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Can Sui’s Price Rally Dent Solana’s Dominance? Analysts Say Not Anytime Soon

Can Sui’s Price Rally Dent Solana’s Dominance? Analysts Say Not Anytime Soon

BeInCryptoBeInCrypto2025/05/12 01:00
By:Aaryamann Shrivastava

Despite recent growth, SUI remains behind Solana, which holds a clear edge in institutional investment, DeFi usage, and ETF prospects.

Solana (SOL) and SUI have both garnered significant attention in the crypto market, sparking discussions about their competition.

While both crypto projects show promise, the reality is that Solana is currently outperforming SUI. Despite the hype, they may not be in as close a competition as the market perceives.

Solana Wins The Instituions Back

Solana has regained strong institutional interest, signaling a positive shift for the “Ethereum killer.” While April was a slower month for SOL, institutional investors have returned with renewed confidence in May.

In the week ending May 3, Solana saw $6 million in inflows, compared to SUI’s $0.3 million. Furthermore, SOL has overtaken SUI in year-to-date (YTD) flows, accumulating $80 million compared to $72 million for SUI.

Can Sui’s Price Rally Dent Solana’s Dominance? Analysts Say Not Anytime Soon image 0Solana and SUI Instituional Flows. Source: CoinShares

The influx of institutional capital into Solana reinforces its standing as a top contender in the blockchain space. However, SUI’s growth cannot go completely overlooked either. Alvin Kan, COO at Bitget Wallet, discussed the reason behind the surge in interest in SUI with BeInCrypto.

“The recent uptick in institutional inflows to SUI appears to reflect growing interest in scalable and technically differentiated blockchains. With high throughput capacity, a novel programming language like Move, and expanding use cases such as Bitcoin restaking via SatLayer, SUI offers infrastructure that aligns with long-term investment theses. Backing from players like Franklin Templeton and Grayscale suggests this may be more than a short-term trend.”

On the other hand, SUI has made notable strides in the DeFi space, outpacing Solana’s growth over the past month (April 12 to May 12). SUI saw a remarkable 76% increase in total value locked (TVL), reaching $2.0 billion.

In comparison, Solana experienced a 40% increase, bringing its TVL to $9.38 billion. Despite this, Solana remains the dominant platform in the DeFi space, having handled $35 billion worth of transactions via decentralized exchanges (DEXs) since the beginning of May.

Can Sui’s Price Rally Dent Solana’s Dominance? Analysts Say Not Anytime Soon image 1Solana TVL and DEX Volume. Source: DefiLlama

Solana’s established presence in the DeFi ecosystem gives it an edge over SUI in terms of adoption and usage. Ben Nadraski, the Founder and CEO of Solstice Labs, further discussed the reason for Solana’s win with BeInCrypto.

“Solana is currently dominating net new capital flows from an L1 perspective, including a breakthrough 300 million daily transactions, 4 million+ active addresses… SUI, as mentioned above, is attracting institutional interest, but they are in the early stages of their institutional growth and have several steps of validation still to be seen in the market,” Nadraski told BeInCrypto.

Another critical development remains the potential of the launch of a Solana ETF as well as an SUI ETF. Shaun Lee, Research Analyst at CoinGecko, told BeInCrypto that Solana might win this race too.

“It is likely that a SOL ETF will be approved before a SUI ETF, as the SEC is already reviewing multiple applications for spot SOL ETFs from the likes of GrayScale, VanEck, Franklin Templeton, and more. A decision for these applications is expected for early October. On top of that, Solana futures ETFs are already available for trading in the US, a sign that regulators are comfortable with SOL-based products. “

SOL and SUI Price Performance is Not Too Different

Both SUI and Solana have seen moderate growth over the past week, with SOL rising 22% and SUI gaining 26%. Trading at $4.13, SUI is attempting to secure $4.05 as support following a month-long uptrend. The inability to hold this level could indicate challenges in sustaining growth.

Can Sui’s Price Rally Dent Solana’s Dominance? Analysts Say Not Anytime Soon image 2SUI Price Analysis. Source:  TradingView

Meanwhile, Solana is trading at $176 and is on the verge of ending its ongoing Death Cross. However, the price has failed to breach the critical $180 resistance, which is necessary for reaching $200. Until this level is overcome, Solana may struggle to regain full bullish momentum.

Can Sui’s Price Rally Dent Solana’s Dominance? Analysts Say Not Anytime Soon image 3Solana Price Analysis. Source:  TradingView

While SUI’s performance is promising, Solana’s dominance, supported by institutional investment and its lead in DeFi, suggests that SUI is unlikely to become a “Solana killer” anytime soon.

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