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SUI, a blockchain project that many now call Solana's biggest rival, is suddenly back in the action. Over the past week, its price has jumped nearly 25%, going from $1.86 to around $2.32. But this quick surge is just part of a much bigger picture.

Former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal believes that one Solana (SOL) competitor looks to be in a position for a massive breakout. Pal tells his 1.1 million followers on the social media platform X that the Tom DeMark (TD) Sequential Indicator is flashing bullish for the layer-1 platform Sui (SUI).

SUI has been attempting a major price breakout on the charts.

Sui (SUI) and Litecoin (LTC) have both delivered strong gains in the past 24 hours as the market kept pushing their prices to higher levels during the weekend.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders have something to cheer about as the meme coin is exhibiting bullish potential, as it has registered an uptick in the past 24 hours. This development has helped SHIB flip two other assets to claim 16th place in terms of ranking by market capitalization.

Made-in-USA crypto assets Solana (SOL), SUI, and Aerodrome Finance (AERO) are showing contrasting signals heading into the final week of April, each offering a distinct setup for traders and investors. Solana has rebounded 6% this week, reclaiming the $130 level after a 53% correction earlier in the year.

The crypto markets initiated the weekly trade with decent gains while Bitcoin price surged above $87,000 and attained significant momentum. The other tokens also surged, but the intensity was lower compared to Bitcoin. Meanwhile, the SUI price is attracting massive volume, which suggests the investors could be extremely bullish about the upcoming price action.

User growth and liquidity inflows hinted at a breakout opportunity on the charts.

Made in USA coins like Solana (SOL), SUI, and Aerodrome Finance (AERO) are showing very different signals heading into the last week of April.

SUI blockchain is gaining traction as its market cap nears $7 billion, driven by rising meme coin activity and DeFi engagement. Over the past week, SUIs DEX volume surged 4.49% to $2.1 billion, briefly surpassing Arbitrum to become the fifth-largest chain by DEX volume.

SUI blockchain has been gaining traction in recent weeks, and its market cap is now approaching $7 billion. Fueled by meme coin activity and rising DeFi engagement, the network has seen a notable jump in DEX volume and technical momentum.

Think you've missed the chance to catch the next big crypto wave before 2025? Not yet. As the market starts to steady and attention turns to tokens with real use cases, a select few are emerging—not from viral hype, but from practical, working solutions.

Sui is trading at a major high timeframe support region with multiple technical confluences in its favor. As price compresses and volume fades, all eyes are on this level for a potential macro reversal.

Assessing SUI's next move amid flat demand and market interest.

The cryptocurrency landscape in 2025 brims with opportunities as innovative projects like Sui, Bittensor, and CartelFi capture investor attention. Sui's robust Layer-1 blockchain, bolstered by strategic partnerships, signals strong growth potential, while Bittensor's fusion of AI and blockchain offers a unique value proposition despite market volatility.

Converge Blockchain:- Carlos Domingo, founder and CEO of Securitize, has announced the next step for their new EVM blockchain, Converge. Announcing in a X post, CEO Dormingo said that the to-be launched blockchain will leverage Arbitrum and Celestia tech to develop their RWA-focused chain.

The Graph is in a continuous downtrend with prices not respecting any support levels.

Ethena Labs, the developer of the USDe synthetic dollar (USDe), and financial technology company Securitize, released a preliminary roadmap for their upcoming Converge network, a high-throughput blockchain focused on real-world assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). According to the announcement, a testnet will be live in the coming weeks, with a mainnet launch later in 2025.

Sui (SUI) has performed neutrally in the past day to stand at $2.10 while Hedera (HBAR) has experienced a 1.4% uptick and currently sits at $0.1600 during what has been a choppy session with a slight bearish tone.

Sui meme coins, not typically seen at the forefront of the sector, are surging in volume recently. Their market cap is far smaller than Solana meme coins, but it's also growing fast.

TL;DR Converge, the upcoming blockchain developed by Ethena and Securitize, is scheduled to launch its mainnet by the end of Q2 2025. It will leverage Arbitrum's scalability technology and Celestia's data availability layer to deliver superior performance with low latency.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena and tokenization firm Securitize said they will use part of Arbitrum's tech and data availability network Celestia for their real-world asset focused, Ethereum-compatible blockchain, aiming to launch mainnet in the second quarter of this year.

Dynamic's also supports Algorand, Base, Berachain, Bitcoin, Cosmos, Farcaster, Solana, Telegram as well as other EVM and SVM protocols.

We see more and more traditional finance exploring on-chain options. The Athens Exchange in Greece, ATHEX, is now moving to use a Sui orderbook.

