Web3 storage competition has entered a white-hot stage. Walrus is gradually becoming an indispensable player in the ecosystem through its dual-track strategy of "AI storage + RWA on-chain", and the value story of its native token WAL continues to be verified.

What's special about this storage protocol built on Sui? From a technical perspective, Walrus's architecture indeed has remarkable features. The core innovation lies in the combination of RedStuff encoding technology and a tiered hot-cold data storage solution—drastically reducing storage costs to one-fifth of traditional cloud storage, while achieving millisecond-level read-write response times. This performance combination is a godsend for data-intensive application scenarios like AI model training and dynamic NFTs.

The Quilt solution launched last year perfectly filled a critical gap. After solving the pain point of small file storage, Walrus now manages over 800TB of data, supporting more than 14 million blob storage instances. Many developers have made it their first choice for storage infrastructure.

What's even more interesting is its programmable storage capability. With deep integration into Sui smart contracts, stored data is not only protected, but can also achieve trustworthy sharing and commercial monetization through on-chain permission controls. Because of this feature, top-tier AI platforms like OpenGradient have chosen deep collaboration with Walrus, using it as the storage hub for decentralized AI models.

In terms of ecosystem development, Walrus is building a complete system of "technology + business + compliance". Particularly in the RWA track, their layout is already showing initial results.