Sui Foundation invests $30 million in DATA Network as AI data protocol migrates to Sui

PRICE MOVESui Foundation invests $30million in DATA Network as AIdata protocol migrates to Sui30IMPORTANCECLOSED13NEWS MEDIA14PIECESOct 12, 2026 02:00blockboard.net
In Artificial intelligence

The Sui Foundation announced a $30 million investment in DATA Network as the project moves its AI training-data registry onto Sui. DATA Network is set to retire its standalone chain, while its token and registry activity shift into Sui’s stack alongside Walrus for storage.

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The Sui Foundation announced a $30 million investment in DATA Network.
Sui Foundation invests $30 million in DATA Network as AI data protocol migrates
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DATA Network is set to run natively on Sui, and its independent chain will be retired.
Sui Foundation invests $30 million in DATA Network as AI data protocol migrates
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Trace’s registry has more than 250 million verifiable receipts.
DATA Network joins Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data
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The DATA token is set to move onto Sui one for one.
DATA Network to Retire Standalone Blockchain in Move to Sui
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Walrus is set to become the default storage layer for DATA Foundation applications.
Sui Foundation Invests $30 Million as DATA Network Moves to Sui
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Support for validator staking and smart contracts on the chain formerly known as Story is set to wind down.
Sui Backs DATA With $30 Million as Network Plans to Retire Its Chain

Market reaction

DA Data Network the headline names this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
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How the story was built

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Oct 12 02:00
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Oct 12 02:04
Crypto Briefing context
Its angle: scalability, potentially, migrations
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Oct 12 03:04
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Oct 12 04:23
crypto.news echo
No new facts: shuts, which
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Oct 12 04:47
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Oct 12 05:15
Cointelegraph echo
No new facts: backed
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Oct 12 09:22
crypto.news echo
No new facts: investing, handling, millions
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Oct 12 09:44
Cryptonews.com adds
Brings into the story: SUI, with quotes
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Oct 12 09:44
Unchained context
Its angle: foundations, equivalent, newsletter; with quotes
+7 h 55 m
Oct 12 09:54
ZyCrypto echo
No new facts: requirement, procurement, litigation
+13 h 48 m
Oct 12 15:48
The Defiant echo
No new facts: contracts, validator, balances
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Oct 12 16:30
The Coin Republic echo
No new facts: decentralized, intelligence, implications; with quotes
+16 h
Oct 12 18:00
Sui echo
No new facts: increasingly, programmable, takeaways
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Oct 13 01:30
AMBCrypto echo
No new facts: although, partners, toward

Where this sits in the Data Network series

WhenWhat happenedFigure
19 days ago DATA a 0.2427 $ high today it sits -25.1 % from there
today DATA a 0.1804 $ low today it sits +0.8 % from there

From what we have stored, starting 22 days ago.