The institutional pledge service provider Pier Two acquires the Solana validator Blockport

ChainCatcher news, institutional staking and infrastructure provider Pier Two announced the acquisition of Solana validator Blockport. Blockport co-founders Adrian Ciaffoncini and Nik Herrmann will join Pier Two, and their experience and focus in the Solana ecosystem have helped strengthen its validator community over the years.

Patrick McNab, co-founder and CEO of Pier Two, stated that Adrian and Nik are experienced operators who believe that performance, customer support, and security are the true differentiators of SOL staking. After the acquisition is completed, Blockport's Solana validator will be renamed Pier Two Infrastructure and will operate separately from the currently running Pier Two validators.