{"id":25780,"date":"2025-05-08T12:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25780"},"modified":"2025-05-08T12:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:47:05","slug":"sei-wants-to-cut-cosmos-compatibility-and-go-all-in-on-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25780","title":{"rendered":"Sei Wants To Cut Cosmos Compatibility and Go All-In on Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Sei Network developer proposed to depreciate the blockchain\u2019s Cosmos support on Wednesday in a bid to remove \u201cunnecessary\u201d complexity for users.<\/p>\n

The proposal, if successful, will make it so Sei users will only be able to send and receive transactions that are compatible with Ethereum.<\/p>\n

Cutting Cosmos support will significantly simplify the blockchain, reduce infrastructure overhead, and position Sei more strongly within the broader Ethereum ecosystem, Philip Su, Sei Labs\u2019 Engineering Lead, said<\/a> in the proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis transition will lead to greater adoption, improved developer experience, and a more cohesive community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The move comes as blockchain infrastructure builders compete to draw in developers and expand their orbits.<\/p>\n

Ethereum-based infrastructure, which runs on software called the Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, is what the majority of decentralized finance apps run on. Ethereum, as well as other big blockchains like Coinbase\u2019s Base and the Binance-affiliated BNB Chain, all use the EVM.<\/p>\n

But there are challengers. Solana uses its own software called the Solana Virtual Machine, or SVM, while Cosmos has pioneered software called CosmWasm.<\/p>\n

Sei currently supports both EVM and CosmWasm. \u201cWhile this dual architecture has provided flexibility, it also introduces significant complexity and friction for both users and developers,\u201d Su said.<\/p>\n

If Sei pivots away from CosmWasm it could be a significant blow for the software\u2019s adoption.<\/p>\n

The Sei Network has grown steadily since its 2023 launch. Deposits to DeFi apps on the network are at an all-time high of $1 billion, according to DefiLlama data<\/a>, making it the 15th largest blockchain by total value locked.<\/p>\n

Cosmos Hub, the leading development platform for Cosmos, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Unnecessary overhead<\/h4>\n

When Sei launched it didn\u2019t support the EVM and adoption was slow.<\/p>\n

Over the blockchain\u2019s first year it only attracted some $50 million of deposits to its DeFi apps, a paltry sum compared to other blockchains that launched around the same time, such as Sui, which soared above $600 million in deposits during its first year.<\/p>\n

But that changed in July 2024 when Sei launched its second version, which let users create DeFi apps using either CosmWasm or the EVM. <\/p>\n

Activity exploded as developers and investors flocked to the blockchain. Among DeFi developers, the EVM is the most well-known software. So by introducing EVM support, Sei was able to tap into a much larger pool of developers.<\/p>\n

\"Sei<\/p>\n

New Sei users are now predominantly choosing to use the EVM instead of CosmWasm, data<\/a> compiled by Sei Labs on data platform Dune Analytics shows.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, the current cross-compatibility comes at a cost, Su said. It introduces \u201cunnecessary overhead in the codebase and complicates debugging and testing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Still, there\u2019s no guarantee others in the Sei community will feel the same way.<\/p>\n

Build with Sei, a group managed by the nonprofit Sei Foundation, will host<\/a> a call on May 14 to discuss the proposal in detail and give opportunities for developers and the community to ask questions and give feedback.<\/p>\n

Read more: Trump-Linked Crypto Project Buys $775K Worth of SEI as Altcoin Accumulation Continues<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Sei Network developer proposed to depreciate the blockchain\u2019s Cosmos support on Wednesday in a bid to remove \u201cunnecessary\u201d complexity for users. The proposal, if successful, will make it so Sei users will only be able to send and receive transactions that are compatible with Ethereum. Cutting Cosmos support will significantly simplify the blockchain, reduce […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-25780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25780\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}