Sui Foundation commits $30M to AI training protocol DATA Network
VC & Fundraising ·
DATA Network will retire its independent chain and migrate fully onto Sui as a native protocol.
The Sui Foundation has invested $30 million in DATA Network, an AI data training protocol, according to The Block. As part of the deal, DATA Network will fully migrate to the Sui platform, shutting down its own independent blockchain in the process.
The migration means DATA Network will operate as a native protocol on Sui rather than as a standalone chain. This shift consolidates its infrastructure under Sui's network rather than maintaining separate validator sets or chain-level security, folding the protocol's AI training operations directly into Sui's ecosystem.
The investment and migration were also reported by wublockchain.xyz, corroborating the terms of the deal. Four distinct sources have covered the development, consistent in describing both the $30 million figure and the plan for DATA Network to retire its own chain in favor of a native presence on Sui.
The deal places an AI-focused data protocol squarely within the Sui ecosystem at a moment when blockchain platforms are competing to attract AI-related infrastructure projects. By backing DATA Network's migration, the Sui Foundation adds an AI training protocol to its network rather than leaving it to operate independently elsewhere.
Details not yet specified include the timeline for completing the migration, how the $30 million will be structured or deployed, and what becomes of DATA Network's existing independent chain infrastructure and any assets or validators tied to it. It also remains unclear how the migration will affect existing users or token holders of DATA Network during the transition to Sui. Further specifics on integration milestones have not been disclosed.