2026-01-09 11:26:39

Decentralized storage has always faced a critical problem: projects often subsidize miners with large token allocations to attract them. Once the token price drops and miners find no profit, they withdraw, causing network paralysis. In simple terms, it's a Ponzi scheme.

Walrus's approach is completely different. Its "Storage Fund" mechanism changes the entire logic.

The storage fees paid by users are not immediately distributed entirely to the current node operators but are instead pooled into a long-term fund. This pool releases rewards linearly over time to future validators and nodes.

In other words, the money you pay today locks in the network security for tomorrow and the day after.

The brilliance of this cross-period payment design is that even if a bear market arrives, the storage fee income accumulated previously can still continuously offset network costs, ensuring uninterrupted operation. For investors, such projects transform from pure speculative assets into assets that genuinely generate cash flow.

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NeverVoteOnDAO

· 01-11 07:27

Sounds good, but I still want to see the actual operational data before making any decisions. --- So basically extending the cycle, right? It does sound like a way to prevent a bear market, but the key is whether the participants are willing to wait for the right timing. --- Cross-term payments? It feels like pushing the risk further back; early users still have to bear the risk. --- I only half believe this logic; it mainly depends on who will supervise whether this fund pool is truly being used. --- Nice, finally a project that doesn't rely on token price subsidies. That makes sense. --- Wait, if miners' short-term earnings decrease, how do you attract people? How was the initial launch done? --- Cash flow assets sound comfortable, but we need to watch out for projects secretly diverting funds from the pool. --- I think this is a direction worth exploring, but don't hype it too much; market testing is the real challenge.

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LiquidityWitch

· 01-11 05:44

This idea is indeed brilliant; finally, someone thought of using the dimension of time to break the deadlock. I think the Walrus storage fund design is genuinely innovative, not just another scam to fleece investors. Locking in future returns sounds like a way to combat the eternal pain of a bear market... worth paying attention to.

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BlockchainBrokenPromise

· 01-09 11:56

The logic of the storage fund is indeed interesting. Finally, someone has thought of breaking through from the cash flow perspective.

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LiquidatorFlash

· 01-09 11:56

Cross-period payment design sounds good, but the key is what the liquidation threshold of that funding pool is set at... Can it really hold up when the coin price crashes?

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SmartContractWorker

· 01-09 11:54

This logic is indeed different. Finally, there's a project that thought of starting with the fee mechanism instead of just blindly dumping coins.

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notSatoshi1971

· 01-09 11:35

Alright, I get this logic, but to be honest, it still depends on how it is implemented in practice.

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