Walrus Protocol: Building the Decentralized "Memory" for Web3 and AI
In the fast-moving landscape of 2026, where data is the new oil and AI is the engine, the world is facing a silent crisis: where do we store the massive amounts of data that blockchains can't handle? While many protocols focus on transaction speed, @Walrus 🦭/acc is focusing on something much deeper—memory.
What is Walrus Protocol?
Walrus is a decentralized storage network built on the high-performance Sui blockchain. Unlike traditional cloud services that lock your data in corporate silos, or older decentralized storage models that are slow and expensive, Walrus is designed for the "heavy lifting." We are talking about 4K videos, massive AI model weights, and extensive datasets that require high availability without the high price tag.
The Secret Sauce: "Red Stuff"
The heart of the $WAL ecosystem is a revolutionary erasure-coding algorithm nicknamed "Red Stuff." Instead of simply copying a file multiple times (which is wasteful), Walrus chops data into tiny fragments called "slivers" and scatters them across a global network of nodes.
