Sei staking turns positive for the first time as ecosystem hits key milestones

While caution engulfs the markets ahead of the FOMC, the Sei team has taken it to X to celebrate its massive success seen in Q2 2025.

The blockchain witnessed a remarkable growth in the past months, hitting fresh all-time highs in key metrics, according to Messari’s report.

Most notably, Sei recorded the first-ever positive staking yield during the second quarter.

At the same time, the market cap surged 86.1% to $1.57 billion as prices gained 63.5%.

The report signals confidence in the Layer 1 network, which remains a go-to platform for decentralized applications.

Commenting on the Q2, 2025 breakthrough, the Sei team said:

With activity and transactions accelerating across multiple timeframes, the signal is clear: Sei is emerging as the preferred settlement layer for global financial markets.

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The Sei ecosystem continues to set new all-time highs.

With activity and transactions accelerating across multiple timeframes, the signal is clear: Sei is emerging as the preferred settlement layer for global financial markets.

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Sei staking makes a comeback

One of the most crucial milestones in the second quarter was Sei’s staking yield turning positive for the first time, closing Q2 at 0.6% annualized.

That’s vital since it signals a maturing economic model.

Yield resurgence means delegators and validators are finally making returns after accounting for SEI’s inflation.

Messari’s researchers noted:

Annualized inflation decreased from 5.5% to 4.85%.

Combined with a 6.3% QoQ decrease in the amount of staked SEI, annualized staking APY increased from 5.1% to 5.4%, resulting in the first time Sei stakers experienced a positive annualized real yield of 0.6%.

Positive returns could enrich Sei’s staking participation as it attracts long-term players.

Canary’s Sei ETF filing, which gained the SEC’s acknowledgement this month, adds to this narrative.

Market cap and price rebound

Sei’s native token recorded an impressive recovery in Q2, with a 63.5% QoQ surge to $0.28.

The rallies saw its market cap soar 86.1% to $1.57 billion.

The bounce-back signals reinvigorated confidence in Sei Network as a top settlement platform for international financial markets.

Slowed token vesting reduces sell pressure

The report added that Sei’s monthly vesting rate reduced to 113 million from 219 million tokens starting August 2025.

That reduces new supply by nearly 50%.

Notably, the change comes as Sei Foundation fully vests its SEI allocation.

Furthermore, Sei’s ecosystem reserve allocation saw its monthly vesting decrease to 15.2 million from 92.7 million coins.

Such modifications could substantially reduce selling pressure and stabilize SEI’s price action in the upcoming times.

Native SEI trades at $0.3104 after losing over 2% in the past 24 hours.

The alt mirrors prevailing broader dips ahead of the key Fed rate decision.

A hawkish move would see cryptocurrencies plunging in the near term.

Meanwhile, experts predict a 25 basis-point reduction, which will likely fuel bullish sentiments in risk assets like cryptocurrencies.

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