly as written, but settlement is conditional. If an action violates eligibility or compliance constraints, it never becomes final state, regardless of execution success.
This is why DuskEVM is critical for applications like DuskTrade. It allows Solidity-based trading logic to operate inside a settlement layer built for regulated markets, not permissionless experimentation.
DuskEVM is not about convenience compatibility.
It is about making EVM execution usable in environments where settlement must remain defensible by design.
