Gate Research Institute: The competition and ecosystem construction of the Move public chain - Analysis of the competition and ecosystem construction of Sui and Aptos

The latest release from the gate Research Institute, "gate Research Institute: The Race Among Move-Based Blockchains - An Analysis of the Competition and Ecosystem Development of Sui and Aptos" , provides a deep analysis of the race among public chains using the Move language originating from the Facebook Diem project, with Sui and Aptos as the core samples. It dissects their competitive landscape from the perspectives of technical foundations, performance comparison, user ecosystem, capital flow, and future development, and summarizes the latest development trends and key opportunities in the Move race.

Summary of key points:

• Move Language: The Move language originated from the Facebook Diem project. Its unique resource management model and verifiable design provide dual guarantees for the performance and security of the public chain. Sui and Aptos are both evolved from the Move language, with the former focusing on ultimate performance and user experience, and the latter emphasizing system scalability and compatibility, forming differentiated paths from the language level.
• Data Comparison: Sui relies on the Meme economy and the hot spot of social games to drive continuous influx of users and funds, leading to a significant increase in TVL and the market value of ecological tokens; Aptos, on the other hand, with the narrative of stable coins, RWA, and BTCFi, has attracted a broader range of developers and long-term users, with far more ecological projects than Sui, but slightly less active funds.
• Funds and Ecology: The scale and liquidity of DeFi assets in the Sui ecosystem are experiencing explosive growth, with TVL of multiple projects exceeding $100 million; Aptos ranks first in the Move track with 187 ecosystem projects, covering multiple areas such as DeFi, RWA, cross-chain infrastructure, etc., and the ecological layout is more diverse.
• Users and Scenarios: Sui attracts a large number of retail users with extreme performance and low-threshold interaction, while Meme coins, chain games, and social applications contribute core traffic; Aptos, on the other hand, relies on a robust developer ecosystem and extensive infrastructure support, continuously attracting emerging narrative projects such as RWA and BTCFi, with leading user retention rates and developer stickiness.
• Token Performance: In 2024, the SUI token saw an almost 500% increase in value, repeatedly hitting new highs, reflecting the market's continued optimism towards Sui's ecosystem expansion and financial performance; in contrast, APT prices saw a moderate increase, failing to break through historical highs, indicating that the market is still in the process of establishing recognition of the value of the Aptos ecosystem.
• Future Outlook: Sui and Aptos, as representatives of the dual powerhouse pattern, will engage in long-term competition around user growth, developer competition, fund attractiveness, and ecosystem expansion. There is still vast room for growth in the future Move track, with Sui's fund magnetism and Aptos's expansion of ecological infrastructure potentially becoming key variables determining the future pattern.
• The value potential of the track：From the Diem heritage to an independent public chain, from financial infrastructure to diversified ecosystem construction, the Move language-driven public chain innovation is gradually unleashing its potential. Whether it is Sui's ultimate performance track or Aptos's diversified ecological layout, they both demonstrate the unique value evolution path of the Move public chain.

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