Pier Two, the leading institutional staking and infrastructure provider, today announced the acquisition of Blockport, a long-standing and respected Solana validator.
The acquisition underscores Pier Two’s growing commitment to the Solana ecosystem and brings on board Blockport Co-Founders Adrian Ciaffoncini and Nik Herrmann, whose deep experience and passion for Solana have helped strengthen its validator community over many years.
“Adrian and Nik are exceptional operators who share our belief that performance, customer support, and security are the true differentiators in staking,” said Patrick McNab, Co-Founder & CEO of Pier Two. “By combining their deep Solana expertise with Pier Two’s scale and resources, we can deliver even stronger outcomes for our clients.”
Blockport’s integration into Pier Two reflects a strategic alignment of technical excellence and cultural values, both teams share a commitment to transparency, client trust, and contributing meaningfully to open-source ecosystems. With Pier Two’s infrastructure and operational support, the newly combined Solana operation will aim to set new standards for validator performance and uptime across the network.
“We have admired the work Pier Two has done in advancing adoption of staking for institutional clients,” said Adrian Ciaffoncini, Co-Founder of Blockport. “We are excited to drive the Solana opportunities forward and double down to help Pier Two’s clients unlock and participate in internet capital markets.”
Adrian and Nik will continue to lead Solana operations within Pier Two, ensuring continuity, innovation, and client-focused delivery. The Blockport Solana validator will be renamed to Pier Two Infrastructure, which will run separate to the currently live Pier Two validator.
Pier Two looks forward to introducing Adrian and Nik to clients in the coming weeks as it continues to expand its multi-chain capabilities and deepen its role in securing proof-of-stake networks.
