New Layer 1 and Layer 2 chains launch constantly. Each one faces a critical question: how do we get assets and users from other chains onto our new network?
They have two options:
1. Build their own native bridge. This consumes massive development resources, requires constant security maintenance, and needs to bootstrap its own liquidity. It's a huge distraction and risk.
2. Integrate an existing, robust solution like @Walrus 🦭/acc .
This is the "Integrator's Dilemma," and it presents a massive opportunity for $WAL. As the cross-chain landscape gets more crowded, the marginal cost for a new chain to build its own secure bridge goes up, while the appeal of integrating a battle-tested, liquidity-connected protocol goes up exponentially.
@Walrus 🦭/acc 's goal should be to make integration so seamless, secure, and feature-rich that it becomes the obvious economic choice for new chains. Each new integration expands the network effect, directly increasing the utility and potential fee streams for the $WAL token. It's a classic case of becoming the essential pickaxe seller in a gold rush.