Many people tend to oversimplify the native token when looking at blockchain projects—thinking it's just for transactions and paying gas fees. But looking at the design logic of DUSK within the entire ecosystem, you'll find that its potential is much greater.

Let's start with governance. The Dusk network emphasizes community-driven upgrades, with voting rights directly linked to staked DUSK. This isn't about voting on trivial proposals but making major decisions that influence the protocol's direction—such as whether to prioritize the next phase on securitization modules or insurance contract modules. How to adjust privacy algorithm parameters to meet new regulatory requirements? For institutional users, this means they can directly participate in shaping the evolution of the underlying infrastructure instead of passively accepting protocol decisions. This design elevates DUSK holders from mere consumers to co-builders of the ecosystem.

Now, looking at the economic dimension. All value flows on the Dusk network—fees generated from RWA tokenization, gas consumed in privacy DeFi transactions, cross-chain bridge fees—are ultimately settled in DUSK. The built-in deflationary mechanisms (such as burning part of transaction fees) tie network usage growth to the accumulation of DUSK's value. The more active the ecosystem and the richer the applications, the more economic energy DUSK can carry. As a result, token and ecosystem development form a positive feedback loop.