Walrus (WAL) feels like the kind of project that quietly becomes important over time. I’m not even looking at it as “just a DeFi token” — they’re working on something deeper: a storage + transaction layer that’s private, decentralized, and hard to shut down.
Walrus Protocol is built on Sui, which already helps with fast execution. The real magic is how they handle data. They take large files and break them down using erasure coding (think: making recovery pieces), then distribute those chunks through blob storage across a decentralized network. That design matters because you don’t need every part of the network alive for your file to exist — it can still be reconstructed even with missing pieces.
That makes it attractive for dApps, creators, and even businesses that don’t want their data living in one centralized cloud provider.
WAL powers everything inside: users stake it, vote in governance, and support operations. Long-term, I think they’re aiming to become the default backend for Web3 apps — where users control their data and privacy isn’t optional.
