$WAL is built for a completely different issue: decentralized storage for large data. Blockchains are not designed to store big files, and if you try, it becomes extremely expensive. But modern Web3 apps, creator platforms, and AI systems need to store things like images, videos, documents, datasets, logs, and other “blob” data. Walrus exists because without scalable storage, Web3 can’t become truly usable for real applications.
The main idea behind Walrus is making storage cheap, decentralized, and verifiable. They store large files across a network of storage nodes instead of forcing everything onto the blockchain. The chain is used more for coordination and proofs, while the heavy data is handled off-chain in a decentralized way. I’m looking at Walrus as the kind of infrastructure layer that makes on-chain apps actually practical, especially for AI agents that need access to reliable data.
They’re solving a key Web3 problem: you can’t build real apps if your data layer is missing. Walrus is trying to become that missing data layer so builders can scale without going back to centralized servers.
