No matter how grand the technological vision, it ultimately depends on real ecological applications to prove itself. For the Dusk project, 2026 has become a watershed—shifting from pure infrastructure development to large-scale ecological application deployment. The recent series of actions clearly show that they are not just making empty promises but are actively pushing forward with real efforts.

The best example is the flagship application DuskTrade. This is not just a fantasy in the white paper but a result of deep cooperation with the Dutch licensed exchange NPEX, which has explicitly announced its official launch in 2026. This platform holds multiple EU financial licenses, including MTF (Multilateral Trading Facility), aiming to provide on-chain trading services for securities assets exceeding 300 million euros. This immediately lays a solid application scenario and demand foundation for the DUSK token.

On the technical side, progress is also ongoing. The compliance solution for institutions, Hedger, has released a test version that uses mechanisms like double encryption to address the two most challenging issues when traditional financial institutions go on-chain—data privacy and regulatory reporting. Meanwhile, the network consensus mechanism has been upgraded to proof of stake, and an innovative succinct proof protocol has been introduced to compress transaction finalization time to seconds, which is truly demanding for financial-grade application performance.

Ecological incentives are also being strengthened. The Creator Pad creator program, launched in partnership with leading exchanges, has attracted considerable attention, with a prize pool exceeding 3 million DUSK tokens, encouraging users to promote ecological growth through content creation and community building. With this combined approach, the ecological vitality is indeed being stimulated.