Walrus is a new kind of data storage network that runs without a central company and works on a blockchain called Sui It was created to give people and developers a way to save big files like videos pictures and large data sets in a way that anyone can verify and trust because it does not rely on one place or one company to hold the data Instead the files are split into many small parts and spread across many computers so even if some go offline the data is still safe and can be found by the network This helps make storage cheaper faster and more reliable than older systems that just copy data many times over around the world and it also lets developers build apps that need huge data like Web3 games and artificial intelligence datasets using smart contracts and programmable storage on chain The WAL token is the core part of this system because people use it to pay for storing data to stake and help secure the network and to vote on decisions about updating or changing how Walrus works The token has a limited amount with a total set at five billion and a big part of it goes to the community through things like airdrops and support for people who build and use the network The network also plans ways to reduce the number of tokens over time by burning some when people move them quickly or when storage nodes do not perform well This design is meant to keep the project strong and encourage people to support long term growth Walrus does not just store files it gives developers tools like SDKs and interfaces to work easily with the network and even lets users run decentralized websites or connect to other blockchains so data can move across different systems without trouble Because the project focuses on real needs for data storage in modern apps and tries to make costs steady and predictable many people see it as a useful layer for the future of decentralized storage and digital data availability