Sei's EVM rises, rewriting the growth curve between performance and ecology
ETH is approaching a new all-time high under the new treasury narrative, while traditional financial forces represented by Stripe and Circle have announced their entry into the market to build their own Layer1s.
As the development tools, liquidity, and user network of the Ethereum ecosystem have gradually become industry defaults, compatibility with the EVM has changed from icing on the cake to basic configuration. It was against this backdrop that Sei, once known for its high-performance order book chains, chose a different path. This article will review the key nodes of SEI's transition from technology upgrade to ecological expansion during the year, and explore its long-term competitiveness under the reshaping of the multi-chain landscape.
EVM Upgrade and Infrastructure Docking
In mid-2024, Sei launched the V2 upgrade, officially bringing parallelized EVM to the mainnet. At the architectural level, it retains the underlying...