Every new mainnet enters what I call the "Ghost Chain Phase." It’s that eerie period right after launch where the explorer is up, blocks are being produced… and almost no one is using it for anything meaningful.
You’ll see the foundational transfers, the team transactions, maybe a few brave/curious users sending tiny amounts back and forth. But the dominant feeling is emptiness. It’s a fully powered city with the streets rolled out and the lights on—and a population of about twelve.
For #dusk , this phase will be a critical test of narrative. How long can the community stomach the quiet? How does the team communicate during this inevitable lull? Do they hype every tiny bit of activity, or do they honestly manage expectations, focusing on the steady work of onboarding the first real applications like DuskTrade?
This phase separates the hype-driven projects from the grind-it-out ones. The former panic as engagement drops. The latter put their heads down and code, knowing this quiet is a necessary part of the process. Which one #dusk is will become apparent in the next 90 days.
