I’ll be keeping it honest here: what caught my attention about DuskEVM was not EVM compatibility on its own, but how that compatibility could expand real utility for Dusk.
DuskEVM is currently on testnet. It gives Solidity developers familiar wallets, libraries, Foundry and Hardhat, with DUSK used as the native gas token. Transactions execute on DuskEVM, while batches and state commitments are published to DuskDS for data availability and settlement. In practical terms, lower tooling friction can attract more builders; useful applications can create more transactions; and those transactions require DUSK for execution. Separately, staking DUSK helps secure the wider Dusk network.
But compatibility does not automatically create DEX liquidity, lending demand, TVL or revenue. Builders still need reliable infrastructure and products people return to. This is where Dusk Trade fits the strategy: it is being built as the application layer for tokenized financial assets, connecting onboarding, trading, payment coordination and settlement.
My view is simple DUSK utility becomes meaningful when testnet development turns into repeated mainnet usage. The mechanism can support demand, but adoption still has to be earned.
#dusk $DUSK @Dusk
DuskEVM is currently on testnet. It gives Solidity developers familiar wallets, libraries, Foundry and Hardhat, with DUSK used as the native gas token. Transactions execute on DuskEVM, while batches and state commitments are published to DuskDS for data availability and settlement. In practical terms, lower tooling friction can attract more builders; useful applications can create more transactions; and those transactions require DUSK for execution. Separately, staking DUSK helps secure the wider Dusk network.
But compatibility does not automatically create DEX liquidity, lending demand, TVL or revenue. Builders still need reliable infrastructure and products people return to. This is where Dusk Trade fits the strategy: it is being built as the application layer for tokenized financial assets, connecting onboarding, trading, payment coordination and settlement.
My view is simple DUSK utility becomes meaningful when testnet development turns into repeated mainnet usage. The mechanism can support demand, but adoption still has to be earned.
#dusk $DUSK @Dusk
