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

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

The Quilt scheme launched last year further filled a critical gap. After solving the pain points of small file storage, Walrus now manages over 800TB of data, supporting more than 14 million blob storage instances. Many developers regard it as their preferred storage infrastructure.

Even more interesting is its programmable storage capability. Deeply integrated with Sui smart contracts, the stored data is not just protected but can be credibly shared and monetized through on-chain permission controls. Because of this feature, top AI platforms like OpenGradient have chosen to collaborate deeply with Walrus, making it a storage hub for decentralized AI models.

On the ecosystem development front, Walrus is building a complete "technology + business + compliance" system. Especially in the RWA track, their strategic layout is beginning to show initial results.