Public Sui Archival System Launched by Walrus
Summary
The Upside community has been informed of the launch of the Public Sui Archival System by Walrus, which makes 30TB of Sui's checkpoint history publicly accessible and verifiable. This system addresses the common blockchain issue of data pruning and inaccessibility by providing a decentralized, open-source solution. This development is significant because it establishes a reusable design pattern for preserving critical historical data across various systems beyond just Sui.
⚡ Blockchains execute transactions, but they don’t automatically preserve history.
Nodes prune data, providers go offline, and critical records become harder to access and verify.
The Sui Archival System, powered by Walrus, solves this.
30TB of Sui’s checkpoint history is now publicly accessible and verifiable.
No single provider. No proprietary databases.
This isn’t just for Sui.
It’s a design pattern for any system where historical data matters:
- Settlement
- Risk management
- Governance
- AI decision-making
Same approach, different data.
Chain-agnostic • Open-source • Ready to use 🦭
Read how it works:
Walrus Preserve Blockchain History
Using Walrus to Preserve Blockchain History

Treating blockchain history as shared infrastructure, not a byproduct.