美琳 Měi Lín

Most people look at Dusk and ask what it can do.

I’m more interested in what Dusk is quietly making harder to break.

One small detail in the latest developer update caught my attention: Dusk expanded its zk-tools with tooling to generate and validate Groth16 verifiers for Solidity.

That sounds very technical — and honestly, it is.

But that’s exactly why I find it interesting.

Privacy infrastructure isn’t only about creating proofs. The boring part is making sure bad inputs, malformed proofs and unsafe assumptions don’t quietly pass through the system.

Dusk is tightening those layers.

The same update mentions stronger proof validation in Plonk and harder-to-misuse multisignature handling.

To me, that tells a different story about Dusk.

Not “look at another privacy chain.”

More like:

build the cryptography, then spend time trying to break the edges around it.

That engineering mindset is what I’ll be watching next.#dusk $DUSK @Dusk

$UAI +23.44%,
$MarsCoin +16.50%, and
$PIEVERSE +10.44% are leading the move on the screen 👀
Momentum is strong, but chasing green candles can be risky—watch the setup, not just the percentage.

Who do you think has the strongest momentum for the next move?

I opened Dusk today thinking I’d just check what they’ve been building.

Then I got stuck on one simple question:

Why does blockchain privacy always seem to come with a trade-off?

If everything is public, institutions may not want to put sensitive financial activity on-chain.

If everything is hidden, compliance becomes difficult.

Dusk is trying to sit between those two extremes.

Its architecture has two native transaction models: Moonlight for public account-based activity and Phoenix for shielded transfers. It also uses zero-knowledge proofs and selective disclosure, so privacy doesn’t necessarily mean “nobody can ever verify anything.”

And this is where Dusk gets interesting.

The goal isn’t privacy just for the sake of privacy.

It’s building around regulated assets, where an institution may need confidentiality, but still needs the ability to prove eligibility, satisfy compliance requirements, and settle transactions predictably.

Dusk also gives developers two paths: DuskEVM for Solidity/EVM tooling and DuskVM for applications that need deeper access to native privacy and ZK capabilities.

That sounds useful.

But the real test is simple.

Does it work at scale?

Will institutions actually use it?

Can developers build without fighting the architecture?

Can privacy and compliance coexist when real regulators, custodians and investors are involved?

And can the network create enough real economic activity beyond the narrative?

That’s where I’m still watching.

Because building the infrastructure is one thing.

Getting the financial world to actually use it is another.

But the problem Dusk is targeting isn’t going away.

If Dusk can actually make regulated assets private, programmable and reliably settled onchain, then it’s worth paying attention to.

Not because the story sounds good.

Because the problem is real.#dusk $DUSK @Dusk

$ZEC 😭A bad trade today, a better lesson tomorrow.And I learn this lesson every day hehe. 😂📉

$KMNO ⚡ +21.44% with a solid momentum push behind it.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.0249–0.0254
🎯 TP1: 0.0265
🎯 TP2: 0.0277
🛡️ SL: 0.0238

The setup stays attractive as long as buyers defend the entry zone. A breakout above 0.0265 could open the door for another upside extension.$KMNO

$CRV 📊 +21.61% and buyers are keeping the pressure on.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.322–0.327
🎯 TP1: 0.338
🎯 TP2: 0.350
🛡️ SL: 0.309

I wouldn’t force the entry after this run. A brief consolidation around the current area could offer a much better risk-to-reward opportunity.$CRV

$STX +22.98% and the trend is firmly leaning bullish right now.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.171–0.174
🎯 TP1: 0.180
🎯 TP2: 0.187
🛡️ SL: 0.166

The cleaner trade is a retest of support followed by fresh buying. Momentum remains interesting while the setup stays above the stop zone.$STX

$USUAL +24.30% has pushed price into a strong momentum zone.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.0118–0.0121
🎯 TP1: 0.0128
🎯 TP2: 0.0135
🛡️ SL: 0.0112

I’m looking for buyers to defend the pullback. Losing 0.0112 would weaken the structure and invalidate the idea.$USUAL

$ENA 🟢 +25.55% with strong upside pressure behind it.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.1345–0.1365
🎯 TP1: 0.1405
🎯 TP2: 0.1450
🛡️ SL: 0.1305

Momentum is attractive, but confirmation is key. If the entry zone holds and volume stays supportive, another push higher becomes interesting.$ENA

$BCH +29.90% and momentum has picked up fast.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 282–288
🎯 TP1: 300
🎯 TP2: 312
🛡️ SL: 272

I’d prefer a retest instead of entering into the spike. Above 288, buyers could try to push this move toward the next psychological levels.$BCH

$PROM +29.90% is the kind of move that gets attention, but the entry still matters.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 2.59–2.64
🎯 TP1: 2.76
🎯 TP2: 2.90
🛡️ SL: 2.46

The idea here is continuation, not chasing. A controlled retracement followed by renewed buying would be my confirmation.

