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As capital inflow from listed companies into the virtual asset market regains momentum, one company is attracting investors' attention by loading up a massive $200 million in ammunition to heavily accumulate the altcoin Solana.
According to investment media FXStreet on May 5 (local time), DeFi Development (DFDV) launched a $200 million At-The-Market (ATM) equity offering program to support additional Solana (SOL) purchases and broader ecosystem initiatives.
Through this program, the company will gradually issue shares into the market, securing flexible capital to accumulate Solana and strategically invest in its related ecosystem. The company's asset strategy focuses on increasing Solana holdings per share, which measures shareholder value, and stated that new shares would only be issued when Solana holdings per share for investors increase. CEO Joseph Honorati emphasized that accumulating Solana for shareholders is their sole mission, and this program opens up an opportunity for them to utilize $200 million in investment funds in their own proactive way.
DeFi Development became the first company to incorporate virtual assets other than Bitcoin (BTC) as assets in April 2025, acting as a bridge between traditional financial markets and the Solana ecosystem. After a brief hiatus in purchasing since October last year, the company has clearly expressed its intention to resume aggressive Solana acquisitions, and driven by actual Solana asset management performance, it achieved explosive revenue growth of 442% in the 2025 fiscal year.
Currently, this company goes beyond simply holding virtual assets; it operates its own validator infrastructure, generating staking rewards and transaction fee revenue. Their Solana holdings exceed 2.2 million, valued at approximately $187 million, making it the third largest among corporations, following Forward Industries' 6.9 million and Upexi's 2.4 million.
The announcement of this large-scale accumulation plan comes amid renewed interest among listed companies in the model of incorporating digital assets as corporate assets. On the day of the announcement, Solana formed a band between $80 and $85, trading stably around $84. In contrast, according to SoSoValue data, which tracks institutional investor trends, US spot Solana Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) experienced an outflow of $1.24 million last week, showing a somewhat contrasting trend compared to the aggressive direct accumulation by individual companies.
*Disclaimer: This article is for investment reference only, and we are not responsible for any investment losses based on it. The content should be interpreted for informational purposes only.*
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