SUI blockchain is gaining traction as its market cap nears $7 billion, driven by rising meme coin activity and DeFi engagement. Over the past week, SUIs DEX volume surged 4.49% to $2.1 billion, briefly surpassing Arbitrum to become the fifth-largest chain by DEX volume.

SUI blockchain has been gaining traction in recent weeks, and its market cap is now approaching $7 billion. Fueled by meme coin activity and rising DeFi engagement, the network has seen a notable jump in DEX volume and technical momentum.

Think you've missed the chance to catch the next big crypto wave before 2025? Not yet. As the market starts to steady and attention turns to tokens with real use cases, a select few are emerging—not from viral hype, but from practical, working solutions.

Uniswap's token has dropped to a crucial support level even as Unichain, its layer-2 network, continued its strong momentum. Uniswap (UNI) price dropped to $5.

Positive developments within AAVE's ecosystem could help the asset.

Sui is trading at a major high timeframe support region with multiple technical confluences in its favor. As price compresses and volume fades, all eyes are on this level for a potential macro reversal.

Assessing SUI's next move amid flat demand and market interest.

The cryptocurrency landscape in 2025 brims with opportunities as innovative projects like Sui, Bittensor, and CartelFi capture investor attention. Sui's robust Layer-1 blockchain, bolstered by strategic partnerships, signals strong growth potential, while Bittensor's fusion of AI and blockchain offers a unique value proposition despite market volatility.

DeFi lending protocol Aave has kickstarted its $1 million weekly token buybacks to reward stakers and boost token demand.

The platform isn't just resting on its early success. Aave has introduced new incentives to maintain its momentum.

The crypto market registered a substantial drop on Wednesday before recovering towards the end of the day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged concerns about inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs. However, markets recovered as crypto remained strong in the face of adversity even though traditional stock markets took a beating.

Sui (SUI) has performed neutrally in the past day to stand at $2.10 while Hedera (HBAR) has experienced a 1.4% uptick and currently sits at $0.1600 during what has been a choppy session with a slight bearish tone.

Sui meme coins, not typically seen at the forefront of the sector, are surging in volume recently. Their market cap is far smaller than Solana meme coins, but it's also growing fast.

AAVE's ecosystem upgrade could mark the beginning of a new wave of liquidity inflows.

Dynamic's also supports Algorand, Base, Berachain, Bitcoin, Cosmos, Farcaster, Solana, Telegram as well as other EVM and SVM protocols.

We see more and more traditional finance exploring on-chain options. The Athens Exchange in Greece, ATHEX, is now moving to use a Sui orderbook.

Recent crypto whale metrics surrounding DeFi tokens have garnered immense investor optimism, suggesting that price gains for some coins are imminent despite the ongoing market uncertainty. Whale data on Thursday, April 17, indicated that large-scale investors stacked over $20 million in AAVE and UNI.

Athens Exchange Group, Greece's national stock exchange, has finalized the design of its zero-knowledge powered fundraising platform set to go live on the Sui blockchain. Sui Foundation announced the development in a blog post on April 16, noting the partnership between Athens Exchange Group and Mysten Labs.

Greek exchange Athens Exchange Group has moved closer to adopting a Sui-based order book following its collaboration with Mysten Labs.

Digital currencies traded in the red on Wednesday as Bitcoin failed to hold above the key region of $85,000. Amidst the uncertainty, layer1 blockchain Sui Network attained a crucial milestone in its DeFi journey.

TL;DR Sui will integrate Babylon's Bitcoin staking protocol and operate as a Bitcoin Secured Network in Phase 3 of the expansion plan. The integration allows BTC staking without bridges or custodians. Babylon will apply its protocol over Sui's Mysticeti consensus, reinforcing its modular, multi-network approach to Proof-of-Stake.

Sui (SUI) has gone down by 4% today to $2.20 per coin as the market has been choppy since the week started. Trading volumes have subsided by 16% as traders stay on the sidelines while prices consolidate.

Co-authored by Uniswap Labs and Across, this new standard aims to simplify how users trade assets across blockchains. This new token standard from Uniswap is designed to give everyone—from developers to everyday users—a smoother experience.

