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As a distributed storage protocol incubated by Mysten Labs and based on the Sui ecosystem
Recently, I have deeply studied the Web3 decentralized storage track and found that @walrusprotocol, with its unique technological design and clear ecological positioning, is becoming a force that cannot be ignored. As a distributed storage protocol incubated by Mysten Labs and based on the Sui ecosystem, it primarily addresses the long-standing pain points of the blockchain industry regarding high costs and low efficiency of 'large file storage'.
As the ecological native token, it runs through the entire network's operational logic, and it's worth discussing in depth from three dimensions: technology, ecology, and economic model.
On the technical level, @walrusprotocol's most core breakthrough lies in its self-developed Red Stuff two-dimensional erasure code protocol, which is also the key differentiation from traditional storage projects like Filecoin. Traditional distributed storage either relies on full replication, leading to high storage costs, or uses simple erasure codes, facing issues of low data recovery efficiency and weak resilience to node fluctuations. The Red Stuff protocol only requires a replication factor of 4.5 to achieve high security, and more importantly, during data recovery, it only consumes bandwidth proportional to the amount of lost data, far superior to the full data transmission of traditional solutions. This can significantly reduce operational costs in large-scale storage scenarios. In addition, its multi-stage epoch change protocol can efficiently respond to dynamic changes in storage nodes, maintaining uninterrupted service during node replacements, which is crucial for the stability of decentralized networks. This technological design makes Walrus particularly suitable for storing NFT assets, AI training datasets, blockchain archives, and other large-volume unstructured data, perfectly matching the storage needs of the current integration of Web3 and AI development.
As the ecological native token, it runs through the entire network's operational logic, and it's worth discussing in depth from three dimensions: technology, ecology, and economic model.
On the technical level, @walrusprotocol's most core breakthrough lies in its self-developed Red Stuff two-dimensional erasure code protocol, which is also the key differentiation from traditional storage projects like Filecoin. Traditional distributed storage either relies on full replication, leading to high storage costs, or uses simple erasure codes, facing issues of low data recovery efficiency and weak resilience to node fluctuations. The Red Stuff protocol only requires a replication factor of 4.5 to achieve high security, and more importantly, during data recovery, it only consumes bandwidth proportional to the amount of lost data, far superior to the full data transmission of traditional solutions. This can significantly reduce operational costs in large-scale storage scenarios. In addition, its multi-stage epoch change protocol can efficiently respond to dynamic changes in storage nodes, maintaining uninterrupted service during node replacements, which is crucial for the stability of decentralized networks. This technological design makes Walrus particularly suitable for storing NFT assets, AI training datasets, blockchain archives, and other large-volume unstructured data, perfectly matching the storage needs of the current integration of Web3 and AI development.
While researching Web3 storage solutions, I found that @Walrus 🦭/acc is a very targeted project - as a distributed storage protocol in the Sui ecosystem, it precisely addresses many developers' headaches of "high storage costs + insecure data." Whether it's asset storage for NFT projects or large dataset backups needed for AI training, its Quilt file packaging feature can effectively reduce expenses, and the distributed architecture avoids single point of failure risks. $WAL as the ecosystem token can not only be used to pay for storage fees but also staked to participate in node governance, and the deflationary model provides some support for long-term value. Currently, many Sui ecosystem projects have chosen to integrate, and as the demand for Web3 storage grows, its application scenarios may further expand, making it worth continuous attention. #Walrus
Friends who focus on the Layer1 track should have noticed the updates from DUSK
Friends who focus on the Layer1 track should have noticed the updates from @dusk_foundation recently — after six years of development, its mainnet will officially launch on January 7, 2026. This is undoubtedly a milestone for a project deeply engaged in the privacy and compliance track. Combining the ecological planning disclosed in the Creator Pad event, let's analyze the core logic and development prospects of this project from a neutral perspective, and discuss the value support of the $DUSK token within it.
