Xiaomi Partners with Sei to Embed Crypto Wallet on Global Smartphones

Xiaomi is integrating a cryptocurrency wallet and a decentralized application (dApp) discovery tool directly into new smartphones sold outside of mainland China and the United States, following a partnership with the high-performance blockchain platform, Sei.

Key Details of the Partnership:

• Wallet Integration: The wallet will be pre-installed on all new Xiaomi devices in key markets like Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, giving Sei direct access to potentially hundreds of millions of mainstream consumers.
• Sei’s Technology: Sei is characterized by its speed, boasting sub-400 millisecond finality and the capacity for thousands of transactions per second.
• Wallet Features: It will offer multi-party computation (MPC) security, enable peer-to-peer and consumer-to-business transactions, and allow users to access dApps using their Google and Xiaomi ID logins.
• Stablecoin Payments: Beyond the wallet, the companies plan to enable customers to purchase Xiaomi products, including smartphones and electric vehicles, using Sei-native stablecoins like USDCacross Xiaomi’s network of over 20,000 retail stores.
  • Initial Rollout: This payment functionality is slated to begin in Hong Kong and the European Union by the second quarter of 2026.
• Strategic Goal: Sei Labs co-founders view the partnership as a solution to the challenge of crypto onboarding, by embedding blockchain technology directly into a popular, widely used consumer device ecosystem.
• Innovation Program: Sei will also launch a $5 million Global Mobile Innovation Program to further support the adoption of blockchain technology across consumer devices.

The pre-installation strategy leverages Xiaomi’s dominant market share (13% globally and significant shares in countries like Greece and India) to move cryptocurrency from a niche pursuit to an integrated capability within standard consumer devices.