Walrus exists because data today is fragile. Files disappear platforms change rules and links die. Walrus is built to solve that quietly. It is a decentralized storage network designed for real world data like documents media and datasets that apps actually depend on.
Instead of forcing large files onto a blockchain Walrus uses Sui as a coordination layer. The blockchain records ownership payments and proof that data is available. The data itself is stored across independent storage nodes. They’re responsible for keeping it online and they’re economically accountable if they fail.
I’m seeing a system where storage is no longer based on trust. Data is split encoded and distributed so no single node controls it. Once Proof of Availability is written onchain the network owes that data availability for the paid time.
The purpose is simple. Make decentralized storage reliable enough that developers stop worrying about it. If Walrus works the way it’s designed data just stays there quietly doing its job.