2026-01-18 10:24:55

The Path to Optimizing Distributed Storage: How Quilt Restructures Web3 Data Management

Developers face a tricky problem in Web3: the cost of storing small files is actually higher. A 10KB file costs nearly the same to process as a 10MB file.

The Quilt solution of the Walrus protocol provides an answer. Its core logic is simple—aggregate and package scattered small files. What’s the result? Organizing 660 small files together reduces storage costs to just 1/420 of the original.

Even better, it avoids the "black box" problem. When you need to access a specific file, you don’t have to unpack the entire dataset; you can retrieve it directly. This granular access capability makes the storage and retrieval process lightweight and efficient.

This approach is especially friendly for Web3 social applications and NFT gaming scenarios. When大量UGC内容、游戏资产碎片化存储时，Quilt能显著降低链上应用的运营成本，为生态扩展打开新的可能性。

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notSatoshi1971

· 4h ago

Reducing the cost of 660 small files to 1/420 is indeed quite outrageous. If that's really possible, NFT game gas fees could be saved a lot.

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PumpBeforeRug

· 4h ago

No way! 1/420, is this cost reduction really serious? If that's true, the NFT game side would have to go crazy with it.

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FloorSweeper

· 4h ago

1/420 cost reduction sounds nice on paper but ngl the real bottleneck nobody's talking about is liquidity fragmentation

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MoonRocketman

· 4h ago

The 1/420 cost reduction, the angle coefficient of this trajectory breakthrough, has definitely entered the optimal launch window. --- After aggregating small files into a package, they can still be accessed in a granular manner. Is this serious? Fuel injection efficiency is soaring. --- Quilt's technique is to concentrate scattershot firepower into a laser beam, causing Web3 social costs to plummet out of the atmosphere. --- Packaging 660 files to reduce costs by 420 times, this RSI momentum has already exceeded the low Earth orbit limit. UGC applications are now saved. --- The key is that there's no need to unpack and retrieve all data, which is true escape velocity—not just bluffing. --- The pain point of fragmented storage of NFT game assets—Quilt has really hit the core. The cost curve needs to be redrawn. --- 660 in one, 420 times the return. Based on this Fibonacci angle, the next launch countdown should be starting, right?

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WhaleShadow

· 4h ago

Whoa, 1/420? That's an outrageous number. Is it real? I need to test it myself before I can believe it.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 5h ago

This is what a battlefield supply line should look like. With a 1/420 cost reduction, the data speaks for itself, no hype. Small file storage has too many pitfalls, and finally someone is using data to cut through.

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