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Most projects focus on being the best at one thing. But what if a project’s ultimate ambition was to become a successful template? What if Walrus Protocol’s journey—from meme, to community, to utility, to resilient ecosystem—was so well-documented and transparent that it became a playbook for the next wave of builders?

This is the meta-protocol concept. It’s about building in public to the extreme, with the intention of creating a reproducible model for bootstrapping sustainable crypto projects. Every success, and more importantly, every mistake, becomes a case study. The WAL tokenomics, the DAO structure, the community engagement tactics, the partnership framework—all are open for analysis and iteration.

Why would Walrus do this? Because it positions the project as a thought leader and a net contributor to the ecosystem. It attracts a different caliber of community member: the builders, the students, the future founders who want to learn. The #Walrus hashtag becomes associated with innovative project design, not just one token.

Practically, this means an unparalleled commitment to documentation. Beyond a whitepaper, a “Builders’ Log” detailing pivotal decisions. Regular retrospects on governance outcomes. Transparent post-mortems on anything that goes wrong. The $WAL community itself becomes a living academy.

In this scenario, the value of WAL transcends the success of its own immediate ecosystem. It becomes a bet on the validity and adoption of its model. If the "Walrus Method" gains mindshare, the original protocol becomes the foundational reference, accruing prestige and network effects. The walrus leaves footprints so clear that others can follow, ensuring its legacy shapes the landscape long into the future. It’s a generous, long-sighted play that could define a new standard for how projects are born and grown.

#Walrus #Meta #rsshanto #Blueprint #CryptoInnovation $WAL @Walrus 🦭/acc

曾经被视为“互联网未来”的元宇宙，如今给Meta带来了沉重负担。近日，Meta宣布对元宇宙业务部门Reality Labs裁员10%，约1500人受到影响。 此前，Meta创始人扎克伯格已明确表示，公司将把资源从元宇宙转移到人工智能领域。 数据显示，过去五年，Meta在元宇宙业务上的亏损超过700亿美元。

2021年，扎克伯格将Facebook更名为Meta，全面押注元宇宙。Meta将Reality Labs作为核心引擎，投入超过200亿美元研发Quest系列VR头显，并耗费180亿美元打造虚拟社交平台Horizon Worlds，还计划将Horizon OS系统打造成“新时代的安卓系统”。
然而，财务数据显示，过去五年Reality Labs累计亏损超过700亿美元。 仅2024年，亏损就高达132亿美元，而同期营收仅为21亿美元。 Quest头显虽然累计销量达数千万，但超过半数用户购买后仅使用几次便不再使用。Horizon Worlds上线初期拥有300万注册用户，但用户快速流失，2024年第四季度日活跃用户不足15万。

面对持续亏损，Meta开始调整战略。2025年12月，Meta宣布削减元宇宙相关部门最高30%的预算，并暂停Horizon OS系统向第三方开放的合作计划。2026年初的裁员直接指向核心部门，被裁的1500多人多数为元宇宙项目的核心开发者，多个VR游戏工作室也被直接关闭。

与此同时，Meta正将资源全面转向AI领域。Meta不仅斥巨资收购Scale AI、Manus等AI企业，还与雷朋、奥克利等品牌合作开发AI智能眼镜。其中，与依视路陆逊梯卡合作的Ray-Ban Meta智能眼镜表现出色。 原定于2026年底年产1000万副的目标有望提前实现，双方正在讨论将年产能提升至2000万副。

全联并购公会信用管理委员会专家安光勇认为，“AI跑赢了时间，元宇宙透支了预期”。他表示，在大模型的带动下，AI已进入“价值变现期”，而元宇宙仍处于“基建投入期”，5年亏损700亿美元在当前的资本市场已难以持续。中国移动通信联合会元宇宙产业委员会执行主任于佳宁认为，Meta的举动是资本市场向商业化现实的理性回归，元宇宙产业正从过度炒作进入务实的挤泡沫和技术积累阶段。

值得注意的是，Meta的转型并非个例。微软、迪士尼等大型企业也曾布局元宇宙，但后来纷纷收缩相关业务。目前，元宇宙行业面临技术成熟度、商业模式和内容生态等瓶颈，尚未形成核心应用场景。用户端体验痛点与需求错位也制约了其发展。不过，未来AI有望成为元宇宙的“发电机”，Meta转向AI也是在为未来的“高智力元宇宙”做准备。
#元宇宙 #meta #扎克伯格