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#dusk $DUSK @Dusk
Yesterday, My Father told me, “Remember these 5 things about DuskEVM:
1. EVM tooling makes Dusk easier to build on.
2. Hedger brings financial privacy to DuskEVM.
3. DuskEVM expands tokenized assets, DeFi and lending.
4. Chainlink CCIP enables secure cross-chain asset movement.
5. DuskEVM testnet is live for Solidity developers.

Hmm, and that’s why, Today I was looking a little deeper into Dusk’s DuskEVM. First, one thing caught my attention…. DuskEVM can use Solidity and familiar EVM tooling. That means you don’t have to start by learning a new development environment. Sounds pretty amazing! Doesn’t it?

Yes, this is where the real question about Dusk came to my mind. Is it enough to just be developer-friendly?

Listen, another aspect of DuskEVM is financial privacy. Hedger keeps transaction amounts private, but if necesary, it can be It is possible to verify and audit. As a result, a different posibility is created to create confidential payment or asset-transfer workflow. Then looking at DuskEVM ecosystem, several types of use cases come to mind - tokenized assets, regulated marketplaces, private-market investing, DeFi and lending. But having the technology and people using it are not same thing. But it is something to think about. Yes, but the integration of Chainlink is also important here. DuskEVM plans to use CCIP to move tokenized assets from one chain to another. In addition, DataLink and Data Streams will work to bring verified market data and low-latency price updates onchain. Oh yes, and DuskEVM is now live on testnet, where developers can deploy Solidity contracts and test EVM execution. And this is not just word of mouth. So the interesting aspect of Dusk to me is not just EVM compatibility. EVM tooling, privacy, ecosystem, Chainlink interoperability and testnet - it wants to bring these five together in one place.

But in the end, the question is It remains:
Will technology be the measure of how good this infrastructure is, or will the real test be how much developers and users actually adopt it?🤔

#termmax @TermMax Last night, My Father was telling me about the TermMax project - "@TermMax offers fixed rates for borrowing and lending for a fixed term, which eliminates the uncertainty associated with floating rates." That's prety cool, isn't it?

Yes, and that's why today I was looking into TermMax's fixed-rate lending and custom Uniswap V3 AMM a little deper. At first, it seemed pretty simple.... You can borrow, lend, and leverage from one place. But if you think about it, the real problem lies elsewhere. When you want to take a leveraged yield strategy in DeFi, you often have to navigate multiple protocols, arrange transactions, and then keep an eye on the position. This whole process is quite difficult for a new user. But it's something to think about!

Yes, this is where TermMax's approach seems interesting to me. TermMax is reusing Uniswap V3's AMM model with a fixed-rate mechanism and customizable pricing curve. As a result, there is an opportunity to set the borrowing cost in advance and change the pricing curve according to liquidity. And yes, this not just lip service, I am still thinking about how this mechanism actually works. But, there is one thing that has stopped me a little. Reducing complexity and creating liquidity are not the same thing. If TermMax's interface simplifies borrowing and leverage, then the next question is how to create sufficient liquidity in this fixed-rate market. This is where I find the matter quite strange. But I am not saying that I am right. I could be wrong. But yes, there is another important distinction. How TermMax's technology simplifies lending process is one thing, how much the market is using that mechanism is a completely different matter. But this division has become new to me. Hmm, so for me the real question of TermMax is not just “how good is the fixed rate”. Rather, Question is-

After reducing complexity in DeFi, can that simplicity really match sustainable liquidity and the real needs of users?🤔

$牛来 $COLLECT $BTW leading the ALPHA list but im waiting for @TermMax coin maybe $TMX

$BLESS $BEAT $BTW leading the ALPHA list but im waiting for @TermMax coin $TMX 🔥🚀

👉 YOU???

#BitcoinBestWeekSinceMarch2023
You know 🙋‍♀️
I get the idea. A strong move up alone doesn’t confirm a new Bitcoin bull market for me. I’d want to see the structure change first: a clear higher high, followed by a higher low that actually holds. If Bitcoin starts building that pattern consistently, then the bullish case becomes much more convincing. That’s the confirmation I’d watch for.

$BTC

#bitcoin ’s Fear & Greed Index just climbed to 72, putting the market firmly in greed territory. Interesting shift. Now the bigger question is whether this greed can turn into sustained buying or just short-term excitement.
$BTC

#Binance has announced that it will stop processing transactions with 11 specific crypto-asset platforms starting August 23, 2026. This is not a token delisting; rather, it is a compliance and risk-control measure related to transactions with specific external platforms. The important thing for me about this update is that major exchanges are now paying more attention to fund flows with external crypto platforms, not just their own trading markets.

#solana
Today, South Korea's Shinhan Asset Management, Solana Foundation, Etherfuse and Orca signed a four-party memorandum on tokenized fund issuance. This is important to me because it directly links blockchain technology to traditional financial institutions. However, the partnership announcement itself is not proof of adoption. The real question will be how much this tokenized fund is actually used, how it meets regulatory requirements and whether it can create an effective market for investors.
$SOL $SOMI $SC

#Arbitrum
Arbitrum's official update says that their Dynamic Pricing is now working under real congestion on the mainnet. Initial results show a reduction in gas price spikes during peak demand and a rapid normalization of fees after congestion ends. This is interesting to me, because blockchain scaling is not just about increasing throughput. How predictable transaction costs are even during busy times is also important for real adoption.

