The reason why the ancient Roman road network could sustain the empire for hundreds of years was not only due to architectural craftsmanship but also the key role of a unified measurement standard. This ensured the efficient flow of armies and supplies.

In today’s Web3 world, ecosystems also need such "standardized infrastructure." Walrus’s deployment on the Sui chain happens to serve this role.

Its uniqueness lies in its native design. Unlike general storage solutions, Walrus is tailor-made for Sui from the very beginning. Developers find it as easy to call its storage interface as using a standard library—this low-cost integration experience quickly creates network effects within the ecosystem. Once this habit is established, subsequent development projects will naturally continue to rely on it.

Here’s an interesting shift. In the early stages, the value of WAL mainly came from storage fees, but once it truly becomes the data flow hub of the ecosystem, its nature changes completely. It will evolve into the access credential and governance tool for data assets across the entire Sui ecosystem, deeply involved in the entire process of ecosystem expansion.

To put it simply, the essence of this competition is not just technical stacking, but who can become the standard and occupy the ecosystem niche. Walrus aims to lay down the most critical main road in the future blockchain landscape.