The Solana Foundation has appointed Rachel Conlan as Chief Strategy Officer, a role in which she will lead strategy across institutional partnerships, ecosystem growth and go-to-market. Jamal Raees joins as General Manager of Payments, tasked with expanding the adoption and reach of Solana as global payments infrastructure. According to the announcement, the appointments are intended to strengthen institutional growth and payments leadership as more financial activity moves onto Solana. The foundation referenced further coverage by CoinDesk.

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Thread · 3 events · last update 25 Sep 09:16 · quiet
  1. First reportSolana Foundation hires Binance and Polygon veterans for institutional payments push3 acc.
  2. UpdateRachel Conlan joins Solana Foundation as Chief Strategy Officer4 acc.
  3. Leviathan published this article
  4. UpdateSolana Foundation appoints Rachel Conlan as strategy chief and Jamal Raees to lead payments5 acc.

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  • @TheBlockCo The BlockFirst reportOn X ↗

    Solana Foundation taps Binance, Polygon vets to drive institutional adoption and payments https://t.co/sUXZ1fJhdC

  • @blockchainrptr Blockchain ReporterOn X ↗

    Rachel Conlan joins from Binance and Jamal Raees from Polygon Labs as Solana Foundation strengthens its institutional and payments leadership. https://t.co/6RwMW1lOCr

  • @SolanaFloorOn X ↗

    NEW: @SolanaFndn has appointed @RachelConlan as Chief Strategy Officer and @proofofjamal as General Manager of Payments. Conlan will lead institutional partnerships, ecosystem growth and go-to-market, while Raees will focus on expanding Solana’s global payments adoption.

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  • @Diarmuid_100x DOn X ↗

    Excited to see some Irish charm coming to Solana’s leadership 🇮🇪 Fáilte @RachelConlan! https://t.co/ZUbkz3yCfb

  • @SantoXBT SantolitaOn X ↗

    Solana Foundation just hired former Binance CSO Rachel Conlan and ex-Polygon payments lead Jamal Raees to push institutional adoption The numbers backing the move are hard to ignore Over $5 trillion in stablecoin volume processed this year, $4.5B+ in RWAs onchain, and $620M+ in…

  • @solanaOn X ↗

    Rachel Conlan, Chief Strategy Officer at the Solana Foundation, on the token supercycle. "As I look at Solana, not just the developers but the broad range of projects, and the centerpiece it occupies in the ecosystem, it's at that juncture of being part of the next stage: the…

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