One of the most interesting developments in the Walrus ecosystem is Seal, the native access-control layer that brings privacy and permissioning to decentralized storage. In Web3, transparency is great for proof and fairness, but when you need privacy like for personal documents, private AI training sets, or gated content many decentralized systems fall short. Seal changes that by allowing developers to define who can access stored data and under what conditions, all enforced on-chain without relying on centralized servers
This isn’t just theory. Builders using Walrus with Seal can create applications where contributors retain control of their data (for example, monetizing it for AI models or token-gated access for premium content) while other users interact with that data without exposing it publicly. People are already building games, AI platforms, and secure content ecosystems with this combination, showing that decentralized storage and privacy can coexist without sacrificing trustlessness or security