First, it is important to clarify that
the core positioning is a Layer1 blockchain driven by 'privacy + compliance.' This can be seen from its technical architecture. Unlike Bitcoin's PoW or Ethereum's PoS, Dusk Network employs a unique Byzantine Fault Tolerance protocol (SBA) as its consensus mechanism, with the greatest advantage being that validators can complete block validation without disclosing transaction details, perfectly balancing the need for privacy protection and network-wide consensus. Additionally, the private transaction channels provided by Secure Tunnel Switching (STS) technology give it a differentiated advantage in the privacy blockchain field — after all, the current market either emphasizes privacy but lacks compliance or has strong compliance but weak privacy protection. Dusk's positioning precisely addresses the pain points in sensitive scenarios such as finance and communications.
First, it is important to clarify that
the core positioning is a Layer1 blockchain driven by 'privacy + compliance.' This can be seen from its technical architecture. Unlike Bitcoin's PoW or Ethereum's PoS, Dusk Network employs a unique Byzantine Fault Tolerance protocol (SBA) as its consensus mechanism, with the greatest advantage being that validators can complete block validation without disclosing transaction details, perfectly balancing the need for privacy protection and network-wide consensus. Additionally, the private transaction channels provided by Secure Tunnel Switching (STS) technology give it a differentiated advantage in the privacy blockchain field — after all, the current market either emphasizes privacy but lacks compliance or has strong compliance but weak privacy protection. Dusk's positioning precisely addresses the pain points in sensitive scenarios such as finance and communications.
When paying attention to the Layer1 blockchain track, it was noted that @Dusk has been active recently. Established in 2018, this public chain focuses on compliance and privacy, and its development path is indeed worth neutral examination. DuskTrade, which will be launched in 2026, is an RWA application in collaboration with the licensed Dutch exchange NPEX, capable of putting over 300 million euros of tokenized securities on-chain, and has opened a waiting list. This layout directly addresses the compliance pain points of traditional financial asset on-chainization. The DuskEVM mainnet, which went live in the second week of January, is compatible with Solidity smart contracts, allowing developers to conveniently deploy applications and settle on Dusk Layer1, significantly lowering the integration threshold. Even more noteworthy is the Hedger function, which achieves auditable privacy transactions on EVM through zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption, particularly suited for regulated financial scenarios, with the Alpha version already launched. $DUSK relies on a modular architecture, having a clear positioning in the compliant DeFi and RWA fields, but competition in the track is fierce, and the subsequent landing effects and ecosystem expansion speed still need to be continuously observed. #Dusk
WAL-Web3 Decentralized Storage Track
I have been paying attention to the Web3 decentralized storage track for a while now, and recently the dynamics of @walrusprotocol made me dive deeper into my research. As a distributed storage protocol developed by Mysten Labs (the team behind Sui), it has been born with the technical genes of the Sui ecosystem, aiming to solve the balance of data storage efficiency, cost, and security, which is also the core pain point faced by many Web3 projects today. As the native token of the ecosystem, $WAL runs through the entire network's operational logic and is worth objectively analyzing from a neutral perspective.
First, let's look at the technical level. The core innovation of @walrusprotocol is the Red Stuff two-dimensional erasure code protocol, which can achieve high security with a replication factor of 4.5. It can also complete data self-healing without centralized coordination, only requiring bandwidth proportional to the lost data for recovery. This greatly reduces storage costs compared to traditional full replication models and addresses the low recovery efficiency of some erasure code solutions. Additionally, its multi-stage epoch change protocol can effectively respond to churn (node changes) of storage nodes, maintaining uninterrupted service during committee transitions, which is crucial for the stability of decentralized networks. However, whether the technical advantages can be translated into actual experiences will depend on the performance after large-scale implementation, as the complexity of the technology landing in the distributed storage field far exceeds theoretical design.
