Tusky Shutdown: Important Walrus Data Update
Summary
The Upside community has announced the shutdown of Tusky, a leading publisher on Walrus, effective January 19, 2026. After this date, users will lose access to their data via the Tusky account, API, and SDK, and will need to use their private Walrus keys for continued access, which is especially critical for end-to-end encryption users. The announcement directs users to a guide for continued access and suggests alternative publishers within the Walrus ecosystem for those who prefer not to manage...
Tusky Update: Important Information for Users 🦭
Tusky, one of the leading publishers on Walrus, is closing its doors. Here's what you need to know before January 19, 2026.
Your Data Remains on Walrus
That's how we built it. However, accessibility through your Tusky account, API and SDK will only be available until January 19, 2026. After that date, you'll need to use your private Walrus keys to access your data.
⚠️ Important for E2E Encryption Users
For Tusky users who use Tusky's built-in end-to-end encryption, access will no longer be available after January 19, 2026.
🚨 Step-by-Step Guide
For detailed instructions on ensuring continued easy access to your data, visit: https://docs.wal.app/docs/tusky-migration-guide
Alternative Publishers
Looking to avoid managing your own private keys, or need a new encryption solution? The Walrus ecosystem has several options:
- @ZarkLab - A collaborative AI workspace
- @nami_hq - A decentralized cloud platform
- @pawtatofinance - A DeFi dapp aggregator and wallet manager
Thank You, Tusky
Huge thanks to the Tusky team, founded with the mission of empowering true data ownership. As early believers in Walrus, they helped prove that decentralized storage can support real products and users at scale.
We're proud of the work we did together as technical partners 🦭
https://x.com/TuskyTools/status/2001989216297755119
This is a hard update to share.
After a lot of consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision to begin a planned shutdown of Tusky.
From the earliest days of Walrus developer preview through testnet and mainnet, this community helped turn Tusky into something real. To date,
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