$WAL
Truly Decentralized Data" – A Fading Promise, How Walrus Achieves It?
The phrase "truly decentralized data" has been mentioned more times in the crypto world than the number of Bitcoin blocks. Yet, in reality, most projects compromise on decentralization.
Common compromises:
📉 Pseudo-distribution: Data still resides in the hands of a few large nodes
📉 Semi-centralization: Metadata is decentralized, but actual files are stored on AWS
📉 Weak availability: Theoretically decentralized, but retrieval speed is extremely slow
How does Walrus achieve "truly"? Its core technology stack provides the answer:
1. Foundation: Sui's parallel processing capability
Traditional blockchains become congested when handling storage proofs. Sui's object model and parallel transaction processing turn storage verification into "ordinary traffic on a highway" rather than a bottleneck.
2. Core: Erasure coding + distributed storage network
Your file is split into N fragments, and only M of them (M < N) are needed to restore the original. This means:
· Even if 1/3 of the nodes go offline, data remains 100% recoverable
· No single node can access the complete information, ensuring inherent privacy
· Storage cost is lower than full replication schemes
3. Economics: Incentive alignment with $WAL tokens
· Storage providers: Stake $WAL to guarantee service quality and earn storage fees
· Data users: Pay $WAL to access services and enjoy low cost and high speed
· Token holders: Governance rights to determine the network's future direction
4. Verification: Publicly verifiable storage proofs
Anyone can verify whether a file is correctly stored without trusting any centralized entity.
The combination of these four layers constitutes "true" decentralization. This is not just a slogan, but a verifiable technological reality. In an era where data is the oil of the new age, such "true" decentralization is not optional—it is essential.