Weisz Named Kamino's New US Expansion Chief Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Kamino has named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as its new CEO to lead its U.S. institutional expansion efforts.

Weisz will oversee Kamino's New York operation, which is being built around institutions and placing the protocol close to asset managers, financial platforms, regulated service providers, and capital providers it plans to work with.

Kamino's total value locked (TVL) on Solana has reached $1.43 billion, with approximately $1.02 billion in active loans, according to DefiLlama data. The company has processed more than $650 billion in cumulative transaction volume over four years and originated more than $20 billion in loans.