When it comes to decentralized storage, many projects claim to have cutting-edge technology, but what truly stands out are tangible, visible technical choices. A new storage protocol has done two things, carving out hard-to-imitate advantages in this field — one is called "Red Stuff," an erasure coding algorithm, and the other is a deep integration with the native capabilities of the Sui blockchain.

Let's start with the most practical issue: the contradiction between cost and reliability. How do traditional solutions choose? A leading decentralized storage project requires all network nodes to store complete data copies. You are secure, but at a huge cost of redundancy (the replication factor could be hundreds of times), quickly draining wallets; another well-known protocol offers users low-cost options, but at the expense of reduced reliability.

This is where "Red Stuff" erasure coding differs. Its logic is to intelligently split and encode your files into redundant fragments, then disperse them to a subset of nodes in the network for storage, avoiding the need for full network replication. The core advantage? As long as more than 33% of the fragments are alive and online, you can restore the original file 100%. In other words, with a 4 to 5 times replication factor, you can achieve very high reliability, reducing costs by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude compared to traditional solutions. For scenarios that require daily storage of AI models, ultra-high-definition videos, and other data monsters, this is a real lifesaver.

The second interesting feature is "programmable storage." Don’t think this is just marketing talk. Every "Blob" stored on this protocol has its metadata mapped onto a real native object on the Sui chain. The key is, this object can be directly read, written, and transferred by Move smart contracts, opening up a realm of possibilities — data is no longer a static asset but a living entity that can interact with on-chain logic and be manipulated by programs.