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Sui stablecoin transfer activity surged after a gasless transfer push, though analysts should treat the volume carefully.
SUI’s latest rejection at a crucial resistance area has handed control back to the bears, keeping the asset trapped in a persistent downtrend. As downside momentum continues to dominate, attention is shifting toward key support levels that could determine whether SUI is headed for further losses or nearing a potential bottom. SUI’s Fifth-Wave Decline Keeps Bears In Control More Crypto Online’s analysis highlights that SUI continues to face significant downside pressure, suggesting the market is likely still unfolding a fifth wave to the downside. While the higher timeframe structure remains open to interpretation, accommodating both bullish and bearish outcomes, the prevailing trend remains firmly toward lower prices. Related Reading: SUI Finds Strong Technical Support, Yet Broader Downtrend Fears Persist The leading scenario indicates that a critical support region lies between $0.65 and $0.49. This zone is identified as the potential foundation where a corrective wave B could conclude, setting the stage for a meaningful low. However, until the asset can stabilize within this range, the structural trend must be viewed as bearish. A more pessimistic white count risk scenario is also being monitored. This bearish alternative would gain significant traction should the market fail to hold the support cluster between $0.65 and $0.49. A breakdown below this level would mean that the current correction is likely to extend further. Ultimately, SUI is rapidly approaching this major support area, which serves as the primary zone to monitor for signs of stabilization. While this is the key area for potential buyers, any credible bullish case remains contingent on the market demonstrating a clear 5-wave advance after reaching these support levels. Rejection At Micro Resistance Signals More Downside Risk Following a rejection from the micro resistance zone between $0.747 and $0.855, crypto analyst MCO Global notes that the asset is likely to see at least one, and potentially two, additional lows. While the structural interpretation has been complicated by the distortion caused by the October flash crash, the analyst maintains that the overall downward direction remains clear. Related Reading: Crypto Giant Dethroned: Bitcoin Drops Out Of Top 10 Amid Market Shift Key support levels are currently established at $0.65 and $0.49. These areas will be critical for determining whether the asset can find a floor or if the current momentum will push it into deeper territory. As long as the price remains contained below the resistance zone, the market continues to operate within a persistent downtrend. The analyst emphasizes that a breakout above $0.855 is the primary requirement to shift the narrative. Achieving this would serve as the first technical signal that the intense downside pressure is finally beginning to ease. Until such a move occurs, SUI remains anchored in its current bearish structure. Featured image from YouTube, chart from Tradingview.com
The Sui Foundation said no user funds were at risk and credited AI agents with speeding up its diagnosis of the incidents.
Sui said the blockchain is experiencing a "network stall," as block explorers show the protocol has not produced a block in nearly 2 hours.
SUI is showing signs of stability after finding support at a key technical confluence zone, giving bulls hope for a potential rebound. However, despite the strong support structure, broader market signals continue to point toward lingering downside risks, with concerns growing that the current trend may still favor a deeper corrective move. Holding Firm At Key Breakout Retest Zone In the face of waning market action, crypto strategist Scient highlighted a critical juncture for SUI. After a measured pullback, the asset has successfully tested and maintained support at the Value Area High (VAH) of its previous daily trading range. This level is key, as it marks the original breakout point, signaling that bulls have successfully defended their territory. Related Reading: SUI Is One Of ‘The Most Under-Discussed Setups’ In Crypto, Says Analyst A 12-hour breaker block acts as the catalyst for the initial breakout, which now serves as a robust defensive barrier. Adding to this validation, a dense cluster of Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) is converging in the same area. This combination creates a powerful confluence of indicators that bolsters the case for price stability. This alignment, comprising the VAH, the breaker block, and the EMA cluster, creates three distinct layers of support at a single critical price level. As long as these supports hold, the market structure remains resilient, suppressing bearish momentum and favoring consolidation. Given this defensive posture, the path of least resistance now points upward, targeting the 0.618–0.786 Fibonacci extension zone. Should this accumulation phase continue to hold, this target remains the logical destination for the recovery. SUI Still Struggles To Confirm A Meaningful Bottom According to a report by MCO Global, SUI has yet to confirm a meaningful market low, raising concerns regarding the asset’s broader structural health. The prevailing technical analysis suggests that the current recovery phase may represent a completed wave 4. If this wave structure holds, the asset appears positioned to initiate a fifth wave decline, with technical targets projected in the 65-cent to 49-cent range. Related Reading: SUI Surges 40%: Analytics Firm Explains What’s Driving The Rally On the technical front, immediate overhead resistance is concentrated within the $1.12 to $1.31 corridor. A decisive daily close above $1.31 is the essential move to improve the outlook and support an extended wave 4 recovery, with upside targets potentially reaching between $1.44 and $2.08. Failing to clear this hurdle leaves the asset exposed, with immediate downside support levels at $0.97, $0.88, and $0.81. Ultimately, the current price action is increasingly mirroring a classic five-wave decline from the May highs. Until the market demonstrates a shift toward impulsive, high-conviction buying, the technical evidence continues to favor lower prices over an immediate structural reversal. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
