Tokens succeed when aligned with real utility. $WAL, the native of @Walrus 🦭/acc , excels here as the engine for decentralized storage on Sui.
Utility breakdown:
Payments — Users prepay in $WAL L for fixed-duration blob storage; funds distribute gradually to nodes/stakers.
Staking — Delegate to storage nodes (dPoS) for rewards; high-stake nodes secure committees. Rewards come from storage fees.
Governance — Vote on upgrades, penalties, parameters.
Deflationary — Burns on usage create scarcity.
With 10% subsidies for early adoption and strong backing ($140M raise from a16z/Standard Crypto), incentives favor reliability. As of Jan 2026, circulating supply ~1.6B, market cap $190M+, price stable around $0.12–$0.145 amid growing staking.
This model ensures nodes stay honest (future slashing), users get cheap storage, and holders earn passively. Unlike pure speculation tokens, $WAL ties value to actual data usage — perfect for AI/data markets explosion.
Stake via walrus.xyz and join the ecosystem!
