2026-01-12 02:25:18

Have you ever had such a frustrating experience—opening an NFT purchased years ago at a high price, only for the browser to freeze for a long time, and then a "404 Not Found" message pops up on the screen? That once-proud digital identity symbol instantly turns into a dead link.

The core issue here is: the so-called "immutable" digital assets we buy on the blockchain are actually like a note— the URL written on it could become invalid at any moment.

This is the awkward truth behind many current NFT projects. The authentic artwork (images, videos, audio) often resides on centralized servers like Amazon Cloud. The expensive tokens on the blockchain are at best just a "receipt." Once the server shuts down or the project team disappears, that receipt becomes worthless paper.

This is why I pay attention to the Walrus Protocol project. It’s not just a simple upgrade of cheap cloud storage; it’s addressing the most critical paradox in Web3: how to ensure that the digital assets you hold are truly complete, permanent, and accessible on a decentralized blockchain?

Walrus’s approach is this—using native integration on the Sui blockchain combined with erasure coding technology to pack the "body" and "soul" of your digital assets into a decentralized storage system. Simply put, what you buy is no longer just a "receipt," but the actual complete collection.

In this new system, the $WAL token plays the role of fuel. It’s used to pay for storage costs, reward network participants maintaining the nodes, and participate in ecosystem governance. As more artists and projects start using Walrus to mint and store their core digital assets, $WAL captures the increasing value of the ecosystem’s demand for "digital asset authenticity."

Next time you see a "permanent collection" NFT, ask yourself: where does the actual artwork exist? If the answer is Walrus, then you might really be holding something rooted in the digital world.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 13h ago

It's that old familiar question again... To be honest, 404 is really incredible. Is this what you get after spending so much money? Walrus sounds a bit interesting; finally, someone wants to solve this dead end. Forget it, I'll just wait and see if I can survive another two years before making a move.

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GasFeeCrier

· 20h ago

404 that’s really despairing, the money spent just turns into air… Walrus’s approach indeed hits the pain point Come on, another savior project, let’s see how long it can last I’ve said it long ago, on-chain is just pointers, the real data still depends on centralized systems, Walrus can’t escape this curse Arweave has already handled storage long ago, so why are they doing Walrus now… it’s all a game of capital $WAL capturing value, this phrase sounds like a fundraising pitch, but having the real assets is always better than just paper notes

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Frontrunner

· 21h ago

404 this thing is really incredible. When buying, they hyped it up endlessly, now it’s just a link corpse. I’ve always said, those tokens on the blockchain are just pieces of paper; the actual content is still on their servers. Walrus’s approach sounds reliable; storing the asset itself in a decentralized system is definitely better than the current dangling state. Honestly, if $WAL can really solve this pain point, there’s still room for growth once the ecosystem develops. But the key is whether big projects will actually use it; otherwise, it’s just armchair strategizing.

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HappyToBeDumped

· 21h ago

The moment of 404 was truly incredible. The avatar I spent several ETH on has turned into a commemorative coin... Honestly, I need to think more about the walrus idea. It feels like the start of another "revolutionary plan." The core of this thing is really about data being stored on the chain, right? No need to trust centralized servers... But then again, how many people are actually using it? How is the $WAL token distributed? Will the project team be bleeding again in the early stages? Decentralized storage has been talked about countless times, each time claiming to be revolutionary. But what’s the reality? Wait, if all data is stored on walrus, the costs must be huge. What would the token price eventually rise to? But the part about 404 really hit the pain point. Current NFTs are really just receipts.

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ProofOfNothing

· 21h ago

Another promotional article about Walrus, but honestly, the 404 issue really hit a nerve. Really, those early NFTs of mine are now stored on Alibaba Cloud. Who knows when they'll disappear? However, whether Walrus can truly solve this problem depends on what happens next. Hopefully it doesn't become another vapor project. Wait, can the $WAL token really benefit from the growth in storage demand, or is it just another fundraising scam? It sounds good, but in the end, it still depends on the project team not to run away and whether the technology is reliable. Walrus sounds promising, but I want to see if there are plans where real big artists are using it. So how does this erasure coding technology guarantee permanence? I don't understand. The core issue is trust—trust in Walrus is trust, which is no different from trusting the project team. Someone should have solved this problem long ago; centralized storage has taken too many losses.

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