Walrus has announced the winners of its first Haulout hackathon. The event brought builders together to explore how data can be stored shared and trusted in a new way. The goal was clear. Build tools that help people feel safe about their data in daily life.
The hackathon launched in 2025 and focused on three main tools. Walrus helps with decentralized data storage. Seal helps manage who can access data. Nautilus helps prove off chain work in a fair way. Together they give developers a new base to build useful products.
Builders were asked to create real solutions in four areas. These areas were data markets AI based workflows proof of truth and data safety. Teams from twenty seven countries joined. Many ideas were shared. A few stood out because they were simple useful and strong in design.
In the AI and data category the first winner was Spectra. Spectra is a content review system. It can block harmful posts and images without showing user data to anyone. The system runs AI in a safe space. This keeps content private and avoids control by one company.
The second place winner was Infinite Heroes. This project turns selfies into custom comic stories. AI helps create heroes and stories. Walrus stores the large files. Users can own their heroes as digital items.
The third place winner was TradeArena. TradeArena is a trading contest for AI models. Each model trades real crypto. Every action is stored on Walrus. This makes all results open and fair.
In the data economy category Storewave won first place. Storewave lets people sell unused Walrus storage. It finds low cost options and helps users save money.
Second place went to KrillTube. KrillTube is a video site where viewers pay only for what they watch. Creators get paid in real time.
Third place was Fundsui. Fundsui lets creators offer paid content like podcasts. It is open and hard to censor.
In data safety the top project was Wit With Withub. It is a private code sharing platform. It keeps code safe from unwanted use. SuiVerify was also highlighted. It helps people prove their identity without sharing full documents.
Chronos earned third place. Chronos is a digital will system. If a user stops checking in their data is shared with chosen people. This helps protect assets in real life events.
In proof of truth perma.ws won first place. It saves web pages forever and proves when they were saved. Aver Email took second place. It lets users prove parts of an email are real without showing everything. Delphi came third. It is a simple prediction market with fair results.
For best technical work Project SONAR stood out. It is a private audio market for music and recordings. Buyers get safe access after purchase. Tusk also earned praise. Tusk is a job matching platform. It keeps user data private until shared by choice. zkDungeon was also awarded. It is a fast game with anti cheat checks on chain and smooth play off chain.
These projects share one idea. Data should be owned by people. Walrus Seal and Nautilus help make that real. Anyone can now build tools that feel fair open and useful.
If you want to build the future of data you can join Walrus and start today.
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