Kamino Names Yieldstreet Co-Founder Michael Weisz CEO For US Expansion

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Kamino Finance has appointed Michael Weisz as CEO. Weisz co-founded alternative-investment platform Yieldstreet. His role will center on U.S. expansion and institutional credit products. Kamino Finance is bringing in a CEO with a background much closer to private credit than traditional crypto. The Solana-based DeFi platform has appointed Michael Weisz, co-founder of Yieldstreet, to lead the company as it pushes further into the U.S. and institutional lending markets. That is a fairly deliberate hire. Yieldstreet built its business around alternative investments and private-market products for a broader investor base. Kamino is increasingly trying to bridge similar financial activity into on-chain markets. Solana DeFi Wants Bigger Borrowers Kamino is already one of the largest lending platforms on Solana. Historically, most DeFi lending has revolved around crypto-native collateral and users. The institutional opportunity is different. Funds and companies want structured credit, predictable risk parameters, compliance infrastructure and deeper pools of capital. That requires a d...