Sui news

DATA Network, formerly Story Protocol, is shutting down its own blockchain and rebuilding as a native protocol on Sui, supported by a $30 million investment from the Sui Foundation. The migration was announced on October 8, 2026. DATA will integrate with Walrus Protocol for decentralized storage and data coordination, focusing on AI data provenance, licensing, and auditing via its Trace tool. As of October 2026, DATA has over 250 million on-chain data registrations, with flagship integration Kled recording over 1.5 billion user-contributed records. The project launched in February 2025 as an EVM-compatible Layer 1 chain, then rebranded from Story Protocol to DATA Foundation on June 25, 2026, pivoting toward verifiable AI training data. Token holders were migrated 1:1 from IP to DATA tokens, and details on the token's function post-migration remain to be clarified.

The Sui Foundation has announced a $30 million investment in DATA Network, a protocol focused on AI training data. As part of the strategic partnership, DATA Network will migrate from its independent chain to run natively on Sui, with its existing DATA token converting on a one-to-one basis. The Sui Foundation will become the network's largest institutional holder, joining existing backers like PIP Labs and DATA Foundation. The migration will retire DATA Network's independent chain, with a detailed timeline to be released before the upgrade. Walrus, Sui's onchain data storage platform, will serve as the default storage layer for applications operated by DATA Foundation. The partnership aims to scale the AI training data supply chain, leveraging DATA Network's Trace registry, which has recorded over 250 million contributions and processes more than 3 million receipts daily. The move positions Sui as a source for rights-cleared, provenance-tracked data for AI labs, as noted by Mysten Labs' co-founder Adeniyi Abiodun.

Slush Wallet, the official Sui wallet by Mysten Labs, has integrated with Halliday to simplify deposits. Announced on October 6, 2026, the feature allows users to fund their wallets from 25 different blockchains or via fiat methods like credit cards, bank transfers, and Apple Pay. Upon deposit, users receive SUI or USDC directly, with the integration handling bridging and swapping automatically, removing the need for exchanges or manual bridging. This also eliminates the first deposit requirement, a key onboarding hurdle for newcomers. The wallet, rebranded from Sui Wallet in April 2025, offers in-app swaps, staking, and seedless onboarding via zkLogin, and is available as a browser extension and mobile apps. While the integration aims to reduce friction, it concentrates trust in the automated process, and users should be aware of potential fees and verification steps with fiat on-ramps.

Sui's Bitcoin finance protocol Hashi will launch its mainnet in phases later this month, backed by over $500 million in capital commitments from more than 20 partners including Anchorage Digital, BitGo, Bullish, Cumberland, FalconX, and Ledger. The platform lets Bitcoin holders use their BTC as collateral for lending, borrowing, and other financial products on Sui by minting hBTC, while the original Bitcoin stays on its native network. Anchorage Digital will offer institutional access via its Atlas settlement platform and Porto self-custody wallet. The $500 million figure represents commitments, not live deposits, as the mainnet rollout hasn't completed. Hashi uses multi-party computation, Sui smart contracts, and a guardian layer to control Bitcoin movements, with formal verification and cryptographic audits. The phased rollout will expand as partners complete integrations, with the first phase supporting native BTC deposits, hBTC minting, and Bitcoin collateral use in live Sui applications.

Mysten Labs' Hashi Bitcoin finance network will begin a phased rollout in October with over $500 million in capital commitments from launch partners. The network uses Bitcoin as collateral in Sui applications by minting hBTC on Sui against deposited Bitcoin, supporting lending, borrowing, credit, vaults, and structured products. When users exit, hBTC is burned and the underlying BTC is returned to the Bitcoin network. The launch coalition includes more than 20 companies such as BitGo, Bullish, Cumberland, FalconX, and Ledger, with Aftermath, Concrete, and Fluid expected to run Hashi vaults. Anchorage Digital has joined as a launch partner, offering institutional clients access via its settlement infrastructure and self-custody wallet, and plans to provide stablecoin liquidity to Hashi. Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage Digital, noted that institutions hold large amounts of Bitcoin but have been constrained by available technology and DeFi limitations. Hashi was developed by Mysten Labs, the founding contributor to Sui, with third parties set to independently create financial products using the infrastructure.

