The rust foundation just added solana and nvidia as platinum members. the september 9 announcement…
the rust foundation just added solana and nvidia as platinum members. the september 9 announcement ties rust's future to its biggest users in crypto and ai.
the systems language is now funded by the people who run systems at scale.
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The Rust Foundation's announcement dated September 9, 2026, from Montreal at RustConf 2026, names the Solana Foundation and NVIDIA as new Platinum members, its highest membership level. Each organization's statement describes support for Rust's security and sustainability work, and NVIDIA's mentions efforts to let developers build accelerated applications natively in Rust. The release links the move to Rust's use in blockchain and AI infrastructure.
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- Member list updates on the Foundation's members page.
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