I look at Walrus and it feels obvious that it is built for real apps, not just simple token transfers. Moving tokens around is easy. The hard part is dealing with big files, media, game state, user data, and everything else that piles up once an app actually grows. That is the space Walrus is trying to cover, and it makes sense to me.
WAL is the token that runs the system, but the real story is the storage layer. Since it sits on $SUI , it gets fast execution and clean interactions, while Walrus focuses on the heavy data side. It uses blob storage so you can drop in large unstructured files without choking the chain. The erasure coding part is what really stands out to me. Your data is split up, scattered across the network, and still recoverable even if a bunch of nodes disappear. That is the kind of design you want if you’re trying to replace centralized cloud setups.
The privacy angle is a bonus. Some apps just cannot put everything in the open, and Walrus gives them a way to keep things private without losing performance. WAL ties the whole system together through staking and governance so the incentives stay aligned and the storage layer remains dependable.
If you care about actual infrastructure instead of hype cycles, Walrus is easy to take seriously.