The Solana Foundation has appointed Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer and Jamal Raees as general manager of payments. Conlan previously served as chief marketing officer at Binance, while Raees led payment initiatives at Polygon Labs. These appointments follow the hiring of Michael Coates as chief information security officer in July 2026.
The network reports significant growth in key metrics for 2026. Stablecoin volume on the platform exceeded $5 trillion. Additionally, the value of real-world assets on the network surpassed $4,5 billion, and the supply of tokenized equity reached more than $620 million.
The organization is focusing on institutional crypto payments as a primary strategic goal. The recent leadership changes reflect an effort to strengthen security, strategy, and payment infrastructure to attract institutional partners.
