Dusk as a blockchain project focused on privacy and scalability, where does its long-term competitiveness truly come from? No matter how strong the technology is, it also needs an economic model to support it.

Currently, the incentive testnet (ITN) is running, and this is not just a simple testing phase. The design of staking and node operation allows token holders to truly stand at the forefront of network security, and the binding of interests naturally stimulates participation enthusiasm. It is more resistant to attacks, and the network is more stable—this is the actual effect of economic incentives.

But numbers are just surface-level. What’s more interesting is the community momentum behind it. How many people are truly participating in the testnet? These data themselves are telling the community’s recognition of the project. Gaining governance experience before the mainnet launch will make subsequent operations much smoother.

To be honest, how far a project can go depends on two things: whether there is a reasonable incentive mechanism that makes participation profitable, and whether there is an active community willing to work together to do things well. Dusk is currently being tested by the market in these two aspects. Investors don’t have to just focus on price fluctuations; observing network participation data and governance progress often provides more insight.