Recently, I've been paying close attention to Dusk's progress and increasingly feel that the mainnet launch is imminent. The truly impressive signal isn't just the official promotional slogans, but the technical details revealed during the Town Hall—Rusk upgrade as the final major update of DuskDS, officially introducing BLOB transaction processing. This step fully aligns L1's data availability and settlement capabilities with the actual needs of L2.

The key transformation here is that DuskEVM is no longer a standalone feature module but part of a clear modular stack that disassembles the entire Dusk underlying architecture from a "self-developed integrated solution" into a well-defined modular structure. Specifically, DuskDS focuses on settlement and data availability, DuskEVM handles the EVM execution environment, and DuskVM manages the WASM execution layer. The benefits of this division of labor are obvious—future enhancements can continue to layer privacy and compliance computing capabilities on top, rather than being locked into a single design.

This technical ecosystem deserves a detailed look. The official documentation explicitly emphasizes the concept of "EVM-equivalent," meaning DuskEVM will execute transactions according to the same rules as an Ethereum client. This allows mature contracts, development tools, and infrastructure on Ethereum to be migrated almost seamlessly, minimizing modification costs. The underlying architecture adopts OP Stack and supports EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding), but the key point is that settlement isn't back on the Ethereum mainnet but directly on DuskDS—this is the true realization of the "compliant financial settlement layer" concept.

For developers, this translates into a clear advantage: from "learning a new, unfamiliar blockchain" to "configuring Hardhat or Foundry with network parameters and deploying directly." The official team has even hardcoded the mainnet parameters: Chain ID is 744, RPC endpoints and block explorer addresses are all set, making it essentially ready to use out of the box.

Regarding the $DUSK token, it is not just a placeholder here. Dusk's tokenomics are clearly designed: all network fees on-chain are denominated in LUX, with 1 LUX equal to 10⁻⁹ DUSK. In other words, when deploying contracts or sending transactions on-chain, you're essentially paying gas in DUSK—that's the real utility of the token.

A practical detail that requires special attention: if you still hold ERC20 or BEP20 versions of $DUSK, the most pragmatic action before and after the mainnet launch is to migrate to the native DUSK. The official process involves using Web Wallet via WalletConnect, locking the tokens, and minting native DUSK, which usually takes about 15 minutes. However, there's a common pitfall—native DUSK uses 9 decimal places, and during migration, there's a minimum unit limit of 1 LUX. Non-integer LUX amounts will be rounded down, so be careful not to lose fractional precision unnecessarily.

Overall, the launch of DuskEVM is not just another milestone in the technical roadmap but also a significant step in turning the concept of a "compliant financial settlement layer" into a reality within the Solidity ecosystem. Modular architecture, EVM compatibility, native token mechanisms—these elements together provide developers and users with a clear migration path and promising application prospects.