2026-01-10 06:22:26

Walrus is becoming a new choice for Web3 data storage. This quarter, many Web3 users have started trying to store large video content and creative works on Walrus's decentralized storage network. The key reasons are that both cost and performance have reached new heights.

On the technical level, Walrus adopts the Red Stuff 2D erasure coding scheme. This architecture significantly reduces the storage costs of high-definition videos while maintaining fast data retrieval speeds—meeting the needs of being both cheap and fast simultaneously. For creators and developers, this means that on-chain data storage has shifted from a "luxury operation" to a "daily option."

On the ecosystem level, the $WAL token connects the entire operation system. Users need $WAL to store data, node operators stake $WAL to earn rewards, and governance voting also relies on $WAL ownership. This design allows participants to share in the benefits of ecosystem growth and directly vote on the project's development direction.

From the perspective of storage infrastructure, Walrus provides a feasible path to address the common issues of data costs and access speeds faced by Web3 applications.

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OldLeekNewSickle

· 21h ago

Sounds just like the Arweave story last time, all about "revolutionary cost optimization"... But $WAL's token design is indeed a bit clever; users need to burn coins to store data, nodes have to lock coins for staking, governance votes are still in tokens—it's a self-sustaining fund loop, I like it. --- Red Stuff erasure coding scheme sounds professional, but I've heard too many promises of "cheap and fast" before. The key is whether the mainnet data and real user numbers can keep up with the hype. --- $WAL's multi-use approach is straightforward, claiming to be "shared ecosystem benefits," but it's really just tying the token value to usage demand. If users don't store data, they have no reason to hold the tokens. The price trend... you guys know better than me. --- Cheap and fast, nodes earn rewards, tokens can be used for governance... It sounds very promising, but I wonder what the actual node operating costs and staking thresholds are. --- Feels like another "tech hype first, then ecosystem tokens cut a wave" rhythm, but if they can really bring down storage costs, this is worth paying attention to.

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FancyResearchLab

· 01-10 22:36

Red Rose coding is cheap and fast; theoretically, it should be feasible. Let me try this smart trap first.

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SeasonedInvestor

· 01-10 06:51

Cheap and fast? Sounds good, just not sure how $WAL is performing.

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SandwichTrader

· 01-10 06:48

Really? Finally, there's a project that has solved both storage costs and speed? Those previous ones that were expensive and slow were really annoying.

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