This wave of $DUSK 's technical route choice is indeed intriguing. The self-developed Hedger privacy engine takes the combination of homomorphic encryption and zero-knowledge proofs to the next level—solving the privacy issues of distributed ledgers while meeting regulatory transparency requirements. This sense of balance is uncommon in the industry.

Even more interesting is the design of DuskDS's settlement layer. By integrating the MIPS pre-verification mechanism, it directly eliminates the 7-day withdrawal cycle problem typical of L2 solutions. How big is the difference between instant settlement and traditional Layer 2 experience? Imagine how institutional users feel—from waiting to real-time confirmation—this is not just product optimization but a complete reengineering of the interaction logic.

The most exciting part is the ecosystem actions. What does the partnership with NPEX exchange in the Netherlands mean? Trillions of RWA assets have found a compliant "digital accommodation solution." The process for institutions to onboard on-chain, which used to take half a year for compliance review, is now compressed to a few weeks, with costs reduced by 50 times. From an economic perspective, this is a substantial lowering of the barriers.

When the CBDC era truly arrives, those underlying infrastructures with privacy designs, compliance genes, and the ability to provide instant settlement will naturally surface. Licensed, private, efficient—this combination may seem simple but is actually scarce.