First, let's look at the technical level. The core innovation of @walrusprotocol is the Red Stuff two-dimensional erasure code protocol, which can achieve high security with a replication factor of 4.5. It can also complete data self-healing without centralized coordination, only requiring bandwidth proportional to the lost data for recovery. This greatly reduces storage costs compared to traditional full replication models and addresses the low recovery efficiency of some erasure code solutions. Additionally, its multi-stage epoch change protocol can effectively respond to churn (node changes) of storage nodes, maintaining uninterrupted service during committee transitions, which is crucial for the stability of decentralized networks. However, whether the technical advantages can be translated into actual experiences will depend on the performance after large-scale implementation, as the complexity of the technology landing in the distributed storage field far exceeds theoretical design.
Plasma Finance (@plasma): Redefining the boundaries of "user-friendliness" in multi-chain DeFi
During the Ethereum-dominated DeFi 1.0 era, "liquidity mining" was the only key narrative; as the industry enters the multi-chain parallel phase 2.0, the real pain points have quietly shifted—users are forced to navigate dozens of public chains and hundreds of protocols, with cross-chain costs, security risks, and operational complexity forming a triple shackles.@Plasma
The breakthrough of Plasma Finance lies in its refusal to be just another "aggregator"; instead, it is committed to building a "minimal friction interface between users and the multi-chain world."
PlasmaPay breaks traditional funding barriers with compliant fiat entry, supporting localized payments in over 40 countries;
The breakthrough of Plasma Finance lies in its refusal to be just another "aggregator"; instead, it is committed to building a "minimal friction interface between users and the multi-chain world."
PlasmaPay breaks traditional funding barriers with compliant fiat entry, supporting localized payments in over 40 countries;
When paying attention to the decentralized storage track, I noticed @walrusprotocol. As a data storage solution in the Sui ecosystem, its core positioning and technical characteristics are worth objective discussion. From a technical perspective, its main focus on distributed storage architecture theoretically can solve the single point of failure problem of traditional centralized storage, while the Quilt file packaging function also provides a cost-reduction approach for small file storage, adapting to various storage scenarios such as AI data and NFT assets.
$WAL as an ecosystem token covers multiple uses including staking governance, transaction payments, and node incentives. The deflationary model and destruction mechanism are also one of the core designs of the project; however, the token's value ultimately still depends on the progress of ecological implementation and market recognition. Currently, some projects have been deployed on its platform, and it is overall in a steady development stage.
The competition in the Web3 storage field is fierce, and technological iteration and ecological construction are both long-term processes. The subsequent performance of @Walrus 🦭/acc still needs to be observed based on actual landing effects and user feedback. For participants focusing on the storage track, it is advisable to keep an eye on it and rationally consider its development potential. #Walrus
$WAL as an ecosystem token covers multiple uses including staking governance, transaction payments, and node incentives. The deflationary model and destruction mechanism are also one of the core designs of the project; however, the token's value ultimately still depends on the progress of ecological implementation and market recognition. Currently, some projects have been deployed on its platform, and it is overall in a steady development stage.
The competition in the Web3 storage field is fierce, and technological iteration and ecological construction are both long-term processes. The subsequent performance of @Walrus 🦭/acc still needs to be observed based on actual landing effects and user feedback. For participants focusing on the storage track, it is advisable to keep an eye on it and rationally consider its development potential. #Walrus
Plasma's Ecological Upgrade: Becoming a Trusted Collaborative Layer for On-Chain Applications
The current bottleneck of the multi-chain ecosystem has shifted from single performance to cross-chain collaborative efficiency. @Plasma 's historical mission can be upgraded to build a decentralized trusted collaborative layer—through standardized inter-chain communication protocols and state verification mechanisms, enabling applications deployed on different chains to achieve atomic collaboration (such as cross-chain game progress synchronization, multi-chain DeFi composite strategies). $XPL should become the governance and fuel token of this collaborative network, used to pay for cross-chain message fees, stake to maintain network security, and vote on newly supported blockchain protocols.
