JOSEPH DESOZE

@Walrus 🦭/acc $WAL #Walrus
Walrus Sites ma najwięcej sensu, gdy opisuję to jak rzeczywisty problem zamiast połyskliwego protokołu, ponieważ w momencie, gdy ludzie polegają na Twoim interfejsie, frontend przestaje być „po prostu statyczną stroną” i staje się najbardziej kruchą obietnicą, jaką dajesz użytkownikom, a wszystkim znane jest, jak szybko ta obietnica może się rozpaść, gdy hosting jest powiązany z zasadami konta jednego dostawcy, stanem rozliczeń, awariami regionalnymi, zmianami polityki lub utratą dostępu zespołu do starego pulpitu. Dlatego Walrus Sites istnieje: próbuje nadać aplikacjom statycznym dom, który zachowuje się bardziej jak własna infrastruktura niż wynajęta wygoda, dzieląc odpowiedzialności w sposób wyraźny, umieszczając rzeczywiste pliki strony w Walrus jako trwałe dane, a tożsamość strony i uprawnienia do aktualizacji w Sui jako stan na łańcuchu, dzięki czemu ten sam adres może nadal działać nawet gdy zawartość się zmienia, a prawo do aktualizacji jest zabezpieczone przez własność, a nie przez kogoś, kto nadal ma dane logowania do platformy hostingu.

@Walrus 🦭/acc $WAL #Walrus
It sometimes amazes me how much of our personal lives we hand over to machines without thinking. Every photo we save, every song we stream, every message we send and every question we ask an AI assistant ends up stored somewhere we cannot see and do not control. For years, this felt normal because there was no real alternative. Large companies owned the infrastructure, and we accepted that our data had to live inside their systems. Walrus was born from a growing discomfort with that reality. The people behind it believed that data should not feel like something we give away forever. They wanted storage to feel more human, more shared, and more honest, where trust comes from math and transparency instead of brand names. Built by engineers connected to the Sui blockchain, Walrus launched its main network in March 2025 and quietly positioned itself as a foundational layer for a new kind of digital ownership.

At its core, Walrus is a decentralized storage and data availability protocol designed to handle large volumes of information efficiently and securely. When someone uploads data to Walrus, the file is not simply copied and stored in one place. Instead, it is broken into fragments and distributed across many independent machines around the world. This process relies on a unique two dimensional erasure coding system called Red Stuff. The idea is simple but powerful. Data is arranged like a grid, and extra pieces are added so that the original file can be reconstructed even if many fragments disappear. Because of this design, Walrus only needs a small number of fragments to recover data, which dramatically reduces redundancy. Instead of storing dozens or even hundreds of full copies, the network operates efficiently with roughly four to five effective copies. This single choice makes storage far cheaper and more scalable than older decentralized systems.

Walrus was not created in isolation. Its design reflects lessons learned from earlier storage networks that struggled with high costs and inefficiencies. Many of those systems relied on full replication, which meant that storing data securely required massive duplication and wasted resources. The Walrus team chose a different path. By combining advanced coding techniques with blockchain coordination, they created a system where storage providers prove that data is still available without constantly moving or copying it. Metadata and verification live on the Sui blockchain, while the data itself remains distributed. This separation allows Walrus to stay flexible and interoperable, meaning developers from different ecosystems can use it without being locked into a single chain.

Using Walrus feels natural once you understand the flow. A storage node encodes the data and distributes the fragments. Those fragments are continuously checked through random challenges to make sure they are still being held. If a node fails to respond, it risks losing the tokens it has staked as collateral. This creates a quiet but powerful incentive to behave honestly. When someone wants their data back, an aggregator collects enough fragments from across the network and reconstructs the original file. Because the fragments are spread geographically, Walrus works with a large global delivery layer that ensures fast access. From the user’s perspective, retrieving data feels smooth and familiar, even though the system underneath is radically different from traditional storage.

