2026-01-09 11:28:43

Web3 projects generally face an awkward reality: although they promote decentralization, the front-end code, videos, and images of DApps are mostly still hosted on centralized cloud service providers' servers. It's like renting a territory— the room is spacious and solid, but the monthly bills remain high, and the landlord always holds the keys to seize the property. Startups often get overwhelmed by costs before they even turn a profit.

This "seemingly decentralized, actually highly centralized" situation is being broken today. Several storage protocols in the market are exploring this issue: Filecoin is like a cold storage, suitable for long-term archiving; Arweave is more like an eternal library, pursuing permanent information preservation. Walrus Protocol, on the other hand, takes a completely different technical approach.

Its core innovation is to no longer have each node carry a complete data copy. Instead, Walrus uses erasure coding technology—sharding data across nodes worldwide. You don't need to collect all fragments to restore the original data; just a subset of nodes being available is enough. This design significantly reduces storage redundancy and bandwidth requirements.

From an architectural perspective, this is an important iteration of storage layer infrastructure. It directly addresses the real pain points of Web3 applications, rather than staying at the level of idealistic promotion.

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ChainMelonWatcher

· 4h ago

Decentralized shell, centralized heart, it's really heartbreaking. The idea of Walrus is quite interesting; sharding reduces redundancy, and recovery is possible without full backups. By the way, what do you think of this new player, Filecoin and Arweave? It feels like the competition is heating up. Finally, some projects are addressing the cost issue seriously, instead of just shouting slogans.

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ETH_Maxi_Taxi

· 01-09 11:56

It's the same old spiel... Decentralized shell, centralized core—I'm already tired of hearing it. Walrus's move to erase codes is indeed interesting, but let's see if it can survive the next bear market.

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MetaMaximalist

· 01-09 11:55

honestly walrus erasure coding approach is actually solving for real infrastructure constraints most projects won't even acknowledge... tired of seeing teams pay aws thousands monthly just to larp about decentralization ngl

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SigmaBrain

· 01-09 11:47

Another "decentralization" hype, it's hilarious --- Walrus's erasure code is indeed impressive, but can the costs really be brought down? --- The analogy of the landlord holding the keys is brilliant; DApps are clearly being exploited for profit --- Filecoin cold storage and Arweave libraries, it seems each has its own pitfalls --- Storage has always been Web3's Achilles' heel; if Walrus can truly be implemented, it will be a win --- The loudest decentralization slogans are ironically the most dependent on AWS, how ironic --- Sharding technology isn't new, but applying it here to reduce costs is a different story --- Startups being crushed by costs is very real; not everyone can burn VC money --- So in the end, it's just a bunch of infrastructure projects competing with each other; which one should users choose? --- I like Walrus's approach, but market validation still needs to wait

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SchrodingerProfit

· 01-09 11:46

It's the same old rhetoric again, decentralization in name only, with a centralized heart—bitingly satirical. Still hyping Walrus, thinking that erasing code technology can truly save the world? This is the real issue—the cost of DApps is the real bottleneck. Constantly shouting about decentralization, but still constrained by AWS. The idea behind Walrus is indeed interesting; finally, someone is seriously addressing the problem. The cloud service billing part is so true—it's a death sentence for startups.

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PrivateKeyParanoia

· 01-09 11:29

Finally someone hit the nail on the head. Those previous projects did look quite similar, but in reality they were still tightly controlled by AWS/Aliyun. Honestly, Walrus's erasure coding scheme sounds much more reliable. No need to store a complete copy on every node, which really saves costs. Projects still burning money on server rentals need to get serious and figure things out quickly. Decentralization was promised, but in the end, it's still the landlords holding the power—that's ironic. Compared to Arweave and Filecoin, it still depends on whether Walrus can truly be implemented.

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