I've been thinking these days, is the era of traditional storage projects really coming to an end? After comparing @ irys_xyz with traditional storage projects, I feel that this is not just a simple technological iteration, but a presence that can disrupt the entire storage industry. Let's start with Fil, which initially appeared as a king level project. The current coin price is only 1% of the highest point. Some even went to China Unicom to rent computer rooms and dig up FIL. In fact, for users, the biggest pain point is the 540 day storage period. Imagine, who would be willing to adopt this payment method for enterprise level applications? Not to mention waiting for several hours for data retrieval, in the current era where every second counts, it's basically like digging one's own grave. The most fatal thing is that FVM contracts cannot access stored data, which means that stored data is disconnected from smart contracts, making it almost impossible to do on chain data processing. Irys has perfectly solved the supply problem through short-term and permanent storage. The real-time access feature allows for direct manipulation of data through EVM contracts. The price is also anchored to the cost of the hard drive, and permanent storage only costs 0.03/GB, without any cost changes caused by token fluctuations. Looking at Arweave again, although it is permanent storage, the problem is also very obvious. The pricing completely follows the AR token, and the volatility is too large. Compared to Irys, the price is 16 times more expensive. Not to mention the slow retrieval of large files, the most critical issue is the lack of native execution capability. To perform complex operations, one must rely on external oracle machines. Irys has directly reduced latency by 100 times through a multi ledger architecture, and EVM contracts can read and write data natively, allowing users to process stored content directly on the chain without the need for any media. Story Protocol only puts data on chain, the real asset is still IPFS stored offline. The authorization logic overly relies on external modules, verification requires third-party endorsement, and centralization carries significant risks. Irys can embed authorization, access, and monetization logic into the data structure itself by putting the asset ontology on the chain, which can be executed natively by IrysVM. Although Walrus has good technology, it is essentially a dApp built on Sui, with a storage time of up to 2 years and manual renewal required upon expiration. Users need to manually transfer data. Irys, as an independent L1, has native integration for storage, execution, and consensus. Miners automatically verify indexing services, and contracts directly access data through IrysVM. Overall, @ irys_xyz Irys is building an infrastructure where data can be directly executed. Data is no longer a static storage object, but an asset that can be programmed, participate in computation, and directly generate value.