In the world of privacy coins, there's always an unavoidable dilemma: if you want absolute anonymity like Monero, you have to accept snail-paced confirmation speeds; if you want lightning-fast transactions, privacy protection has to be compromised. It's like the classic dilemma of choosing between fish and bear paws.

Until DUSK emerged, attempting to solve both problems simultaneously with ZK-Rollup technology. Interestingly, they didn't opt to directly use existing open-source solutions; instead, they started from scratch and built their own. This "self-developed" approach may seem labor-intensive and unappealing, but in reality, it has created a deep technological moat.

To put it plainly, other projects are merely patching existing frameworks, while DUSK is laying its own foundation, designing everything independently, and building a complete system from the ground up. Data from the official testnet speaks volumes—peak TPS surpassing 2000+, a record that truly leads in the privacy chain sector. Competitors still struggling to break triple digits in TPS look somewhat overwhelmed in comparison.

The real core competitiveness lies in the ability to "weld" high-speed processing with strong privacy protection. This isn't just a simple feature stacking but a deep integration at the technical level. For ordinary users, the most tangible experience boils down to three words: fast, private, affordable. This directly addresses the biggest pain point for large-scale privacy applications—the user experience issue.

Of course, self-development comes with costs—high development expenses and longer iteration cycles. But from another perspective, having absolute control over the entire tech stack grants DUSK a valuable strategic advantage. While competitors are still integrating and fine-tuning general solutions, DUSK is already defining the next-generation performance standards for privacy chains. In this tech-innovation-driven race, such first-mover advantage and architectural originality are assets that are hardest for others to imitate.