Assessing whether a blockchain project is reliable often depends on the quality of its partners. Over the past few months, Dusk has been actively building its ecosystem, continuously partnering with influential institutions, and the overall puzzle is gradually coming together.

The most noteworthy development is the integration of Chainlink. By incorporating the CCIP cross-chain protocol, DataLink, and data streaming services, Dusk has gained more convenient inter-chain interaction capabilities, while also being able to bring on-chain data from NPEX into its own ecosystem. For RWA (Real World Asset on-chain) applications, cross-chain interoperability is almost essential—assets need to move flexibly across different blockchain platforms. Without this capability, it’s difficult to truly serve institutional users.

Cordial Systems’ zero-trust custody solution addresses another pain point: concerns about asset security among institutional-grade users. Through the cooperation model involving Dusk Vault and licensed financial institutions, the entire architecture aligns more with traditional financial compliance logic, which is very helpful in attracting institutional capital.

The ecosystem is also working on infrastructure improvements. Starting from January 6, Sozu staking platform has been distributing daily airdrops, continuing until July 1. This long-term incentive strategy effectively locks in early participants. Pieswap DEX recently launched the PIE token, adopting a fee-sharing model. Although its current TVL performance isn’t outstanding, the basic DeFi tools within the ecosystem are gradually improving, providing more options for ecosystem participants.

Community feedback indicates that activities by a leading exchange’s content creators have indeed attracted attention—an award pool of 3.06 million tokens is distributed through a task system, generating decent engagement. Discussions on social media mainly focus on technical features and ecosystem progress, with few negative voices overall, creating a relatively rational and positive atmosphere.

Judging by the development pace, the team is steadily progressing according to the established roadmap. The core goal for Q1 is to complete the mainnet upgrade and launch DuskEVM, which is a crucial step in expanding the ecosystem’s capacity. The tokenomics design also appears quite conservative—an initial circulating supply of 500 million tokens has been fully unlocked, while the remaining 500 million will be gradually released through 36 years of staking rewards. This design avoids large short-term unlock impacts on the price and protects the interests of long-term holders.

Overall, this is not a project that seeks quick gains. From the scale of partners, the progress in ecosystem components, to the token release strategy, it’s clear that the team is advancing in a relatively pragmatic manner. The RWA track itself requires time for accumulation and trust-building, and Dusk’s approach seems well-structured.