Key Highlights
- The Sei wallet and discovery app will be pre-installed on all new Xiaomi phones sold outside China and the U.S. starting in 2026.
- Users will be able to make peer-to-peer payments and access Web3 apps without downloading anything extra.
- Stablecoin payments will be available in over 20,000 Xiaomi stores in Hong Kong and the European Union.
The Sei Development Foundation has entered a global agreement with Xiaomi to embed a new Sei crypto wallet and discovery app into all Xiaomi smartphones starting in 2026.
As announced on December 10, the software will come pre-installed on every new device sold outside mainland China and the United States. This would give the project one of the most extensive mobile distribution channels in the crypto industry.
Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest smartphone brand, holds more than 13% of global market share, a position that allows the partnership to reach millions of people in many regions at once.
Easy access to crypto tools for everyday users
The wallet, developed by Sei Labs, is designed to help users send simple payments and try decentralized applications without downloading extra tools as well as web3 products. The onboarding process will use Google and Xiaomi IDs, and the system will include multi-party computation security to protect accounts.
In the announcement blog post, the companies stated that the setup would feel familiar to anyone already using regular mobile apps. Additionally, the partnership would give “millions of people their first entry point into crypto,” especially in countries where Xiaomi devices are very common, including Greece with 36.9% market share and India with 24.2%.
Stablecoin payments coming to thousands of Xiaomi stores
Sei is also planning to enable stablecoin payments in more than 20,000 Xiaomi retail stores around the world. The first sales locations will appear in Hong Kong and the European Union, where customers will be able to pay for smartphones, tablets, scooters, and other Xiaomi products using stablecoins such as USDC, with every payment handled on the Sei blockchain. Rollout to other countries will depend on local rules and approvals.
“This collaboration represents a watershed moment for blockchain adoption,” said Jeff Feng, Co-Founder of Sei Labs.
Sei Labs Co-Founder Jay Jog added that the network is being built for heavy financial use. During an interview, he said the goal is to support payments, trading, and real-world financial activity at high speed. Jog described the long-term vision as building a “decentralized NASDAQ” that can process up to 200,000 transactions per second. The network uses a parallelized Ethereum Virtual Machine and targets transaction finality under 400 milliseconds.
To support mobile developers, the Sei Development Foundation has also created a $5 million Global Mobile Innovation Program. The fund is meant to help teams build easy-to-use apps that work well on smartphones and other mobile devices.
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