$ROBO +30.52% on the board, with buyers clearly dominating the session.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.0170–0.0173
🎯 TP1: 0.0180
🎯 TP2: 0.0188
🛡️ SL: 0.0162

I’d watch the 0.0170 area closely. Holding that zone could keep the short-term trend tilted toward another leg higher.$ROBO

$GALA +33.93% and still showing aggressive upside momentum.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.00207–0.00211
🎯 TP1: 0.00220
🎯 TP2: 0.00232
🛡️ SL: 0.00198

A pullback into the entry zone would make this setup much cleaner. Patience matters more after a sharp move like this.$GALA

$COTI ⚡ +40.02% today, so momentum is clearly strong.

🟢 LONG Setup
Entry: 0.0138–0.0141
🎯 TP1: 0.0147
🎯 TP2: 0.0154
🛡️ SL: 0.0132

Don’t chase a vertical candle. I’d rather catch the continuation after a clean pullback and let price prove the strength first.$COTI
$ZEC

The Part of Dusk’s Whitepaper I Kept Coming Back To

I started reading Dusk’s whitepaper expecting the usual privacy-blockchain story.

But one detail made me stop.

Dusk doesn’t seem to treat privacy as a simple “hide everything” switch.

It separates the problem.

With Moonlight, transactions can remain transparent. With Phoenix, users get a shielded model. And through zero-knowledge proofs, the network can verify something without necessarily exposing everything behind it.

That sounds like a small architectural choice.

I don’t think it is.

Think about regulated assets.

A financial institution may need privacy around a transaction, but regulators still need a way to verify that the transaction is legitimate.

Full transparency creates one problem.

Full secrecy creates another.

Dusk is trying to sit somewhere in between: private by design, but still capable of proving what needs to be proven.

That’s much more interesting to me than simply calling Dusk a “privacy chain.”

The real question isn’t whether Dusk can keep data private.

It’s whether this balance between privacy, proof and compliance can actually work when real financial assets start moving on-chain.

That’s the part worth watching.#dusk $DUSK @Dusk

$ETH

🔴 SHORT Setup

📍 Entry: $2,260–$2,290
🎯 TP1: $2,220
🎯 TP2: $2,180
🎯 TP3: $2,120
🛑 Stop Loss: $2,335

ETH has just experienced a very sharp move, with the recent high around $2,325, so chasing a short is risky.

Wait for rejection around the entry zone and preferably confirmation on a lower timeframe before entering. Keep leverage low and risk small.
$ETH
$BTW

$PEPE

🟢 LONG setup

+19.92% keeps the momentum strong, but meme coins can move fast in both directions. I’d look for an entry around 0.00000308–0.00000314.

🐸 TP1: 0.00000325
🐸 TP2: 0.00000338
🔒 SL: 0.00000300

The main signal for me is whether buyers continue defending the pullback. No confirmation, no need to force the trade.
$PEPE

$NVDA.US

$MEGA

🟢 LONG setup

The +20.65% jump suggests buyers are controlling the short-term trend. I’d watch 0.0383–0.0388 as a possible continuation zone.

📌 TP1: 0.0400
📌 TP2: 0.0415
🛑 SL: 0.0372

The setup works best if price consolidates instead of instantly reversing. A strong bounce from support would confirm the idea.
$MEGA
$BEAT

$MSTRB

🟢 LONG setup

+20.86% is enough to keep this on my watchlist. Rather than chasing 114.16, I’d wait for a cleaner entry around 112.5–114.0.

💎 TP1: 117.0
💎 TP2: 120.0
⚠️ SL: 110.0

A successful hold above the entry zone would keep the bullish momentum alive. One clean breakout can change the pace quickly.
$AAPLB
$MSTRB

$MET

🟢 LONG setup

The +21.67% surge shows aggressive buying. Around 0.2080–0.2100 looks more interesting to me for a momentum continuation entry.

🎯 TP1: 0.2180
🎯 TP2: 0.2260
🧱 SL: 0.2010

I’d watch volume closely here. Strong follow-through can extend the move, but a weak retest could mean the rally needs cooling first.
$MET
$LOT