Use Cases
Decentralized Gaming & AI: Storage for game assets, AI datasets, and large language model (LLM) data.
Large Media Storage: Hosting and archiving videos, audio, and other unstructured media for streaming or long-term access.
Enterprise Applications: A scalable, cost-efficient decentralized alternative to traditional cloud storage providers.
Dynamic Workloads: Enables data updates and deletions, unlike permanent-only storage networks such as Arweave.
Competitive Strengths
Feature
Walrus
Arweave
IPFS
Storage Model
Blob storage
Pay-per-storage
Permanent storage
Content-addressed
Cost Efficiency
Very high (4–5× more efficient)
Moderate (≈25× replication)
High overhead (≈100–1000× replication)
No native incentive model
Data Mutability
Deletable & updatable
Limited
Immutable
Immutable
Retrieval Speed
Fast, low-latency
Miner-dependent
Archive-oriented
Moderate
Blockchain Integration
Filecoin chain
Arweave chain
None (often paired with Filecoin)
Mainnet & Ecosystem Highlights
Mainnet launch in March 2025, bringing full integration with the Sui blockchain, over 100 projects active during testnet, and total stored data exceeding 80TB.
Walrus User Drop allows early participants to earn $WAL through usage, staking, and ecosystem engagement.
Ecosystem partnerships with AI tooling (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and Web3 platforms support decentralized storage for AI models and datasets.
Overview
Walrus Protocol is a high-performance decentralized storage network designed for modern Web3 applications, offering:
Cost-efficient blob storage powered by RedStuff encoding
Fast, reliable, and scalable data retrieval
Native integration with Sui for governance and smart-contract interaction
Flexible, incentive-aligned economics through the $WAL token
Walrus positions itself as a strong alternative to existing decentralized storage solutions—such as Filecoin, Arweave, and IPFS—serving use cases from NFTs and gaming to AI workloads and enterprise-scale data storage.
Official Resources
Walrus Website
Walrus Whitepaper
Staking Dashboard
Blockchain Explorer @Walrus 🦭/acc
