Top Contender in Today’s Crypto Market: Sui, SEI, or Solana (SOL)?

The crypto market has seen a sharp decline recently, with many altcoins losing value. However, several strong blockchain projects continue to stand out. In a recent analysis, Altcoin Buzz host Maddie three promising networks: Sui, Sei, and Solana—each aiming to lead the next phase of Web3.

Despite weak market conditions, Sui continues to expand. Data from Electric Capital ranks it among the top five blockchains for new developer growth in 2025. Its daily active users have also tripled those of Ethereum, showing strong adoption.

Sui has strengthened its credibility through partnerships:

Sui’s DeFi ecosystem remains active with over $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) and record trading volumes in October 2025. Still, much of its activity comes from a few validators, raising decentralization concerns.

Trading at $2.0, SUI has seen a paltry 0.4% gain in the past day, with a weekly and monthly loss of 19% and 44%, respectively.

Sei is building a reputation as one of the fastest blockchains. Its “twin-turbo” consensus finalizes transactions in about 400 milliseconds, even faster than Solana in some cases. The network boasts 13 million monthly active addresses and $10 billion in DEX trading volume over the past year.

Sei is also attracting major institutions like Nomura’s Laser Digital, Apollo Global Management, and BlackRock, particularly in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.

Its upcoming “Giga Upgrade” aims to reach 200,000 transactions per second, though it’s still under development. While Sei ranks high in liquidity efficiency, its ecosystem remains smaller than Solana’s. Meanwhile, a new Robinhood listing could boost retail participation.

Notably, SEI trades at $0.1612, a 3.5% rise in the past day, reducing its weekly loss to 17.2%. Despite the strong fundamentals, SEI has seen a 44% loss in the past month.

After struggling during the FTX collapse, Solana has regained momentum. Institutional interest grew with the launch of Bitwise and Grayscale’s Solana ETFs. Western Union integrated Solana for cross-border payments, deploying its USDPT stablecoin across 150 countries.

The network processes more than 65,000 transactions per second, with fees as low as a fraction of a cent.

Solana remains one of the fastest blockchains, processing over 65,000 transactions per second with minimal fees. Popular DeFi platforms like Jupiter and MarginFi keep retail activity strong. Still, network outages and centralization issues remain ongoing concerns.

Solana’s monthly outlook has been far from impressive after a 33% downtime. On a shorter timeframe, it has seen a 20.7% loss in the past week and now trades at $155.

Altcoin Buzz concludes that no single blockchain will dominate the next wave of Web3 innovation. Each project, Sui, Sei, and Solana, offers distinct advantages.

Sui focuses on developer growth and real-world financial integration. Meanwhile, Sei emphasizes speed and institutional partnerships while Solana combines global adoption with low-cost, high-speed infrastructure.