When I compare Walrus to other storage protocols like Filecoin or Arweave, a few things really stand out to me on the technical side. The first one is their Red Stuff algorithm. Instead of copying files over and over like traditional systems, Walrus breaks the data into fragments and spreads them across the network. Even if most of the nodes suddenly disappear, the file can still be rebuilt. And because it avoids full replication, the overall storage cost ends up being way lower.
Another thing I really like is how Walrus uses $SUI . It doesn’t just dump everything off-chain and call it decentralized. The important metadata and fingerprints actually live inside Sui as Objects, which means the data can interact directly with smart contracts. That gives developers more flexibility and avoids the usual “pointer to somewhere else” problem you see in other systems.
Then there’s Walrus Sites a surprisingly cool feature. Instead of hosting only files, it can host entire websites in a decentralized way. The whole front end lives inside the protocol, so nobody can take it down or block access. It’s basically censorship-resistant website hosting without depending on a single server.
When you put all these details together, Walrus feels less like another storage token and more like a serious infrastructure layer built with actual use cases in mind.
