Dusk Foundation's core logic is actually quite interesting, and they dare to think and do.

Their starting point is: future finance will not become simpler, only more complex. Because of this judgment, what Dusk aims to do is—to turn this complexity into a verifiable, auditable system behavior.

So you'll find that throughout Dusk's design, there's a strong emphasis on permission management, identity verification, disclosure rules, transfer restrictions, and compliance constraints. Honestly, these are rarely seen in the DeFi world. But in the real financial system? These are the foundational infrastructures used every day.

From another perspective, Dusk isn't about creating "freedom," but about automating "rules." This positioning determines that its fate isn't controlled by crypto users, but truly depends on whether the real world actually needs it.

Looking at the role of the DUSK token, it's not a story asset or an emotional vehicle; it's more like the "power source" of this system. It provides rewards to validation nodes, supports the economic foundation for privacy computing and rule enforcement—but it doesn't tell stories itself, nor does it appreciate through narrative.

This leads to a very direct consequence: it won't skyrocket because of a hot promotion, nor will it go viral through a meme. It only becomes truly valuable in one scenario—that is, when the real world starts to use it.

But this process? Extremely long.

If you're optimistic about Dusk, you're essentially not betting on short-term market movements, but on a bigger trend: that future finance will be more regulated, more systematic, and more complex. This is a long-term directional bet, not a cyclical one. The time horizons and risk attributes of the two are completely different.