2026-01-07 07:22:18

Recently, I saw someone touting Walrus as a "storage revolution." Honestly, this kind of packaging is somewhat exaggerated.

Looking at Walrus alone, detached from the Sui ecosystem, this project is actually hard to stand on its own. But from a different perspective—if Sui truly aims to become the "iOS of blockchain," then Walrus is definitely not an optional add-on but an essential infrastructure.

The key points are as follows:

Currently, most blockchain projects, including those claiming high performance in L1s, are essentially "naked." Application data is either stored directly on-chain (which is prohibitively expensive) or outsourced to IPFS, Arweave, or cloud service providers. As a result, the prospects of your DApp are actually held in the palm of others’ hands.

The Sui team has long seen through this issue. Their goal is not just to enable fast transactions but to support real applications with millions of daily active users—games, social media, high-interaction NFT experiences. Speed alone is far from enough; data storage costs, controllability, and user experience consistency are the real factors that determine an application's success or failure.

Therefore, Walrus's positioning is not just "another storage project," but rather a "data layer organ" incubated by Sui itself.

Compared to a casual IPFS integration, what are the differences? There are three core points:

**First is deep coupling**—Walrus truly understands Sui’s "language": object model, state logic, permission structure. The storage layer and execution layer are not connected via API but are designed as an integrated system from the ground up.

**Second is data sovereignty**—files can reside on off-chain nodes, but metadata, permission control, and availability proofs all remain on the Sui chain for verification. Sui is always the control hub, and users maintain full control.

**Finally is scenario customization**—not just a generic "store everything," but optimized design tailored for specific scenarios like NFTs and DApps. Only then can it truly support applications with demanding performance, cost, and user experience requirements.

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GateUser-9f682d4c

· 01-10 03:48

To put it simply, leaving Sui is a worthless project, and I agree with that. --- However, if Walrus can really improve data sovereignty, it's definitely worth watching. --- Another ecosystem-bound product; how long it can survive depends on whether Sui can succeed. --- Deep coupling sounds good, but after using IPFS for so many years, why are they only now thinking of reinventing the wheel? --- Talking about data sovereignty sounds nice, but the key question is whether users can truly control it or if it's just a new bottle of old wine. --- A application with millions of daily active users— is this goal real? It feels like Sui doesn't have many decent applications right now. --- Looking at the architecture design, it’s okay, but I’m worried it’s just pretty on paper and will never be implemented in reality. --- It's a bit interesting; it's better than completely relying on cloud service providers.

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LightningClicker

· 01-07 23:19

Actually, Walrus leaving Sui is just a shell, but I agree with this logic. Honestly, data sovereignty really hits my point—other people's chains are just that, other people's. This is the real bottleneck, no wonder Sui is doing it themselves. Reliable. Only with this level of coupling can true applications be supported.

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0xSherlock

· 01-07 07:32

Actually, it's a bit awkward to single out Walrus alone; the key is whether the Sui ecosystem can really take off. That's right, other L1 data has been outsourced, and indeed people are tightening the screws. Walrus's move is actually about self-sufficiency. But if we really want tens of millions of daily active users, speed alone isn't enough, and this point hits the mark. I believe in deep coupling; hard integration like IPFS is just makeshift, and it might break down someday. Data sovereignty can't be bypassed; user control is true control, otherwise it's just changing landlords. Whether this wave of dividends can be captured depends on how far Sui itself can go.

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