2026-01-08 23:22:08

The narrative cycle of cryptocurrencies is astonishingly fast. Filecoin, Arweave, once star projects, have all experienced the same cycle from being highly sought after to being questioned. Walrus was born in such an environment, facing pressure that is both technical and psychological—how to prove its true value amidst the noise of hype.

Its approach reveals a pragmatic temperament. Instead of shouting slogans like "permanent storage" which are grand but costly to verify, Walrus has found a more down-to-earth breakthrough—building storage infrastructure for fast-growing new blockchain ecosystems like Sui. This is not an artificially created demand. Every NFT project, blockchain game, and social application launched on Sui requires storage for metadata, images, videos. Through native adaptation and extreme cost advantages, Walrus naturally becomes the default choice for these projects.

Interestingly, it is also moving towards traditional enterprises. The partnership with Onefootball is a prime example—those companies suffering from the high costs and vendor lock-in of centralized cloud services, while also having a demand for data sovereignty, are exactly its target. These clients won't buy into the "Web3" label, but they will compromise for tangible cost reductions and business stability. Walrus speaks with verifiable technical metrics and clear contractual terms, which is far more effective than just storytelling.

This "internal-to-external" ecosystem extension strategy exposes its calm judgment of the market.

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TokenToaster

· 11h ago

This is the right approach—just focus on building the product without hype. It's much better than those who only tell stories.

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MysteryBoxBuster

· 01-09 05:51

Hey, this line of thinking is indeed clear-headed, unlike some projects that just want to make a quick profit and run. Honestly, I still quite like Walrus's pragmatic approach; just talking about permanent storage all the time has already cooled off. The Sui ecosystem has a real demand for storage, it's not just creating concepts out of thin air... It's quite interesting. Traditional enterprises are even more extreme; they don't care about Web3 at all, they only care about data security and whether they save money. All those star projects in the past failed because of storytelling; this time, with a different approach, whether they can truly last depends on the outcome.

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MemeCurator

· 01-09 01:19

There's something there. No hype, no negativity. This is the real way to get things done.

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BetterLuckyThanSmart

· 01-08 23:51

To be honest, this set of strategies is quite interesting. Compared to those projects that keep touting "permanent storage" all day, Walrus's reverse approach is indeed more solid. Everyone can see the storage needs of the Sui ecosystem, but truly capable and decent implementations are few and far between. Extending this idea from within the ecosystem outward is also a good approach—first mastering small projects thoroughly, then targeting traditional enterprises, which is the right way to go. However, it still depends on whether they can truly maintain the cost advantage in the future; otherwise, it will just be another wave of new narratives.

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BlockImposter

· 01-08 23:44

Hey, wait a minute. Walrus's approach is indeed clever, but do they really dare to bet so aggressively in the Sui ecosystem?

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alpha_leaker

· 01-08 23:43

No hype, no negativity, Walrus is indeed clear-headed. Much more reliable than projects that constantly shout about permanent storage. Really, positioning within the Sui ecosystem and then extending to traditional enterprises is the way to go. That bunch of Filecoin has long become a joke. Telling stories is useless; numbers speak for themselves. If the Onefootball deal truly materializes, it will be worth paying attention to. Ultimately, it's still about who can survive; the noise is just too loud.

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DegenWhisperer

· 01-08 23:39

Haha, finally a project that doesn't just shout slogans but gets down to work. Walrus's move is indeed brilliant; rooting in the Sui ecosystem and then breaking out is much smarter than those who keep shouting "revolution" every day. --- Filecoin and Arweave have already been lessons for the market, and Walrus has learned to be smart. Building infrastructure without hype is the way to last long. --- Honestly, collaborating with traditional companies like Onefootball is the real core; that's genuine demand, not just crypto enthusiasts' self-hype. --- Pragmatic to the point of being a bit boring, but in this circle full of speculation... boredom might be a signal for making money, right? --- Wait, can it really keep costs that low, or is it just another marketing trick? We need to see real data to judge. --- Extending from internal Sui ecosystem breakthroughs to the enterprise side, this approach is indeed more reliable than just dreaming about "permanent storage." It all depends on whether the execution is strong enough.

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ApeDegen

· 01-08 23:36

Damn, this is truly pragmatic. No hype, just doing business. --- The storage demand in the Sui ecosystem is real, and Walrus has found the right angle. Much clearer than those projects that shout slogans every day. --- The traditional enterprise side is even more impressive. They don't care about Web3 narratives at all, only about cost and stability. That’s true growth. --- History always repeats itself. The way Filecoin fell, Walrus should have seen it clearly. --- Contracts speak, data speaks, much more useful than arguing in TG groups. This is what should be learned. --- The question is whether the market can give it enough time, or if it will just cool off after another round of hype. --- Extending this idea from within the ecosystem outward is really clever. Ecosystem demand is rigid, enterprise demand is also rigid, a two-sided squeeze. --- Finally, there’s a project that doesn’t rely on stories to survive. Tired of those big pie-in-the-sky dreams. --- But how long can the cost advantage last? What if more competitors come in?

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