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Orderly NetworkBlock explorersName servicesBridgesSwap guidesAn object based chain where simple transfers skip consensus entirely. Sui models everything as objects. If a transaction only touches things you own, it does not need global ordering, so it confirms almost instantly.
Live market data
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What Sui is for
Sui models everything as objects. If a transaction only touches things you own, it does not need global ordering, so it confirms almost instantly.
Technical summary
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Layer | Layer 1 |
| Launched | 2023 |
| Consensus | Mysticeti proof of stake |
| Throughput | Very high |
| Finality | Under half a second |
| Native token | SUI pays gas, is staked, and covers storage |
Block explorers
An explorer lets you verify any transaction, address or contract on this network yourself. Learning to read one is the fastest way to stop taking anyone's word for anything.
Wallets that support it
What to be aware of
- Validator concentration varies widely between layer 1s and is worth checking rather than assuming.
- Newer chains have shorter track records under real adversarial pressure.
- Crypto assets are volatile. Drawdowns of seventy percent or more have happened on every network in this list, including the largest.
- Sending to an address on the wrong network can lose funds permanently. Always send a small test amount first.
Nothing on this page is investment advice. We describe how networks work, not whether you should buy anything.
Other networks at this layer
Same job, different tradeoffs. Each of these has its own page covering what it is actually for, who runs it and where it struggles.
Common questions
What is the object model?
Where to go next
Compared head to head
The question people actually ask is not "what is this" but "this one or that one". Each of these ends with a pick and the reasoning behind it.
New to Sui?
We can get you set up with the right wallet, funded, and through a first transaction on this network in about an hour, on a screen share.