Technology & Scalability - Solana claims its throughput is significantly higher than 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) and has achieved this in production many times [1] - Solana asserts its scale is 10-30x greater than a centralized server on any given day [1] - Stripe indicates existing blockchains are not optimized for high-throughput, low-latency payments use cases, specifically for stablecoins and crypto [2] Business Strategy & Positioning - The author suggests Stripe's motivation may be to own distribution and capture the Layer 1 (L1) premium [1] - Stripe is introducing "@Tempo" [1] - Stripe is focusing on high-throughput, low-latency payments use cases [2]

Market Position - Sei is ranked as the 1 EVM chain based on weekly active wallets, surpassing Base and opBNB [1] - Sei is emerging as the preferred base layer for real-world use cases due to its high-throughput and low-latency settlement capabilities [1] Technology & Performance - EVM operates faster on Sei [1]