Have you ever wondered why distributed storage has always remained in the realm of high-end users? Walrus recently provided an answer—they have developed a storage solution specifically for lightweight terminals like smartphones and IoT devices.

From a technical perspective, it's very interesting: by optimizing sharding algorithms and compressing metadata, these devices can connect to the network without requiring high-end configurations. Even more impressive is the "on-demand sharding" logic—terminals only sync necessary metadata, and when data is needed, they fetch the corresponding shards in real-time for reassembly. This significantly reduces storage and network pressure.

Several Web3 applications are already using this approach. File backups for mobile wallets, real-time data for IoT, lightweight DApps' image and video hosting—these scenarios are all covered, and distributed storage is truly starting to "penetrate".

The WAL token design is also very practical: ordinary users only need to stake a small amount of tokens to contribute their idle space on phones or devices, earning rewards proportional to their contribution—essentially monetizing unused hard drives. When applications connect, staking WAL can provide discounts, reducing initial costs. Additionally, operations like data verification and permission adjustments require WAL to execute on-chain contracts, ensuring security and making the entire economic model self-consistent. With this, the "全民参与" (全民参与) distributed storage with mass participation truly has a chance to become a reality.