2026-01-12 02:21:00

Have you also been tortured by traditional cloud storage? Speed limits, reviews, content moderation... Uploading a 4K video can give you a headache. Instead of continuing to be controlled by centralized platforms, why not see if decentralized storage can truly change this situation.

Recently, I’ve been trying out a storage project in the Sui ecosystem—Walrus Protocol. The idea behind this is quite interesting: your files are no longer stored on a single company's servers, but are broken into multiple data chunks and dispersed across nodes worldwide. Like puzzle pieces, even if some nodes go offline, the remaining data blocks can still fully restore your files.

From practical experience, there are several highlights worth discussing:

**Speed**. Downloading movies and loading game resources are almost as smooth as some cloud services, which is quite surprising. Decentralized solutions are often criticized for being slow, but Walrus performs quite well.

**Cost advantage**. Official data shows that storage costs are 60%-80% cheaper than traditional decentralized storage solutions. To put it simply, if others spend 1,000 yuan to store a 1TB video, you might only need 200 yuan. For individual users, this is a significant saving.

**Data security**. Some nodes going offline do not affect data integrity, which is much more stable than relying on a single service provider.

It’s worth mentioning that large projects like Humanity Protocol have already migrated millions of user credentials from traditional servers to Walrus. Big organizations dare to use it, indicating that the technology has passed basic stability tests.

The $WAL token is used to pay for storage fees, and the more it is used, the more tokens are burned, theoretically reducing the total supply over time. In the past 7 days, the price has increased by about 13%, and market enthusiasm is also rising.

Ultimately, in the digital age, everyone accumulates a large amount of personal data—photos, videos, documents... Being controlled by centralized platforms is indeed uncomfortable. The logic of decentralized storage is very clear—data should be controlled by individuals, not dictated by platforms. Walrus Protocol provides a relatively feasible technical solution.

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GovernancePretender

· 9h ago

Really? The speed of Baidu Cloud Drive can be infuriating, and it’s often censored. The $WAL concept is actually pretty good; decentralized storage is more reliable than relying on a single point, but I don’t know if it can really become widespread. The Walrus plan sounds like what Web3 should be doing—data sovereignty has long needed a comeback. Ultimately, it still depends on whether the ecosystem can take off. Being 60% cheaper alone isn’t very useful; it has to be genuinely used by people. It feels like another idealistic idea that sounds great but will probably take a long time to promote and implement.

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ShortingEnthusiast

· 18h ago

200 bucks for 1TB? Damn, that's a pretty bold price. Finally, someone dares to challenge Baidu Cloud.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 01-12 02:44

It's really not an exaggeration; Walrus's costs have indeed caught traditional cloud storage off guard, with a price of 200 yuan for 1TB being very competitive. However, is decentralized storage reliable? I always feel that with more nodes, there might be more issues... $WAL only started to heat up after a 13% increase? When will it truly break out of the circle? I'm confident that the speed makes no difference; after all, distributed nodes are designed for this purpose, and they are more stable than single-point servers. The fact that Humanity Protocol dares to migrate over shows that the technical foundation is solid, not just a pump-and-dump coin. Being tortured by cloud storage speed limits for so long, the feeling of controlling your own data is indeed satisfying. Is the supply gradually decreasing? That's like exchanges—burning tokens as they are used. In the long run, there is still room for imagination.

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TideReceder

· 01-12 02:35

Really, Baidu Cloud's turtle speed can drive people crazy. Now seeing Walrus's approach, I'm a bit tempted. 200 bucks for 1TB? That's definitely much more cost-effective than some projects, provided it's truly stable. Big institutions are willing to migrate there, which shows this isn't just talk on paper; the technical aspect has passed the test. $WAL's destruction mechanism is quite interesting; in the long run, there's still room for appreciation. Having control over your own data really feels great. I'm really tired of being at the mercy of platforms.

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