Xiaomi to include Sei cryptocurrency wallet as standard on all smartphones worldwide (excluding the US and China)

SeiLab has revealed through X that the Sei Blockchain cryptocurrency app will be pre-installed on Xiaomi smartphones.
Xiaomi will use cryptocurrency on the Sei blockchain for smartphones sold in global markets (excluding mainland China and the US).
The plan is to include a currency wallet and search app as standard features. On the 11th (local time), Cointelegraph reported that SeiLab, the main development team behind the Sei Blockchain,
Labs has signed a distribution agreement with Xiaomi to include a new wallet and search app on all smartphones sold in the region.
"The new app allows users to easily log in with their Google or Xiaomi account and has multi-part functionality for improved security," SeiLab said in a statement.
It will also support access to popular cryptocurrency apps, including MPC wallets, P2P payments, and merchant payments.
SeiLab also announced that it has launched a $5 million fund to support the integration of blockchain functionality into mobile devices.
The two companies plan to introduce payment functions using stablecoins such as USDC on Xiaomi's online and offline sales channels from 2026, with Hong Kong and
The EU is the most likely market, and it is expected to expand to more markets after that. Sei is a high-speed, low-cost Layer 1 blockchain that was launched in 2023. Meanwhile, Xiao
Mi is a global electronics company founded in Beijing in 2010, which handles products ranging from smartphones to IoT devices, smart home products, and electric vehicles.
Sei is not the first to promote cryptocurrency via smartphones.
Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of Solana Labs, announced its own smartphone "Saga" in 2022 and began shipping it last year.
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