Sui's technological evolution is set to reach a turning point in 2026. According to Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs, Sui will complete its transformation from a public chain to a unified developer platform, launching the end-to-end decentralized development stack S2, integrating the various features released over the past few years into a complete ecosystem.

Next year's updates will have many highlights. First, the protocol layer will directly support privacy transactions, which is a benefit for users seeking transaction privacy. Regarding stablecoins, USDsui will become the anchor asset of the Sui economy, paired with the consumer entry point Slush, and by 2026, stablecoin transfers on the network will be completely free of Gas fees.

The layout of the DeFi ecosystem is also quite aggressive. DeepBook plans to add margin trading features, with recommended rebate and revenue sharing coming soon; simultaneously, the DeFi Moonshot Plan will be launched to fund the next generation of financial products. As they put it, they want to make traditional finance obsolete like fax machines. Bitcoin financial services will scale on Sui, with collaborations with leading studios hinting at heavyweight official announcements. Additionally, Agentic Web is also being optimized to provide platform support for machine trading operations on the chain.

Overall, Sui in 2026 is not just about stacking features but about trying to build a more complete and user-friendly development ecosystem.