Many people focus on the ups and downs of the coin price with anxiety, but they overlook a stable way to profit — staking. Taking privacy networks like Dusk as an example, over 200 million DUSK tokens are now locked in staking contracts, accounting for 36% of the total circulating supply. What does this number indicate? The community and major holders are voting with real money, showing confidence in the project's long-term prospects.

Why is staking important for both projects and users? Simply put, the more tokens are locked, the stronger the network’s security — this is the core logic of the PoS mechanism. For token holders, it means passive income; your funds are just sitting there earning money.

How to participate specifically? There are two ways:

The first is regular staking, done through the Sozu protocol. This method is very friendly to beginners; you don’t need to set up server nodes, just authorize staking directly in the official or partner wallets. Earnings are automatically accumulated, and you can withdraw flexibly, suitable for most people.

The second is running an independent node. This requires maintaining your own server, participating in network consensus validation, and demands technical skills and capital, but the returns are usually higher — after all, your contribution is greater.

Where does the income come from? Mainly two sources: network issuance incentives (inflation rewards) and transaction fee sharing. As long as the network is operational and transactions are happening, stakers can continue to receive dividends. This is also why Dusk, as a privacy network, can attract so many tokens to be locked long-term. In the current market volatility, this stable passive income model is worth serious consideration.