Is it possible for #Walrus to become the default “storage layer” for $SUI applications?

(Checklist for Investors)

If you want to evaluate an infrastructure project intelligently, don’t ask: “What’s the price?” Instead, ask: Does it solve a recurring problem for developers? Does it reduce cost/complexity?

In the Sui ecosystem, @WalrusProtocol provides a direct answer to a problem: heavy off-chain data with on-chain proofs.

Walrus = a smart separation between Data Plane and Control Plane
Data Plane: Storage Nodes store distributed, fault-tolerant data segments.

Control Plane (Sui): Walrus nodes verify metadata, availability proofs, and track copies.
Fast Read Path: Aggregator collects segments + CDN/Cache reduces response time for the end user.

Practical (measurable checklist):

✅ Are there clear developer tools? (Docs/SDK/Cost Calculator)

✅ Is the upload/read path simple? (Client/Publisher/Aggregator)

✅ Are the data provable? (On-chain metadata + Proof-of-Availability)
✅ Is the experience close to Web2? (CDN/Cache)

✅ Is the economy usage-based? ( $WAL For payments + staking for contracts)

Why might it spread? Because applications in 2026 are not just “tokens”; they are AI + Games + Media + Data. All of which require fast, reliable, and verifiable storage.

If Walrus succeeds in making storage part of the smart contract logic (and not a side service), it will create a natural wave of adoption within Sui.