# The Sei Network

Sei is the fastest Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for DeFi and high-frequency trading. As the first parallelized EVM chain, Sei combines the performance and familiarity of Solana-like execution environments with full Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility. Key advantages that make Sei ideal for next-generation yield trading include:

* Sub-second finality (\~400 ms block times)
* Native orderbook infrastructure and frequent batch auctions (FBA) that eliminate MEV and frontrunning
* Parallel transaction execution delivering industry-leading throughput (>20,000 TPS)
* Deep liquidity across native DEXs and orderbook venues
* Growing TVL and a rapidly expanding ecosystem of perpetuals, lending markets, liquid staking, and real-world assets

These characteristics make Sei the perfect venue for latency-sensitive and capital-efficient yield strategies that were previously impractical or too expensive on general-purpose chains.