According to @cas_abbe, Walrus is positioned as a big-data storage infrastructure that handles heavy files for apps, images, videos, game files, and AI data, rather than a DeFi or privacy project, which frames $WAL within decentralized storage and data availability narratives for traders. Source: Cas Abbé via X on Jan 7, 2026. According to @cas_abbe, the protocol splits data into smart pieces, distributes them across nodes, and proves the data is still present, aiming to avoid expensive on-chain storage and reliance on weak servers, which highlights utility-driven demand factors for $WAL. Source: Cas Abbé via X on Jan 7, 2026.

According to @CryptoMichNL, the SUI ecosystem has led recent rebounds with SUI up 36% and WAL up 29% from the local bottom, highlighting relative strength for momentum traders (source: @CryptoMichNL on X). According to @CryptoMichNL, Walrus Protocol (WAL) is now listed on Kraken for US and Canadian users, potentially widening access and liquidity for the SUI ecosystem (source: @CryptoMichNL on X). According to @CryptoMichNL, the SEC has approved a first-ever 2x leveraged SUI ETF that is live on Nasdaq, which he views as a new catalyst for flows into SUI-linked exposure (source: @CryptoMichNL on X). According to @CryptoMichNL, the market structure shows a strong bounce and he plans to look for a new higher low after an early-December liquidity sweep, implying a buy-the-dip strategy within an emerging uptrend (source: @CryptoMichNL on X).