Catherine Gu discusses Solana's internet capital market and digital asset career
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Updated · TRM Labs · May 6
Catherine Gu discusses Solana's internet capital market and digital asset career
4 articles · Updated · TRM Labs · May 6
In a 35-minute TRM Talks episode, Solana Foundation's head of product said she joined three months ago after six years at Visa, where she helped build tokenised-asset and CBDC infrastructure.
Gu said Solana aims to be the "internet capital market", highlighting stablecoin activity, institutional adoption, compliance-by-design and a developer platform intended to simplify on-chain issuance, payments and future trading.
She also pointed to planned network upgrades to cut block finality to about 150 milliseconds, arguing speed, liquidity and resilience position Solana for broader tokenisation and financial-market use.
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Overview
In 2025, Catherine Gu transitioned from Visa to Solana, drawn by its vision of an "internet capital market" and strong technical infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized assets. At Solana, she championed embedding compliance mechanisms, leading to the launch of the Solana Developer Platform (SDP), which enabled major institutions like Mastercard and Western Union to build on the network. This drove Solana to process record stablecoin volumes and expand institutional DeFi products. Supported by global regulations and Solana’s research initiatives, collaborations with European banks have reduced operational costs significantly. Ongoing technical upgrades and zero-knowledge proofs further enhance Solana’s scalability, compliance, and cross-chain interoperability, positioning it as a foundation for the future of global, regulated finance.