SUI is taking a significant step toward mainstream financial adoption as Grayscale expands its digital asset lineup with a dedicated ETF tied to the fast-growing blockchain network. The new investment vehicle will provide institutional and traditional market participants with a regulated avenue to gain exposure to SUI, eliminating many of the operational complexities associated with direct cryptocurrency ownership. How Grayscale’s ETF Brings SUI Closer To Traditional Finance Grayscale Investments is making an aggressive institutional push with the launch of a SUI Staking ETF, targeting direct allocation flows from Wall Street. A crypto analyst known as Whale Factor on X noted that this investment vehicle will provide direct exposure to the asset while incorporating native proof-of-stake yield into the fund’s net asset value. Related Reading: Sui Set To Integrate Native Private Transactions Into Core Protocol — What This Means The launch timing aligns perfectly with structural improvements across the Sui network, including the removal of gas fees for key stablecoin corridors. At the same time, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) is preparing to launch 24/7 regulated futures, which will be available on May 29, to complete the structured institutional stack across spot exposure, yield generation, and derivatives. Whale Factor key question now is whether this sudden regulatory and derivative expansion will trigger a massive supply shock for SUI. Sui is introducing a major shift in how stablecoin transfers are handled by removing the need for separate gas tokens, making transactions more efficient and cost-effective. According to the Sui Community, this innovation model has strong implications for real-world adoption in businesses that rely on frequent stablecoin transfers. However, a dollar transfer is exactly the dollar transfer, a seamless movement of value with no hidden steps or extra costs. As a result, Sui’s approach enhances efficiency and scalability for high-volume use cases, positioning it as a strong infrastructure layer for businesses that are planning to integrate stablecoin payments without the typical barriers seen in other networks. Market Confidence Returns Following Successful Support Test SUI has approached a pivotal technical moment after recently sweeping local lows and successfully testing a key support zone, setting the stage for a potential rebound. The Sui Media has stated that the Sui price action is experiencing a classic market structure, where an asset briefly dips below support to capture liquidity before reclaiming the level and begins a recovery. Related Reading: SUI Is One Of ‘The Most Under-Discussed Setups’ In Crypto, Says Analyst However, as investors start to gain confidence in the market, this is typically the phase where momentum begins to shift. As the price starts to recover, momentum can accelerate quickly and attract more investors. If this pattern holds, SUI could be entering the early stages of a larger upside move. With targets over $1.7 coming back into focus, the current setup points toward a scenario where momentum builds progressively. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
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SUI may be one of the market’s more overlooked large-cap crypto setups, according to analyst Michaël van de Poppe, who argued that the network’s institutional, stablecoin and technical developments have been overshadowed by a steep drawdown in the token price. In a post on X, van de Poppe said market attention had focused heavily on SUI’s decline from $5.35 to roughly $0.90, while a broader infrastructure buildout continued in the background. His argument was not simply that SUI had become cheaper, but that the market may be underpricing the extent to which institutional rails, liquidity channels and protocol-level upgrades have continued to develop during the downturn. “SUI is one of the most under-discussed setups in crypto right now,” van de Poppe wrote. “While everyone was watching the price drop from $5.35 to ~$0.90, this is what was actually being built.” He pointed to a series of developments including the listing of a fifth spot crypto ETP in February 2026, CME futures going live, and three US staking ETFs from Grayscale, Canary Capital and 21Shares. Van de Poppe also cited Nasdaq-listed SUIG staking its full 108.7 million SUI treasury, the launch of USDsui through Stripe’s Bridge subsidiary, cumulative stablecoin transfers crossing $1 trillion in March, Hashi going live with native BTC collateral and more than 20 institutions committing on day one, and the Mysticeti consensus upgrade raising checkpoints per second from one to four. Related Reading: Sui Set To Integrate Native Private Transactions Into Core Protocol — What This Means For van de Poppe, those developments challenge the view that Sui risks fading into irrelevance after a major price correction. “This is not a narrative chain. This is rails being laid. That’s why arguing that the chain becomes a ghost chain doesn’t make sense at all,” he wrote. “Every chain has had the same impact since October 10th, which destroyed all the markets.” Analyst Points To Users, Transactions And Stablecoin Base Beyond the headline institutional developments, van de Poppe said he was more focused on three US staking ETFs than the token’s recent price action alone. He cited 232 million total users, 