The success or failure of a blockchain project ultimately depends on whether it can truly be implemented and whether the ecosystem can become active. Since the Walrus protocol went live on the mainnet on March 27 this year, it has demonstrated many highlights in several key areas and has established collaborations with a number of well-known projects.

In the NFT and gaming sectors, Walrus has become an indispensable data storage layer within the Sui ecosystem. According to data, its decentralized website hosting service "Walrus Sites" has already supported a large amount of metadata for Sui NFTs. In other words, NFT images and attribute information no longer need to rely on centralized servers, achieving true decentralized storage of digital assets. For game developers, Walrus can efficiently handle large files such as game assets and maps, ensuring smooth gameplay experience for players.

Walrus has also seized the AI trend. AI model training requires large datasets, and Walrus provides a decentralized and verifiable storage solution for these unstructured data. It has already partnered with AI protocols like Bittensor to store distributed training data. Interestingly, even traditional financial institutions like Morgan Stanley are beginning to consider using Walrus to store on-chain KYC files—indicating that its technology is gaining attention from traditional finance.

The media industry is also adopting Walrus. Well-known blockchain media outlets like Decrypt have already stored news articles, videos, and images on Walrus, establishing an tamper-proof content library and enhancing the credibility of publications. In terms of infrastructure, Walrus has integrated Pyth Network to access real-time price data and has collaborated with Alibaba Cloud Nest to optimize node deployment.

These collaborations and application cases fully demonstrate the technical feasibility of the Walrus protocol. As more developers build applications on Walrus, the network effects of the ecosystem will continue to strengthen. For investors and users, the future of decentralized storage remains a topic worth ongoing attention.