Sei Integrates Crypto Wallet and Search App Into Xiaomi Smartphones

• Xiaomi’s new devices will come pre-installed with a cryptocurrency wallet and the Sei search app.
• The companies are considering launching stablecoin payments on Xiaomi’s retail network.
• Sei launches $5 million global mobile innovation program.

Sei’s blockchain team announced a partnership with Xiaomi. As part of the partnership, the tech giant’s new smartphones sold outside mainland China and the US will come with a pre-installed cryptocurrency wallet and cryptocurrency search app.

The integration is targeted at markets with actively growing use of digital assets, including Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

The project will be part of Sei’s new $5 million program to develop mobile Web3 applications and accelerate the adoption of blockchain in consumer devices. The company says registration for the app will be through Google and Xiaomi accounts.

The software will have built-in MPC technology for key security, as well as access to decentralized services and peer-to-peer transfers.

Going forward, the partners will explore the possibility of launching stabelcoin payments in Xiaomi’s ecosystem. They are considering introducing settlement in USDC and other Sei-based assets for purchases of smartphones, consumer electronics and other company products.

The first pilot regions are Hong Kong and the EU, with launch expected in the second quarter of 2026.

The partnership gives Sei access to the user base of Xiaomi, which holds about 13% of the global smartphone market and sold 168 million devices in 2024. The pre-installed app and promotion through advertising channels should give the blockchain exposure to a non-cryptocurrency audience, the developers said.

Sei believes that the network’s high bandwidth and finalization time of less than 400 ms allow the infrastructure to be adapted to mass consumer scenarios. The company expects that the integration into Xiaomi devices will be one of the largest examples of the introduction of Web3 in the traditional electronic ecosystem.