$BNB $BB $B2

#Binance
Binance has announced that deposits and withdrawals will be temporarily suspended during the Conflux Network CFX upgrade. This is usually done to ensure transaction compatibility and the safety of user funds during a network upgrade. To me, such notice is important because blockchain upgrades are not just a matter for developers; the exchange infrastructure also needs to synchronize with network changes.
$BNB $BTC $ETH

#BinanceAnnouncements
Today, Binance announced the removal of some Spot Trading Pairs. After a specified period of time, trading on these pairs will cease and the associated Spot Trading Bot service will also be shut down. Binance has asked users to take necessary action by checking their open orders or bot settings in advance. This is important to me because the exchange's pair removal does not mean the token is being discontinued; it is essentially a change in support for a specific trading market.

DuskEVM testnet.... developers can now deploy and test Solidity contracts

These are the five things I find most interesting about Dusk - EVM tooling makes it easier for builders, Hedger brings privacy, the ecosystem is growing towards DeFi and tokenized assets, Chainlink CCIP makes cross-chain movement easier, and testnet gives developers the opportunity to experiment with Solidity contracts.

#Arbitrum
Arbitrum ecosystem is currently moving towards agentic finance by supporting payment standards such as x402 and MPP. According to the official announcement in July, the goal is to enable AI agents to more easily interact with blockchain-based financial applications. This opens up a new dimension of making blockchain infrastructure usable not only for humans, but also for autonomous software agents.

$BNB $BTC $ETH

#solana
Solana announced details about the new Transaction v1 format on August 17. It also plans to increase the maximum transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes. This will create more space for complex transactions. This could be especially important for applications that require more account interaction. The Solana ecosystem is gradually moving towards making the transaction infrastructure more flexible.
$SOL

#Polygon #PolygonGrowth
Polygon’s August updates focused on stablecoin payments and cross-chain money movement through the Open Money Stack. On August 17, Polygon released an update titled “Hold Dollars in Polygon’s Open Money Stack.” Their broader strategy now clearly moves beyond blockchain scaling to building stablecoin-based payments and financial infrastructure.
$POL

#RippleUpdate
Did you know 🙋‍♀️ Ripple released a post-quantum security roadmap for the XRP Ledger in April. Their goal is to prepare XRPL for the potential future threats of quantum computing by 2028. This includes a plan to gradually change the cryptographic infrastructure. The issue is much more related to long-term infrastructure development than today's price movement.
$XRP

#FASBProposesStablecoinsAsCashEquivalents
Tether announced on August 13 that KPMG U.S. had completed a full independent audit of its 2025 financial statements and issued an unqualified audit opinion. Reserve transparency has long been a key issue in the stablecoin ecosystem. Tether’s audit update is seen as part of the company’s efforts to increase transparency around the backing and financial reporting of $USDT

#BNBChain
You know 🙋‍♀️
BNB Chain’s recent announcement announced that Microsoft will be offering Azure credits to developers who build agents in BNB Agent Studio. There will be a pool of up to $1,000 in Azure credits for developers deploying agents. This is important because both infrastructure and developer incentives are needed to increase the use of AI agents in the blockchain ecosystem.

#dusk $DUSK @Dusk
Hey, You know.... A special question about @Dusk has stuck in my head and has caught my full atention. Yes, listen to my question:
Is it really possible to keep privacy and compliance together?

Yes, in a normal blockchain transaction, sender, receiver, amount, asset - a lot of information is public. But in the Financial market, things are not so simple. Here, verification by the regulator or bank is required, and at the same time, it is not desirable for the entire financial data to be in front of everyone. Dusk's Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Selective Disclosure concept is interesting right here. Suppose, all the information of a transaction is in one place. The bank only checks whether the amount and authorization are valid, the exchange only checks whether the eligibility proof is valid, and the custodian checks the asset and settlement authorization. That means everyone is verifying the transaction, but not everyone is seeing the same information. And yes, it is quite surprising, isn't it?

But yes, I stopped here for a moment.
Because privacy does not just mean "nobody can see anything". Rather, the real question is who can see how much. Dusk's approach therefore seems more interesting to me towards controlled disclosure than anonymity. Of course, this is where it seems a bit strange to me. The more access policies, verification rules and regulatory requirements are added, the more complex system can become. How efficiently this complexity can be handled while maintaining privacy is the real test. However, this division is new to me. Because here, privacy and verification are not seen as opposites of each other, but as separate layers.

But yes, I am not saying that this model solves all problems. How the technology works and how the real financial market will accept it - two different things. But something to think about!🤔

In the end, my question is:

Is privacy really about hiding information or the ability to show the right information to the right person when needed?

I am still thinking about this issue🤔

Dusk's Selective Disclosure concept is thought-provoking - is it really possible to keep all information private while still allowing the right person to verify it as needed?