Sui Executives Cite Accelerating Institutional Demand, Spotlight Tokenization and T+0 Settlement

Sui Group Holdings chief investment officer Stephen Mackintosh and Mysten Labs CEO Evan Cheng said institutional demand for crypto has accelerated, with Mackintosh calling 2025 a landmark year for institutional adoption at Consensus Hong Kong 2026. Mackintosh cited the boom in digital asset treasury vehicles, the success of spot bitcoin ETFs, record options volumes, and the entry of firms such as Citadel and Jane Street into crypto markets; he added that demand and awareness increased following the Genius Act, particularly around tokenization and stablecoins. Cheng contrasted settlement on T+1 or later in traditional products with T+0 in DeFi, saying tokenization and instant settlement allow investors to acquire an asset and immediately use it as collateral or layer on DeFi strategies. Both executives highlighted Sui architecture with low latency and high throughput, developed by former Facebook engineers behind Libra, as suited to tokenized finance and agentic commerce at the intersection of AI and onchain transactions.