Sui's 17 Biggest Hits of 2024

Sui showed amazing growth and innovation throughout 2024, establishing itself as the most notable blockchain in the industry.

Sui's 17 Biggest Hits of 2024

At the beginning of 2024, Sui Mainnet was less than a year old, yet DeFi activity on the innovative blockchain had already shown incredible promise. Throughout the year, Sui and its community proved itself again and again, from DeFi gains to global events to continual technical improvements. Existing builders leveraged Sui's superior features to create the projects of their dreams, and new builders learned how easy it is to begin writing Move code for Sui.

It's been a phenomenal year and we invite the Sui community to celebrate these 17 major milestones.

February 4, 2024

$500 million TVL reached

Less than a year after Sui's Mainnet launch, DeFi protocols on the network help to reach $500 million TVL, putting Sui in the top 10 of blockchains. This rapid growth indicates how well Sui's environment fosters DeFi.  

USDY lands on Sui

Ondo Finance puts its yield-bearing stablecoin alternative, USDY, on Sui, marking the first US dollar-linked token on the network. This move demonstrates confidence in Sui by financial institutions. 

March 1, 2024

March 19, 2024

Sui Gaming Summit

During the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sui held its own gaming event, showcasing upcoming titles and introducing game developers to the benefits of Web3.

Move 2024 beta

Under continuous development, the 2024 edition of the Move programming language adds many useful new features, including method syntax, positional fields, and loop labels. Builders could upgrade to explore its new capabilities. 

April 3, 2024

April 10, 2024

Sui Basecamp

During Paris Blockchain Week, Sui holds Basecamp, its premier conference of the year. This two day event brings over 1,100 people from 65 countries together to learn about and celebrate the most innovative blockchain technology in the world.

Sui Overflow Hackathon

Although many Sui hackathons occurred previously, Overflow was the biggest yet, a global competition between builders lasting two months. Teams submitted 352 projects and 32 winners emerged from the hackathon's eight tracks.

April 21, 2024

May 3, 2024

Sui Mainnet anniversary

Celebrating its first anniversary as a global permissionless network, Sui can count impressive achievements. In its first year it introduced zkLogin and Deepbook, and posted metrics such as 65 million transactions in a single day.

Walrus emerges

Mysten Labs announces Walrus, a decentralized data storage network that uses Sui as a coordination layer. Walrus stands on its own in many ways, revolutionizing network data, but in many ways it's the jelly to Sui's peanut butter.

June 18, 2024

August 6, 2024

Mysticeti announced

Despite already offering breakthrough transaction processing, engineers launch Mysticeti, a new consensus mechanism for Sui that makes it even more performant. Ongoing research showed how Sui could process shared object transactions with even less latency. 

SuiPlay0X1 announced

During Korea Blockchain Week, Sui announced SuiPlay0X1, the first ever mobile gaming device for Web3. SuiPlay0X1, available for preorders now, natively supports select Sui games, connecting players to their in-game assets and the most exciting gameplay. 

September 2, 2024

September 5, 2024

AUSD launch

Agora's US dollar-backed stablecoin arrives on Sui, giving DeFi users a new option for token purchases and swaps. The advent of AUSD on Sui, which was previously launched on Ethereum and Avalanche, leads a growing list of native stablecoins.

$1 billion TVL

Thanks to the best DeFi protocols in Web3 and their engaged users, Sui reached $1 billion in TVL. This accomplishment shows users trust in Sui, and how its low gas fees and quick transactions make it a perfect environment for DeFi.

September 29, 2024

September 30, 2024

Sui Bridge launch

Innovation doesn't stop at Sui, as engineers built an entirely new native bridge. In this first iteration, users can swap SUI and ETH across their respective blockchains. With more assets and blockchains planned for the future, Sui is taking its place in the Web3 world.

USDC launch

One of the most popular stablecoins in Web3 comes to Sui with the USDC launch. Circle, USDC's backer, maintains a one-to-one value between the US dollar and its stablecoin. Adding native USDC to Sui opens new pathways for liquidity.  

October 8, 2024

October 14, 2024

DeepBook DEEP launch

More than just a token launch, DEEP creates a new governance model for DeepBook, Sui's native liquidity layer. DEEP token holders participate in rule making around DeepBook, voting on such issues as staking requirements and trading fees.

SuiNS decentralization

Sui's name service, which translates difficult-to-read addresses into simple @name identifiers, went from a centralized service to a decentralized community-run organization. Along with this move, SuiNS launched its own NS token, used as a governance mechanism and internal liquidity.

November 14, 2024

November 20, 2024

FDUSD launches

First Digital Labs made its stablecoin, previously available on Ethereum and BNB Chain, native on Sui. As the fourth stablecoin or alt stablecoin to land on Sui in 2024, the FDUSD launch shows definitively how existing financial institutions have confidence in Sui as a major DeFi platform.

Like a snowball rolling down a hill or a katamari picking up everything in a neighborhood, Sui's growth will continue, accelerating throughout the years to come. 2025 will see many previously announced projects and games released to the public. New projects will arise as builders find Sui and realize what they can create. 

As activity increases onchain, so will DeFi, propelled by the already innovative array of protocols in operation, and supported by growing interest from financial institutions. The Sui community will come together at events all over the world, networking and making valuable connections. 

Get ready for an amazing 2025!