Decentralized storage has been stuck in two issues—exorbitant costs and extremely low efficiency. Traditional solutions often require over 100 times data redundancy, and restoring data consumes massive bandwidth. This dilemma has been holding the entire industry back.

But Mysten Labs' technological solution changes the game. Their RedStuff protocol, using 2D encoding, completely breaks this deadlock, achieving the industry’s so-called "twelve nines" security standard with only 4-5 times replication factor. Even more impressive, data recovery bandwidth costs drop by an order of magnitude, allowing the system to quickly self-heal even if two-thirds of nodes go offline.

The key innovation lies in programmability. With Move smart contracts, stored data such as NFTs, videos, and AI models can be directly verified and traded on-chain, thoroughly solving the traditional storage system’s "data silo" problem—making data truly come alive.

There’s also promising real-world application. Generative video platform Everlyn migrated 50GB of training data, cutting storage costs by 80%, and integrated smart payments via Sui, significantly boosting efficiency. On the institutional side, Grayscale’s related trust products enable large capital to participate easily. Plus, with cross-chain compatibility, it can seamlessly connect with ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana, forming a virtuous cycle of technology, application, and capital.

As Web3 enters a data explosion phase, the value of such infrastructure becomes evident. Whoever can provide efficient, verifiable, and tradable data storage solutions will hold the core of the ecosystem. Whether for developers or users, this solution is worth paying attention to.