The most common question I get is what WAL is used for. To be honest, I used to only be able to give the somewhat vague answer of "ecosystem collaboration." But in the past six months, I’ve used it to solve several real-life problems, and the experience has been completely different.

Last year, my child's math grades dropped, and I wasn't satisfied with three or four tutors I found. Suddenly, I thought of trying it in the Walrus community, posted a request, and even marked WAL as the payment method. The response was astonishingly quick—within a few days, I received replies. Most importantly, I could see the applicants’ complete collaboration records and rating system, which was more transparent than any intermediary’s information.

Later, we just collaborated like that: deposits, lesson fees, and rewards all settled with WAL. All transactions are automatically recorded on the blockchain, unchangeable by anyone, providing peace of mind. Surprisingly, the results were good—my child said the teacher’s teaching approach was clear, and grades gradually improved. Interestingly, that college student tutor later used the WAL earned to find someone to help revise a paper, creating a full cycle within this ecosystem.

I also thought about organizing a neighborhood fitness group using WAL. Crowdfunding for coaching fees, managing funds with a multi-signature wallet, and automatically settling after each session. The transparency of the accounts is top-notch, everyone can see clearly. The benefit of this setup is an astonishingly high attendance rate, and the coaches are very attentive. Now, neighboring communities want to copy our model.

The most interesting part was the renovation project. Coordinating workers has always been a headache. I designed an incentive mechanism: rewards for on-time completion, mutual supervision rewards, and sharing project bonus pools. The result? Shorter construction periods and fewer quality issues. The foreman later told me he wanted to apply this method to other projects as well.

WAL in these scenarios is essentially a coordination tool—it makes information transparent, automates transactions, and truly implements incentive mechanisms. Walrus was designed from the start without being limited to a specific chain, and this openness actually gives it greater potential for imagination.