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The crypto media company Decrypt will store its news articles using the decentralized storage solution Walrus, built on the Sui network. This aims to create an unalterable archive of content to combat the issue of disappearing news content on the internet due to link rot. The Chief Scientist and Co-...
Decrypt has partnered with Walrus, a decentralized storage solution built on the Sui network, to preserve its news articles and videos, combatting the issue of disappearing online content due to link rot.
Walrus will support Decrypt's Web3 integrations and offer competitive storage solutions, with the aim of creating an unalterable archive of news content and promoting trust among readers.
According to George Danezis, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder at Mysten Labs, more than a third of online content vanished between 2013 and 2023 due to link rot, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the integrity and availability of news stories.
Decentralized storage protocols like Walrus could help content publishers sidestep link rot, as these systems require coordination between vast numbers of storage nodes and leverage distributed-ledger technology to offer competitively priced storage solutions for media companies. This move challenges the dominance of centralized cloud providers.
Ultimately, the partnership between Decrypt and Walrus aims to create a secure, tamper-proof record of Decrypt’s content, while also supporting the monetization of content through Web3 integrations and fostering interoperability with decentralized apps and blockchain-based assets.