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Amid continuous rivalry in the crypto domain, the competition between SUI and Solana SOL has taken a new direction. SUI, a Layer-1 blockchain and smart contract platform, has, for the first time, made more daily transactions than Solana, representing a critical milestone for the relatively new blockchain. The price of SUI has also seen a significant gain, climbing an impressive 18.52% in the past 24 hours.
SUI and Solana: The Daily Transaction Flipdown
The massive rise in SUI’s daily transactions was recorded to have taken place between the 3rd of October to the 5th of October. According to Trading Copter data, an on-chain analytics aggregator, overall SUI transactions reached 58.37 million, far exceeding Solana’s 35.41 million transactions during the same period. This flip-down caught market participants off guard as the SUI vs Solana face-off was totally unprecedented, given that Solana’s high transaction velocity and scalability have long been acknowledged.
For several months, Solana has been reliant on daily stability, pulling about 40 million transactions per day. As for SUI, until this latest trend, it had never exceeded 5 million transactions per day. This drastic increase in SUI’s daily transaction volume has sparked the curiosity of experts in the crypto verse, signalling that the blockchain is gaining momentum.
Key drivers of SUI’s transaction surge
Several factors contribute to SUI’s transaction surge and the rise in price. The first being the release of SCION, which is a revolutionary infrastructure that enhances network latency, security, and resilience for Web3 apps. SCION, which offers a safe alternative to the Gateway Protocol, has facilitated more seamless and more secure transactions, fostering more transactional activity on the blockchain.
Furthermore, the institutional adoption of SUI has also played a massive role in the transactions explosion. I the month of August 2024, Grayscale introduced its SUI Trust to accredited investors looking to get exposure to SUI. This has been a key factor in getting the blockchain more recognition and volume through its transactions.
It has also been driven by the rise of memecoins within the SUI ecosystem. Some tokens, such as Sudeng, BLUB and Fud The Pug have created a retail hype which has contributed to even higher amounts of transactions on the platform. In just 24 hours, SUI memecoin market has expanded by 32% & overall market cap worth $316.8 million, as reported by news sources.
SUI vs Solana Market Impact
Indeed, since SUI is speaking more to the core of Token Economies in future development, its market cap has skyrocketed. Ranked as the 28th-largest cryptocurrency at one point, SUI now boasts a market cap of $5.7 billion that puts it in 19th place. With the growth, SUI is now a strong candidate to compete with Solana which was the all powerful in the crypto industry for an extended period.
Crypto sources say, SUI was trading at $2.09 — up by 18.52% in the last 24 hours! As long as SUI sustains its fast pace, experts expect it to enter the upper echelon of cryptocurrencies very quickly, a realm usually reserved for Bitcoin, Ethereum or Solana.
Conclusion: The Birth Of A New Rivalry In Blockchain Space
The SUI vs Solana battle is a good case study of how fast things can change in the crypto world. The SUI marketing team are allowed to speak of SUI being transactionally superior daily than Solana, in-market with very real proof points. The addition of SCION, institutional adoption via Grayscale and a vibrant memecoin community has made SUI a force to be reckoned with in blockchain.
With the market continuing to develop, both SUI and Solana will be closely monitored by traders (and investors) going forward. Whether the momentum for SUI will end up translating into longer-term leadership or just another spurt to raise its stature above other wannabes, the blockchain race has definitely heated up.
TurkishNY Radio is following the developments closely and bringing in-depth updates on the SUI vs Solana battle. Stay tuned, stay updated.
