The underlying logic of ecological prosperity is actually very simple—retain good builders. The DUSK project has clearly understood this and designed a rather interesting developer incentive framework.

First is the issue of entry barriers. They have allocated 15 million $DUSK as a dedicated grant program, directly supporting early-stage projects. The biggest benefit is that it is non-dilutive—developers do not have to dilute equity. More cleverly, DuskEVM is fully compatible with the Solidity ecosystem. In other words, developers using Solidity can get started directly, with zero learning costs. This minimizes the friction of entry.

Moving up to the growth stage, DUSK guides developers not into the fiercely competitive DeFi red ocean, but into the blue ocean of compliant financial applications and RWA tools. The benefits here are obvious—fewer competitors, clear demand, and strong customer willingness to pay. Early projects have the opportunity to become benchmarks in their niche, enjoying the network effects of being first.

At the mature ecosystem stage, the game changes. Excellent applications will attract a large number of users and assets, and transaction fee income will follow. Successful developers can also further profit from ecosystem growth by providing value-added services, participating in governance, and more.

To put it simply, the message this model wants to convey is very clear: building on DUSK is not just a technical experiment, but a promising business venture. The combination of long-term incentives and short-term support is indeed something special.