Decentralized storage finally has a "killer" solution. Sui's native protocol Walrus has recently become a favorite among many enterprises — it uses a set of technological innovations to completely change storage economics.

Let's first look at the costs. Walrus adopts Red Stuff's 2D erasure coding technology, reducing storage costs to $50/TB/year. What does this mean? It is 98.6% cheaper than Arweave and 75% cheaper than Filecoin. Even more astonishing, this price is approaching the level of centralized cloud services like AWS — a first in the industry.

But hardware technology alone isn't enough; the real game-changer is at the application layer. Walrus has opened a new door through a partnership with Crossmint: over 40,000 enterprises worldwide (including financial giants like Mastercard and Santander) can store data on a decentralized network without understanding blockchain development — just by simple API calls. This "zero learning curve" integration method directly transforms Web3 storage from a geek tool into an enterprise tool.

Interesting practices are already emerging in the ecosystem. After Decrypt, a Web3 media outlet, migrated its 4K video library to Walrus, it used smart contracts to handle copyright revenue sharing, increasing efficiency by a full 30 times. CCP Games developed an MMO on the Sui chain, using Walrus to solve the storage challenges of large game assets. Korea's T'Order even uses it for landing payments with the Korean won stablecoin.

From an architecture perspective, the native token WAL plays roles in storage payments, staking guarantees, and governance voting — these are real needs, not just empty talk. Coupled with $140 million in institutional funding, Mysten Labs' technical backing, and considering that data security and regulatory compliance are increasingly critical for enterprises, the growth potential of the Walrus track is likely beyond your imagination.