What truly sets #walrus apart from traditional decentralized storage (like Filecoin or Arweave) is its proprietary RedStuff encoding technology. Most networks rely on heavy replication—copying the same file multiple times—which leads to high costs and inefficiency.
Walrus utilizes a sophisticated two-dimensional erasure coding system. It breaks large files (blobs) into fragments called "slivers." This allows the network to reconstruct the original data even if up to two-thirds of the storage nodes go offline. The result? A massive reduction in storage overhead (often 4-5x less than competitors) while maintaining extreme reliability.$WAL #walrus
