Looking through on-chain data of DUSK, an interesting address caught my eye. After receiving 500,000 DUSK tokens, it did one thing—staked all of them—and then almost no further activity. No swing trading, no chasing hot trends, just like a stone forgotten by time. But when you calculate its actual returns, the numbers will surprise you: including staking and re-investment, the assets silently grew by over 50%. The price appreciation is nowhere near as exaggerated; the real secret lies in the tokenomics design of DUSK.

**"Sleep Income" from Staking**

This address earns about 16% annualized staking yield. In DUSK’s deflationary economic system, this "living wage" seems as stable as can be. But the key point is—claiming costs are extremely low (almost no Gas fees), and the compounding effect quietly amplifies. Over two years, the initial principal has been magnified to nearly 140%. The design behind this is clever: by offering extremely convenient staking and guaranteed returns, it locks in those who truly hold for the long term.

**"Invisible Appreciation" from the Deflationary Mechanism**

Even more impressive, this "lazy" user did nothing actively, yet due to ecosystem activity, they automatically became wealthier. DUSK’s rules are straightforward— all on-chain private transactions and contract executions require burning $DUSK as fuel. As RWA applications (like Dusk Trade) expand the ecosystem, on-chain activity continues to grow, and tokens are continuously net-burned. What does this mean? The proportion of tokens held by this "lazy" holder increases relative to the entire network—not because they got richer, but because their scarcity is increasing.

This case demonstrates one point: in well-designed Web3 projects, the biggest earners are often not the most frequently trading players.