@Walrus 🦭/acc Most people assume decentralized applications fail because blockchains are slow or expensive.
That’s only part of the problem.
Many dApps break when their data layer fails. Smart contracts can be immutable, but if the underlying data is unavailable, delayed, or lost, the application becomes unusable.
Blockchains were never designed to handle large-scale data storage. They verify transactions, not long-term data availability.
This creates a hidden weakness in Web3. Applications appear decentralized, yet their data often depends on fragile or centralized solutions. When traffic spikes or systems are stressed, uptime suffers and user trust disappears.
Reliable storage is what keeps decentralized systems functional under real-world conditions. Without it, scalability claims fall apart quickly.
Before Web3 can scale users, it must scale data reliability. Storage is not optional infrastructure — it is survival infrastructure.
