Recently, the Web3 community has been quite active in discussing WAL. Two consecutive positive developments have directly stimulated market nerves. If you haven't caught up yet, this article will help you get up to speed.

**The Era of Millisecond-Level Response Has Arrived**

On January 9th, Walrus's official release of real-world testing data drew considerable attention—distributed storage read speeds have officially reached millisecond levels. What does this mean? Previously, decentralized storage solutions (like FIL, AR) were mainly used for "cold storage" because their response times were too slow for hot data. But once millisecond-level response becomes a reality, high-frequency demands such as 4K streaming media and real-time AI datasets will no longer need to rely on centralized cloud services. This is not a minor patch but a fundamental architectural transformation.

**Real-World Applications Begin to Validate**

On January 14th, prediction market Myriad announced that all market records have been migrated to Walrus. This is a key signal—indicating that the market has shifted from "listening to stories" to "observing applications." Myriad itself is a high-frequency, high-security DeFi protocol, and their choice effectively endorses Walrus's technology. No wonder, amid the overall volatility in the first quarter, WAL has remained stable in the $0.14-$0.15 range.

**Pay Attention to Unlock Schedules**

On January 19th and 27th, small unlock plans are scheduled (each about 17.5 million tokens). Although the release volume is not large, market reactions should still be monitored.