A clean way to understand
#walrus is to treat 2024 as the foundation year and the next milestones as proof that the foundation can carry weight. After the 2024 announcement and testnet progression, Walrus later launched on
#Mainnet (publicly dated March 27, 2025 in Walrus’ own communications), presenting itself as Mysten Labs’ major protocol after Sui and positioning the network around programmable, scalable data usage.
Then came one of the loudest credibility accelerators in “recent updates” territory: fundraising and market coverage. CoinDesk reported a $140M token sale ahead of mainnet launch timing, which is not a guarantee of success, but it is a signal that serious capital believed the storage thesis was investable at scale. In parallel, Binance also posted ecosystem content about Walrus and
$WAL , keeping the token in front of active retail users while the infrastructure story matured.
This is where the real challenge shifts: once mainnet exists and funding headlines land, the market stops grading “potential” and starts grading “traction.” Storage networks get judged by whether builders actually store meaningful data, whether retrieval stays reliable, whether costs remain competitive, and whether operators remain decentralized and profitable. That is why
@Walrus 🦭/acc earlier 2024 focus on efficiency and availability becomes a long-term promise that must keep showing up in real performance, not just in launch posts.
📌 2026 top traders’ lens (preview): the most repeated trader question becomes “Is there real usage?” because infra tokens often pump on catalysts, but they trend sustainably only when usage keeps buying the story back.