Due to regulatory pressure, Ethena GmbH, creator of dollar-backed stablecoin USDe, will end operations in Germany. BaFin is the German authority that enforces regulations.

Athens Exchange Group, Greece's national stock exchange, has finalized the design of its zero-knowledge powered fundraising platform set to go live on the Sui blockchain. Sui Foundation announced the development in a blog post on April 16, noting the partnership between Athens Exchange Group and Mysten Labs.

Greek exchange Athens Exchange Group has moved closer to adopting a Sui-based order book following its collaboration with Mysten Labs.

Ethena GmbH has been ordered by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to wind up its business related to the issuance of its USDe tokens.

Ethena Labs, the company behind the synthetic stablecoin USDe, announced on April 15 the closure of its German entity, Ethena GmbH, and the withdrawal of the application for authorization under the European regulation MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation). The decision comes following an enforcement action by the German financial supervisory authority, BaFin, which has ordered the company to cease the public sale of USDe in German territory.

Digital currencies traded in the red on Wednesday as Bitcoin failed to hold above the key region of $85,000. Amidst the uncertainty, layer1 blockchain Sui Network attained a crucial milestone in its DeFi journey.

Alchemy Pay has partnered with Ethena Labs to enable direct fiat purchases of USDe and ENA using regular payment methods.

Ethena Labs has agreed to exit the German market after regulator BaFin cited "serious deficiencies" with USDe compliance.

Ethena Labs is officially closing its German branch and EU operations after a previous MiCA application rejection. For the past month, the firm has been preparing to withdraw from this market.

Ethena Labs abandoned its MiCAR application and shuttered its German operations following enforcement action by BaFin. The synthetic stablecoin issuer migrated users to its British Virgin Islands entity, avoiding European regulatory hurdles. The case shows how MiCAR regulation reshaped Europe's stablecoin landscape, with concerns about USDe's yield-bearing variant potentially qualifying as a security. The post Ethena Labs Exits Germany, Ends MiCAR Pursuit Following BaFin Agreement appeared first on Cryptonews.

TL;DR Sui will integrate Babylon's Bitcoin staking protocol and operate as a Bitcoin Secured Network in Phase 3 of the expansion plan. The integration allows BTC staking without bridges or custodians. Babylon will apply its protocol over Sui's Mysticeti consensus, reinforcing its modular, multi-network approach to Proof-of-Stake.

Synthetic stablecoin developer Ethena Labs is winding down its German operations less than a month after regulators identified “deficiencies” in its dollar-pegged USDe (USDE) stablecoin, signaling heightened scrutiny around crypto assets in Europe's largest economy.Ethena Labs reached an agreement with Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, to cease all operations of its local subsidiary, Ethena GmbH, according to an April 15 announcement. Source: Ethena Labs As such, Ethena Labs “will no longer be pursuing MiCAR authorization in Germany,” the company said, referring to the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.

Sui (SUI) has gone down by 4% today to $2.20 per coin as the market has been choppy since the week started. Trading volumes have subsided by 16% as traders stay on the sidelines while prices consolidate.

TL;DR Ethena reached an agreement with the German regulator BaFin to shut down its operations in Germany, transferring all existing users to its entity in the British Virgin Islands. The decision follows a warning from BaFin about “serious deficiencies” in Ethena's USDe token. The price of the ENA token has dropped by 5.

In a surprising development, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena Labs has announced via its official X account that the firm has reached an agreement with German watchdog BaFin to end operations in the country. The company also announced that it is withdrawing its MiCAR application in Germany.

Ethena Labs (ENA) announced it would no longer pursue MiCA authorization for the German market, instead stopping all minting and redemption activity for USDe originating with Ethena GMBH.

Ethena Labs, the team behind the synthetic stablecoin USDe, announced it has shut down its German subsidiary, Ethena GmbH. Ethena Labs will also no longer pursue regulatory approval under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena has agreed to wind down its operations in Germany.

Ethena, a synthetic dollar protocol, has partnered with the decentralized reinsurance platform Re to enable users to earn yield by depositing stablecoins into reinsurance risk pools.

Sui is gearing up for major infrastructure upgrades that could make it 100x faster. And with Walrus possibly powering that growth, a new DePIN era may just be getting started.

While global economies remain very uncertain going forward, the crypto market is beginning to coil up, and the U.S. stock market allowing, we could see a substantial surge into the Summer. Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), and Sui (SUI) are well placed to lead this resurgence.

Ethena has surged by 6.67% in 24 hours, setting for a potential breakout from inverse head and shoulder pattern.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is battling to maintain its position among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as it faces stiff competition from Sui Network (SUI). SHIB is currently priced at $0.00001202, up 0.84% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap.