Most people underestimate how hard decentralized storage really is. It’s not just about saving files—it’s about guaranteeing availability over time. Walrus approaches this with an epoch-based system that regularly reassigns responsibility across nodes. Storage isn’t static; it’s maintained. Payments are spread over time, not dumped upfront. This design encourages long-term behavior rather than short-term extraction. That’s a subtle choice, but an important one. Sustainable infrastructure usually depends on boring, well-aligned incentives.
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