1.5 billion cumulative transactions, a roughly $500 million stablecoin baseline that held through the drawdown in total value locked, and network revenue that he said has been running consistently since launch. The TVL decline was a central part of his argument. According to van de Poppe, Sui’s TVL fell from $2 billion to $500 million, but the underlying asset also dropped by about 70% over the same period. He framed that as an important distinction for investors analyzing whether the ecosystem experienced heavy capital flight or whether much of the drawdown was mechanically tied to the token’s lower market price. “The overall TVL has dropped substantially, with a slight caveat,” he wrote. “The TVL dropped from $2 billion to $500M. In the same period, the underlying asset dropped by 70%.” Related Reading: SUI Surges 40%: Analytics Firm Explains What’s Driving The Rally His conclusion was that the decline should not be read too simplistically as an exodus from the ecosystem. “That means there wasn’t any money flowing out of the ecosystem; in fact, the underlying value just dropped,” van de Poppe said. “Additionally, the ecosystem’s reduced activity is simply due to the markets being destroyed as a whole, as confidence needs to be rebuilt.” SUI/BTC Chart Shows Bullish Divergence Van de Poppe also attached a SUI/BTC daily chart, arguing that the pair is showing signs of accumulation after a long decline. The chart marks a bullish divergence into the recent lows, followed by a sharp move higher and a subsequent pullback into what he described as a mean-reversion area. On the chart, the SUI/BTC pair is shown near 0.000136 BTC, with a highlighted accumulation zone below the current area and a potential resistance zone much higher, around the 0.000207 BTC region. The annotated setup suggests that van de Poppe is watching whether the recent pullback holds as a base after the breakout attempt. “The chart looks great for accumulation purposes. They announced many updates to the protocol last week as they keep shipping,” he wrote. “Technically, the bullish divergence on the Bitcoin pairs looks strong and valid, suggesting more upside for SUI.” He added that the move has already seen an initial breakout, followed by a pullback that he characterized as part of the setup rather than a negation of it. “Yes, they have already had a breakout, and this has come back down because it’s a mean-reversion play,” van de Poppe said. “However, this is the area where you’d want to look for accumulations on those protocols, and I personally think it is an attractive one to look at.” At press time, SUI traded at $1.0896. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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Crypto analyst Xanrox has advised market participants against buying Bitcoin, warning that a crash is looming for the leading crypto. Instead, the analyst advised buying altcoins, which are likely to offer greater gains. Analyst Advises Against Buying Bitcoin With Crash Looming In a TradingView analysis, Xanrox advised against buying Bitcoin, citing the crypto’s bearish price action. Commenting on BTC’s daily chart, he noted that the LOG scale shows a bearish flag pattern, indicating bearish price action. He added that it will be a technical error to buy or go long at the resistance of the channel. Related Reading: 9 Red Candles Before The Bottom: Why Bitcoin Price Will Continue To Crash Xanax further revealed that Bitcoin’s price is currently within the channel, indicating a huge selling wall above the current price. The analyst admitted there is still a chance BTC could rise to between $83,000 and $84,000. However, he advised opening a short position at this point rather than longing BTC. The analyst’s accompanying chart indicated that the recent Bitcoin rally was simply a bull trap, with BTC now at risk of dropping to around $60,000. BTC notably fell below $80,000 yesterday following the release of the U.S. PPI inflation data, which showed that inflation rose 6% year-over-year (YoY) in April due to the U.S.-Iran war. Meanwhile, Xanrox also noted that Bitcoin’s dominance is bearish, which is a strong sign of an altcoin season. He stated that the BTC price is currently looking to retest the main channel’s support trendline at around $60,000. Altcoins To Buy Xanrox listed ADA, TRX, LINK, DOGE, BNB, XLM, XRP, and ETH as altcoins to buy for those looking to trade with huge banks and institutions because they control the price of these coins. He reiterated that market participants should avoid Bitcoin as its dominance is falling and that it has already pumped from its February lows of around $60,000. Related Reading: Can An Altcoin Season Come Again? Why Bitcoin Price Can’t Fall Below $40,000 Meanwhile, the analyst stated that trading lower-cap coins will be better for those looking to make much more profit, as those coins have greater upside than the major altcoins, which he described as ‘bank’s coins.’ Some altcoins have recorded significant gains over the last month, with TON, SUI, and ONDO leading the way. TON is up almost 50% in the last month, rising to almost $3 as the Toncoin network’s fees dropped by 600%. The altcoin also recorded this surge as the Toncoin network now offers one of the most attractive yields among all layer-1 networks. Meanwhile, SUI and ONDO are up over 26% and 57%, respectively, on the back of bullish fundamentals in their respective ecosystems. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is trading at around $79,600, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
