Last week, I tried to bridge some old ERC20 $DUSK . I had to try three times because the migration contract kept timing out while estimating gas. That little delay made me remember that even simple token moves can still feel clunky on newer mainnets.
It is like waiting for a bank wire to finish processing for hours when all you want is to know that it went through.
#Dusk is an L1 that focuses on privacy and uses zero-knowledge proofs for regulated assets. It puts compliance and privacy ahead of open throughput, so transactions can be audited but not seen. It accepts slower coordination to follow EU rules.
You need at least 1,000 $DUSK to stake for consensus security (it matures after about two epochs), pay all network fees, and lock for veDUSK to vote on governance proposals.
With the DuskEVM mainnet upgrade going live in the first quarter of 2026 and the NPEX dApp aiming for €300 million or more in RWA tokenization, participation seems to be on the rise. Staking keeps the chain secure, and governance stays low-volume but tied to real regulatory balancing. Long-term emissions are low, which keeps distribution slow.
