Cheap storage is useless if it is unreliable. Expensive storage is useless if it does not scale. Walrus is trying to strike a balance that most decentralized networks fail to achieve. By coordinating capacity and enforcing strict supply limits, it creates a stable market where prices reflect real availability instead of speculation.
When total network capacity is known and locked in ahead of time, pricing becomes more rational. Users are not competing for phantom storage, and nodes are not undercutting each other with promises they cannot keep. This leads to a healthier storage economy where both sides know the rules in advance.
Stability also shows up during stress events. Instead of scrambling to adjust limits mid epoch or suffering cascading failures, Walrus operates within predefined boundaries. This makes the system more resilient during demand spikes, node churn, or adversarial behavior.
By treating storage as a coordinated system wide resource, Walrus is laying the foundation for a decentralized storage market that is not just cheaper, but actually sustainable. @Walrus 🦭/acc $WAL #walrus
