#walrus $WAL Mainnet & Ecosystem Development
$WAL officially launched its mainnet in March 2025, marking a major milestone after a successful $140 million fundraising round led by top crypto investors such as Standard Crypto, a16z crypto, Electric Capital, and Franklin Templeton Digital Assets.
Since then, the protocol has:
Integrated with multiple exchanges
Grown a trading market for WAL tokens
Supported increasing data storage usage
Attracted partnerships with projects needing decentralized blob storage
Walrus’ ties to the Sui ecosystem help make it a core layer for data-intensive decentralized apps, from gaming and NFTs to AI and data markets.
Use Cases: Practical & Emerging
Walrus isn’t just storage for storage’s sake — its capabilities unlock real-world possibilities:
1. AI & Data Markets
Walrus can host machine-learning datasets and model weights, providing verifiable, tamper-proof storage for decentralized.
2. NFT & Media Hosting
Large media linked with NFTs (like high-resolution art or video files) can be stored and accessed without relying.
3. Decentralized Web Hosting
Developers can host entire decentralized websites, with metadata and content retrievable via programmable contracts.
4. Enterprise Backup & Archiving
Walrus offers an affordable alternative for businesses seeking secure, geo-redundant data backups without vendor lock-in. @Walrus 🦭/acc #walrus #USNonFarmPayrollReport
