@Walrus 🦭/acc has had a steady set of milestones from its early work through to the live mainnet and beyond. The journey began with early test networks and developer previews that prepared the protocol for full public use. Walrus set out to be a decentralized data storage layer built on the Sui blockchain where large files known as blobs could be stored securely without relying on centralized servers. Early work included public testnet releases where developers and users could experiment with storing and retrieving data and help refine the system before launch.
One of the biggest early milestones came in March 2025 when the Walrus mainnet went live. This release marked the moment the protocol moved from testing to a fully operational network with over a hundred independent storage nodes securing the data layer. Builders could now publish and browse blobs and sites and start using storage for real applications rather than just tests. The mainnet also introduced tools that made data management more flexible for developers and data operators.
In the months that followed mainnet launch the timeline of progress continued with many integrations and community efforts. For example, partnerships with other platforms helped extend how Walrus could be used in real world projects and broadened the base of developers building on top of it. Protocols like Chainbase chose Walrus as part of their decentralized data pipeline infrastructure, showing that Walrus was more than a simple storage option and becoming part of larger data processing systems.
Walrus also became a home for decentralized identity data when Humanity Protocol migrated millions of user credentials onto the network. This was another important marker in the timeline because it showed that Walrus could serve highly scaled and privacy‑focused workloads beyond simple file storage.
Another major milestone came with the introduction of Quilt, a feature that makes storing many small files more cost efficient and easier for developers. Quilt extended Walrus’s storage capabilities to handle both large and small files at scale without extra overhead.
The timeline also includes community driven events and tools that encouraged builders to use Walrus and integrate storage into diverse applications. Over time the network grew to support hundreds of terabytes and millions of blobs with developers building storage‑linked services for media gaming identity and AI use cases.
In simple terms Walrus’s timeline shows a clear path from test networks to a live operational mainnet with real adoption and developer progress. From early tests to partnerships and real workloads Walrus is building its role as an open data layer for decentralized applications.
