Since its launch, @Walrus 🦭/acc has reached several significant milestones, showcasing its growth and impact in the Web3 space.
• One of its most impactful initiatives was the “Breaking the Ice” Devnet Hackathon, launched on August 13, 2024. This event welcomed developers of all skill levels to build innovative projects on the Walrus platform, exploring diverse use cases such as decentralised applications and media storage interfaces. The community actively participated in shortlisting projects, with each shortlisted team receiving $500. The final winners shared a $30,000 prize pool, allowing developers to gain recognition and credibility within the Walrus ecosystem.
The hackathon attracted over 200 developers and led to the recognition of ten outstanding projects utilising #Walrus decentralised storage network. The winners included:
✓ Sui Meet — A Web3 matchmaking platform
✓ Cyferio — A privacy-focused computation platform
✓ Sui-ai-agents — A decentralised AI network
✓ Walrus Share — A file-sharing application
✓ SecretLink — A secure, encrypted storage solution
✓ Doomsday Protocol — An AI-driven strategic card game
✓ DriftBottle, SuiS3, SuiPet, and de-docker-hub — Projects showcasing the versatility of Walrus’ infrastructure
Several other promising projects are:
✓ Cable — an encrypted messaging app
✓ Suitizen — an on-chain identity initiative
✓ Jar Jar File Storage — a decentralised file storage solution
✓ Blob Vault — a secure file encryption platform
✓ Walrus Wayback — a website archiving tool
✓ Suitok — a platform for video creators
These projects highlight the creativity and technical capabilities of the Web3 community while showcasing the potential of decentralised technology within the Walrus ecosystem.
• Following the success of the hackathon, Walrus launched its public Testnet on September 17, 2024. This phase introduced several key features, including API endpoints for deletable blobs, a data explorer developed by Staketab, and a tokenomics ecosystem for WAL, featuring staking and rewards. Additionally, Mysten Labs developed a staking app to enhance user engagement within the network.
• In addition to these technical advancements, Walrus expanded its ecosystem with the launch of SnowReads, a decentralised digital library. This platform provides open access to a vast collection of scientific papers in fields such as economics, computer science, and physics, utilising Walrus’ decentralised storage for efficient and reliable archival.
