We need to talk about the fragility of NFTs. When you buy an expensive digital collectible, you think you own the image. In reality, most NFTs are just a receipt. The smart contract points to a URL (a web link) where the image is stored.
If that link breaks, or if the company hosting the website stops paying their hosting bill, your image vanishes. You are left with a blank square worth zero. This is called "Link Rot," and it is a plague in the NFT space.
@Walrus 🦭/acc is the cure.
By storing the actual media files—the JPEGs, the MP4s, the 3D models—on Walrus, creators ensure permanence. Walrus creates a decentralized, immutable home for these assets. Because of its cost-efficiency, it is affordable to store high-quality art on-chain forever.
This is crucial for the next phase of Digital Collectibles. As we move into high-fidelity gaming assets and tokenized real-world contracts, we cannot rely on fragile web links. We need a storage layer that is as durable as the blockchain itself. $WAL provides the insurance policy for the digital economy. It ensures that what you buy is actually yours, forever. #Walrus $WAL
