Recently, I have read a lot about the Walrus protocol, and the idea behind this project is indeed interesting. In simple terms, it is a decentralized storage and data marketplace solution built for AI and Web3 developers.

What exactly can it do? It provides storage services for large files like NFTs, game assets, and AI datasets, with low costs and high usability. On the technical level, it uses data sharding and redundancy mechanisms, so even if some nodes fail, data will not be lost, ensuring durability.

The WAL token plays three roles in this system: paying for storage fees, node staking, and on-chain governance. It essentially turns storage capacity—an intangible resource—into a tradable on-chain asset.

The underlying logic is not hard to understand— as AI model training and on-chain applications demand more data, the market will inevitably need infrastructure that can guarantee performance while maintaining true decentralization. Walrus’s positioning in this regard is quite clear.