Kamino Names Michael Weisz CEO for US Institutional Push

The Defiant reported that Kamino named Michael Weisz as chief executive on Sept. 15. The Solana-based lending protocol tasked Weisz with spearheading institutional growth and U.S. market entry.

Data from DefiLlama indicates the protocol has a total value locked of $1.352 billion, with active loans totaling $1.022 billion. Within the lending sector, Kamino Lend ranks seventh by total value locked, representing 2.7% of the $50.438 billion category total. DefiLlama data also shows a 29.9% rise in Kamino’s total value locked over the last 30 days, alongside 150 tracked yield pools.

Kamino stated that Weisz possesses a career history spanning twenty-plus years across fintech and private markets. Weisz explained in a written piece that financial-services infrastructure is shifting onchain.

“But what’s missing is what comes after you put an asset on-chain. That requires liquidity, credit, distribution and infrastructure.”

Kamino’s documentation lists Earn, Borrow, Multiply and Swap products, including curator tools for professional risk managers. Weisz characterized his new position as steering the company’s “next chapter.”