Why "Red Stuff" Is the Real Magic Behind Walrus Protocol 🦭💻
Most decentralized storage options out there are either way too pricey or just crawl along too slow. That's where Red Stuff comes in—this clever encoding trick powering @Walrus 🦭/acc .
🔹 The Issue: Older ways (think Arweave style) usually copy everything 100 times or more just to feel safe. Costs add up quick.
🔹 How Walrus Handles It: Red Stuff goes with 2D erasure coding. Basically chops your files into tiny "slivers" and scatters them over the nodes.
🔹 What You Get: Ends up needing only around 4x to 5x extra to stay super secure. Even if two-thirds of the nodes vanish or crash, you can still pull everything back no problem.