Decentralized storage protocol Walrus aims to offer a cheaper, more secure and “tamper-proof” live archive of the crypto trade publication's content.
Decrypt Media Articles and Videos to Be Stored on Sui Protocol Walrus
Decentralized storage protocol Walrus aims to offer a cheaper, more secure and “tamper-proof” live archive of the crypto trade publication's content.
This “digital decay” occurs when a web page is deleted from its host server, or when the host server itself no longer exists, according to non-profit research firm Pew Research.
More than a third of online content vanished from the internet between 2013 and 2023, a Pew Research report shows. Meanwhile, 23% of news articles featured at least one dead link, the same data shows.
But storing articles on decentralized storage protocols could help content publishers sidestep that problem.
“Decentralized storage infrastructures require coordination between vast numbers of storage nodes, in relation to who is participating in the system,” Danezis said. “Walrus leverages Sui for all these functions.
This “digital decay” occurs when a web page is deleted from its host server, or when the host server itself no longer exists, according to non-profit research firm Pew Research.
More than a third of online content vanished from the internet between 2013 and 2023, a Pew Research report shows. Meanwhile, 23% of news articles featured at least one dead link, the same data shows.
But storing articles on decentralized storage protocols could help content publishers sidestep that problem.
“Decentralized storage infrastructures require coordination between vast numbers of storage nodes, in relation to who is participating in the system,” Danezis said. “Walrus leverages Sui for all these functioGetns.
Link rot occurs when a web page is deleted from its host server, or when the host server itself no longer exists.
But by leveraging decentralized protocols such as Walrus, that isn't an issue — the network and the data it stores aren't centralized, meaning they can't be deleted by any one person.
Walrus also plans to support Decrypt’s efforts to monetize its content through Web3 integrations, promoting interoperability between Decrypt’s website and decentralized apps, NFTs and other blockchain-based assets.
More broadly, the protocol also aims to leverage distributed-ledger technology to roll out competitively priced storage solutions for media companies, offering cheaper alternatives to centralized cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services
