Recently, an interesting phenomenon has been observed—Dusk's community growth is not driven by memes or airdrops, but rather by attracting people through professional discussions. Their Discord and X communities are filled with debates on privacy and fee markets.

The core discussion revolves around a tough question: Will the high costs of privacy computation eat into validators' profit margins? At first glance, it seems like a fatal flaw, but the community offers an alternative logic—institutional use cases will generate stable and substantial fee flows, enough to cover the costs. This is not just wishful thinking; data after the DuskDS upgrade proves it: network throughput and data availability have significantly improved, with staking surpassing 200 million DUSK and the locked-up ratio reaching 36%.

This reflects a different approach to ecosystem building. It’s not about mass popularity, but precise focus—professional builders and institutional players are the main actors. The FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) applications driven by creators illustrate this well: scenarios like private governance and anonymous checkpoints enable DAOs to truly implement private voting.

This ecosystem positioning has a hidden advantage—it attracts participants with real needs rather than speculators. Low-key but deep—perhaps this is the long-term sustainable strategy. If you're interested, you can check out the on-chain data analysis shared in the community, which often reveals many interesting details.