Many people evaluate the security of a blockchain with a few words: a larger staking size equals greater security. But this view is somewhat superficial when it comes to networks targeting compliant financial sectors.

In compliant financial scenarios, the concern isn't just about theoretical security levels, but whether the system can withstand extreme conditions. Specifically, when nodes fail, network partitions occur, or external shocks happen, can the system maintain determinism, continue producing blocks, recover quickly, and provide complete event traceability? These considerations are much more complex than simply looking at total staked amounts.

Dusk's publicly available data is quite interesting. The total staked is approximately 198.3 million DUSK, with 195.3 million actively staked—this high ratio indicates that most funds are genuinely participating in consensus rather than idling on the periphery. Why is this important? Because if a large portion of staked tokens are inactive, the apparent security budget is high, but the actual available buffer space is quite small.

Looking at the number of active block-producing nodes: about 221. What does this imply? The right to produce blocks isn't concentrated in a few entities but is relatively decentralized. Fewer nodes could lead to collusion risks and operational single points of failure. Conversely, a network with around two hundred nodes, while not the ultimate goal, already provides significant fault tolerance for a medium-scale network.

Pending effective staked tokens are 679.8K, locked staked tokens are 2.3M, and unclaimed rewards are 1.3M. These details reflect the system's liquidity and participant engagement. An annualized yield of 24.47% is also quite attractive. What truly matters is whether this mechanism can maintain node activity and network recoverability under stress testing.