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Sui is a next-generation blockchain designed for parallel transaction execution, with the network’s native token, Sui, facilitating on-chain transactions, paying gas fees, securing the network, and providing on-chain liquidity. These tokens are issued through proof-of-stake, with a long-run circulating supply capped at 10 billion. Unlike Ethereum, Sui uses an object-based model to increase scalability – meaning the blockchain treats things like coins, NFTs, or game items as separate “objects” instead of mixing everything together into one shared account balance. And because each object is independent, the network can process many actions at the same time, which makes it faster and more scalable – providing a destination for users who might want to interact with high-performance applications such as gaming or decentralized finance.
For example: Users can transfer a gaming asset or NFT from one player to another, such as a unique in-game sword. Sui blockchain tracks objects instead of accounts, enabling instant ownership transfers. This offers a unique focus on object-centric, highly parallel transactions for NFTs and gaming.
Some investors are attracted to Sui as an emerging platform focused on performance and developer innovation, where trades typically settle on the Sui blockchain in a matter of seconds.
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Sui and its native token involve risks, including potential volatility, smart‑contract vulnerabilities, network performance issues, and reliance on emerging technology that may not function as expected. The Sui ecosystem depends on validators, infrastructure providers, and third‑party applications that could experience failures or security breaches. Users and investors should carefully assess these risks and avoid committing funds they cannot afford to lose.
Trading in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, is especially risky and is only for individuals with a high risk tolerance and the financial ability to sustain losses. For more information about the risks surrounding the trading of Digital Assets please see the “Disclosure of Risks of Trading Digital Assets“.
IB is not party to any transactions in digital assets and does not custody digital assets on your behalf. All digital asset transactions occur on the Paxos Trust Company (“Paxos”) or Zero Hash LLC (“Zero Hash”) exchanges. Any positions in digital assets are custodied solely with Paxos or Zero Hash and held in an account in your name outside of IB.
Digital assets held with Paxos or Zero Hash are not protected by SIPC.
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