SUI Skyrockets Amid Robinhood Listing Buzz—Ecosystem Expansion Hits Overdrive
Rumors of a Robinhood listing send SUI into orbit as developer activity surges.
### The hype train leaves the station
Whispers of a potential Robinhood integration lit a fire under SUI's price—proving once again that in crypto, rumors often move markets faster than fundamentals. The Layer 1 blockchain's native token ripped upward as traders front-ran the speculative retail liquidity boost.
### Ecosystem flexes muscle
Behind the price action? A rapidly expanding developer ecosystem that's been quietly building while attention focused elsewhere. SUI's technical architecture—designed for high throughput—appears to be gaining traction among builders tired of Ethereum's gas fee rollercoaster.
### Wall Street meets crypto... again
The Robinhood angle plays into crypto's favorite narrative: mainstream adoption. Though let's be honest—since when did Robinhood users care about underlying technology? For them, it's just another ticker to swing trade between coffee breaks.
SUI's moment in the spotlight highlights crypto's eternal cycle: tech innovation creates value, speculation amplifies it, and somewhere along the way, actual users might show up. Maybe.
SUI is seen as ready for a breakout
Even outside the news of a Robinhood listing and new inflows, SUI has been tracked for a potential breakout.
Despite the optimism, SUI has been volatile in 2025, still trading under its levels from January. SUI open interest is back down to $931M, down from over $1.34B in July. Over 79% of SUI positions are long, potentially creating the conditions for a downward correction to cause liquidations.
On Hyperliquid, SUI is mostly balanced, with 11 whales shorting the asset and nine going long. On Binance, accumulated liquidity at around $3.80 may cause a climb due to a short squeeze.
Grayscale also focuses on the SUI ecosystem
Grayscale has extended beyond its native SUI trust, adding assets from the SUI ecosystem. Grayscale has launched new products based on DEEP Book and Walrus Protocol, two of the new DeFi and Web3 protocols on SUI.
Grayscale is doubling down on the Sui ecosystem 🧱
Now launching:
🦭 Walrus Trust – @WalrusProtocol, the data LAYER for Web3.
📘 DeepBook Trust – @DeepBookonSui, Sui’s native CLOB liquidity for DeFi
Two Core parts of the Sui stack.
One fullstack, institutional-grade platform. https://t.co/eEp2EirFKa
— Sui (@SuiNetwork) August 12, 2025
Investors will gain exposure to the DEEP and WAL tokens, tapping into the innovation of the SUI ecosystem.
‘Grayscale DeepBook Trust and Grayscale Walrus Trust offer investors exposure to two key protocols driving innovation within the Sui ecosystem,’ said Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, head of product and research at Grayscale. ‘DeepBook and Walrus provide infrastructure designed for high-performance on-chain liquidity and data, helping power the next wave of scalable, real-world blockchain applications.’
The trusts will be open to daily subscriptions from eligible individuals and accredited investors> Grayscale has also reiterated the readiness of the SUI chain to carry institutional-grade activity.
The SUI ecosystem has been gaining speed due to the growth of DeFi. SUI now carries over $2B in total value locked, NEAR its all-time peak.
SUI produces around $45K in daily fees, excluding its top apps. The network also carries $881M in stablecoin liquidity. For now, SUI is mostly isolated from other chains, with relatively low netflows. The network now depends on the performance of the Suilend Protocol, also getting a boost from the relaunch of the Cetus DEX following its hack in May.
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