Sui offers what games built on blockchain require: well-rounded functionality, abstraction, scalability, speed, and affordability. Dynamic assets increase engagement. Customizable transfer policies offer control.

Explore the foundational elements and features of Sui that make it a game-changing blockchain, designed for innovation and transformational products.

Sui aims to be the most accessible smart contract platform, empowering developers to create great user experiences in web3. To usher in the next billion users, Sui empowers developers with various tools to take advantage of the power of the Sui blockchain.

Sui is defined as a Layer 1 protocol blockchain. In basic terms, this means that Sui performs its own consensus and validation for transaction blocks (activity) on its networks using its own native token (SUI, in this case).

Learn about the Sui Foundation and its mission to onboard the next billion users to web3 by advancing the global adoption of the Sui blockchain.

Sui's Key Technical Innovations by the Sui Foundation. Get a high-level understanding of what makes Sui unique and powerful among blockchains.

Sui is the first internet-scale programmable blockchain platform. That might read like marketing speak, but as you peruse the documentation to understand the technology, you will discover that Sui addresses many of the problems that hold blockchains back from mass adoption.

This page summarizes how Sui compares with existing blockchains and is intended for potential adopters of Sui to decide whether it fits their use cases. See How Sui Works for an introduction to the Sui architecture.

Transaction security is arguably the most important feature of a blockchain. Sui provides multiple features to secure your transactions, whether on chain or off.

Life of a Transaction details the transitions that all transactions on Sui go through from creation to finality. This topic also explores some features of the blockchain (like epochs and checkpoints) that play a role in the life of a transaction.