Let’s talk about storage. Not the kind you buy on AWS. The kind that doesn’t go down, doesn’t censor, and doesn’t silently rewrite your files. Meet @walrusprotocol: the next breakout layer in the @SuiNetwork stack.

Every app needs storage. But traditional storage comes with trade-offs: → Local files? Fragile. → Cloud providers? Prone to censorship, lock-in, and opacity. → Authenticity? No way to prove a file hasn’t been silently altered.

Web3 tried to fix this. But early decentralized storage (like Filecoin) came with overhead, complexity, and inconsistent performance. What’s missing? A programmable, performant, verifiable storage layer. That's where Walrus comes in - a global data layer for developers, providing decentralized infrastructure and services including data storage, availability, programmability, and access controls

Built by Mysten Labs (the same team behind Sui), Walrus is: → Decentralized → Secure → Blob-native (stores big files: videos, ML datasets, logs) → Integrated with Sui’s high-speed, low-fee consensus

Why now? In the early 2000s, P2P storage was a dream. But no one could track who stored what, for how long, or why. Now we have Sui, a fast transaction system that makes decentralized storage economically viable. A walrus rides on it.

Think of it like this: Sui = execution + payments Walrus = storage + retrieval Both composable. Store files → attach coins → earn yield → auto-pay for long-term retention. The infrastructure is programmable end-to-end.

How does Walrus compare? → 80% cheaper than Filecoin (via erasure coding) → Full cross-chain access (Ethereum, Solana, etc.) → Trusted by Pudgy Penguins, , Decrypt, and One Championship → Fastest-growing storage network in crypto → Supports all aspects of data - Storage, Data Availability, and Access Rights

Since launch (March 2025): – $612M market cap – 4% of WAL airdropped to Sui holders – Another 6% upcoming – $140M raised from a16z, Standard Crypto – 700%+ LP yields on Bluefin – Lending live on

The real unlock? Apps with real files. AI, video, proof logs, and dynamic NFTs all need reliable, decentralized data layers. Without storage, blockchains are mute. Walrus gives them memory.

Want to get involved? – Stake SUI or WAL – LP WAL on Bluefin (yes, it’s spicy) – Lend WAL on Suilend – Stay active for the next airdrop – Learn more:

The first wave of crypto apps moved money. The next wave moves data, big, persistent, verifiable data. Walrus isn’t just storage. It’s how blockchains remember. If you believe in Sui’s execution layer, this is the memory layer to match.