DeFi Development sees NAV per share more than doubling, holds 2.56 million SOL

UNCLASSIFIEDDeFi Development sees NAVper share more than doubling,holds 2.56 million SOL24IMPORTANCECLOSED4NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 5, 2026 14:35blockboard.net

DeFi Development Corp said its Solana treasury reached about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents, valued near $302 million, by the end of September. The company also said preliminary third-quarter estimates showed net asset value per share more than doubled over the period, and it made an initial dividend payment on its Nasdaq-listed CHAD preferred shares on October 1.

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DeFi Development Corp said its Solana and SOL-equivalent holdings reached about 2.56 million tokens by September 30.
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The company said those holdings were valued at about $302 million as of September 30.
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A later SEC filing said the SOL stash grew 1% and that the latest weekly increase was about half the prior week’s gain and below the pace seen in mid-September.
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Preliminary third-quarter estimates showed NAV per share increased by more than 100% between August 12 and September 30.
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The company said it added about 26,203 SOL since September 28.

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For holders and observers of DeFi Development Corp, the immediate takeaway is that the company is still reporting a larger Solana treasury and a higher stated net asset value per share. Anyone tracking the Nasdaq-listed name will also see that the first dividend on its CHAD preferred shares was paid on October 1.

Compared with earlier reporting periods, the company’s filings now describe a slower weekly increase in SOL and SOL-equivalent holdings. What remains in place is the treasury strategy itself, since the company still reports a reserve built around Solana holdings and a stated dollar value for that reserve.

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