2026-01-09 22:23:40

In the evolution of Web3, people often focus on the two well-known topics of scalability and security. But as the ecosystem matures, the importance of certain elements is being redefined—data availability and decentralized storage are rising to become foundational infrastructure of equal importance.

That's why projects like Walrus are worth paying attention to.

It doesn't rely on any centralized services to achieve its functions but instead builds a truly scalable and censorship-resistant data infrastructure from the ground up. For developers, this means they can confidently host application data on it without worrying about single points of failure or censorship risks.

The current market environment is quite interesting. Decentralized applications are rapidly iterating, AI-driven platforms are beginning to integrate with on-chain ecosystems, and users and developers are demanding unprecedented levels of efficiency and trustworthiness in data access. Walrus happens to be at the core of this demand—able to improve performance without compromising the principles of decentralization. This kind of balance is itself quite rare.

From a market perspective, the demand for such underlying data infrastructure will only become more urgent. Solutions that can simultaneously meet the criteria of performance, security, and decentralization are clearly scarce.

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DefiVeteran

· 22h ago

Haha, finally someone mentioned this. The data layer is really severely underestimated. Walrus definitely has some substance, but honestly, the market hasn't caught on yet. The real bottleneck is right here—centralized storage is being suppressed every day. It sounds reasonable, but we'll see if it can survive the next bear market. Underlying infrastructure is always boring, but it's always the most valuable. That's true, but how many projects are actually working on this? The contradiction between decentralization and performance is really hard to solve. How Walrus will do it remains to be seen. If this triangular balance can really be achieved, it would indeed be scarce. The story sounds very beautiful, but can the product keep up?

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BlockchainRetirementHome

· 22h ago

This data storage issue really needs to be taken seriously; otherwise, how can true decentralization be achieved? Things like Walrus are the choke points in the infrastructure—whoever controls them wins. Can performance and decentralization be achieved simultaneously? If that's really possible, it’s worth a close look. Honestly, everyone was a bit carried away by the scalability hype earlier, neglecting the storage aspect. I'm optimistic about this direction, but it will only count if users can really migrate on a large scale.

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ContractTester

· 22h ago

It looks like they're about to start scamming newcomers again. Data availability is indeed important, but can Walrus really do what they claim? Am I misunderstanding something? Is decentralized storage now considered infrastructure? With the underlying infra becoming so competitive, do developers really use it? Or is it just another PPT project? Scalability, security, data availability... these three big challenges—who will fall first—is the real question. Sounds good, but the key still depends on user adoption rate. How many dApps are actually using it now?

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