2026-01-07 08:27:56

Horizontal trading ranges are the most frustrating. Many people are feeling a bit annoyed right now, especially with frequent hacker incidents lately, making it uncomfortable to decide where to place assets. Instead of constantly watching candlestick charts, it's better to spend some time studying things that are truly worth paying attention to.

Today, I want to talk about a project I've been observing for a while—Walrus Protocol. Many people think "decentralized storage" is old-fashioned, but this project's approach might change your perspective. It's not just a cloud drive concept; its goal is to become the data security infrastructure in the Web3 world.

**What does Walrus do?**

Simply put, it's a distributed storage system built on the Sui chain. The current problem is obvious: storing data on Ethereum is ridiculously expensive, and with traditional cloud service providers, you have no control over your data—if hackers strike, the system could collapse.

Walrus's solution is to leverage the high speed and low cost of the Sui chain, using erasure coding technology. The core idea is to encrypt your files, break them into pieces, and disperse them across thousands of nodes worldwide. If hackers want to steal? They only get useless fragments. If institutions want to delete? They can't find the complete file anywhere. Plus, the cost is much lower.

**Why is it worth paying attention?**

First, Walrus is a native storage protocol in the Sui ecosystem, completely different from projects that are forcibly integrated later. Everyone can see how strong Sui's performance is and how outstanding its capabilities are. Walrus directly inherits this high-speed advantage. As the Sui ecosystem expands, the massive data generated by AI, gaming, and social applications will need storage, and Walrus will be the first stop. This is a passive opportunity to benefit from ecosystem growth dividends.

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RektRecorder

· 01-07 08:57

Haha, finally someone said it—sideways trading really is torturous. I need to think more about the Walrus approach; the erasure coding distributed storage system indeed has less risk than single points of failure. The Sui ecosystem benefiting from the red envelope is fine, but I'm just worried it might be another hype; we need to see actual adoption numbers.

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BrokeBeans

· 01-07 08:52

Consolidation is really exhausting. Instead of watching the market, it's better to study something substantial. Comment from Bankruptcy Doudou: Hack incidents are so frequent; no matter where you put your money, it's not secure... Walrus's idea is quite interesting; erasure coding disperses data across nodes, but it can't prevent single point risks. Native storage on the Sui chain? That definitely has advantages, unlike other projects that forcefully integrate. The cost is also low; I'm a bit tempted by this logic. But wait, will this really become infrastructure? Or is it just a flash in the pan? Anyway, since the market is sideways, might as well treat it as a research topic.

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OnlyUpOnly

· 01-07 08:51

Reliable, the Sui ecosystem really has something this time. Walrus directly inherits the high-speed advantage, not just a hard fork. --- With hacking incidents so frequent, data security really needs to be taken seriously. The erasure coding distributed storage approach is much more solid than centralized solutions. --- Another project on the Sui chain. Once the ecosystem applications take off, storage demand will truly explode. It's worth paying attention to in advance. --- Splitting files into fragments and dispersing them across global nodes ensures that hackers only get junk data. This logic is indeed foolproof. --- It's so uncomfortable to trade sideways; it's better to study projects with real fundamentals. Walrus's approach is more clear-headed than most storage projects. --- Sui's performance is right there, and the cost is still low. As a native protocol, Walrus indeed has a first-mover advantage. --- The pain point that storing data on Ethereum is ridiculously expensive has been hit; Walrus's solution seems capable of addressing it. --- It's not a cloud drive concept, but infrastructure. This positioning is a step above most projects.

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