In October 2026, the Sui (SUI) Layer 1 blockchain is seeing its ecosystem develop rapidly, cementing its status as one of the industry's leading technology innovators.
🛒 Reaching millions of Samsung devices
The Sui Foundation announced a strategic partnership with Samsung Wallet. As part of this integration, more than 82 million Galaxy device users in the United States now have built-in support for the native USDC stablecoin on Sui. The update’s standout feature is the ability to make completely free (gasless) transfers within the wallet, paving the way for the widespread use of cryptocurrency in everyday life.
⚡ World Performance Record
During technology stress tests at the Sui Basecamp conference, the network set an all-time record among all existing blockchains. Sui’s verified throughput reached an incredible 40.6 million transactions per second (TPS), prompting analysts to once again call Sui the leading “Solana killer.”
🏦 Bitcoin Liquidity and $30M in AI Investment
The project’s infrastructure continues to attract significant capital:
Hashi bridge for BTC: The launch of Hashi, a DeFi platform designed to attract liquidity from the Bitcoin network, has begun on mainnet. The project has already secured $500 million in investment commitments from institutional giants, including Anchorage Digital.
AI investment: Sui allocated $30 million to integrate DATA Network. The project is bringing its decentralized data registry, used to train artificial intelligence models, to Sui.
📊 SUI Price and Tokenomics Risks
Amid a broader correction in the crypto market, the price of the SUI token is stuck in a narrow range of $1.03–$1.05. The $1.05 level is currently acting as key resistance; a break above it could put the coin back on an upward trajectory. The price decline is being tempered by the project’s buyback program: the fund has already repurchased more than 915,800 SUI tokens from the market.
The main long-term risk for investors remains that around 59% of SUI’s total supply is still locked, and future unlocks could put pressure on the price.