Sei: Leading Blockchain into the Next Generation of Financial Infrastructure

While the current market is keen on short-term speculation, some visionary financial participants have turned their attention to infrastructure that offers stronger performance, higher compliance, and smoother cross-chain capabilities. Their goal is not short-term stimulation but to build a truly reliable underlying architecture for the next generation of financial systems. Against this backdrop, Sei is gradually becoming a popular choice in the industry.

The standout feature of Sei is that it retains the technological advantages inherent in cryptocurrency while actively embracing regulatory frameworks. It does not pursue short-term hype but focuses on solving the two major challenges of Blockchain implementation: performance bottlenecks and compliance thresholds. This "slow is fast" development philosophy may be the very quality most needed as the industry shifts from speculation to practical application.

Performance Innovation: Millisecond-Level Processing Speed

Sei has elevated transaction processing speed to new heights: over 12,500 transactions per second (TPS) can be processed, with final confirmation time requiring only 400 milliseconds. This performance far exceeds that of the Ethereum mainnet and is even 22% faster than Solana.

More importantly, Sei is fully compatible with Ethereum ecosystem development tools such as Hardhat and Foundry, which greatly reduces the migration and development costs for developers.

Compliance Design Tailored for Institutions

As institutional participation increases, the credibility of Blockchain has become a key issue. Sei significantly reduces the MEV risk in large transactions by introducing a "deterministic Gas fee" model, improving the predictability of transaction costs. In addition, the high-performance RPC nodes with nanosecond-level response and the audited memory pool architecture further enhance the system's friendliness to institutional users.

A new entity in the Sei ecosystem has recently established a compliant operational framework in the United States and launched a $65 million fund to support decentralized research projects, reflecting a commitment to long-term compliance.

ETF Endorsement: A Strong Signal of Market Confidence

Sei has also made significant breakthroughs in asset financialization. A certain company has submitted the first ETF application based on Sei staked assets in the United States, which is not only a milestone for Sei but also an acknowledgment of the quality of its underlying assets by the market.

It is worth noting that not all blockchain projects meet the criteria for launching a staking asset ETF. The inclusion of Sei in the ETF product itself represents a strong market endorsement, which may become a key factor in boosting confidence among the community and institutions in the context of the current market recovery.

Cross-Chain Liquidity Aggregation: Breaking Down Interchain Barriers

To solve the problem of fragmented liquidity, Sei has collaborated with multiple cross-chain protocols to achieve seamless connection with mainstream blockchains. Users can freely interact between protocols on different chains without the need for cumbersome bridging operations.

Sei has also partnered with Circle to develop a compliant cross-chain USDC channel, ensuring the secure circulation of stablecoins across different chains. To incentivize liquidity providers, a $50 million Liquidity Bootstrapping Fund (LBF) has been established to support cross-chain trading and asset management.

Rapid Expansion of the Ecosystem

Since mid-2024, Sei's ecosystem has rapidly developed, attracting over 150 projects to deploy on the mainnet, with daily active addresses reaching 400,000 and a total user count exceeding 6.5 million. In the first quarter of 2025, the total value locked (TVL) grew by 73.7%, reaching $363 million, and the stablecoin market cap hit a historic high of $178 million.

The gaming sector has become a major driver of growth, with an average daily transaction volume related to gaming reaching 354,000, a year-on-year increase of 79.8%. Massively multiplayer online role-playing games have seen significant user growth on these platforms.

In addition, Sei launched a $10 million Creator Fund and a $250,000 Street Team program to support the development of NFT and social projects, encouraging global creators to participate in the construction of the ecosystem.

Giga Upgrade and Future Blueprint

Sei plans to launch the Giga upgrade in 2025, introducing a brand new EVM client with performance expected to increase by 50 times. This not only signifies a qualitative change in processing capacity but also symbolizes a leap towards the goal of "universal infrastructure".

From infrastructure to ecological prosperity, and then to institutional design and technological evolution, Sei has completed in less than two years the path that traditional projects take five years to explore. It may be one of the most steadfast forces in building the next blockchain era.

Towards a Decentralized Future

The technical upgrade of Sei is not only a leap in performance but also an important step in its global strategic layout. By establishing a legally compliant operating entity in the United States, it provides a solid foundation for global expansion. As the ecosystem continues to grow and technological performance continues to improve, Sei is leading Blockchain technology towards a truly decentralized future.

In this process, Sei provides developers with a powerful technical platform and brings a more efficient and secure blockchain application experience to users worldwide. With continuous technological advancements, Sei is expected to become a bridge connecting Web2 and Web3, leading the development of the next generation of the internet.