Solana treasury firm DeFi Development purchases 407,247 SOL following equity raise

The Block

Aug 29, 2025 01:12:29

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Solana treasury firm DeFi Development Corp. (ticker DFDV) has purchased $77 million worth of SOL tokens (407,247 SOL), at an average price of $188.98 per token, according to an announcement on Thursday. The company funded the purchases with a recent equity raise, and still holds more than $40 million in net proceeds to make additional purchases.

According to a statement, DeFi Dev Corp's 1,831,011 Solana balance sheet holding represents a 29% increase over its previous stockpile. The company also maintains a "Solana per Share" of 0.086, a metric used to value SOL treasuries based on its exposure to the company’s share price.

“The newly acquired SOL will be held long-term and staked to a variety of validators, including DeFi Dev Corp.’s own Solana validators to generate native yield,” the firm wrote. According to a recent announcement, DeFi Development Corp estimates it earns $63,000 per day in "SOL-denominated revenue" on token holdings.

The first also works with exchanges like Kraken and crypto ecosystems like Dogwithhat to manage their validator operation.

In July, DDC closed a $122.5 million convertible debt raise led by Cantor Fitzgerald.

The company's stock traded higher by 10% at publication time.

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