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Sui (SUI) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2023. The Layer 1 network originates from Mysten Labs, founded by engineers who previously shaped Meta’s blockchain research division.

The network provides an execution environment for smart contracts using an object-centric data model, not a traditional global account ledger. Multiple non-conflicting transactions finalize concurrently. This parallel architecture cuts latency and keeps fees stable as usage scales. Developers deploy composable assets and applications in Move, a resource-oriented language with built-in safety.

Sui operates on its own blockchain using proof of stake. Validators stake SUI tokens to participate in consensus and secure the chain, earning fee revenue and storage fund rewards.

The runtime is the MoveVM, executing bytecode that treats digital objects as first-class entities with ownership rules enforced at the compiler level. Horizontal scaling mechanisms allow the network to maintain throughput without sharding, and developer-defined custom object types remain composable across the entire ecosystem.

Mysten Labs, staffed by former Meta blockchain engineers, launched the Sui mainnet on April 12, 2023. Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and YZi Labs backed the network from inception. The project repurposes the Move language from the discontinued Diem initiative, retooled for permissionless operation with a focus on fast finality for digital assets.

The protocol’s long-term ambition is to become public infrastructure for digital ownership, tailored for applications where lag breaks user experience—real-time games, social platforms, and high-frequency decentralized trading. Its object-based state model sidesteps persistent bottlenecks that plague account-based blockchains, aiming to make self-custody and interaction less technically demanding.

SUI is the native gas token; every transaction and storage operation settles in it. Staking rewards flow to those who delegate tokens to validators, directly tying the asset to network security. Governance power is allocated through token holdings, with votes influencing parameter adjustments and future protocol upgrades.

Validators lock SUI as collateral to secure the network and earn protocol emissions. Application users pay gas in SUI, though developers can subsidize those fees through sponsored transactions that obfuscate wallet complexity. Inside the DeFi layer, SUI anchors trading pairs and acts as collateral in lending markets.

Sui has a maximum supply of 10,000,000,000 tokens. Currently, 3,953,388,932.07 are in circulation. With a market capitalization of $3,686,129,555, Sui ranks #29 among all cryptocurrencies.