Reimagining Blockchain: A Triple Breakthrough in Performance, Compliance, and Interoperability

While the market is still boiling over meme coins and ETFs, some traditional financial players with a more long-term vision have quietly turned in another direction: infrastructure with stronger performance, higher compliance, and smoother cross-chain. What they want is not "short-term stimulus", but the underlying system that the next generation of finance can really run. And Sei is becoming a popular choice in their eyes.

A closer look reveals that its most striking feature is that it retains the technical advantages of crypto natively while actively embracing the regulatory framework. Instead of pursuing short-term popularity, we should concentrate on solving the two most difficult problems of blockchain implementation - performance bottlenecks and compliance thresholds. This "slow is fast" development philosophy is perhaps the most needed trait for the industry to move from speculation to practicality.

Performance Revolution: From "Seconds" to "Milliseconds"

While most blockchains are still dealing with "hundreds of transactions per second", Sei has taken the speed to another dimension: it can process more than 12,500 transactions per second (TPS) with a final confirmation time 400 ms. In comparison, the confirmation time of the Ethereum mainnet is 470 times that of Ethereum, and even Solana, which is claimed to be "lightning fast", is 22% slower.

Moreover, Sei is fully compatible with Ethereum ecosystem development tools, such as Hardhat and Foundry, so developers can get started "painlessly", greatly reducing migration and development costs.

Compliance by design, for institutionsWhen

institutions begin to truly participate in blockchain, the focus of the question shifts from "whether it works" to "whether it can be trusted". In this regard, Sei has significantly reduced the risk of being captured by MEV in large transactions by introducing a "deterministic gas fee" model, and has also improved the predictability of overall transaction costs. Coupled with high-performance RPC nodes with nanosecond response and audited mempool architecture, these greatly enhance the user-friendliness of the on-chain system.

At the same time, its ability to comply is not a verbal promise. For example, a new entity in the ecosystem recently set up a compliance operation structure in the United States and launched a $65 million fund to support DeSci (decentralized research) projects, which in itself conveys a long-term investment and emphasis on compliance.

ETF Endorsement: A Key Signal to Unlock Market ConfidenceIn

addition to a solid foundation in technology and compliance, Sei has also achieved a key breakthrough in asset financialization. Recently, Canary submitted its first ETF based on SEI's collateral assets in the U.S., which is not only a significant milestone for SEI, but also an industry-wide recognition of the quality of its underlying assets.

It is important to emphasize that not all blockchain projects are qualified to launch a pledged asset ETF, so the inclusion of Sei in the ETF product itself represents a strong market endorsement. Against the backdrop of a gradual warming in market sentiment, such developments are likely to be a key variable in boosting community and institutional confidence.

Cross-chain liquidity aggregation: Breaking down inter-chain

barriersTo solve the problem of liquidity fragmentation, Sei has cooperated with cross-chain protocols such as Wormhole and Axelar to achieve seamless connection with mainstream blockchains such as Ethereum and Cosmos. Users can freely interact between protocols on different chains without cumbersome bridging operations.

In addition, Seu has partnered with Circle to develop a compliant cross-chain USDC channel to ensure the secure circulation of stablecoins across different chains. To incentivize liquidity providers, a $50 million Liquidity Guidance Fund (LBF) has been set up to support cross-chain trading and asset management.

Rapid Expansion of the Ecosystem: From DeFi to Gaming in Full Bloom

Since mid-2024, Sei's ecosystem has grown rapidly, attracting more than 150 projects to deploy on the mainnet, reaching 400,000 daily active addresses, and surpassing 6.5 million total users. In the first quarter of 2025, the total value locked (TVL) increased by 73.7% to $363 million, and the stablecoin market cap hit an all-time high of $178 million.

In particular, the gaming sector has emerged as a major driver of growth. The average daily game-related transaction volume reached 354,000, a year-on-year increase of 79.8%. For example, World of Dypians, a multiplayer online role-playing game similar to World of Warcraft, has seen significant user growth on these platforms.

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

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