Walrus Storage Basics: Why It's Not Your Average Decentralized Drive
Man, Walrus is this clever decentralized storage setup running on Sui that actually makes sense for big files—videos, AI datasets, whatever.
Instead of dumping everything on-chain (which kills your wallet), it uses Red Stuff, this 2D erasure coding thing that slices your blob into primary and secondary slivers, spreads them across nodes with just 4-5x overhead.
Lose a bunch of nodes? No sweat—you rebuild efficiently without redownloading the whole file. Sui handles the metadata, availability proofs, and smart contract hooks, so your data becomes this programmable thing: apps can check if it's still there, extend storage time, add rules, or even wipe it if conditions hit.
It's shifting storage from "pay and pray" cloud junk to verifiable, composable Web3 infrastructure. Super useful for anyone tired of centralized chokepoints. 🦭