What makes Walrus attractive to traditional capital? The answer became clear in the first half of this year. As a decentralized storage infrastructure, it has completed a $140 million funding round, backed by top institutions like a16z crypto and Franklin Templeton. More importantly, Grayscale launched the Walrus Trust product in June this year, directly opening a compliant entry channel for accredited investors. This means institutions can share in the growth dividends of the storage sector without directly holding crypto assets.

Why is this so noteworthy? First, in terms of liquidity. The influx of institutional funds will inevitably enhance market depth, and the pricing power of WAL will gradually shift from retail investors to institutions. Second, with the deflationary mechanism in place. Every transaction in WAL's design destroys a portion of tokens, and as storage demand increases, this deflationary pressure continues to strengthen, directly boosting scarcity.

Currently, the DePIN sector is entering a period of concentrated institutional capital allocation. During this window, Walrus, as a benchmark project for storage infrastructure, still has vast potential that has not been fully tapped. From funding progress and ecosystem endorsement to product innovation, multiple signals are pointing upward.