We put Cardano ($ADA) and Sei Network ($SEI) in the ring to battle it out between them, who will be the best altcoin bet.
Cardano has a loyal following; Sei Network has fresh momentum. But only one will lead the next chapter of blockchain growth. In this video, I’ll put them head-to-head. I will compare technology, adoption, and future potential. This allows us to find out who really deserves your attention. And honestly… the answer might surprise you.
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ToggleA quick refresher on what Sei Network ($SEI) is all about. Sei is all in on finance. It’s a financial appchain. So, Sei’s main focus is on DeFi and all associated trading. Check out my most recent video on Sei.
But that’s only one side of Sei, it’s also showing a growing trend in the blockchain gaming sector. Sei is already fast, and it has plans to become even faster. For example, with its Giga feature. This upgrade should make it the highest throughput EVM chain in the crypto sector.
Giga will offer 200,000 TPS (transactions per second). Thus, Sei will be able to support the processing of 100,000 complex TPS that Web2 level apps like Google need. So, let’s look at what’s been happening on Sei Network recently.
Sei Network’s most recent news is that Apollo is now live on Sei. To clarify, Apollo is one of the world’s leading asset managers. For instance, it has $840 billion AUM or Assets Under Management. Their Diversified Credit Fund (ACRED), worth $1.2 billion, launched last week on Sei. Securitize is behind the launch of this fund. This is the firm backed by the likes of BlackRock and Morgan Stanley. In other words, these are massive movers and shakers. So, to make sure that we’re on the same page here, we’re talking about RWA tokenization.
That was on 25th September. Two days later, this ACRED fund on Sei went live on RWA.xyz. On day one, it launched with $15 million. Private credit on Sei is going global.
Gaming on Sei is also taking off. It has surged 600% over the past year. According to their X pot, this makes Sei the #1 gaming chain by a wide margin. I mentioned already that Sei is fast. And that’s exactly what you need for blockchain gaming. In gaming, there are also plenty of microtransactions. This requires a high-throughput and low-latency infrastructure. The same demands are made by global RWA markets. That’s a great stress test for the network.
Another big news item is that PayPal’s $PYUSD0 is coming to Sei. This is PayPal’s native stablecoin. This is also the on-chain payment standard for 434+ million PayPal users worldwide. LayerZero powers this with its cross-chain tech.
The current $SEI price is 30 cents, 6.6% up over the last 7 days. It has a $1.8 billion market cap. Out of 10 billion $SEI tokens, 6.1 billion already circulate. Vesting continues until August 2032.
Source: Messari
With Cardano ($ADA) we have a much more established project at hand. For example, it has solid fundamentals, a long track record, and deep academic backing.
However, it’s also more conservative in pushing radical scaling under live conditions. That’s in stark contrast to Sei Network. You may want to check my most recent video on Cardano as well. Here’s the link.
Cardano revealed its new roadmap for 2025 and beyond, last week. So, let’s take a closer look at some of these new updates.
Staking $ADA is now available to US customers of eToro. In one move, over 40 million users of eToro US can now stake $ADA. However, there’s even bigger staking news for the Cardano fan base. Stablecoins staking is coming to Cardano. Staking stablecoins gives you yield, without the volatility that crypto assets have. In the new roadmap, there’s talk of an 8-10 million $ADA liquidity boost for stablecoin projects. The Cardano treasury also plans to allocate 50 million $ADA to boost liquidity. This is part of the Stablecoin DeFi Liquidity Budget proposal.
This is another big news item for Cardano. Hashdex’s Nasdaq Crypto Index U.S. ETF includes $ADA. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Stellar are already in this ETF holding. This increases institutional exposure and credibility.
Source: X
Another two spot ETF filings are waiting for SEC approval. Especially with the SEC asking various ETF issuers to withdraw their 19b-4 filings. This includes $ADA and could speed up the approval process. 10 Well, that’s what you would hope for. However, with the US government shutdown, this could see a delay. On Polymarket, there’s a 93% approval expectation.
The current $ADA price is 85 cents. That’s 7.8% up over the last 7 days. It has a $31.3 billion market cap. Out of 45 billion $ADA tokens, 36.5 billion already circulate. It seems that the only unlocking events are for staking rewards.
So, which one of these two projects is your best pick? Well, it will depend a lot on your risk appetite. We have the young, fast and furious, new kid on the block. More like a disrupter, and that’s Sei.
On the other hand, we have the established and fundamentally strong Cardano chain. Its team will take its time before they release something new. Everything is thoroughly tested first.
$ADA is up 137% over the last year. During the same time frame, $SEI is down 32.6%. However, don’t let these numbers fool you. $ADA’s market cap is 17.3x bigger compared to SEI’s. So, there’s much more growth potential in $SEI. Yahoo Finance can even see a 5x from here for $SEI.
So, if your risk appetite is bigger, go for $SEI. On the other hand, if you’re more conservative, Cardano may be your best bet. So, which one will you pick? Let me know in the comments and make sure to follow our X and Discord channels.
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