Sei Secures Major Win as Xiaomi Integrates Built-In Wallet for 2026 Smartphone Line

• The new Xiaomi phones outside China and the U.S. will now come with the Sei wallet and Web3 app, bringing crypto to everyday users.
• Wider adoption of Sei will rely on how actively people use the wallet and ecosystem, but market trends like Bitcoin’s movements could still influence short-term sentiment.

Sei has landed a major partnership with Xiaomi, which will see a Sei wallet and Web3 discovery app pre-installed on new smartphones sold outside China and the U.S. starting in 2026. By being the first to implement multiple-concurrent proposers with Giga, as highlighted in our last report on Sei, the project positions the network as a native gateway for decentralized apps and payments on millions of devices, giving it a clear first-mover edge in bringing crypto to mainstream mobile users.

From the official joint announcement, this collaboration with Xiaomi represents a watershed moment for blockchain adoption, as expressed by Jeff Feng, Co-Founder of Sei Labs. From the tweet by Sei announcing the partnership. He stated:

Two Immediate Developments Accelerating Sei Adoption

As detailed in the official press release, the Xiaomi partnership delivers two key milestones that put Sei at the forefront of mobile crypto access. Firstly, all new Xiaomi devices in the targeted regions will feature a native MPC wallet that allows users to log in via Google or Xiaomi ID, eliminating seed phrases and simplifying onboarding for new users.

Secondly, Xiaomi and Sei plan to pilot stablecoin payments within the mobile ecosystem, targeting Hong Kong and the European Union in Q2 2026, according to NFT Gators.  Users therefore could pay for smartphones, accessories, and services using USDC or other Sei-compatible tokens, generate recurring on-chain activity and supporting network economics through gas usage and staking.

Bitcoin’s Influence on Sei’s Xiaomi Milestone

Data by the Coin Edition shows SUI has maintained a correlation coefficient near 0.90 with Bitcoin, indicating that BTC’s movements remain the primary driver behind SUI’s directional trends. A recent CryptoQuant analysis found SUI’s correlation with BTC rising as high as 0.93, supporting the view that SUI continues to follow Bitcoin’s macro trajectory rather than its own ecosystem fundamentals.

Even if the Xiaomi integration accelerates Sei’s real-world adoption, Bitcoin’s trends, however, will still tend to dictate sentiment toward altcoins like SUI. When Bitcoin surges, correlated assets like SUI typically benefit, and if it weakens, they often decline regardless of ecosystem growth.

As of press time, Sui (SUI) is trading at the price of $1.54 with a decrease of 5.7% in the past day and 8.03% in the past week. Similarly, Bitcoin is also decreasing in price performance. Trading at $89.970,775.48, reflecting decrease of 2.64% in the past day, and 3.96% in the past week. See BTC price chart below.