A SEI network developer proposed to depreciate the cosmos support of the blockchain on Wednesday in order to remove the “useless” complexity for users.
The proposal, if successful, will do so that SEI users cannot send and receive compatible transactions with Ethereum.
The reduction in the support of cosmos will considerably simplify blockchain, reduce the general infrastructure costs and position more strongly in the wider Ethereum ecosystem, said Philip SU, the engineering manager of Sei Labs, in the proposal.
“This transition will lead to greater adoption, to improve the experience of developers and to a more coherent community,” he said.
This decision comes as the Blockchain infrastructure manufacturers argue to draw developers and extend their orbits.
The infrastructure based on Ethereum, which works on software called Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, is what most decentralized financing applications are taking place. Ethereum, as well as other big blockchains such as the Coinbase base and the BNB chain affiliated with binance, all use the EVM.
But there are challengers. Solana uses its own software called Solana Virtual Machine, or SVM, while Cosmos has pioneering software called Cosmwasm.
SEI currently supports EVM and Cosmwasm. “Although this double architecture has provided flexibility, it also introduces significant complexity and friction for users and developers,” said Su.
If Sei moves away from Cosmwasm, this could be an important blow for the adoption of the software.
The SEI network has increased regularly since its launch in 2023. DEFI applications on the network are at a top of $ 1 billion, according to Defillama Data, making it the 15th total locked blockchain.
Barry Plunkett, Co-PDG of Interchain Labs, the development and growth team for Cosmos, told Coindesk that even if Sei reduced Cosmos support, it is still a cosmos-based blockchain. Users and developers will always be able to take advantage of certain features of the cosmos, such as staggered and governance, he said.
Useless general costs
When Sei launched, he did not support the EVM and the adoption was slow.
During the first year of the blockchain, he attracted only some $ 50 million in deposits in his Defi applications, a derisory sum compared to other blockchains which launched roughly the same era, like Su, which climbed above $ 600 million in deposits during his first year.
But that changed in July 2024 when SEI launched its second version, allowing users to create DEFI applications using Cosmwasm or EVM.
The activity exploded while the developers and the investors flocked to the blockchain. Among the Defi developers, the EVM is the best known software. Thus, by introducing the EVM support, SEI was able to draw from a much wider developer basin.
The new SEI users now choose to use the EVM instead of Cosmwasm, the data compiled by SEI Labs on the Dune Analytics data platform affirm.
In addition, current cross -compatibility has a cost, said. He presents “unnecessary general costs in the code base and complicates debugging and tests,” he said.
However, there is no guarantee that others in the SEI community will feel the same thing.
Build with SEI, a group managed by the non -profit SEI Foundation, will welcome an appeal on May 14 to discuss the proposal in detail and offer developers and the community to ask questions and give comments.
Update (May 8, 13:16 UTC): Add comments from Interchain Labs in the 11th paragraph.
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