Sui’s 40M TPS Demo Comes With an Off-Chain Caveat

Sui reached more than 40 million transactions per second in a demonstration highlighted by crypto commentator Linda, but those transactions did not run directly through its mainnet. In her latest roundup, Linda places the test alongside privacy integrations and network upgrades, with an important distinction for investors: headline speed figures do not necessarily measure comparable activity. The demonstration, which she says took place at Sui Base Camp during Token2049 in early October, used “tunnels” to process activity off-chain before settling results on-chain. That makes it a different proposition from sustained mainnet throughput.