Walrus: the decentralized Web3 storage protocol

Do you need to store large files securely, affordably, and in a decentralized way? Walrus is the leading Web3 storage protocol, designed to handle massive binary data (blobs) with maximum efficiency and fault tolerance. Built on Sui, it offers 5x replication, ultra-low costs, and permissionless access—making it the ideal choice for NFTs, AI, blockchain, and decentralized applications.

At Stakely, we are validators on the Walrus mainnet. Delegate your WAL with us and earn rewards while powering the future of Web3 storage.

Walrus is not just another storage protocol—it’s optimized for blobs (large binary files like images, videos, or datasets) and solves key issues in decentralized storage:

• Blob storage and retrieval: Enables efficient storage and retrieval of large blobs, with the option to verify their availability at any time.
• Cost efficiency: Uses advanced erasure coding to reduce storage costs to approximately five times the size of the blobs, distributing parts across nodes to enhance efficiency and resilience.
• Integration with the Sui blockchain: Walrus uses Sui for coordination, availability verification, and payments. Storage space and blobs are managed as resources on Sui, allowing for verification and control through smart contracts.
• Flexible access: Users can interact with Walrus via CLI, SDKs, and traditional HTTP technologies, integrating smoothly with caches and content delivery networks to maximize decentralization.
• Public access: All stored blobs are public and accessible by anyone. Confidential information should not be stored without additional security measures.

1. You upload your file (blob) to the network.
2. Walrus fragments, replicates, and distributes it across decentralized nodes.
3. You can verify and retrieve it at any time.

Walrus' architecture ensures content remains accessible and recoverable even when many storage nodes are offline or malicious. It leverages modern error correction techniques based on fast linear codes, enhanced for Byzantine fault tolerance, and a dynamically changing set of storage nodes.

Walrus uses smart contracts on Sui to manage storage nodes and certify blobs, ensuring secure and transparent system operations.

Walrus for developers

Walrus’ source code—including smart contracts written in Move and services built in Rust—is available on GitHub under an Apache 2.0 license. Developers can extend these services and tailor them to meet specific operational needs.

For developers:

• NFTs and dApps: Decentralized storage for media such as images, audio, videos, and game assets.
• AI and machine learning: Storage of datasets, AI models, weights, and verifiable training proofs.
• Decentralized web: Fully decentralized web and app hosting—frontend and backend—on-chain.

For Web3 projects:

• Blockchain history: Cost-efficient decentralized storage of blockchain history, checkpoints, and snapshots.
• Data availability for L2s: Certifies the availability of essential data for L2s, including validity and fraud proofs.
• Media subscription models: Encrypted media storage with access via decryption keys for subscribers.

Walrus has its own token (WAL) used for governance and network security. At Stakely, we’re part of the validator set on the Walrus mainnet, so you can delegate your WAL tokens with full security and the guarantees we provide.

By doing so, you’ll not only earn rewards but also support a scalable and cost-effective solution for unstructured data storage.

Walrus’ tokenomics, with a maximum supply of 5,000,000,000 WAL, ensures competitive pricing, efficiency, and security across its decentralized storage network. By delegating your WAL with Stakely, you get:

1. Governance participation: Gain voting rights on key decisions that shape the future of the Walrus protocol, such as system parameter adjustments and penalty definitions.
2. Staking rewards: Earn WAL rewards by delegating your tokens to validators like Stakely.
3. Payment utility: Use WAL to pay for storage on Walrus. With a stable pricing model, it ensures sustainable compensation and protection against market volatility.
4. Security and expertise: Benefit from non-custodial staking, institutional-grade infrastructure with over 5 years of experience, staking insurance against slashing, and much more.

In summary, Walrus provides a robust and scalable solution for decentralized storage, leveraging its integration with Sui to ensure efficiency and reliability. Ready to join?

Delegate WAL with Stakely and be part of the Web3 storage revolution!