#walrus
let’s break down what’s going on with Walrus ($WAL). This isn’t just another crypto project it’s a decentralized storage platform built on Sui, and it’s aiming to shake up how AI and other industries handle data. Mysten Labs kicked things off in 2024, and by March 2025, Walrus was live on mainnet. The standout feature? Blob storage that’s not just secure, but actually scalable and programmable too.
They’ve already pulled off some solid collaborations. Early on, they teamed up with Talus to help AI agents, and with Itheum to bring in data tokenization. Plus, folks have already stored over 12TB during the previews. Not bad for a start.
Right now, the Walrus ecosystem is growing fast, especially in gaming (think XOCIETY), DeFi and even real-world assets thanks to partners like DLP Labs.
They’re keeping the momentum going with ongoing subsidies and community reserves, and users are getting airdropped rewards along the way.
What’s next? Well, 2026 and beyond looks big. Walrus plans to connect with other chains like Solana and Ethereum, bring in advanced AI data oracles, and roll out governance where people can stake their WAL tokens. There’s a max supply of 5 billion tokens and some will unlock in March 2026, so liquidity is about to get a boost. The team’s thinking big they want to build a verifiable data market that totally changes the way industries work with information.$WAL