Key Implementation Paths:
Standardization of Collaborative Protocols: Define universal specifications for inter-chain state synchronization and transaction rollback to ensure the consistency of cross-chain operations;
Developer Tool Integration: Provide cross-chain calling SDKs, allowing applications to schedule remote on-chain logic as easily as calling local contracts;
Economic Model Iteration: Design insurance mechanisms and collaborative efficiency rewards for $XPL in the event of cross-chain failures, creating risk hedging and positive incentives.
When #plasma is widely accepted as a secure and efficient foundational layer for inter-chain application collaboration, its value will detach from a single ecosystem and instead be anchored to the total collaborative demand of applications on the connected chains. The future belongs to infrastructures that can break down inter-chain silos and achieve trusted interoperability, and Plasma's architecture provides validated underlying logic for this vision. The market performance of $XPL will ultimately reflect its actual utility in promoting cross-chain collaboration and the strength of network effects.
The current bottleneck of the multi-chain ecosystem has shifted from single performance to cross-chain collaborative efficiency. @Plasma 's historical mission can be upgraded to build a decentralized trusted collaborative layer—through standardized inter-chain communication protocols and state verification mechanisms, enabling applications deployed on different chains to achieve atomic collaboration (such as cross-chain game progress synchronization, multi-chain DeFi composite strategies). $XPL should become the governance and fuel token of this collaborative network, used to pay for cross-chain message fees, stake to maintain network security, and vote on newly supported blockchain protocols.
Key Implementation Paths:
Standardization of Collaborative Protocols: Define universal specifications for inter-chain state synchronization and transaction rollback to ensure the consistency of cross-chain operations;
Developer Tool Integration: Provide cross-chain calling SDKs, allowing applications to schedule remote on-chain logic as easily as calling local contracts;
Economic Model Iteration: Design insurance mechanisms and collaborative efficiency rewards for $XPL in the event of cross-chain failures, creating risk hedging and positive incentives.
When #plasma is widely accepted as a secure and efficient foundational layer for inter-chain application collaboration, its value will detach from a single ecosystem and instead be anchored to the total collaborative demand of applications on the connected chains. The future belongs to infrastructures that can break down inter-chain silos and achieve trusted interoperability, and Plasma's architecture provides validated underlying logic for this vision. The market performance of $XPL will ultimately reflect its actual utility in promoting cross-chain collaboration and the strength of network effects.
From Kaito's API shutdown to getting rich in the square: 200 BNB creator red envelope is on the rise, Sister He says every serious person should be seen!
Bro, this place is really fragrant now!
Kaito's side was silent all night, X断API, everyone’s points were wasted, but the square directly ramped up: the last round of 100 BNB just ended, and without saying a word, CZ and Sister He threw in another 200 BNB! For 20 consecutive days, 10 BNB will go out every day, just for the sake of 'serious creators must be seen.'
Sister He personally spoke out, and the square instantly became a battlefield—no need for a million fans, no need for forced interactions, just share something real: experiences of liquidation, Meme complaints, RWA popular science, hot topic quick reviews, tag #BinanceSquare, the official eyes are sharp, quality contributions will directly reward BNB within 48 hours. High-quality accounts can even get a few rounds, the rewards are substantial.
Kaito's side was silent all night, X断API, everyone’s points were wasted, but the square directly ramped up: the last round of 100 BNB just ended, and without saying a word, CZ and Sister He threw in another 200 BNB! For 20 consecutive days, 10 BNB will go out every day, just for the sake of 'serious creators must be seen.'
Sister He personally spoke out, and the square instantly became a battlefield—no need for a million fans, no need for forced interactions, just share something real: experiences of liquidation, Meme complaints, RWA popular science, hot topic quick reviews, tag #BinanceSquare, the official eyes are sharp, quality contributions will directly reward BNB within 48 hours. High-quality accounts can even get a few rounds, the rewards are substantial.
