Web3 has done a good job proving that ownership can be recorded forever, but it has been far less careful about whether that ownership stays meaningful over time.
Many early onchain assets still exist, yet their images no longer load, metadata links break, or the applications that gave them context have disappeared. This isn’t a security failure, it’s a durability problem. Walrus Protocol is built to address that exact gap by focusing on long-term decentralized data availability. Instead of treating data as an external dependency, Walrus treats it as part of ownership itself. As users return to older assets and expect them to still function, infrastructure that preserves access over time becomes essential for Web3 credibility.