Recently, I have been increasingly attracted by the Walrus project. The decentralized storage layer developed by the top-tier developers at Mysten Labs is completely unconventional. They use Red Stuff erasure coding technology to break large multimedia files into countless Blob fragments. This near-deconstruction storage logic can significantly reduce on-chain space costs—fees are even nearly a hundred times cheaper than some mainstream storage solutions, and read/write efficiency can fully meet high-frequency interaction scenarios.

What’s truly impressive is data availability. Even if most nodes in the network go offline for various reasons, the stored images and videos can still be quickly reconstructed from the residual fragments. This approach essentially provides a major upgrade to the infrastructure of decentralized applications, paving the way for large-scale adoption of Web3.

Instead of blindly speculating in the secondary market, it’s better to study these underlying technologies that can practically solve industry problems. These seemingly low-profile protocols often hold the key to future growth. Keep an eye on the progress of the testnet.