The Sui Network is moving to redefine the balance between transparency and confidentiality by integrating native private transactions directly into its core protocol. Unlike traditional systems where transparency is the default, Sui aims to make confidentiality a built-in feature, eliminating the need for users to rely on external tools. Why Sui’s Native Privacy Upgrade Matters For Blockchain Adoption The SUI network is preparing to make a move in blockchain infrastructure by embedding native private transactions directly into its base protocol in 2026. Crypto analyst Kyle Chasse highlighted that, unlike traditional approaches, this model requires no optional privacy tools and no separate privacy layer, with transaction details visible only to the sender and receiver by default. Related Reading: SUI And USDC Now Power Real-World Transactions On RedotPay Mysten Labs Chief Product Officer, Adeniyi Abiodun, believes privacy is essential for mainstream blockchain adoption, particularly in the payments sector. Abiodun stated that achieving mass global consumer adoption for digital payments is impossible without built-in privacy protections. Most blockchains have treated privacy as an add-on layered on top of existing infrastructure. SUI is taking a different approach by making privacy a first-class primitive, enabling developers to build applications on it. This shift directly addresses a long-standing barrier to on-chain institutional adoption. In today’s transparent systems, transaction flows are visible in real time, allowing competitors to monitor activity, strategy, and liquidity movements. A major shift is underway in one of the world’s most powerful crypto markets. The Sui Intern has revealed that South Korea’s massive crypto liquidity is beginning to move on-chain, driven by a wave of new regulations that are reshaping how capital flows through the ecosystem. Recent developments surrounding stablecoin legislation, tokenized asset frameworks, and broader digital asset regulation are opening the door for Korean exchange capital to flow directly into decentralized finance protocols, self-custody wallets, and on-chain finance systems. Related Reading: SUI Surges 40%: Analytics Firm Explains What’s Driving The Rally As a result, one of the most liquid crypto markets in the world may be shifting away from centralized platforms and into on-chain infrastructure. Among the potential beneficiaries is Sui Network, which is positioning itself as a high-performance destination for this incoming liquidity. Sui Network Strength Continues Turning Heads Across Crypto Market Sui Network is showing explosive momentum, with price action breaking out of a 7-month descending trendline and moving through three key resistance levels. According to the Sui Community on X, the rally has sparked renewed bullish momentum in the SUI, with many anticipating the $1.36 level as the next major breakout point. A confirmed move above this zone could open the door to $1.71 and potentially reach the $3.32, which would mark a new all-time high. Sui Community noted that this is a remarkable development in the market, with Sui Network showing incredible strength. If this trajectory holds, SUI could be entering a high-volatility phase, where rapid price expansion becomes the norm, and many market participants will start to pay attention to SUI. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
Sui has witnessed a significant rally over the past week and has outperformed other digital assets. Here’s what’s behind the surge, according to Santiment. Sui Rallied To A Peak Of $1.41 On Sunday The cryptocurrency sector as a whole has seen some recovery over the last week, but a few assets have clearly stood out in terms of the returns that they have witnessed. Among these is Sui, which is up nearly 40% inside the window. Related Reading: Bitcoin Exits ‘Panic Zone,’ But Capital Inflows Remain Weak The below chart shows how the altcoin’s recent trajectory has looked. As is visible in the graph, SUI shot up to a peak of $1.41 on Sunday. Compared to the $0.90 baseline before this rally, the run resulted in an increase of more than 56%. Though, the asset hasn’t been able to retain all of these profits, as its price has retraced back to the $1.28 mark. Nonetheless, its weekly jump of close to 40% is still among the best returns in the market. Following the surge, Sui ranks as the 21st largest token in the sector in terms of market cap. From the table, it’s visible that with a market cap of over $5.1 billion, Sui ranks ahead of Litecoin (LTC), which has a total valuation of about $4.5 billion. The altcoin still falls short of the stablecoin Dai (DAI), but only by around $230 million. Now, what’s behind the sharp rally experienced by the cryptocurrency? On-chain analytics firm Santiment has provided some insight. SUI’s Run Has Come Without A Social Dominance Spike In a new post on X, Santiment has talked about the latest SUI price surge. According to the analytics firm, the trigger behind the rally has been Sui Group moving its entire 108.7 million tokens treasury from DeFi protocols to direct staking. This shift alone removed 2.7% of the cryptocurrency’s supply from liquid circulation. Santiment added that there were also two other catalysts, noting “CME Group SUI futures launching May 29 (only the fifth L1 with regulated derivatives access), and Paga partnership for cross-border African payments.” Related Reading: XRP Pulls Back, But TD Sequential Flashes Buy Signal An interesting trend that has come alongside the rally is in the asset’s Social Dominance, which is an indicator tracking the percentage of social media discussions related to the top 100 tokens that involve Sui. As displayed in the above chart, the Sui Social Dominance spiked to 0.38% before the rally, but interestingly, it remained at just 0.14% during the surge. This means that despite the impressive rally, the asset didn’t catch the attention of the masses. “The conversation isn’t outrunning the price,” said Santiment. “Institutional supply locks driving a rally look different on-chain than retail FOMO.” Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Sui surged 25% over the last 24 hours, as analysts pointed to Sui Group Holdings' decision to stake 108.7 million SUI.
