The question often asked by Binance Square users is: "Why do we need $WAL if we have Arweave?" The answer lies in the distinction between "archival" and "operational" storage. Arweave is built for permanence—store once, pay once, keep forever. Filecoin is a marketplace for long-term storage. However, @Walrus 🦭/acc is designed for high-frequency, programmable access.
#Walrus allows for data to be modified or deleted if the smart contract logic dictates it, offering a flexibility that Arweave lacks. Furthermore, the integration with Sui’s Move language allows developers to treat blobs as first-class objects. In terms of efficiency, Walrus’s erasure coding is significantly more advanced than Filecoin’s current proofs, leading to lower latency during retrieval. For the fast-paced world of DeFi and Gaming, where assets need to be accessed and updated in real-time, @Walrus 🦭/acc and the $WAL token offer a superior technical solution.
