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If you have been following the decentralized storage space you know that Walrus, which is also known as WAL is not another name in the DePIN or Decentralized Physical Infrastructure, story. This Walrus came from the people at Mysten Labs, who're also the people behind the Sui blockchain. The people who made Walrus did not want it to be like a Dropbox that uses the blockchain. Walrus was meant to be something. The people at Mysten Labs are very experienced and they know what they are doing so Walrus is not another project, in the decentralized storage space or the DePIN narrative or the story of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure it is actually the Walrus project.
As we move into 2026 the project is going to be really different. We are moving past the proof of concept phase and into a time where the project is very important. The project is not, about storing Data. The Data is checked to make sure it is correct it is used to make money. It is used to help Artificial Intelligence work better. The Artificial Intelligence needs the Data to keep working and getting better.
So I want to tell you about what's next for Walrus. We are going to look at the upgrades that Walrus is getting. These are the changes that are happening behind the scenes. I also want to talk about why the next twelve monthsre really important for Walrus. This is a time, for Walrus and its roadmap. Walrus is going to be doing a lot of things and Walrus needs to get everything just right.
1. The 2026 Roadmap: Scaling the Vision
The Walrus Foundation has been doing a lot of things. The plan, for 2026 is based on three ideas: AI Data Markets, Cross-Chain Dominance and Economic Hardening. The Walrus Foundation is really working on these three things AI Data Markets, Cross-Chain Dominance and Economic Hardening.
AI Data Market Expansion (Q1 – Q4 2026)
This year is really big for WAL because it is changing into the place where AI stores its information. The big cloud companies are just too expensive. They do not tell us what is going on. WAL is coming out with something called the AI Data Marketplace where people who make things can buy and sell datasets that have been checked for machine learning. The AI Data Marketplace is a deal, for WAL and it will help people who work with machine learning. WAL is making this marketplace so that developers can use it to buy and sell verified datasets for machine learning.
* Why this is important: We live in a time where people can make videos and pictures that look real and computers can even make things up. So it is very important to know that the information you are using is the same as what was put in. Walrus uses codes to make sure that the information you get is exactly what was added in the first place. This is really valuable because it means you can trust the information you are using and that is worth a lot of money. Walrus and its special codes help keep your information safe. That is why Walrus is so useful, for people who use a lot of data.
Cross-Chain Storage Support
Walrus is from Sui. The year 2026 is a year for Walrus. This is when things really take off for Walrus. The plan for Walrus includes making it easy to move things between Walrus and other systems like Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche.
* The main idea is that someone who makes things for Solana should be able to store files like a 10GB game, on Walrus without having to leave Solana. This means Walrus is not just for Sui it is for everyone. Walrus wants to be the place where people store things on the internet no matter what system they use. Walrus is trying to be the storage place, for the internet.
2. Technical Updates: What Is Going On Behind The Scenes With The Technical Updates?
The thing that really sets Walrus apart from projects like Filecoin or Arweave is the technology behind Walrus. Walrus has some plans, for the future. In the year 2026 Walrus is going to make some technical changes. These changes are going to be rolled out for Walrus.
"Red Stuff" Encoding Optimization
The Walrus uses something called Red Stuff to keep your files safe. This Red Stuff is a way of protecting data. It does not just make a few copies of a file, like systems do. Instead Red Stuff breaks down the data into small pieces and then spreads them around. The Walrus and its Red Stuff are pretty cool because they do things differently. Red Stuff is what makes the Walrus special.
* The Update: We made some changes that help with storage. Now the files are safer because they can still be found even if a lot of the network nodes are not working at the time. This is a deal because we can still keep the cost of storing these files very low similar to what you would pay with the old Web2 solutions. This is what people in the decentralized tech world, like the people who work on Web3 have been trying to achieve for a time: having the security of Web3 and the low prices of Web2.
Programmable Blobs (The Storage Smart Contract)
Something cool is happening with technology and that is the move, towards Programmable Storage. In the coming months WAL will support storage that can actually react to things.
* Example: Imagine you have an NFT that looks different each time something happens on the blockchain. Normally you would just see a picture that does not change. But with NFT, the piece of data or "blob" that is stored on Walrus can actually be changed by a smart contract. This means that storage is not a place to keep things safe it is actually a part of how NFT and other decentralized applications or dApps work. The NFT and the storage, on Walrus are working together to make something new happen.
3. Tokenomics 2.0: The Burn and the Stake
For people who have WAL tokens the technical updates to the WAL token are just as important, as the way we store things with this technology. The WAL token updates are really crucial for holders of the WAL token.
* Walrus has a way to control the amount of WAL tokens in use. This is called the Dynamic Burn Mechanism. Every time someone stores data on Walrus, some of the WAL they pay is gone for good.
The Walrus Foundation is going to make a change in the quarter of 2026. They are calling it the Demand-Responsive Burn. So when Walrus gets really busy with intelligence data the system will burn more WAL tokens. This means there will be WAL tokens available which helps make the value of each token stronger, over time.
* Staking for Security: now more than 60 percent of WAL is being used for staking. This is really good for the network because it makes it very secure. The new Penalty Fee system that started near the end of year has been working well. It has stopped people who only stake for a time called mercenary capital from doing so. This means the nodes that make the network work are committed to being part of it, for a time. The WAL that is being staked is helping to keep the network safe.
4. Why 2026 is Different
We are moving away from the phase of crypto.
Nowadays crypto is not like it was, in 2024 and 2025.
Then people thought crypto projects were good because of vibes and whitepapers.
In 2026 crypto projects are about one thing: Utility of crypto.
The Utility of crypto is what matters now.
Walrus is putting itself in an important place where two big things in technology meet: DePIN and AI. Walrus is helping to solve a problem that people are actually dealing with by giving AI agents a decentralized place to store the amounts of data they need. Walrus is already working with projects, like io.net and Pudgy Penguins which shows that people really need a place to store big chunks of data and this need is getting bigger. Walrus is making "Blob storage" and this is something that people are looking for.
The Bottom Line
The updates we are seeing with Walrus, like the -chain expansion and the AI marketplace show that Walrus is not just a storage project on Sui. Walrus is trying to build a global hard drive that is decentralized. This hard drive will be faster, cheaper and more secure than what we have seen before in the technology world. Walrus wants to make something better with its storage project, on Sui.
For the community the message is really clear. The foundation is. The "Red Stuff" is working well. Now we are looking at 2026. Our goal is to fill those storage nodes with data from all, around the world. The "Red Stuff" is ready. 2026 Is the year we will use it to store the worlds data.
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Va bene, quindi ecco il punto sugli oracoli decentralizzati. Le blockchain? Super solide nel mantenere il loro piccolo bubble di informazioni bloccate, pensa a Fort Knox, ma digitale. Il problema? Sono fondamentalmente all'oscuro di ciò che accade all'esterno. Prezzi delle azioni? Meteo? Risultati sportivi? Sì, per loro è tutto greco. Entra in gioco gli oracoli. Questi ragazzi sono come messaggeri, portando cose dal mondo reale nella blockchain in modo che i contratti intelligenti non debbano giocare a indovinare.

Ma rendiamo le cose un po' piccanti: APRO (<c-6>) non è il tuo oracolo di base. Invece di lasciare che un unico custode gestisca tutto (che, onestamente, sembra chiedere guai), APRO suddivide il lavoro tra molti nodi indipendenti, tutti che fanno la loro parte. Ciò significa che è molto più difficile per chiunque falsificare i dati o fare un colpo veloce.