TLDR:

Sei price at $0.3307, down 5.71% daily but up 5% weekly, per CoinGecko data.
Monaco offers <1ms trade execution and 400ms settlement, incubated by Sei Labs.
Monthly active Sei addresses surged 7,952% since launch, now at 15 million users.
Tokenization market projected to hit $30 trillion by 2034, fueling onchain adoption.

The crypto market is shifting fast. Trading no longer stops when Wall Street closes, and demand for real-time liquidity is only growing. 

Sei is stepping directly into this moment with Monaco, a protocol designed to match institutional speed while keeping DeFi principles intact. The move comes as Sei adoption surges and new use cases continue to pile up..

Monaco Protocol Brings Wall Street-Grade Trading to DeFi

Sei Labs introduced Monaco as the first DeFi protocol directly incubated within its ecosystem. According to Sei Network’s official blog, Monaco operates as a Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) designed for Wall Street performance. It delivers <1 millisecond execution and 400 millisecond settlement, rivaling traditional financial exchanges.

Industry voices see this as a key moment. Crypto trader Daan Crypto Trades noted that Sei’s market structure remains bullish and highlighted Monaco as an additional layer of utility. Gordon, another analyst, described Monaco as the foundation for decentralized Wall Street infrastructure, offering instant institutional liquidity to any application.

$SEI One of the coins that held its market stucture and is trading close to its local highs.

The structure is still bullish and I’m looking for this to take out that $0.39 level to continue the trend.

With Monaco coming onto SEI that’s an additional layer of utility added to… pic.twitter.com/MAKWdo1Jur

— Daan Crypto Trades (@DaanCrypto) August 18, 2025

Unlike typical decentralized exchanges, Monaco provides shared liquidity. This allows multiple applications to access the same pool, eliminating the challenge of bootstrapping liquidity from scratch. Developers can plug into Monaco’s infrastructure, reducing costs while traders gain access to deeper liquidity and tighter spreads.

Monaco also introduces PitPass, a revenue-sharing system for applications that route trades through its engine. This system rewards builders directly while maintaining best execution for traders, addressing the shortcomings of traditional payment for order flow models.

Sei Adoption Surges as Tokenization Accelerates

The launch comes as Sei reports rapid adoption. Data shared by Ryuzaki SEI shows active addresses rising 7,952% since launch, with monthly activity now at 15 million. This surpasses many established layer 1 and layer 2 networks, including Injective, Aptos, and Arbitrum.

$SEI active addresses up 7952% since launch

Currently 15m active addresses monthly & higher than most L1s & L2s ( Injective, Aptos, Berachain, ARB )

Sei user adoption going parabolic pic.twitter.com/gcpq7AT5lp

— Ryuzaki SEI (@Ryuzaki_SEI) August 18, 2025

Sei price action reflects mixed sentiment. Per CoinGecko, SEI trades at $0.3307 after a 5.71% daily drop, but the token remains 5% higher on the week. Traders, including Daan Crypto Trades, suggest the $0.39 level is key for resuming a bullish trend.

The backdrop extends beyond SEI. Tokenization is expanding across finance, with estimates placing the market at $30 trillion by 2034. Statements from leaders such as BlackRock’s Larry Fink reinforce this trajectory, pointing to a future where all assets move onchain.

Monaco positions Sei as a contender for hosting institutional-grade activity in the decentralized economy. 

With execution speeds on par with Nasdaq and settlement times far ahead of traditional systems, the protocol reflects where markets are headed. As more builders integrate and liquidity deepens, Monaco could become the foundation for a decentralized Wall Street.

 

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Filed under: Bitcoin - @ August 18, 2025 5:24 pm