Walrus on Sui Is a “Two-Layer” Strategy That Makes Sense
The reason Walrus being built on Sui matters is because it allows a clean separation of roles. Sui can focus on fast execution and transaction settlement, while Walrus focuses on storage and privacy. WAL is the token tied to that storage layer, enabling governance participation and staking so the system remains decentralized. Walrus handles large data with blob storage and uses erasure coding so files can be reconstructed even if parts of the network are down. That’s exactly what you’d want from decentralized storage: reliability first, not just slogans. The protocol is also designed for private blockchain interactions, which makes it usable for real apps that can’t operate fully in public. The bigger idea is a strong stack: execution on Sui, storage on Walrus, incentives through WAL.
