WAL is the native token of the Walrus protocol, a decentralized data storage network built to store large files (images, videos, NFTs, AI data) on-chain efficiently.
🔹 What Walrus does
📦 Decentralized storage for big data
⚡ Optimized for low cost & high availability
🔗 Often associated with the Sui ecosystem
🎨 Useful for NFTs, gaming, AI, and Web3 apps
🔹 WAL token use cases
💸 Pay for storage & network services
🧠 Incentivize node operators
🗳️ Governance (protocol decisions)
🔹 Why people talk about WAL
Strong narrative (data storage + Web3)
Fits hot sectors: AI, NFTs, gaming
Backed by modern blockchain infrastructure