2026-01-07 02:27:17

There is a storage protocol worth paying attention to in the Sui ecosystem—Walrus Protocol. It is mainly designed for large file storage, such as AI datasets, NFT media, and game assets. Using erasure coding technology, data is dispersed across multiple nodes, reducing storage costs to a fraction of centralized cloud services. An interesting feature is its support for programmable storage, allowing data to directly interact with smart contracts on the Sui chain.

The WAL token plays a core role in this network—paying for storage fees, participating in node staking, and community governance voting all require it. Compared to Arweave and Filecoin, Walrus is more competitive in efficiency, cost control, and resistance to censorship. The project officially launched its mainnet in March 2025, and the entire ecosystem and application prospects look promising. Under the trend of AI and Web3 integration, infrastructure projects like this are definitely worth paying more attention to.

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RebaseVictim

· 01-07 02:52

The name walrus is a bit interesting haha --- Erasure coding distributed storage, how much does the cost drop to? This logic sounds very appealing --- Programmable storage directly connected to on-chain contracts, it would be amazing if it can really run smoothly --- Another project launched in March, this timing is a bit sensitive --- Compared to Filecoin and Arweave, with such a significant cost advantage, why did it only go live on the mainnet in March? --- Storage of AI datasets is indeed a necessity, finally someone wants to solve this problem --- Staking mining is back again, be cautious everyone --- The speed of infrastructure completion in the Sui ecosystem is really fast, quite impressive --- The claim that costs are reduced to a fraction is a bit exaggerated, what about the details? --- Experts, come in and explain WAL's inflation mechanism --- This selling point of programmable storage is the first time I’ve heard of it, quite fresh

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ContractBugHunter

· 01-07 02:48

Erasure coding distributed storage has already been tried by Filecoin. Is it true that Walrus can be several times cheaper?

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StakeOrRegret

· 01-07 02:44

Walrus is really low-cost to the point of being ridiculous. Compared to the complicated setup of Filecoin, this approach is more straightforward. I need to think more about programmable storage. It would be interesting if it could directly interact with smart contracts. The mainnet is live, but it still depends on how the ecosystem follows up.

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SchrodingersPaper

· 01-07 02:36

Damn, what's the cost of this thing? Feels like we're about to get cut again...

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NotSatoshi

· 01-07 02:30

I've been following Walrus for a while. The erasure coding distributed storage system is indeed less complex than Filecoin. But to be honest, the storage race is very competitive. How many can really survive? In the file storage sector, it still depends on whether the application ecosystem can keep up; otherwise, no matter how cheap it is, no one will use it.

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