The economic model behind Walrus is designed to reward reliability rather than wealth. Storage is paid for using the WAL token, along with small transaction fees on Sui. Costs depend on file size and duration, and the protocol aims to keep pricing predictable by anchoring it to stable value references. Smaller files can be inefficient because of metadata overhead, so Walrus introduced batching tools that combine many small files into a single encoded object. This significantly reduces costs and makes the system practical for everyday use. Storage providers participate through delegated proof of stake, where operators stake tokens and users can delegate their stake to operators they trust. Rewards are based on uptime and performance, not just how many tokens someone holds. Nodes that behave poorly can be penalized or removed, and governance decisions are shared across the community.

Privacy is a central concern, especially as data becomes more sensitive and valuable. Walrus addresses this through programmable access control. Data can be encrypted, and rules can be attached that define exactly who is allowed to access it and under what conditions. These permissions are enforced through smart contracts, making access transparent and auditable. This approach opens the door for secure use cases in healthcare, finance, and artificial intelligence, where trust and compliance matter deeply. It also enables new ways to share and monetize data without surrendering ownership.

As the network grows, decentralization remains a deliberate focus rather than an assumption. Walrus is structured to avoid concentration of power by spreading stake across many independent operators and tying rewards to real work. Sudden movements of large stakes are discouraged, and governance changes require collective agreement. This makes it harder for any single group to quietly control the system. Decentralization, in this context, is not a slogan but an ongoing process supported by incentives and transparency.

Walrus has also been tested rigorously. Large scale experiments involving over a hundred storage nodes across multiple regions showed that the system performs reliably under real world conditions. Uploads and downloads complete in seconds rather than minutes, and performance scales predictably as more nodes join the network. Repairs are efficient because the two dimensional coding reduces the amount of data that needs to be moved when something goes wrong. These results confirm that the design choices behind Walrus are not just theoretical but practical at scale.

The WAL token plays a central role in this ecosystem. Its total supply is capped at five billion tokens, with distribution structured to favor long term community participation. A large portion is reserved for grants, incentives, and network subsidies, while contributors and early supporters receive tokens under long lockup schedules. The token is also deflationary, as a portion is burned during storage transactions, slowly reducing total supply as usage grows. When WAL became tradable on major exchanges, only a small fraction of the total supply was circulating, reflecting a long term approach rather than short term hype.

What truly brings Walrus to life is how it is being used. By mid 2025, more than one hundred twenty projects and numerous other applications were already relying on the network. These range from health data platforms and advertising analytics to autonomous agents and prediction markets. In each case, Walrus provides a shared foundation where data can be verified, shared, and controlled by the people who create it. It also plays a key role in a broader stack designed to support verifiable artificial intelligence, combining decentralized storage, access control, confidential computation, and blockchain coordination into a unified system.

Of course, no project exists without challenges. Walrus operates in a competitive space alongside other decentralized storage networks, each with different tradeoffs. It depends on the underlying blockchain for coordination, which introduces shared risks. Adoption requires developers to think differently about data and trust. Regulatory environments continue to evolve, especially around data sovereignty and token based payments. These are real risks, but they are also the same challenges faced by any infrastructure aiming to change how the internet works.

What makes Walrus compelling is not just its technology, but its philosophy. It treats data as something personal, valuable, and worthy of protection. It assumes that people want control, not convenience at any cost. Looking ahead, the roadmap focuses on scaling efficiency, improving access controls, and making decentralized storage feel as easy as traditional systems. If Walrus succeeds, it may never be famous in the way consumer apps are. Instead, it will sit quietly underneath, doing its job, protecting information, and giving people something they lost a long time ago. Ownership.

@Dusk $DUSK #Dusk
Historia Fundacji Dusk nie jest opowieścią o hałasie czy pilności, lecz o cierpliwości i realizmie. Założona w 2018 roku, Dusk powstała w czasie, gdy przestrzeń blockchain była w dużej mierze napędzana spekulacjami, szybkością i ekstremalnymi pomysłami na temat przejrzystości i decentralizacji. Zamiast podążać tą ścieżką, ludzie stojący za Dusk postanowili spojrzeć na finanse takimi, jakimi naprawdę są: regulowanymi, ostrożnymi i głęboko ludzkimi, kształtowanymi przez zaufanie, odpowiedzialność i długoterminowe konsekwencje. Zauważam, że od samego początku ten projekt nigdy nie miał na celu szybkiego zaimponowania, lecz przetrwania, a ta intencja cicho wpływa na każdą część jego projektu.