Samsung is integrating USDC stablecoin support into its Samsung Wallet, with an initial rollout targeting 82 million Galaxy devices in the US. The infrastructure is provided by Sui, a blockchain network, and the key feature is gasless transfers, meaning users won't pay network fees or need to hold the SUI token initially. This follows a July announcement at Galaxy Unpacked in London. Samsung's broader plans include stablecoin account openings, cross-border remittances, and expanded payment options, but these are subject to regulatory approval. With over 800 million Galaxy devices globally, the US launch is seen as the first wave. The integration builds on Samsung's earlier blockchain efforts, including a 2019 Knox-secured wallet and a 2025 Coinbase partnership. For Circle, this brings USDC to tens of millions of devices without users seeking it out. Sui gains a significant consumer showcase, though gasless transfers mean users may not interact with the SUI token initially. The article notes that the economics of the gasless model may shift over time, and regulatory approvals remain a key factor for future expansion.

Sui achieved a peak throughput of 40.6 million transactions per second in a live offchain test at Sui Basecamp in Singapore on Oct. 7, exceeding its July result of 6.1 million TPS. The test involved more than 10,000 programmable tunnels supporting payments, games, and chat activity, with transactions settling to the Sui mainnet when closed. The foundation said the result surpassed a 20 million TPS target, with CertiK serving as independent auditor. The test aims to support high-frequency interactions between AI agents, building on Sui's partnership with Google's Agentic Payments Protocol. Mysten Labs co-founder Adeniyi Abiodun noted that while human markets don't need such speeds, AI agents do. Separately, Sui has launched its USDsui stablecoin and staking ETFs for U.S. investors, expanding its ecosystem for autonomous payments and decentralized finance.

Sui's programmable offchain tunnels hit a record 40.6 million transactions per second (TPS) during a live stress test at the Sui Basecamp event in Singapore on Wednesday. This marks a significant jump from the previous record of about 6.1 million TPS set in July. The test involved opening more than 10,000 tunnels on the Sui mainnet, with activity spanning payments, games, and chat applications. These tunnels process transactions offchain and settle to the Sui blockchain when closed, designed to handle high-frequency interactions, including between AI agents. Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and CPO of Mysten Labs, emphasized that while no human market needs such speed, AI agents do. CertiK audited the demonstration and is reviewing the data, with a report expected soon.

Sui hit 40,614,180 transactions per second (TPS) during a live test at the Basecamp conference in Singapore on October 7, 2026, doubling its stated goal of 20 million TPS. The result was verified in real time by independent auditor CertiK. The demonstration, led by Mysten Labs co-founders, used Sui's 'tunnels'—programmable off-chain state channels that batch transactions before settling on-chain. The figure is over six times Sui's previous record of 6,086,766 TPS set in July 2026 during an AI-themed livestream. Sui frames the achievement as groundwork for 'agentic finance,' where AI systems autonomously handle transactions. Community prediction contests awarded SUI tokens to those who accurately forecast the volume. CertiK's verification adds credibility to the benchmark, with further reports expected.

Sui and Alibaba Cloud announced a collaboration at Sui Basecamp in Singapore to enable AI agents to pay for cloud services autonomously using stablecoins, without human approval for each transaction. The system, based on Sui Agent Payments, allows agents to spend within preset budgets, differing from traditional card checkouts. However, details on user briefing mechanisms and safeguards against bugs that could exhaust funds remain undisclosed. This move enters a competitive landscape, with Cardano joining the x402 standard for agent payments and BlackRock highlighting stablecoins as machine-native money. Sui's token has risen 43% in the past month. The initiative's success could pressure other cloud providers to adopt similar models, though adoption is still early.