Walrus isn’t just a storage layer; it has its own economic ecosystem powered by the WAL token. WAL is used in several key ways within the network:
• Payment for storage — users pay in WAL to store data.
• Staking and incentives — node operators and their delegators stake WAL to help secure storage and earn rewards.
• Governance — WAL holders can participate in deciding important network parameters, such as pricing or penalties.
The way this works is designed to align incentives: those who help make the network stable and reliable earn rewards, while bad behavior (like failing to store data) can be penalized. This economic layer gives Walrus not just a technical storage system, but a self-governing, incentivized data ecosystem.