The evolution of blockchain often presents the rhythm of "decoupling-recombination": Bitcoin decoupled value storage from national sovereignty, Ethereum decoupled computation from hardware, while @Vanarchain is decoupling "entertainment experience" from centralized platforms. The deeper meaning lies not in migrating existing entertainment forms onto the chain, but in reorganizing the production relationships of creation, distribution, consumption, and derivation, forming a programmable cultural gene pool.
$VANRY plays the role of a "cultural meme catalyst" in this recombination. When a particular game mechanism, music segment, or visual element is validated as popular within the community, the token economy can quickly modularize, assetize, and incentivize secondary creation, forming an exponential content innovation network. This mechanism shifts cultural production from a waterfall model to agile co-creation.
It is noteworthy that #Vanar employs a "progressive ownership" model. Users may initially pay only to experience, but as their involvement deepens (creating content, providing feedback, building communities), their held $V$VANRY NFT gradually transforms into ownership shares of the ecological cultural gene. This smooth transition from consumer to co-owner builds an emotional moat that far exceeds transactional depth. #Vanar
When a chain can continuously produce culturally influential memes rather than merely financial assets, it begins to write its own civilizational history.
#VanarChain $VANRY
$VANRY plays the role of a "cultural meme catalyst" in this recombination. When a particular game mechanism, music segment, or visual element is validated as popular within the community, the token economy can quickly modularize, assetize, and incentivize secondary creation, forming an exponential content innovation network. This mechanism shifts cultural production from a waterfall model to agile co-creation.
It is noteworthy that #Vanar employs a "progressive ownership" model. Users may initially pay only to experience, but as their involvement deepens (creating content, providing feedback, building communities), their held $V$VANRY NFT gradually transforms into ownership shares of the ecological cultural gene. This smooth transition from consumer to co-owner builds an emotional moat that far exceeds transactional depth. #Vanar
When a chain can continuously produce culturally influential memes rather than merely financial assets, it begins to write its own civilizational history.
#VanarChain $VANRY
Vanar Chain: Redefining the Commercial Adoption Curve of Blockchain
In the grand narrative of the evolution of blockchain technology, a dimension that has long been overlooked is gradually becoming a key determining factor—the redesign of the commercial adoption curve. Vanar Chain (@vanar), through its unique architectural philosophy, is challenging the traditional blockchain project's classic diffusion model of "radiating from crypto-native users outwards," instead building a new adoption path that penetrates from mainstream business scenarios inward.
The dilemma and breakthrough of the traditional adoption curve
The fundamental limitations of the traditional model
Technology-driven diffusion logic: Most L1 chains follow a linear path of "core technology → developer community → early adopters → mainstream users"
The dilemma and breakthrough of the traditional adoption curve
The fundamental limitations of the traditional model
Technology-driven diffusion logic: Most L1 chains follow a linear path of "core technology → developer community → early adopters → mainstream users"
The upgrade of the cross-border trade privacy settlement protocol based on Dusk introduces support for anonymous exchange of digital renminbi and euro CBDCs. It verifies transaction compliance through zero-knowledge proofs while hiding transaction scale and participant identities. $DUSK serves as the liquidity pool collateral and routing incentive, with its pledged amount determining the node's weight in the cross-chain network. The protocol has passed the European Central Bank's sandbox testing. #Dusk @Dusk
Dusk Network launched an enterprise-level privacy data collaboration cloud, which combines secure multi-party computation and zero-knowledge proof technology, allowing financial institutions to jointly train risk control models on encrypted data, with the original data never leaving the local environment. All computation steps generate verifiable proofs, meeting international security standards such as ISO 27001. $DUSK serves as the platform's fuel token, used to pay for computing resources, data validation, and compliance audit fees, with staked nodes participating in network governance and profit distribution. #Dusk @Dusk
Dusk Ecosystem launches a carbon credit privacy trading market, where corporate emission data is collected through IoT devices and generates verifiable zero-knowledge proofs. Carbon credit issuance, trading, and cancellation are fully protected for privacy while meeting international carbon accounting standards. $DUSK serves as the market settlement and incentive token, with staking nodes participating in carbon credit quality verification and receiving rewards. #Dusk @Dusk
Reconstructing the Foundation of Trust in the Digital Society: The Social Value Vision of the DUSK Network
The profound significance of blockchain technology goes far beyond the creation of new financial assets or trading models. Its fundamental commitment lies in exploring a completely new, decentralized foundation of trust and collaboration for an increasingly globalized and digitized society. The exploration of Dusk Network began with the privacy compliance needs in the financial sector, but its technological core—proving a proposition true without disclosing information—points to a grander possibility: Can we, in the digital age, firmly uphold the privacy autonomy of individuals and organizations while establishing large-scale, high-efficiency trusted collaboration?
