One of the bottlenecks for large-scale Web3 adoption lies in the data layer. High performance, low cost, and verifiability—these three seemingly simple requirements have stumped many solutions. Until recently, the combination of deep integration with the Sui blockchain and the emergence of Red-Stuff erasure coding technology finally provided a respectable answer to this longstanding problem.

Just looking at the cost comparison reveals how significant the difference is. How much does it cost to store 1TB of data for a year with traditional solutions? Filecoin requires 25x redundancy, Arweave even up to 1000x, which translates to hundreds of dollars. The new solution only needs 4-5x storage overhead to ensure high availability, bringing annual costs down to around $50. A hundredfold difference—this is not just optimization; it’s a paradigm upgrade.

Even more impressive is the subsequent design. Each stored file on the chain is mapped as a programmable object, transforming data from static files into dynamic assets that can be managed, verified, and transferred via smart contracts. This addresses a long-standing pain point in the NFT and gaming asset fields—separation of data and assets. Now, they can truly be integrated.

This verifiable storage approach opens doors to several cutting-edge directions. Fully on-chain gaming is no longer a pipe dream—game assets, states, and content are stored entirely on decentralized networks, while maintaining verifiability. Players can genuinely own their assets, making ownership no longer just a slogan.