As the SEI token reaches a record high, the Sei V2 upgrade adds the Ethereum Virtual Machine, improving blockchain interoperability.
Plans to include support for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in the next Sei V2 upgrade have been revealed by Sei Labs. This innovation will allow Ethereum-based contracts to be seamlessly transferred to the Sei network, which is a crucial step toward improving blockchain functionality and interoperability.
Geth, the most popular Go version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine, will be used by Sei V2 to include EVM capabilities. This is a significant advancement over Sei’s smart contract architecture, built on CosmWasm technology—a unique Cosmos ecosystem module.
Additionally, Sei Labs’ customized interface will make communicating easier for the network’s current CosmWasm smart contracts and the recently merged EVM. Sei Labs co-founder Jay Jog clarifies:
“Sei V2 represents an additive change, retaining all existing components like CosmWasm. Different virtual machines will interact with the proposed chain modification, enabling EVM and CosmWasm contracts to communicate for the first time”
When Sei first launched its V1 mainnet beta in August, it supported Rust-coded Cosmos smart contracts. The V2 upgrade seeks to increase transaction confirmation speed and appeal to a wider range of developers by including a fully parallelized EVM-compatible layer notable for its sub-second finality.
Sei V2 also presents SeiDB, a data structure that enhances the platform’s storage layer. This feature tries to speed up the state synchronization procedure for new nodes and prevent state bloat, a situation where the network becomes unduly data-heavy.
These enhancements will greatly increase the performance and scalability of the Sei blockchain. Final code work is underway on the Sei V2 upgrade, which is going through extensive security checks.
The mainnet deployment is expected to take place in the first half of 2024, with the public testnet launch in the first quarter of that year. With the digital landscape changing quickly, Sei Labs is committed to advancing blockchain technology and improving developer capabilities, as is demonstrated by this upgrade.
SEI Sets New Record
The excitement surrounding the Sei V2 release has had a significant impact on the market, as seen by the sharp increase in SEI, the native token of Sei, reaching an all-time high of $0.284978, as reported by CoinStats.
SEI was trading for $0.2666 at the time of publication, an 8.62% increase over the intraday low. During the upswing, the market capitalization and 24-hour trading volume of the SEI rose by 8.85% and 246.69%, respectively, to $579,842,125 and $812,078,699.