From Technical Narrative to Value Capture: An In-Depth Analysis of the $DUSK Economic Model
In the field of blockchain, a captivating technical narrative is the starting point for project success, but by no means the endpoint. True long-term value derives from the ability to transform technological advantages into a self-reinforcing, sustainably prosperous economic ecosystem, effectively embedding the value created by the ecosystem into its native token. Dusk Network, with its core narrative of 'compliant privacy,' paints an appealing technical blueprint. To assess its long-term potential, the key lies in understanding how the economic model carried by its token drives and captures this ecological value.
How DUSK is Reshaping the Future Landscape of Digital Finance
In the wave of global digital transformation, the integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology has become an irreversible trend. However, this process of integration faces a core structural contradiction: there is a natural conflict between the transparent and open attributes of blockchain and the necessary commercial privacy and compliance regulations of financial institutions. This is precisely the fundamental issue that the Dusk Foundation is committed to solving through its constructed Dusk Network. DUSK is not just another public chain; it aims to build a new type of infrastructure that can support the next generation of compliant digital financial activities, with the goal of becoming a trusted bridge connecting the traditional financial world and the decentralized innovation field.
Design considerations for economic incentive mechanisms
Designing effective economic incentive mechanisms requires consideration of the diverse motivations of participants. Node operators' decisions are often based on cost-benefit analysis, including hardware investment, operational maintenance costs, and risk premiums. Users weigh factors such as price, reliability, and privacy protection when choosing storage services. The token economic model needs to strike a balance between liquidity, value stability, and functional practicality. The design of governance mechanisms should prevent excessive concentration of power while ensuring decision-making efficiency and professionalism. The efficiency of ecological fund allocation directly impacts long-term development potential, necessitating the establishment of scientific evaluation and supervision mechanisms.
$WAL #Walrus @Walrus 🦭/acc
Designing effective economic incentive mechanisms requires consideration of the diverse motivations of participants. Node operators' decisions are often based on cost-benefit analysis, including hardware investment, operational maintenance costs, and risk premiums. Users weigh factors such as price, reliability, and privacy protection when choosing storage services. The token economic model needs to strike a balance between liquidity, value stability, and functional practicality. The design of governance mechanisms should prevent excessive concentration of power while ensuring decision-making efficiency and professionalism. The efficiency of ecological fund allocation directly impacts long-term development potential, necessitating the establishment of scientific evaluation and supervision mechanisms.
$WAL #Walrus @Walrus 🦭/acc
The privacy-preserving digital identity credential system based on Dusk is now online, supporting the conversion of educational certificates, professional qualifications, and more into verifiable zero-knowledge proofs. Holders can anonymously prove the authenticity of their qualifications to third parties, with revocation status synchronized in real-time on the blockchain. $DUSK serves as the functional token for credential issuance, verification, and management, creating a self-sustaining identity economic ecosystem. #Dusk @Dusk
Dusk Network releases an institutional-level dark pool trading engine that uses zero-knowledge proofs to hide the buy and sell directions and the size of large orders. Order matching is executed in a cryptographic environment, only outputting verifiable transaction proofs. $DUSK serves as the core asset for trading fees, market-making incentives, and penalties for violations, handling over 300 million dollars in anonymous transactions daily. #Dusk @Dusk
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