DeFi users' biggest headaches are, first, transaction privacy is not guaranteed, and second, data storage is expensive and complicated. There is a protocol that aims to solve both pain points at once.

Let's start with privacy transactions. Currently, while there are mixing solutions in the industry, they often have poor user experience, limited capacity, and face regulatory pressure. The Walrus protocol has a built-in privacy transaction module, so when users perform swaps or loans, the asset flow is a black box to outsiders and arbitrage bots. What's the benefit? Fund managers don't have to worry about being sniped, and retail investors can avoid sandwich attacks. Data speaks: on a fully transparent chain, large transactions expose information, leading to an average slippage loss of 0.5%-2%. Using Walrus's privacy environment can reduce this loss to almost nothing.

Now, regarding storage. NFT projects, GameFi, and decentralized social applications are all struggling with where to store metadata. Most currently use Arweave or IPFS, but these are costly and complex to integrate. Walrus offers an alternative: developers pay directly with protocol tokens to store application data on a decentralized network, managed via smart contracts. The key is its deep integration with the Sui chain—much faster than cross-chain calls to external storage protocols, and easier for developers. This combination is especially attractive for projects in the Sui ecosystem.

Overall, this solution aims to address the main issues in both privacy and storage tracks simultaneously. It’s worth paying attention to for both DeFi and NFT ecosystems.