Don't think of DuskEVM as "just another EVM chain"; the key lies in its underlying logic—settling the productivity of the EVM ecosystem onto a privacy-compliant L1.

Recently, the community shared their progress pace, and what's worth noting are the engineering details. DuskDS, as the data availability layer and settlement layer, has been running stably on the mainnet. The Rusk upgrade is the final step before the DuskEVM mainnet. The core of this upgrade is a single word—connecting BLOB transaction processing. In other words, the pipeline for batch transactions from L2 to reach L1 has now been fully established.

Let's look at some hard data. BLOBs are produced at fixed intervals, roughly every 7 minutes per window. If a batch of EVM transactions cannot fit into a single BLOB, the system automatically splits it into subsequent windows. According to current parameters, a window can produce up to 6 BLOBs—you can think of this as the number of lanes on a high-speed settlement highway. The clearer the lanes, the more predictable the throughput and costs, which is extremely critical for compliant DeFi or RWA-type businesses, as these scenarios are highly sensitive to stability.

Now, let's consider the positioning itself. DuskEVM is an EVM-equivalent execution layer, but the settlement layer is on a non-EVM privacy-compliant L1 (DuskDS). This is not just a superficial change; it combines the "developer-friendly toolchain" with the "regulatory-compliant infrastructure" that institutions need.

The practical benefits are straightforward. Wallets and hardware signing devices in the EVM ecosystem will integrate more smoothly. For institutions and project teams, they can even quickly build custom L2s based on DuskDS—supporting optional permissioned or permissionless modes, flexible sequencer rules, and directly embedding regulatory requirements into parameters instead of PowerPoint slides. This flexibility is especially attractive for large projects that need to implement compliance effectively.