#dusk $DUSK @Dusk I was staring at the Dusk explorer last night when a block came in at 17.22 instead of the 19.86 I still half-expect. The generator had filled most of the certificate credits… wait, not quite all, so the leftover slice of that extra 10% just vanished into the burn. No drama, no alert—just quieter supply than the schedule promised.
That small gap keeps happening. The protocol mints 19.8574 on paper every ten seconds, yet the part that actually reaches active stake is already trimmed by unfinished certificates and the fixed 10% that goes to the fund. Provisioners notice it. Or at least the ones still checking the numbers do. You start watching your own inclusion rate more carefully because the difference between full bonus and partial is real money over a few thousand blocks. The high early emission was meant to pull nodes online fast while fees are still thin. The protocol just keeps doing it.
Whether the front-loading buys enough reliable participation before the first cut in 2029 is still open. Right now APR sits in the low twenties and the network feels busy enough, but the first reduction will test if usage can carry the security budget once the faucet drops to 9.93.
I still check the burn rate on Dusk. Not sure what number would actually worry me yet.
That small gap keeps happening. The protocol mints 19.8574 on paper every ten seconds, yet the part that actually reaches active stake is already trimmed by unfinished certificates and the fixed 10% that goes to the fund. Provisioners notice it. Or at least the ones still checking the numbers do. You start watching your own inclusion rate more carefully because the difference between full bonus and partial is real money over a few thousand blocks. The high early emission was meant to pull nodes online fast while fees are still thin. The protocol just keeps doing it.
Whether the front-loading buys enough reliable participation before the first cut in 2029 is still open. Right now APR sits in the low twenties and the network feels busy enough, but the first reduction will test if usage can carry the security budget once the faucet drops to 9.93.
I still check the burn rate on Dusk. Not sure what number would actually worry me yet.
