Why Are Sui’s Chinese-Speaking Developers Leaving? Inside the APAC Friction

WuBlockchain Podcast's discussion with Sui ecosystem developers examines a developer backlash after Sui moved to phase out JSON-RPC in July 2026, focusing on communication problems between the Sui Foundation and the APAC community. Arthur says an APAC lead told him Sui "doesn't welcome or support memecoins" before reviewing his project, and that when JSON-RPC was shut down, OKX Wallet, OneKey Wallet and Binance Wallet had not all finished adapting, leaving some DApps unusable. Citing third-party GitHub statistics, Chen says Sui has more than 600 active developers and over 180 full-time developers, down roughly 55% year over year. Mike has decided to leave Sui, and Arthur is considering migrating elsewhere.