DeFi Development Corp. strengthens its position in the Solana ecosystem by acquiring a validator business, integrating staking rewards into revenue.
DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) has just made a significant strategic move to expand its operations in the Solana ecosystem through the acquisition of a validator business for 3.5 million USD. The announcement made on Monday stated that this transaction will be funded through 3 million USD in restricted stock and 500,000 USD in cash.
Optimizing returns from Solana staking
According to the announcement, the acquired validator has an average delegated stake of up to 500,000 SOL, equivalent to approximately 75.5 million USD at current prices. After the transaction is completed, DeFi Development Corp. will rename this validator under its own brand and transfer all of the company's existing SOL – about 37,273 tokens (equivalent to 47.9 million USD) – to self-staking through this new validator.
Parker White, the company's Director of Investment and Operations, emphasized the strategic importance of this deal: “Owning and operating a validator with a significant delegated stake positions us at the core of the Solana ecosystem.” He also pointed out that this will help generate “origin cash flow from the protocol” and provide higher risk-adjusted returns compared to a pure SOL holding strategy.
DeFi Development Corp., based in Boca Raton, has adopted a treasury policy focused on Solana since 2025. Their goal is to provide investors with transparent access to the Layer 1 (L1) ecosystem of the Solana blockchain. Currently, SOL has become the primary reserve asset on the company's balance sheet.
In addition to its operations in the cryptocurrency field, DeFi Development Corp. also operates an AI platform serving over a million users annually in the commercial real estate sector. Their SaaS products include specialized data toolkits for the multifamily housing market and commercial real estate debt financing.