Sui is gearing up for major infrastructure upgrades that could make it 100x faster. And with Walrus possibly powering that growth, a new DePIN era may just be getting started.

While global economies remain very uncertain going forward, the crypto market is beginning to coil up, and the U.S. stock market allowing, we could see a substantial surge into the Summer. Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), and Sui (SUI) are well placed to lead this resurgence.

It is a clear leg up over what Europe's top fintechs and banks are offering. With the ECB taking a different path from its U.S. and U.K., this DeFi yield stands out.

This past week, Aave V3 on the Ethereum mainnet experienced its highest daily liquidations since early February, coinciding with significant market volatility. According to Galaxy Research, approximately $98.6 million in collateral was liquidated between April 6 and 7, following a similar trend earlier in the year when around $211.

Will AAVE outpace fintech giants in the yield race?

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is battling to maintain its position among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as it faces stiff competition from Sui Network (SUI). SHIB is currently priced at $0.00001202, up 0.84% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap.

Sui offers comprehensive tools for game developers to seamlessly integrate Web3 features, enhancing gameplay without compromising performance, according to Sui Foundation.

Cryptocurrencies struggled in the past sessions as macroeconomic developments, including Trump's trade war, dented the appetite for risk assets. However, Sonic defied the bearish trends with consistent total value locked (TVL) growth. Sonic's TVL skyrocketed past $1 billion in April (data extracted from DeFiLlama), reflecting massive growth in 2025 (so far).

Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller unpacks Aave's efforts at decentralization, buyback initiatives and the GHO stablecoin.

There are a couple of interesting news items regarding the trend of the price of the crypto SUI and ONDO. The crypto market is going through a difficult time, especially regarding altcoins, but in the general turmoil, there are some good news here and there, even if they are few and only good up to a certain point.

Sui (SUI) shows potential for significant price breakout with strong stablecoin inflows, rising derivatives interest, and a bullish technical pattern targeting $5.30.

SUI flashed signs of a potential breakout, but key resistance must be cleared first.

We all consider hardware wallets to be a haven in the crypto sector. The leader in this market segment seems to be Ledger.

Sui blockchain is enhancing its cryptographic systems to tackle the looming threat of quantum computing, ensuring long-term data security and integrity.

Ledger Live now integrates SUI and Sui tokens, offering Ledger users enhanced self-custody options with features like Clear Signing and expanded access to the Sui ecosystem.

Sui has gained by 10% in the past 24 hours after President Trump paused higher tariffs, with the coin's volume surging bullishly in response. The post Is Sui the Next Solana? $1.9 Billion Floods In After Trump's Surprise Tariff Pause appeared first on Cryptonews.

Uniswap faced resistance around the $5.5-level. Until it can climb beyond it, traders must maintain a bearish outlook.

Aave's tokenholders approved a governance proposal to start buying back the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol's governance token, AAVE, as part of a broader tokenomics overhaul, Aave said on April 9. The proposal — which was approved by more than 99% of AAVE tokenholders — permits the protocol to purchase $4 million in AAVE (AAVE) tokens, enough for one month of buybacks.

The first AAVE buyback proposal secured 99.63% approval. The full strategy is designed to execute $1 million in weekly buybacks over six months.

Cboe BZX exchange has filed a 19b-4 application for an SUI exchange-traded fund (ETF). The exchange submitted the paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 8, setting the stage for the first SUI ETF in the US.

Stellar (XLM) joined Sui (SUI) as a top underperformer, declining 2.7%.

TL;DR Cboe BZX's Proposal: The exchange has asked the U.S. SEC to list the Canary SUI ETF, potentially marking the first ETF that tracks the Sui blockchain's native token, SUI.

Cboe BZX Exchange has officially submitted Form 19b-4 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to the Sui blockchain. The April 8 filing stated: “Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Cboe filed a 19b-4 request with the SEC to list the first U.S. ETF backed by SUI. If approved, it would be the first U.S. ETF to hold and stake the Sui Network's native token.

The US SEC will hold its second crypto roundtable on April 11, with representatives from Coinbase, Uniswap Labs, and Cumberland DRW participating.