2026-01-11 19:22:38

As we enter 2026, the heat around the Sui ecosystem shows no signs of waning. High-performance chains, low transaction fees, object-oriented storage models—these advantages have attracted numerous projects to establish roots here. But have you ever wondered, among the many tracks, which area is most easily overlooked by the market? The answer might be: the deep integration of decentralized storage and privacy DeFi.

Today's protagonist is Walrus Protocol, a full-stack infrastructure aiming to address two major pain points: privacy transactions and large-scale data storage. It operates on the Sui chain, but its ambitions are clearly more than that.

**Privacy transactions are the cornerstone**

When it comes to privacy features, many projects are skirting the edge—at most adding mixers or hiding transaction graph analysis. Walrus is different. From the moment of its architecture design, privacy has been treated as a first-class citizen. Your transaction amounts, sender, receiver—these pieces of information can be effectively hidden, completely cutting off on-chain traceability.

Why is this important? Regulatory frameworks are tightening, and institutional users' demand for privacy is surging. Ordinary retail investors may not participate in sensitive activities, but who wants their fund flows exposed on the public chain? With Walrus's layer of protection, participating in liquidity mining, lending, derivatives trading no longer needs to worry about privacy leaks. You can confidently run complex strategies without constantly being on edge.

**Storage is the killer feature**

The real highlight lies in its decentralized storage capability. Walrus uses erasure coding combined with blob storage technology to fragment large files and disperse them across a global network of nodes. This solution sounds complex, but the effect is straightforward: data durability exceeds 99.999%, while costs are far lower than established players like Arweave and Filecoin, not to mention traditional cloud services.

The significance of this combination is that it not only makes privacy transactions possible but also provides a low-cost, highly reliable data foundation for on-chain applications. DeFi protocols, NFT platforms, on-chain games—all applications that require storing large amounts of data can benefit from it.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 4h ago

The idea of walrus is quite interesting; the combination of privacy + storage is indeed rare. It's heavily regulated, so having this thing to protect it is necessary. I believe the cost is lower than Filecoin, but I'm just worried that the ecosystem will once again be a mess.

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NightAirdropper

· 15h ago

Walrus's combination punch is indeed awesome. Privacy storage integration has long needed someone to do it. --- Another underestimated infrastructure on Sui, with 99.999% durability, way cheaper than Filecoin? --- Wait, privacy transactions + storage fusion... Isn't this just rescuing DeFi players from on-chain prisons? --- Honestly, Walrus is the real killer app. Those pure coin mixers should reflect on themselves. --- Cost is even lower than Arweave. Why hasn't it become popular yet... --- I agree that institutional users' demand for privacy is surging. Nobody wants their money's whereabouts to be watched. --- Decentralized storage has always been an easy sector to overlook, but combined with privacy DeFi, it definitely has potential. --- The architecture design of the Walrus protocol has always treated privacy as a first-class citizen. No wonder it's different.

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GasFeeCrier

· 15h ago

Walrus is truly underrated; combining private storage is the real skill. --- Another storage protocol, but this time it seems to be a bit different. --- 99.999% durability, and the cost is even lower than Filecoin? This data needs to be verified. --- Private transactions + decentralized storage, sounds like a favorite for institutional users. --- Sui ecosystem is about to take off again, can Walrus ride this wave of popularity? --- The mixer set is indeed too superficial; it seems we need a truly private infrastructure. --- The blob storage distributed nodes approach feels more practical than Arweave's bundling scheme. --- Running on-chain strategies can also be private? Will regulators start paying attention again? --- I haven't seen many serious projects combining DeFi + storage. --- Low cost while ensuring reliability—if truly achieved, that would be revolutionary.

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GasFeeCry

· 15h ago

Walrus sounds pretty good, but how many people will actually use it once it lands? Privacy needs are indeed high, but I just don't know if it will become another case of "concepts outweigh applications." Can storage costs be pushed below Filecoin by such a large margin? I'm a bit skeptical; it depends on how it performs in practice. The Sui ecosystem has been so hot lately, but it seems that only a few projects can truly stand out. Can Walrus break through? By the way, the idea of combining privacy transactions + storage is quite good, but I'm worried it might end up being just another case of "trying to do everything." There are already many projects on the Sui chain. Why would this one stand out... we have to wait for the data to speak. Mixers have been around for a long time. Is this really fundamentally different this time, or just a rebranding with a new story?

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P2ENotWorking

· 15h ago

Storage + Privacy — this combination feels like it should have been done a long time ago. I like Walrus's approach. --- Wait, is the cost really that much lower than Arweave? Do you have actual data or is this just marketing hype? --- Privacy DeFi has indeed been overlooked, but how will regulators view this kind of thing... --- Erase coding sounds impressive, but whether it runs stably in practice remains to be seen. --- More and more infrastructure like this is appearing on Sui. It feels like the ecosystem is heading in the right direction. --- 99.999% durability — how is this number calculated? Is there an audit report? --- Basically, it addresses the two major pain points of DeFi, but if the ecosystem applications can't keep up, it's all for nothing. --- Chain games and NFTs really need this kind of thing. The previous file storage costs were truly outrageous.

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FloorPriceWatcher

· 15h ago

The combo of privacy + storage is indeed powerful, but whether Walrus can truly outperform veteran players like Arweave still depends on its future performance.

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EthSandwichHero

· 15h ago

I'm really convinced by you. The combination of privacy + storage is indeed underestimated. Walrus's idea is quite innovative. Can storage costs still outperform Filecoin? Wait, can transaction information really be completely hidden? Won't there be regulatory issues? I'm just worried it's another PPT project; we need to see real ecosystem data to judge. Infrastructure projects like this are piling up on Sui. Why should Walrus stand out? Storage reliability of 99.999% sounds impressive, but how it performs in practice remains to be seen. I'm optimistic about privacy DeFi, but there must be real application scenarios; otherwise, it's pointless.

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