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In today’s Web3 world, most decentralized apps still depend heavily on centralized cloud infrastructure for storing user data, media, and application files. This creates a contradiction — we talk about decentralization, yet our core data pipelines are still controlled by a few big companies. This is where Walrus aims to make a meaningful impact.
By following @walrusprotocol, it becomes clear that Walrus is positioning itself as a decentralized data availability and storage layer that is optimized for Web3 use cases. Instead of relying on a single point of failure, Walrus distributes data across a network, improving redundancy and censorship resistance. This is not just about storage — it’s about making sure applications remain usable even when individual nodes fail.
The $WAL token plays a critical role in this system by incentivizing participants who provide storage, verify data, and maintain network integrity. If the protocol gains adoption, $WAL could become an essential utility asset inside a growing ecosystem of dApps that need reliable, trust-minimized data access.
What excites me most is that Walrus is not trying to replace existing blockchains, but rather to complement them by solving one of Web3’s biggest hidden problems — scalable, decentralized data availability. If Walrus succeeds in this mission, it could quietly become one of the most important infrastructure layers in the decentralized internet.