Walrus's Red Stuff Erasure Coding
@Walrus 🦭/acc Protocol's breakthrough lies in Red Stuff, a 2D erasure coding system that fragments data across two dimensions for superior resilience. Unlike 1D methods, it reconstructs blobs even if two-thirds of slivers vanish, slashing storage costs to ~5x original size while enabling fast recovery on Sui—ideal for AI models and media.
Recent Jan 2026 updates highlight Red Stuff's low repair traffic and Seal encryption for private blobs, boosting adoption in marketplaces.WAL token utility powers storage payments, DPoS staking, and governance, tying demand to real usage.
Bull Case: Unmatched efficiency positions Walrus as Web3's go-to for scalable, deletable storage vs. costly Filecoin / Arweave. Bear: Sui ecosystem growth and competition risks utility.