Sui processed over $1 trillion in stablecoin volume since August as Mysten Labs' Abiodun eyes a zero-fee and private payments rollout.
Sui is a differentiated Layer-1 blockchain, combining novel object-based architecture and parallel execution for high throughput. It's optimized for consumer Web3 apps.
Real-world crypto payments are taking another step forward as SUI and USDC go live on RedotPay’s platform. With this integration, users can now go beyond holding digital assets to actually using them in real-world transactions, directly through RedotPay’s app and crypto card system. This integration brings together the speed and scalability of Sui with the stability of USDC, creating a more practical payment experience for everyday spending. How Crypto Cards Bridge Digital Assets And Retail Payments Hong Kong-based RedotPay, a stablecoin-focused payments platform with over 7 million users, is making a major push into real-world crypto adoption by integrating SUI and USDC directly into its app and crypto card platform. Crypto analyst MartyParty has revealed on X that the update allows users to send, receive, and spend Sui-native assets directly through RedotPay. Related Reading: Sui Restores Service After Major 6-Hour Outage Shook Network Furthermore, RedotPay’s infrastructure connects crypto balances to traditional payment rails. This enables users to transact in over 100 countries and more than 130 million merchants worldwide, anywhere its card or payout systems are accepted. Behind the scenes, transactions are converted into traditional payment rails, fiat-like spending with low fees and fast settlement, powered by Sui’s high throughput and sub-second finality. RedotPay is positioning itself among the first major crypto card providers to support native non-bridged USDC on Sui, moving beyond wrapped versions to improve efficiency and security. MartyParty stated that this integration aligns with RedotPay’s broader strategy to expand stablecoin-powered global payments, while already supporting multiple assets and offering features such as P2P marketplaces and international transfers. For SUI, this represents solid real-world adoption, transforming blockchain-native assets into everyday spendable money that can be used at scale without the usual barriers of bridging or fragmentation. Revolutionary Technologies Set To Transform Finance On SUI The next chapter of finance is about to unfold, and it’s happening on SUI. According to the Sui community, two of the biggest unlocks in modern finance are on the horizon and are launching on the SUI network this year, which is a game-changer in how money moves globally. Related Reading: SUI At Decision Point: RSI Trendline Could Trigger A Drop Or Bounce This upgrade is about revolutionary technologies that will transform the way individuals think about money and investments. Sui network is at the forefront of this innovation, poised to make a significant impact on the financial landscape. The crypto community is about to witness a new era in finance, and it’s coming to the Sui network this year. Sui Community has also highlighted that recent insights from the Moon Show suggest SUI may be on the verge of a breakout, with a potential long opportunity on the horizon. Market structure is tightening, and a clean close on the daily time frame could be the catalyst for this move, setting the stage for further growth. If confirmed, this could mark the start of a potential surge in Sui’s value. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
Sui-based liquid staking platform Volo reported that it was exploited for roughly $3.5 million from its WBTC, XAUm, and USDC vaults.
The world's largest derivatives exchange is also expanding its crypto suite to include Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) contracts.
