2026-01-06 17:25:19

In the storage track, Walrus Protocol, a project within the Sui ecosystem, has recently made significant moves. Its core technology, called Red Stuff, is a 2D erasure code. In simple terms, it uses smarter data redundancy methods to reduce the bandwidth cost required for data recovery to a fraction of traditional solutions.

What does this mean? With a 4.5x replication factor, it can ensure high security, and even if nodes fluctuate, it can quickly repair itself. This is indeed a major breakthrough in the decentralized storage field. Currently, over 800TB of encoded data has been stored, serving hundreds of projects, supporting everything from NFT media resources to AI training datasets.

Especially with the recently launched Quilt solution, which optimizes small file storage, reducing costs to 1/420 of the original. This is a real benefit for content creators and developers. Coupled with a deflationary token model and ongoing interest from institutional investors, Walrus's position within the ecosystem is becoming increasingly solid.

The issue is that the decentralized storage sector itself is still in the educational stage. Whether Walrus can turn its technological advantages into real market share depends on whether more application scenarios will emerge to support it.

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SelfStaking

· 01-06 22:42

420 times cost reduction? That number sounds a bit surreal. Is it possible to achieve this in real-world scenarios?

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TopBuyerBottomSeller

· 01-06 17:50

1/420 that number is a bit exaggerated, who would dare to store important data so cheaply? The Sui ecosystem is storytelling again, let's see how long it can last before we judge. Good technology is great, but ultimately it still depends on ecosystem applications to validate. Walrus's mechanism is indeed clever. This track is really competitive. Is another storage project about to rise? I don't believe it. 800TB of data sounds impressive, but from another perspective, it's not that bad. Cost optimization is the real strength.

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SleepyValidator

· 01-06 17:45

RedStuff erasure coding sounds pretty powerful, but honestly, turning it into market share is the real key, right?

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Rugpull幸存者

· 01-06 17:37

1/420 this number is really amazing, small file storage finally has a way out Great technology, but I'm just worried it might be all talk and no action Whether Walrus can truly be implemented remains a question, it depends on whether the application side cooperates Red Stuff erasure coding is indeed interesting; compared to traditional solutions, the efficiency improvement is significant Everyone talks about the Sui ecosystem, but is the ecosystem for storage really enough? That’s the key 800TB sounds impressive, but the decentralized storage track itself doesn’t have scale; this amount isn’t really a big deal A deflationary model sounds good, but I’ve seen many tokenomics tricks like this; it requires long-term observation The Quilt plan’s 1/420 cost reduction is a bit outrageous; can it run in real-world scenarios? Institutional investors’ attention ≠ market orders; don’t confuse these two things Technical breakthroughs are one thing, whether users are willing to migrate is another It still feels like a bright future, but the reality is quite tough

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GasWhisperer

· 01-06 17:25

ngl that 1/420 cost reduction hits different... but we've seen this redemption arc before with storage plays. bandwidth optimization looking crispy on paper tho, the real question's always adoption velocity innit

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