Sei Development Foundation taps Jamie Finn as strategic advisor

Sei Development Foundation has appointed Jamie Finn, a veteran fintech entrepreneur and co-founder of Securitize as a strategic advisor.

Sei Development Foundation, a non-profit focused on the development and adoption of Sei (SEI), announced the appointment on May 20, 2025.

“Jamie brings a rare combination of institutional credibility, deep technical insight, and hands-on experience building real-world asset platforms,” commented Justin Barlow, executive director at the Sei Development Foundation.

As Sei Development Foundation’s new advisor Finn’s key areas of collaboration will include the topic of strategic growth and adoption of real-world assets on the Sei blockchain network.

Finn’s expertise and experience will be crucial for Sei RWA approach, having been a key figure across blockchain technology, digital assets and finance sectors.

His role will also include exploring potential partnerships.

In a comment about the market, Jamie Finn said:

“Sei’s performance and developer-first approach make it a compelling platform for tokenized RWA strategies that are scalable, compliant, and institutional-grade. I’m excited to support the Sei Development Foundation in building the infrastructure needed to bridge capital, grow market access, and drive sustainable adoption of tokenized assets and beyond.”

The appointment of Jamie Finn comes a day after another major development related to Sei- the launch of Sei Giga.

On May 19, the Sei Labs team revealed the release of Sei Giga whitepaper as it looks to unveil the first multi-proposer Ethereum Virtual Machine layer 1 blockchain.The Sei mainnet went live in 2023, and its rapid growth includes the processing of billions of dollars worth of transactions.

The Giga update aims at bolstering Sei performance, bumping this metric by over 50x.

Sei’s native token traded in the red at the time of writing, down 0.3% on the day. The cryptocurrency’s price has dropped by more than 16% in the past week.