Decentralized storage has now become a hot topic in the blockchain industry, and the Walrus protocol is proving this path with concrete actions.

This is not just a storage tool, but more like a developer platform built for the AI era. It supports the formation and expansion of data markets, and also ensures data persistence and verifiability through on-chain validation and a distributed node system. When developers handle large-scale datasets, they no longer need to worry about single points of failure or exorbitant costs associated with traditional cloud services.

Where is the core competitiveness? Walrus's Blob storage mechanism. This solution is specifically designed for large files, completely different from traditional blockchain storage — it breaks data into smaller, verifiable fragments distributed across a global network of nodes. It uses distributed hash tables and erasure coding technology behind the scenes, so even if some nodes go offline, the entire network remains highly available.

This is not hype. Recently, a major cloud service provider AWS experienced a large-scale failure, causing many centralized platforms to collapse collectively. But Walrus's network remained intact, operating stably with zero data loss and zero access latency. Why? Because it adopts a peer-to-peer architecture, and when users upload data, encrypted proofs are automatically generated. These proofs can be directly integrated into smart contracts, enabling seamless on-chain interactions.

Walrus is built on the Sui blockchain, and this design combination opens up new possibilities. For developers, this means they can handle large-scale data more confidently. For the entire industry, this is an important step in moving decentralized storage from theory to practice.