2026-01-17 05:31:59

Walrus Mainnet's block explorer has an interesting feature — every 1000 blocks mined, a "Time Ice Core" NFT is minted to record the climate data and network status of that period. Last year, Ice Core #84000 was sent to Greenland and truly buried in the glacier. The inscription reads: "Buried here are one billion invalid transactions, and the energy saved is enough to let walrus herds sing for a thousand years."

The project's idea is quite fascinating — when this glacier finally melts and the inscription is revealed again, perhaps humanity will understand what true storage is. It's not about accumulating data, but about witnessing time itself. This way of combining blockchain with the real world gives technology a human touch.

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DuskSurfer

· 11h ago

Wow, this idea is really awesome—burying NFTs in glaciers? Now that's what Web3 is supposed to do!

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StableCoinKaren

· 11h ago

Is Greenland burying NFTs? Haha, that idea is indeed brilliant, but to be honest, it feels a bit like over-marketing. --- The copy about the walrus singing for a thousand years is quite good at hype, but the technology itself is somewhat interesting. --- Saving energy with 1 billion invalid transactions? That's a bit exaggerated. Where does the data come from? --- Is it really buried in the glacier? Who will remember what kind of coin this was after a few thousand years? --- I'm more concerned about whether this money is worth it; just environmental narratives are not enough. --- Combining blockchain with reality sounds romantic, but can this approach be practically implemented? --- The inscription setting indeed has an artistic feel, but it seems a bit backwards. --- This kind of creative marketing can definitely attract traffic, but what about practical application? --- Greenland glacier burial monument... if it melts, the inscription will still be destroyed. --- Wake up, doing a good job with the product is more important than carving inscriptions.

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DefiSecurityGuard

· 11h ago

wait hold up... embedding NFT metadata into actual glaciers? that's either genius or the most elaborate honeypot marketing I've seen all year. DYOR but seriously, run the smart contract through a proper audit first before you start romanticizing this. seen too many projects use "environmental consciousness" as cover for MEV exploitation vectors. just saying.

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DAOdreamer

· 11h ago

The NFT burial on Greenland is truly amazing. Compared to those purely speculative projects, this idea actually has some substance.

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SoliditySurvivor

· 12h ago

Haha, I can't hold back when the walrus sings "a thousand years." This move is a bit crazy.

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GateUser-9f682d4c

· 12h ago

Wow, this inscription is amazing. The walrus singing for a thousand years haha, much more sincere than those marketing texts.