Walrus is being selected by the Humanity Protocol as the first human identity partner in the Sui ecosystem, having already stored over 10 million identity credential data. This practical-level landing proves that it is not just a storage layer but a trusted data infrastructure📊📇.
This identity migration means that Walrus is no longer just storing files; it carries real-world identity information and plans to expand to over 100 million credentials by the end of 2025, with total storage expected to exceed 300GB.
Walrus mainnet has operated 103 storage operators and 121 storage nodes, with a total staked amount exceeding 1.01 billion WAL, indicating that the protocol's incentive mechanism is functioning in reality.
The network currently stores 14.5 million data blocks (blobs), triggering 31.5 million blob events, which reflects the activity level of storage requests and access behaviors.
On average, each storage object is about 2.16MB, with a total data volume reaching 1.11 PB (petabytes), accounting for about 26% of its 4.16 PB physical capacity, proving that Walrus is genuinely working at the big data level.
Walrus designed the storage price at about 55K Frost/MB (approximately 0.055 WAL/MB), with a write price of about 20K Frost/MB, and currently enjoys storage subsidies of up to 80%.
Many high-traffic brands like Pudgy Penguins, Unchained, and Claynosaurs are already running asset pipelines or data archiving backends on it, indicating that the ecosystem has actual commercial user validation.
The programmability of Walrus's storage data means that NFTs, game assets, AI models, and more can be dynamically accessed and managed, rather than just simply storing files.
From a technical perspective, it uses a streamlined replication factor and smart contract interaction model, reducing storage costs and automating availability proof.
Such programmable storage is particularly crucial for data-driven applications, as it allows data not only to be 'off-chain' but also to be understood, controlled, and operated on-chain.
Compared to competing storage layers, Walrus has already demonstrated its PB-level data volume and actual node operation capability, which is a very practical competitive metric in the decentralized storage market.
In short, Walrus is not just piling large files onto nodes; it is moving real identities, NFTs, application data, and smart interactions onto the chain, gradually building a truly usable data layer for Web3📦🔥
