Over the past seven days, Sui (SUI) has emerged as the standout performer in the crypto market, recording an massive 78% increase in its price. This surge positions SUI as the leader among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, significantly outperforming its peers, Helium (HNT) with a 60% increase and Bittensor (TAO) at 50%.
Why Is SUI Up Over The Past Week?
Andrew Kang, the founder of Mechanism Capital, provided insights into the SUI’s recent success in a series of posts on X. Kang suggested that the bullish trend could be attributed to several factors including a notable endorsement from influential figures, substantial over-the-counter (OTC) bids, robust holdership even after significant token unlocks, and a recent technical upgrade that could pave the way for innovative applications on the SUI platform.
“No knowledge of anything actually happening but combination of the below leading me to bet that there’s some interesting developments upcoming for SUI,” Kang posted. He listed several indicators supporting his optimistic outlook: “1. Raoul Pal shill thread while he sits on advisory board 2. Large OTC bids 3. Relatively strong holdership through big unlocks 4. Aggressive price action with no pullback 5. Big recent performance upgrade with Mysiceti potentially allowing for interesting new apps.”
These points collectively hint at a buoyant market sentiment and substantial backing from influential market players. In a subsequent post, Kang touched on the promotional strategies surrounding SUI, noting, “Many people commenting that they are giving grants to people to shill. If true, this is bullish.”
The aforementioned Raoul Pal, founder/CEO of Global Macro Investor and RealVision and member of the advisory board of the Sui Foundation, recently praised SUI as a “groundbreaking ultra-fast L1, super efficient, full blockchain ecosystem” developed from the remnants of Meta’s Diem project, aimed at scaling to accommodate billions of users transitioning from Web2 to Web3 technologies.
From a technical perspective, he added: “SUI is starting to look very interesting from a price perspective, although still early and unconfirmed, it is showing signs of breaking out against most tokens,” Pal noted. This includes comparisons against Aptos (another MOVE language L1 project), Avalanche (AVAX), Tia (TIA), Near Protocol (NEAR), Bitcoin (BTC), and Solana (SOL).”
The week also saw institutional support further bolstering SUI’s market position. Grayscale, a leading digital currency asset manager, announced the introduction of the Grayscale Sui Trust. This new fund is solely dedicated to SUI, providing accredited individual and institutional investors with a structured vehicle for investing in this rising cryptocurrency.
“We are excited to add Bittensor and Sui to our product suite, and believe Sui is redefining the smart contract blockchain,” stated Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, Grayscale’s head of product and research.
At press time, SUI traded at $0.9149.
Featured image from Chainwire, chart from TradingView.com