The Roundup: Week of March 23rd, 2026

Access expanding. Infrastructure maturing. And the policy conversation catching up to accelerate next-generation finance. Here's what happened this week.

USDC and USDT0 Deposits and Withdrawals Went Live on Kraken for Sei

USDC and USDT0 deposits and withdrawals went live on Kraken for the Sei Network. The integration extends Kraken's native Sei EVM support — introduced earlier this year — to include direct stablecoin on-ramps and off-ramps, enabling users to move dollar-denominated assets between Kraken and the Sei ecosystem without intermediate bridging steps. With stablecoin connectivity now live alongside native asset support, Kraken's Sei integration provides a complete fiat-to-onchain pathway for participants accessing the network's high-throughput execution environment.

Sei Labs Launched seilabs.io as the New Home for Sei Giga Protocol Updates

Sei Labs launched seilabs.io as the new home for Sei Giga protocol updates. The dedicated site consolidates research, technical documentation, and development milestones into a single destination for builders and ecosystem participants tracking the evolution of the Sei protocol. By centralizing Giga-related communications, Sei Labs is providing the community with a clear, persistent reference point for understanding the architectural roadmap and technical progress underlying the network's next phase.

Monaco CEO Published a Manifesto on the Convergence of DeFi and TradFi

Monaco's CEO published a manifesto on the convergence of DeFi and TradFi and how Monaco is building to power this intersection. The piece outlines the structural forces driving traditional financial infrastructure toward onchain execution environments, and how institutional-grade Central Limit Order Book architecture on high-performance rails can serve as the bridge between these two worlds. The manifesto articulates Monaco's thesis that the future of global markets will operate on shared liquidity layers that combine the compliance frameworks of traditional finance with the composability and transparency of decentralized infrastructure.

SEC Chairman Appeared on Crypto In America, Powered by Sei, Speaking to Next-Generation Finance Coming Onshore

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins appeared on the Crypto In America podcast, powered by Sei, speaking to next-generation finance coming onshore. The appearance marks a significant moment in the evolving regulatory conversation around digital assets, with the nation's top securities regulator engaging directly with the onchain finance community. Crypto In America provides a venue for discussions that signals growing institutional and regulatory engagement with the infrastructure layer supporting the next generation of financial markets.

Token Relations Spotlights How Sei Giga Will Achieve Sub-400ms Finality

Token Relations' latest article spotlights how Sei Giga will achieve sub-400ms finality with no security tradeoffs. The analysis details the architectural innovations that enable Giga to maintain the network's industry-leading settlement speed while preserving the consensus guarantees that high-value onchain applications require. By breaking down the technical mechanisms behind Giga's finality model, the article provides a granular look at how Sei is approaching the engineering challenge of scaling speed without compromising trust.

Saphyre Shared Their Thesis for Mobile-First Development on Sei

Saphyre shared their thesis for mobile-first development on Sei. The piece outlines why high-performance blockchain infrastructure is uniquely suited for mobile-native applications, where sub-second finality and low transaction costs translate directly into the responsiveness and frictionless experience that mobile users expect. Saphyre's mobile-first approach signals a broader trend toward consumer-facing onchain applications designed for the device where most users spend their time.

Markets Move Faster on Sei.

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