Walrus is taking AI to a whole new level with data infrastructure that’s both verifiable and programmable—and it actually scales. The whole thing runs on Sui. Instead of just storing raw data, Walrus turns it into tamper-proof assets. Cryptographic proofs handle the heavy lifting, so you always know where your data came from and that it hasn’t been messed with. Autonomous agents can make decisions in real time, trusting the data’s clean.

Here’s where it gets wild: Walrus uses erasure coding to break data into tough little chunks, hitting 12 nines of durability—yeah, that’s 99.9999999999%. It’s way past what plain old replication can do, and it bounces back fast even if things get rough out there. The Asynchronous Challenge Protocol checks that data is really available, but does it on its own schedule, so network hiccups don’t wreck reliability. This is enterprise-grade stuff.

And this isn’t just talk. They’ve already handled over 17.8 TB of uploads, smashing their own records along the way. They’ve teamed up with groups like Itheum for data tokenization and Talus is bringing Walrus into AI agent workflows. Developers are building on it too—the RFP program is handing out funding for new tools, like video platforms powered by Walrus.

With $140 million from a16z and Standard Crypto behind them, Walrus isn’t hype. This is the coordination layer that lets AI actually work in a decentralized world.$WAL @Walrus 🦭/acc #Walrus