Smart contracts may live on decentralized networks, yet the data they depend on — media, history, user-generated content, AI memory — often sits on traditional infrastructure. That creates a hidden fragility: if the storage layer fails, the application can break even if the blockchain itself is still running.
As Web3 expands into areas like gaming, AI agents, and rich digital experiences, the size and persistence of data become critical. It’s no longer just about transaction records, but about entire data environments that need availability, integrity, and long-term reliability.
Walrus is part of a broader effort to rethink how large-scale data can exist in decentralized ecosystems, aiming to make storage a native component of Web3 architecture rather than an external dependency. The challenge isn’t only storing data — it’s ensuring that what users build today can still exist tomorrow.
