E161: Sui Founder Explains Why Ethereum & Solana Will Be Left Behind

The podcast explores the future of blockchain technology with Evan Cheng, co-founder and CEO of Mysten Labs, focusing on the SUI blockchain and its unique object-based model. Cheng argues that current account-based blockchains are insufficient for representing real-world assets, which evolve through interactions and require composability. He details how SUI addresses this by enabling configurable confidentiality and supporting complex asset modeling, contrasting it with the limitations of Ethereum and Solana. Cheng also discusses the potential for institutional adoption of blockchain, highlighting the shift from T+1 to T+0 settlement times and the tokenization of real-world assets, while acknowledging that widespread adoption requires education and overcoming regulatory hurdles.