I started looking at DUSK differently when I realized the token isn't just sitting on top of the network.
DUSK is the native token used for gas and staking on Dusk. Every transaction pays its network fee in DUSK, while staking helps secure the network.
There’s another detail I found interesting: Dusk has a 1 billion DUSK maximum supply—500 million initial supply plus 500 million emitted over time for staking rewards. Those emissions are designed to halve every four years.
So the token has two very different jobs:
DUSK pays for activity. DUSK also helps secure that activity.
For me, that makes the real question pretty simple:
Can Dusk create enough real usage for the token’s utility to matter beyond speculation?
That's what I'm watching.

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