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COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUI

Sui has emerged as a rapidly growing L1 blockchain, distinguished by its unique consensus design that separates the mempool from consensus to enable high scalability and low latency. Its implementation of the Move programming language promotes more complex asset ownership structures and creative applications in gaming and other verticals. With a TVL of $800 million, features like zkLogin, and Sui Play gaming hardware, the chain is positioning itself as a disruptive force.

THE GREAT RETURN OF DEFI

The crypto industry is witnessing a potential DeFi renaissance, echoing the 2020 “DeFi Summer” but with more mature protocols and institutional involvement. Improvements include greater scalability, new use cases like interest derivatives markets and real-world assets, and a growth in total value locked to $118 billion in June 2024. Increased institutional adoption, exemplified by BlackRock's tokenized fund and PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin, along with an expected Federal Reserve easing cycle, suggest a favorable environment for DeFi growth.

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