#dusk
In the Monolithic Design, the $DUSK stack integrates Consensus, Execution, and Data Availability into a single, tightly-coupled layer (DuskDS). This powerful, unified chain provides security and settles transactions with its own finality. It's robust, but like early computers, it combines all functions into one system.
Enter the Modular Design-the true game-changer. Here, DuskDS evolves into a robust foundational layer, specializing in Consensus and Data Availability. It provides the same-block finality and ironclad security for multiple, independent execution environments built atop it. This is where the magic happens.