Honestly, I was a bit confused when I first encountered Walrus. This project doesn't promote short-term price increases or high yields; instead, it focuses daily on data architecture, storage mechanisms, and network design. In the crypto world, this approach is indeed unconventional. But the more I delve into it, the more I see a problem: the importance of WAL to the entire system is seriously underestimated.

Looking at it from another perspective—if Web3 is to truly serve practical applications, what sustains decentralized data networks? It all comes down to incentives and coordination. And this is precisely WAL's mission.

Walrus is built on the Sui blockchain, with a clear core logic: by erasing encoding and using distributed storage, large-scale data is fragmented and dispersed across various network nodes. It sounds advanced, but essentially, it's not just setting up a system and calling it a day; it's a dynamic system that continuously consumes storage space, network bandwidth, and node computing power.

This raises a real-world question: why do nodes stay online long-term? Why keep investing resources? Without a reliable source of revenue, who would foolishly maintain nodes continuously? The answer lies in WAL's value—through token incentives, the contributions of participants can be quantified and rewarded.

In Walrus, WAL is more than just a trading symbol. It connects node rewards, protocol governance, and ecosystem development throughout the entire process. Actual usage will ultimately translate into demand pressure for WAL.

I can't guarantee Walrus will definitely succeed, but logically speaking: if this protocol truly takes off, WAL will definitely not be an optional supporting role.