Sei, the world's fastest blockchain, announced a major initiative with global consumer electronics giant Xiaomi. Under this rollout, a next-generation crypto wallet and discovery app will be pre-installed on all new Xiaomi smartphones sold outside mainland China and the US, with plans to introduce stablecoin payments across Xiaomi's growing retail network.

"This collaboration with Xiaomi represents a watershed moment for blockchain adoption," said Jeff Feng, Co-Founder of Sei Labs. "By embedding Sei's high-performance infrastructure directly into one of the world's most popular smartphone ecosystems, we're not just solving the onboarding problem—we're reimagining how billions of users will interact with digital assets in their daily lives."

The user onboarding experience of the forthcoming app will be seamless using Google and Xiaomi IDs, and will feature integrated multi-party computation wallet security, curated access to top crypto decentralized applications, and support for both peer-to-peer transfers and consumer-to-business transactions.

The initial rollout of the app will be prioritized to regions with established crypto adoption, including Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, where Xiaomi holds a significant market share. The collaboration will provide millions of people with their first entry point into crypto, especially in countries where Xiaomi dominates the smartphone landscape, like Greece (36.9%) and India (24.2%).

Beyond digital infrastructure, the collaboration will enable a major opportunity with real-world blockchain payments across Xiaomi's global retail and digital ecosystem.  The planned integration aims to enable customers to purchase Xiaomi products—from smartphones to electric vehicles—using stablecoins that are natively on Sei, like USDC and others. Initial rollouts for stablecoinpayment functionality are targeted for Hong Kong and the European Union by Q2 2026, with expansion to other regulatory-compliant jurisdictions to follow.