@Walrus 🦭/acc is quietly shipping the AI data backbone: erasure-coded blob storage on Sui with provable availability and ~4–5x overhead (not 100x replication). Cheap GB uploads + HTTP/CLI access. $WAL powers storage payments, staking security, and adds deflation via burns.
If you’re serious about “AI + crypto,” storage is the boring part everyone skips… and it’s also the part that decides who wins. walrusprotocol is building decentralized blob storage on Sui that’s designed for the AI era: store large, unstructured data (datasets, media, model artifacts) with provable availability—meaning you can verify the data is actually there and retrievable later. Instead of full replication like many chains (massive overhead), Walrus uses erasure coding (~4–5x) to keep costs realistic while staying resilient even under Byzantine failures. Coordination + certification happens through Sui objects/smart contracts, and access stays practical through HTTP + CLI/SDKs, so apps can plug in without forcing everyone to run heavy tooling.
Token-wise, Walrus isn’t decoration: it’s the payment rail for storage and the security layer via delegated staking/committees across epochs, with burn mechanics designed to introduce deflationary pressure as usage grows. In short: Walrus is infrastructure that turns “data markets” into something you can actually build on. #walrus
