In the storage space, @irys_xyz can indeed be considered an alternative. It has taken a completely different route among a bunch of traditional storage solutions. ————————————————————————— 🎯 Core Differences Traditional storage solutions focus on solving the "how to store" problem, while IRYS addresses the "how to use" problem. AWS S3 and Google, these traditional giants, provide dumb storage. Data goes in as data, and to process it, you need to call other services. IRYS directly turns data into programmable assets, allowing smart contracts to read, modify, and execute rules directly. 💰 Cost Comparison Storing 100GB of data with IRYS for 5 years costs $56, while the same requirement with AWS would cost $1656. The 30-fold price difference is not a result of subsidies but an inevitable outcome of the underlying architectural design. Traditional cloud vendors have to maintain a massive operational system, while IRYS distributes these costs across global nodes through a decentralized network. IRYS's pricing is anchored to the physical storage cost, not reliant on token fluctuations like other projects. PS: Writing this reminds me of a previous project that painted a rosy picture. It was basically that the further you go, the higher the token price, which means lower costs for you. Covering costs through price increases. Encouraging people to stake and hoard tokens 🤣 🔄 Technical Architecture The multi-ledger system is at the core of IRYS. Data first enters the Submit Ledger for verification, then is promoted to the Publish Ledger for permanent storage. Traditional solutions either sacrifice security for performance or sacrifice performance for security. IRYS meets both real-time and reliability needs through layered processing. It also has EVM compatibility, so developers don’t need to learn a new language; they can directly use existing tools to write logic on the data. 📊 Performance Data Compared to established decentralized storage like Fil, IRYS shows significant advantages in data throughput and user activity. Walrus, while performing well within the Sui ecosystem, is still limited by the latency issues of its modular architecture, making it less effective than IRYS's vertically integrated solution in deep data computation scenarios. ————————————————————————— In my personal judgment, @irys_xyz is defining the standards for the next generation of data infrastructure. It is truly turning data into executable, tradable, and traceable on-chain assets.