Gate News Bot Message, January 09: According to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of press, WAL (Walrus) is trading at $0.16, up 13.92% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.16 and a low of $0.13. The 24-hour trading volume reached $58.7 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $245 million, an increase of $29.9 million from yesterday.
Walrus is a developer platform for data markets empowered for the AI era, dedicated to making global data reliable, valuable, and manageable. Built on the Sui chain, Walrus offers cost-effective data storage, accessible anytime and anywhere, efficient read/write performance, and data verifiability. The platform supports storage of various data types including websites, images, documents, music, ledger data, podcasts, datasets, videos, and blockchain archives. Walrus has partnered with multiple ecosystem projects such as Decrypt, Talus, Itheum, Linera, providing solutions for AI, data economy, DeFi, content, and media sectors. The Walrus Foundation has raised $140 million from Standard Crypto and a16z to support the development of high-speed storage networks.
Recent important news about WAL:
1️⃣ Grayscale Trust Product Launches to Support Institutional Deployment
Grayscale has launched the WAL Sui protocol trust product, marking recognition of WAL by mainstream asset management institutions. The launch of institutional-grade trust products provides compliant participation channels for professional investors, helping attract more institutional funds and supporting the token price upward.
2️⃣ Exchange Ecosystem Expansion Enhances Liquidity
The WAL token is now listed on multiple major trading platforms. The expansion of the exchange ecosystem significantly improves market liquidity. The 24-hour trading volume of $58.7 million reflects increased investor participation, and higher liquidity benefits the price discovery process.
3️⃣ AI Data Market Sector Outlook Drives Valuation Increase
As a data storage and management platform designed for the AI era, Walrus positions itself as an AI-era data infrastructure. With the rapid development of AI applications, the demand for reliable and efficient data storage is growing. The long-term growth potential of this sector attracts market attention and has become a key fundamental support for the recent price increase.
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