Kamino Names Yieldstreet Co-Founder Michael Weisz CEO

Kamino, the Solana-based DeFi protocol combining lending, liquidity and leverage, has appointed Yieldstreet founder and former CEO Michael Weisz as its chief executive, a leadership move the protocol framed on September 15, 2026 as the start of a new chapter of institutional growth and a stated push toward the U.S. market. The appointment was announced by Kamino in a public company statement dated September 15, 2026, which named Weisz as its incoming CEO and described him as bringing more than two decades of experience across fintech and private markets. The statement is an interested-party disclosure from the protocol itself; no independent secondary reporting confirming the appointment was available at press time. For related coverage, see Binance Launches Wealth Management, Lists 11 US-Listed ETFs. Kamino positioned the hire around two explicit objectives: leading what it called its next chapter of institutional growth, and expanding the protocol to the U.S. market. Both are stated goals rather than completed actions, and the announcement establishes no launch timetable, regulatory approval, or product availability in any jurisdiction. For related coverage, see CLARITY Act Senate Procedural Vote: 60-Vote Threshold. Kamino appoints Michael Weisz as CEO Weisz steps into the CEO role at a protocol that describes itself as a Solana DeFi venue integrating lending, liquidity and leverage in a single system. Kamino has previously drawn attention across the Solana ecosystem, both at its lending platform launch and when it later suspended certain LayerZero-related asset interactions. Kamino attributed to Weisz more than two decades of experience across fintech and private markets, according to its September 15 statement. The protocol tied that background directly to its institutional-growth mandate rather than to a specific product roadmap. For related coverage, see CLARITY Act Nears Senate Vote Amid GOP Opposition. Weisz publicly confirmed the move on his own account, writing that he had joined Kamino as CEO and framing the shift toward on-chain financial infrastructure as a generational moment for capital markets. Excited to share that I’ve joined Kamino as CEO. There's a generational moment happening across financial services and capital markets - infrastructure is shifting on-chain, ushering in a new era of access, distribution and liquidity for every kind of asset. Kamino is… https://t.co/HsDyovvnS2 — Michael Weisz (@WeiszM) September 15, 2026Source: @WeiszM on X Who is Michael Weisz? A Yieldstreet founder stepping into DeFi Weisz is identified as the founder and former CEO of alternative investment platform Yieldstreet, per Hart Energy reporting published via Yahoo Finance and dated August 14, 2025. That background is the sole verified biographical detail tied to the incoming executive. The available evidence does not establish whether Weisz retains any active role at Yieldstreet, nor does it detail his tenure dates, prior performance, or other titles. The article confines his profile to that documented Yieldstreet connection.