Solana’s institutional adoption and funding expansion: How Kyle Samani’s $1 billion plan will drive institutional bullish sentiment and long-term value creation

Solana’s $1 billion funding program, led by Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital, along with Galaxy Digital and Jump Crypto, aims to build SOL into a leading institutional asset through strategic buybacks, staking yields (approximately 7-8%) and governance integration. The program leverages the Nasdaq listed entity for SOL accumulation and has attracted a large number of institutions to participate, including Pantera Capital’s $1.25 billion “Solana Co.” conversion and Sharps Technology’s $400 million private placement. Solana's high throughput (107,540 transactions per second) and low-cost settlements enhance its appeal to institutional DeFi and real-world asset tokenization, with publicly held $695 million in SOL, with DeFi total locked value (TVL) to reach $8.6 billion in Q2 2025.