Recently, there's a technical approach worth exploring—DuskEVM's design philosophy isn't simply about adding another EVM chain, but about integrating the entire EVM ecosystem's development efficiency onto a compliant privacy L1 infrastructure.

Let's start with the project progress. DuskDS, as the data availability and settlement layer, is already running stably on the mainnet. The Rusk upgrade is the final hurdle before launching DuskEVM on the mainnet. The core of this upgrade is to enable BLOB transaction processing. In other words, the pipeline for orderly batching of L2 transactions onto L1 is finally being fully established.

Now, some key metrics. BLOBs are produced at fixed intervals, roughly every 7 minutes creating a new window. If a batch of EVM transactions exceeds the capacity of a single BLOB, the system will automatically move to the subsequent window; with current parameters, each window can produce up to 6 BLOBs. You can think of this as a multi-lane highway for settlement—more fixed and clear lanes mean more predictable throughput and costs, which is crucial for DeFi and RWA projects that are highly sensitive to settlement stability.

Even more interesting is the overall positioning. DuskEVM is essentially an EVM-compatible execution layer, but its settlement foundation is a non-EVM privacy-compliant L1 (DuskDS)—this isn't just a superficial change, but a forced integration of the "developer-friendly toolchain" with the "regulatory-compliant infrastructure" that institutions require.

What does this mean for developers? Wallets, hardware signers, and other tools in the EVM ecosystem can connect more smoothly, drastically reducing learning curves. For institutions and project teams, life becomes more comfortable—you can quickly build custom L2s based on DuskDS, whether permissioned or permissionless, with rules for sequencers set by yourself, and regulatory requirements directly embedded into chain parameters instead of being just a slide in a presentation that causes nervousness.

The brilliance of this approach lies in avoiding the binary choice of "EVM or privacy." Instead, it separates functions—using the convenience of the EVM ecosystem at the execution layer, while relying on the privacy-compliant L1 for settlement. In the current landscape where DeFi and RWA are gradually moving onto the chain, this architectural design indeed offers considerable potential.