SUI is approaching a key decision point as technical signals begin to shape its next move. Analysts are closely watching the RSI trendline on the BTC trading pair, which could act as the trigger for the token’s direction. A break below the trendline may accelerate bearish momentum, while a successful hold could allow a short-term rebound toward key resistance zones before the broader trend unfolds. BTC Pair RSI Trendline Becomes The Key Trigger For SUI Crypto analyst Umair Crypto, in a recent update, pointed out that SUI’s next move may largely depend on the behavior of the RSI trendline on its BTC trading pair. According to the analyst, a decisive break below it could quickly push the price toward the $0.82 region. Related Reading: SUI Breakdown Attempts Absorbed — Is It Ready To Explode Higher? While attention is focused on the BTC pair, the USDT pair is already showing signs of weakness, hovering around the bottom of its range, suggesting that the market is under pressure. Therefore, the direction taken by the BTC pair’s RSI could play a crucial role in determining whether the range on the USDT pair continues to hold or eventually breaks. Umair outlined two possible scenarios. In the first scenario, a breakdown of the RSI trendline on the BTC pair would likely trigger further weakness, causing the USDT pair to lose its range support and opening the door for a decline below $0.82. The second scenario involves the RSI trendline holding firm. If that happens, SUI could see a short-term bounce, with price potentially moving toward the $0.94 level. Despite the possibility of a brief rebound, the broader market bias remains tilted to the downside. Any move toward $0.94 would likely represent a corrective bounce within the larger downtrend, rather than a full trend reversal. For now, the RSI behavior on the BTC pair continues to lead the signal, while the USDT range is expected to react accordingly. A Stabilization Around Key $0.89 Support Level According to an analysis from BitGuru, SUI is currently exhibiting signs of stabilization following a prolonged downtrend and several distinct phases of consolidation, suggesting that the aggressive downward momentum may be reaching a point of exhaustion. The primary focus for market participants is now centered on the $0.89 support area, where SUI is currently holding its ground. Related Reading: SUI Slides Into Key Fib Support — Is the Downtrend Far From Over? This specific price level has emerged as a critical floor for the asset; as long as the bulls can defend this zone, the structural outlook remains constructive for a potential trend reversal or a relief rally. Should this support level successfully hold, the technical framework suggests a shift in momentum toward the upside. Analysts are eyeing the $1.01 to $1.05 resistance zone as the immediate objective for a recovery. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
Plans for a Sui Dollar, which is issued by stablecoin firm Bridge, were introduced toward the end of last year.
SUI has repeatedly tested key support, but every breakdown attempt has been aggressively absorbed. Instead of accelerating lower, the price has stabilized and begun to compress, a classic sign of underlying demand. With volatility tightening and pressure building, the question now is whether this absorption phase is setting the stage for a powerful upside expansion. SUI Re-Enters the Spotlight at $0.9884 A fresh analysis from Altcoinpedia highlighted that SUI is trading around $0.9884, with accelerating ecosystem metrics bringing the high-performance network back into focus among traders and builders. Its strong transaction throughput remains a core advantage, allowing applications to scale efficiently without congestion while maintaining low latency for users. Related Reading: SUI Drops Below $1 Despite Launch of First U.S. Staking ETFs by Grayscale and Canary Developer activity continues to expand, with new DeFi protocols, gaming projects, and consumer applications launching to leverage SUI’s object-centric architecture. Liquidity across ecosystem-based decentralized exchanges has grown steadily, signaling meaningful participation rather than short-term speculation. At the same time, broader institutional access is creating regulated exposure pathways, while on-chain data shows increasing wallet growth and consistent network utilization, which are clear signs of genuine traction. The conversation around SUI is shifting from early potential to proven execution. Markets tend to reward ecosystems where technical performance aligns with usability, and that alignment is becoming increasingly visible. With price consolidating near zones that historically attract strategic accumulation, the overall structure appears constructive. As liquidity deepens, developer momentum strengthens, and institutional awareness expands, the foundation for a larger move continues to build. The key elements for expansion are in place, and with breakout energy forming, the broader market may soon begin to reflect that progress. Volatility Expansion, But Breakdowns Absorbed SUI’s price against Bitcoin tapped 0.00001351, and the reaction was immediate. According to crypto analyst Umair Crypto, volatility expanded sharply, yet every attempt to close below that level failed. Each breakdown was met with absorption, resulting in roughly 2 days and 8 hours of tight consolidation, with 14 consecutive candles holding right at support. That kind of behavior signals active defense, not randomness. Related Reading: SUI Slides Into Key Fib Support — Is the Downtrend Far From Over? Now, price is beginning to push higher, but confirmation is still required. The next major trigger comes from the BTC pair. Sustained closes above 0.00001372 would break the RSI trendline and signal a potential structural shift in momentum. If that breakout materializes, it could lead to the USDT pair reclaiming the 50 SMA, a recovery of the black box resistance zone, activation of an inverse head and shoulders pattern, and a measured move targeting approximately $0.96. Until the BTC pair decisively breaks structure, the USDT pair remains constrained, trading near range lows and below the 50 SMA. In this setup, the BTC pair dictates direction, and the USDT pair follows. Featured image from YouTube, chart from Tradingview.com
