Walrus Protocol is built with a simple thesis: privacy should be native, not optional. Instead of adding privacy later through external tools, Walrus integrates confidentiality directly into how users transact, store data, and interact with DeFi applications.
By leveraging cryptographic guarantees, Walrus allows users to maintain privacy without sacrificing security or composability. Sensitive details are protected by default, while correctness and integrity are still fully verifiable. This reduces trust assumptions and avoids the fragmentation seen in app-level privacy solutions.
For DeFi to scale into real-world use—especially for institutions and serious users—privacy must be infrastructure, not a feature toggle. Walrus positions $WAL as part of that next generation of privacy-first, production-ready DeFi.