In this episode of the Crypto Hedge Fund Summit podcast, Justin Barlow, Head of Business Development and Investments at the Sei Foundation, discusses his background in crypto, starting with launching a hedge fund in 2017 and later working at Solana before joining Sei. He explains the Sei Foundation's role in driving ecosystem growth through marketing, business development, and investments, distinguishing it from the labs entity focused on protocol development. Barlow highlights Sei's unique position as an EVM-compatible, high-throughput layer one blockchain and the KPIs the foundation focuses on, such as daily active users, on-chain volume, and unique assets. He also touches on Sei's focus on DeFi, its potential in emerging verticals like AI and DeSci (decentralized science), and the upcoming Sei Giga upgrade aimed at significantly increasing transaction throughput.