The debut of the first U.S.-listed staking ETFs tied to SUI was expected to mark a turning point for the token. Instead, the crypto slipped below the $1 level, showing the gap between growing institutional access and weakening market sentiment. Related Reading: Goldman Sachs CEO Says US Must Codify How Crypto ‘Will Operate’ On February 18, asset managers Grayscale Investments and Canary Capital launched competing spot staking ETFs, offering investors exposure to SUI alongside on-chain staking rewards. The products began trading on NYSE Arca and Nasdaq, bringing the Sui blockchain into regulated U.S. markets. Despite the milestone, SUI continued its downward trend, trading below $0.95 at the time of reporting after losing roughly 40% over the past month and extending a broader yearly decline. SUI's price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: SUIUSD on Tradingview Staking ETFs Introduce a New Investment Structure The newly launched funds, GSUI and SUIS, differ from earlier crypto ETFs by integrating staking directly into their structure. Rather than passively tracking price movements, the funds hold spot SUI tokens and stake a portion of their holdings to generate network rewards, which are reflected in the funds’ net asset value. This model allows investors to gain yield without managing wallets or validator infrastructure. Analysts view the structure as part of a broader shift toward “yield-bearing” crypto investment products that combine price exposure with blockchain participation. The ETFs also signal expanding institutional interest in the Sui Network, a layer-1 blockchain developed by former Meta engineers and designed for decentralized finance, gaming, and digital marketplace applications. Weak Market Data Overshadows Institutional Momentum Market indicators suggest traders remain cautious despite the ETF launches. Derivatives data shows open interest declining by nearly 30%, indicating reduced speculative activity and thinner liquidity. Trading volumes have also softened, reflecting lower participation compared with earlier market cycles. Network fundamentals have weakened alongside price performance. Total value locked (TVL) in Sui’s DeFi ecosystem has retreated to around $565 million, returning to levels seen before last year’s market rally. Analysts say declining capital inflows have limited the immediate impact of institutional developments. Technical indicators show SUI consolidating near key support between $0.88 and $0.90. A failure to hold this range could expose the token to deeper losses toward $0.70, while a recovery above $1.10–$1.20 would be needed to signal a potential trend reversal. Token Unlock and Market Outlook Additional pressure may come from an upcoming token unlock scheduled for March 1, when roughly 43 million SUI tokens are expected to enter circulation. Increased supply could introduce short-term volatility, particularly if demand from ETF inflows remains limited. Related Reading: Stellar Price Forecast: XLM Stabilizes After Dip, March Recovery Toward $0.20 in Focus The launch of staking ETFs represents a structural step forward for institutional adoption. However, SUI’s price action suggests that broader market conditions, liquidity trends, and network growth will likely determine whether the new products can translate into sustained recovery. Cover image from ChatGPT, SUIUSD chart on Tradingview
As the first two spot SUI exchange-traded funds (ETFs) debut in the US, some analysts have suggested that the cryptocurrency could be preparing for a massive recovery after bouncing from a crucial support level. Related Reading: BNB Chain’s AI Agent Ecosystem Surges As Crypto Markets Bleed SUI’s Institutional Momentum Expands On Wednesday, Grayscale and Canary Capital debuted the first two spot SUI ETFs, offering direct, regulated exposure to the cryptocurrency while allowing investors to benefit from staking rewards. Notably, Grayscale expanded its lineup of crypto-based products by converting its Grayscale SUI Trust into a spot ETF, which is now live on NYSE Arca under the GSUI ticker. According to the announcement, the fund is designed to “provide investors with exposure to SUI and its staking activity through an ETP, offering a convenient way to gain exposure to a network designed for scalable, real-world applications, and the next generation of digital experiences.” Krista Lynch, Senior Vice President, ETF Capital Markets, at Grayscale, affirmed that “GSUI’s launch on NYSE Arca marks an important milestone in expanding the range of exchange-traded products tied to the Sui ecosystem, including exposure to potential staking rewards.” Meanwhile, Canary Capital launched the first US spot ETF for the cryptocurrency on Nasdaq under the SUIS ticker. The Canary Capital Staked SUI ETF “brings