Honestly, recently this wave of the market has worn down many people's mindsets. Hotspots rotate, and it's easy to get caught when chasing any of them, so I started to operate in the opposite direction—specifically digging into projects that don't have much discussion heat. That's how Dusk came into my sight.

At first glance, I didn't feel much. The price was steady, the community was quiet, and there didn't seem to be any short-term profit opportunities. But the quieter it was, the more it piqued my curiosity, and I started to spend more time understanding what this project is really doing.

Dusk focuses on privacy and compliance, which are indeed unpopular directions in the crypto space. Not sexy, and hard to spin good stories about. Honestly, most retail investors would rather have a concept coin that can tell a good story than touch something that seems "boring." But I later realized one thing—if blockchain really wants to connect with traditional finance, privacy and compliance are unavoidable hurdles.

What Dusk aims to do isn't the kind of narrative that can be hyped daily, but rather something oriented toward securities tokenization and real application scenarios. This route is destined to have no heat in the early stages, and no one will be promoting it.

From a retail investor's perspective, holding such coins really tests your psychology. Slow growth, and when it dips, no one is there to complain with you, making it very easy to fall into self-doubt. But my thinking has completely shifted now—I no longer expect to profit from every wave of the market, but instead reserve a few medium- to long-term positions for myself.

I keep a small position in Dusk, without leverage, and without frequent tinkering—just as a bet on a direction. Whether it will succeed, I can't guarantee; the biggest risk is that it might undergo a long correction. But at least I understand the logic thoroughly, and holding it doesn't make me too anxious. Ultimately, for me now, maintaining a steady mindset is far more important than short-term account fluctuations.