Token distribution often tells you whether a protocol is built for a quick pump or a long haul. Walrus publishes a clear $WAL allocation: 43% Community Reserve, 10% Walrus User Drop, 10% Subsidies, 30% Core Contributors, 7% Investors. Over 60% goes to community pathways (airdrops, subsidies, reserve), which is unusually direct for a storage network that needs builders, node operators, and real workloads. The Community Reserve includes 690M $WAL available at launch with linear unlock until March 2033; Subsidies unlock linearly over 50 months; Investors unlock 12 months from mainnet launch. This schedule reads like “keep the lights on, fund adoption, reward long-term contributors,” not “dump on day one.”

Distribution + unlocks are structured to finance real usage growth, which is exactly what a storage market needs. @Walrus 🦭/acc $WAL #Walrus