In a decentralized storage network handling massive blobs for AI, dApps, and Web3, poor node performance can cascade into higher recovery costs and degraded availability. By letting WAL-staked nodes the ones directly impacted govern these penalties, Walrus creates a self-correcting economic layer. It\'s democracy for incentives: operators vote their stake to protect their own uptime and profitability.\n\nThe result? A more robust, adaptive network where penalties evolve with real-world conditions all without risky protocol overhauls.\n