Solana Foundation hires Binance, Polygon veterans for institutional push

The Solana Foundation has hired Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees — veterans of Binance and Polygon — as it steps up its push into tokenized finance. The hires bring institutional and listed-exchange experience to Solana's efforts to court banks and asset managers moving payments and assets onchain.

• Conlan and Raees join as Solana builds out its institutional-facing tokenization ambitions.
• The move is part of a broader Solana effort to position itself as a venue for tokenized assets and institutional onchain finance.