SUI Blockchain Downtime Raises Concerns, SUI Token Faces Price Correction

The Sui blockchain, which had been marketed as a high-performance competitor to Solana, experienced a major disruption today.

The Sui blockchain, which has been touted as a high-throughput competitor to Solana, experienced a significant disruption on Friday. According to a tweet from Solid Intel (@solidintel_x), the blockchain has not produced any blocks in the past 45 minutes (at the time of the tweet).

This development has sparked discussions on the platform’s reliability, with another tweet from X user Ajay Kashyap calling out Sui’s ambitious claims, stating, “And they claimed to be a Solana Killer.”

Meanwhile, the price of SUI, the native token of the blockchain, has also seen a decline in recent times. At the time of writing, SUI is trading at $3.42. This marks a drop of 9.25% over the past day, with a trading volume of $1.78 billion, as reported by CoinGecko.

Solid Intel, a platform that provides updates on blockchain networks, announced the downtime in block production on the Sui blockchain. The announcement has led to speculation regarding the cause of the outage and its potential impact on network security and functionality.

Blockchains typically produce new blocks at regular intervals to facilitate the addition of transactions to the network and maintain the integrity of the distributed ledger. A lack of block production can hinder the processing of transactions and raise concerns among users and investors.

Ajay Kashyap's remarks further add to the narrative, highlighting that such outages could undermine Sui's positioning as a competitor to Solana. The blockchain's promise of high efficiency and reliability now faces scrutiny as users await official clarification.

Moreover, the operational issues on the Sui blockchain are also affecting the price of the SUI token. An analysis on TradingView shows a price drop of 3.28% in the most recent session, with the token now testing key support levels.

The recent price movement marks a deviation from the strong uptrend in mid-August, suggesting a potential correction is underway. Indicators such as the Bollinger Bands and MACD also point to declining bullish momentum.

The Bollinger Bands indicate a normalization of price after an overbought condition, while the MACD has signaled a bearish crossover. These technical signals align with the broader price drop.

Key support levels to watch for SUI price in the event of a further decline include the $3.00 round figure, followed by the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level and prior consolidation zones that converge around $2.72. Resistance levels include $3.44 and $4.35, with the latter marking the token's recent peak.

If the price breaks below the $3.00 mark, there could be a potential drop to $2.72 or lower. On the other hand, a breakout above $3.44 could indicate a recovery in the token's value.