Walrus token (WAL) is the native cryptocurrency of the Walrus decentralized storage network — a Web3 protocol built on the Sui blockchain that lets developers and users store, manage, and program large unstructured data such as videos, images, PDFs, and datasets in a distributed, trust-minimized way instead of with centralized cloud providers. �

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🧠 What Walrus and WAL Are

Walrus protocol

A decentralized storage and data availability network, optimized for big “blob” data rather than tiny blockchain transactions.

Stores content across many independent nodes using advanced coding methods (e.g., erasure coding) for reliability and cost-efficiency.

Allows programmable control of stored data through smart contracts. �

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WAL token

This is the utility token that powers the Walrus ecosystem. It isn’t an NFT — it’s a fungible blockchain token (like most cryptocurrencies) used for core protocol functions. �