The @Walrus 🦭/acc RFP program started in 2025. It had a goal: to help more people use programmable storage in Web3 ecosystems. The Walrus RFP program did this by giving money to people who were making tools and integrations that would really work. The program was about getting things done that would make it better to store and look at data on the blockchain. The Walrus RFP program made some progress. It helped make decentralized storage something that people would normally use when they make applications. The Walrus RFP program is really, about decentralized storage. Making it work with Web3 ecosystems.
The creation of developer SDKs for Walrus storage was a really big deal. These tools made it a lot easier for builders to work with Walrus storage. They made it simpler to upload and retrieve data and to organize that data in a way that makes sense. At the time these tools made sure that peoples private information stayed private and that the data was not messed with. Now developers can add storage logic into their smart contracts without having to do a lot of extra work. This is especially helpful for startups and independent teams who want to try out new ideas, for decentralized apps that use a lot of data. Walrus storage is making it easier for them to do that.
The company had a success, with the money they got for middleware integrations. This integration connects Walrus with the execution and identity layers.
These connections let the storage system work in a way. It can react to things that happen on the blockchain. This makes it possible to do things like saving files when they are not needed anymore keeping data for as long as the law says and doing computations outside of the blockchain that can be checked.
The storage system is not just sitting there doing nothing. It is now a part of how the application works. Walrus and its storage system are working together.
The RFP program also helped teams with tools that looked at how storage was used. How well it was working. The RFP program gave teams information about how much storage was being used and how much it was costing. This information is very important, for companies where they need to be able to predict what will happen and keep track of everything.
With this information teams can make sure that data is moving properly across parts of the system and where it is stored. The RFP program and its tools are really useful for teams to understand storage usage and cost efficiency.
The Walrus program did a lot more than just provide tools. It actually made the Walrus developer community stronger. The people who got grants did some helpful things. They made documentation and reference implementations and open source libraries that the whole community can still use.
When different teams worked together they shared what they knew and did not do the things over and over. This was really good, for the Walrus developer community. The Walrus program helped the Walrus community in ways.
Overall the Walrus RFP program outcomes from late 2025 demonstrate how focused grants can drive real infrastructure innovation. By empowering developers with better tools and integrations Walrus moved programmable storage closer to mainstream adoption and set the foundation for scalable data driven Web3 applications.
