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You can feel it coming.

Today, Sei announced a new initiative with Xiaomi, one of the most influential names in consumer electronics, to launch a pre-installed mobile app across the world’s third-largest smartphone ecosystem. The collaboration positions Sei to power stablecoin payments across Xiaomi devices and over 20,000 retail stores, with plans to support peer-to-peer payments and consumer-to-business transactions through a secure, integrated wallet experience. The scope of this direct-to-hardware initiative represents crypto’s largest distribution effort to date. Xiaomi holds 13% global smartphone market share, trailing only Samsung and Apple, and produces ~168 million devices per year. The Sei app will be pre-installed on all new Xiaomi devices outside of mainland China and the United States, with seamless Google and Xiaomi login, and extended to existing users through Xiaomi’s native channels. This move represents a fundamental shift in blockchain adoption strategy. Rather than requiring users to seek out crypto applications, Sei is embedding its high-performance infrastructure directly into one of the world’s most popular smartphone ecosystems. The initial rollout will prioritize regions with strong crypto adoption, including Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, where Xiaomi maintains significant market share. The collaboration aims to give millions a first point of entry into stablecoins and digital assets, especially in markets where Xiaomi dominates, including Greece (36.9%) and India (24.2%). Further updates will be shared as the rollout advances.