that exposure into a regulated, exchange-traded structure, providing investors access to SUI and its staking reward potential,” stated Steven McClurg, CEO at Canary Capital. “Canary continues to deliver on its strategy to translate emerging blockchain networks into accessible, exchange-traded investment vehicles, and we’re pleased to add SUIS in the category,” he continued. The Sui Foundation highlighted that the latest launches added to a series of institutional milestones in the ecosystem, including multiple Sui-linked investment products and strategic initiatives from firms like 21Shares, Bitwise, and Franklin Templeton. SUI Preparing For Major Price Recovery? Amid the spot ETFs’ debut, SUI’s price continued its sideways movement under the $1.00 barrier, trading between $0.93 and $0.98 throughout the day. Ali Martinez suggested that the cryptocurrency could be preparing for a move to higher levels, noting it recently retested a key support level. As Martinex explained, SUI tested and bounced from a two-year rising support line after the early February market crash. This ascending trendline has previously triggered major rallies. According to the chart, the last two times the cryptocurrency hit this support line, it jumped 365% and 850% rallied respectively, with the latest sending its price toward its $5.35 all-time high (ATH) in the following months. To the analyst, if SUI holds the $0.80 area, “history suggests upside could follow. And this time, fundamentals are lining up too.” He pointed out that the growing institutional exposure and the technical structure alignment could set up a base “for something much bigger.” Related Reading: Crypto Funds Bleed $173M As Outflows Extend To Fourth Week – Report Similarly, market observer Bitcoinsensus highlighted SUI’s macro structure, which signals a potential leg up toward new highs. Per the post, the altcoin “has been moving up in a very technical structure” since its launch, repeating a 5-wave up followed by a 3-wave correction. The chart shows that the price is likely near the end of the C-wave of its corrective move, suggesting a new impulsive 5-wave structure could develop in the coming months. “If this trend continues, we could see SUI reach prices above 10$ per coin,” the analyst concluded. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
The Nasdaq-listed SUIS fund offers direct exposure to Sui’s native token while passing through proof-of-stake rewards in a regulated ETF wrapper.
The synthetic dollar debuts on Sui Mainnet alongside a permissionless vault seeded by SUI Group and integration with DeepBook’s new margin system.
SUI is back under pressure after sliding into a key Fibonacci support zone, raising fresh concerns about whether the recent pullback is only a pause or the start of a deeper downside move. With bearish momentum still in play and no clear reversal signal yet, the market is now at a critical decision point that could shape SUI’s next major move. Fibonacci Support Comes Into Focus Crypto analyst More Crypto Online, in a recent update, revealed that SUI has now reached its next Fibonacci-based support levels, bringing key downside zones into focus. The 61.8% retracement sits near $1.20, while a broader support region extends between $0.91 and $1.70. These areas are defined using different analytical methods, with the orange zone representing retracement-based support and the blue zone derived from a measured comparison between the initial A-wave decline bottoming in April last year and the current C-wave. Related Reading: SUI At The Smart Money Zone: Big Moves Brewing Above $2 From a structural perspective, SUI continues to display relative weakness when compared to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, all of which remain above their April 2025 lows. SUI has already broken below that level, reinforcing the view that downside pressure remains dominant. According to the analysis, the breakdown aligns with either a fifth wave to the downside unfolding within circle wave C, or with price moving through circle wave 3 of a larger bearish sequence. At this stage, no technical signs confirm that a local bottom has formed. Both the yellow and white scenarios outlined in the analysis continue to allow for further downside. As long as price action fails to show clear reversal signals, additional weakness cannot be ruled out. White Scenario: SUI Third Wave Down Remains In Play The analyst further highlighted that under the white scenario, the market is considered to be in a third wave to the downside within a broader bearish structure. In this case, circle wave 3 is expected to reach at least the $0.915 level and could extend even lower. The more directly price continues to decline, the greater the likelihood that this bearish interpretation remains in play. Related Reading: SUI Reclaims Smart Money Zone, While Weekly Structure Signals Big Move Ahead In contrast, the yellow scenario still leaves room for a future recovery. This outlook allows for a rally that could lead to new highs as part of a broader C-wave advance. However, for this bullish case to gain credibility, the market would need to deliver a clear five-wave move to the upside. Without such confirmation, any upward movement is more likely to develop as a corrective wave 4 within the white scenario rather than the start of a new impulsive rally. In that context, rebounds would be expected to face resistance, with the standard resistance zone currently defined between $1.81 and $2.55. Featured image from YouTube, chart from Tradingview.com