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DeFi Adding $5B of Solana Buying Power With New Line of Credit
The move will allow the Nasdaq-listed firm to add to its 609,000 SOL stack as of May 16.
Updated Jun 12, 2025, 6:07 p.m. Published Jun 12, 2025, 3:52 p.m.
What to know:
- DeFi Development has secured a $5 billion equity line of credit with RK Capital Management to boost its SOL holdings.
- The company is part of the growing trend of publicly-traded firms pivoting to a crypto treasury strategy, accumulating tokens by selling shares and debt.
- DFDV shares were up 12% in Thursday U.S. trade.
DeFi Development (DFDV), the Nasdaq-listed firm pursuing a solana treasury strategy, is planning to get some more dry powder to boost its SOL stack.
According to a Thursday press release, the company has secured a $5 billion equity line of credit with RK Capital Management. The agreement allows DeFi Dev to sell shares at its discretion, so long as it meets conditions like filing a resale registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it plans to file the necessary paperwork soon.
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"We now have the flexibility and structure we need to scale," said Joseph Onorati, Chief Executive Officer. "This is a clean, strategic path to continue growing SOL per share and compounding validator yield."
DFDV shares rebounded from early losses and were up 12% during the Thursday session.
The company, formerly known as real estate tech platform Janover, is part of a growing trend of publicly-traded firms raising funds by selling shares and debt to add cryptocurrencies on their balance sheet, following Strategy's playbook with bitcoin .
The firm focuses on Solana, accumulating the network's native token and operating validators. It held over 609,000 SOL tokens as of May 16, worth $96 million at current prices.
The latest move comes shortly after the firm withdrew a previous filing for a $1 billion share sale, with plans to refile again.
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