Recently, I have deeply experienced the Walrus project, and there are indeed some things worth discussing.

From a privacy perspective, the Seal rights confirmation design gives me a sense of security. Data is encrypted locally during upload, stored using threshold key sharing, so no one can steal your data all at once. Permission management is handled entirely on-chain through smart contracts; only your key can unlock it. This completely breaks the traditional pattern where platforms control user data.

In terms of performance, it’s even more impressive. Quilt’s efficiency in packaging small files is truly astonishing—costs have been reduced by a factor of 420. In practical tests, 600 NFT images can be uploaded within 8 minutes, with gas fees almost negligible. Behind this is the Upload Relay network supported by 280,000 nodes, with latency controlled within 50 milliseconds, maintaining stable speeds even on mobile devices or in remote areas.

On the economic model side, over 120 million WAL tokens are planned to be burned by 2026. The community reserve accounts for 43% and is still unlocking over the long term. Node operators maintain an APY of 18-25%, which remains attractive to participants.

The ecosystem applications already cover over 500 projects, with health data monetization apps like CUDIS being particularly popular. They enable ordinary people to earn WAL rewards by selling their own data, no longer being arbitrarily exploited by platforms.

Honestly, this system has transformed me from a data bareback user into a participant with privacy protection. I can earn money without worrying about being exploited. If this momentum continues, WAL’s long-term performance is worth looking forward to.