Walrus, the decentralized storage protocol built by Mysten Labs on the Sui blockchain, relies on an advanced form of erasure coding to store large unstructured data files (called "blobs" -- think videos, images, AI datasets, or blockchain archives) efficiently, securely, and with high availability.
What is Erasure Coding (in Simple Terms)? Erasure coding is like a super-smart backup system. Instead of making full copies of your file across many computers (which is expensive and wasteful), it:
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Walrus, the decentralized storage protocol built by Mysten Labs on the Sui blockchain, relies on an advanced form of erasure coding to store large unstructured data files (called "blobs" -- think videos, images, AI datasets, or blockchain archives) efficiently, securely, and with high availability.
What is Erasure Coding (in Simple Terms)?
Erasure coding is like a super-smart backup system. Instead of making full copies of your file across many computers (which is expensive and wasteful), it: