DeFi Development Corp. to Host X Spaces Event: “Validators 101: Powering Solana’s Future”

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DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: DFDV) has announced a live X Spaces event scheduled for May 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The event, titled "Validators 101: Powering Solana's Future," will feature leaders from Sanctum and BONK discussing Solana's validator infrastructure.

The conversation will focus on explaining how Solana validators operate, including their rewards system, risks, and economics. Participants will learn about validator operations' role in generating yield, powering blockchain infrastructure, and influencing capital markets. The event will also explore liquid staking technology and how companies like DeFi Dev Corp are leveraging validator infrastructure as an investment strategy.

BOCA RATON, FL, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”) today announced that it will host a live X Spaces conversation on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, titled “Validators 101: Powering Solana’s Future.”

The live conversation will feature leaders from Sanctum, the protocol behind Solana’s leading Liquid Staking Token infrastructure, and BONK, the meme-powered community fueling Solana adoption and validator expansion. The conversation will explore how validator infrastructure underpins the Solana network — and how staking, rewards, and validator operations are reshaping public-market crypto exposure.

What Listeners Can Expect:

• A plain-English breakdown of how Solana validators work — including rewards, risks, and economics
• An inside look at how validator operations generate real yield, power onchain infrastructure, and influence capital markets
• How public companies like DeFi Dev Corp are turning validator infrastructure into an investment-grade strategy
• A first look at liquid staking: how it works, why it matters, and how it unlocks new opportunities for flexibility and yield
• Real-world insights from Sanctum, BONK, and DFDV on building and scaling validator businesses in a fast-moving ecosystem

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1gqxvjYrlOjxB.

The Company does not intend to disclose any material nonpublic information during the event.

About DeFi Development Corp.

DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) has adopted a treasury policy under which the principal holding in its treasury reserve is allocated to Solana (SOL). Through this strategy, the Company provides investors with direct economic exposure to SOL, while also actively participating in the growth of the Solana ecosystem. In addition to holding and staking SOL, DeFi Development Corp. operates its own validator infrastructure, generating staking rewards and fees from delegated stake. The Company is also engaged across decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities and continues to explore innovative ways to support and benefit from Solana’s expanding application layer.

The Company is an AI-powered online platform that connects the commercial real estate industry by providing data and software subscriptions, as well as value-add services, to multifamily and commercial property professionals, as the Company connects the increasingly complex ecosystem that stakeholders have to manage.

The Company currently serves more than one million web users annually, including multifamily and commercial property owners and developers applying for billions of dollars of debt financing per year, professional service providers, and thousands of multifamily and commercial property lenders, including more than 10% of the banks in America, credit unions, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), debt funds, Fannie Mae® and Freddie Mac® multifamily lenders, FHA multifamily lenders, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) lenders, Small Business Administration (“SBA”) lenders, and more. The Company’s data and software offerings are generally offered on a subscription basis as software as a service (“SaaS”).

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," strategy," "future," "likely," "may,", "should," "will" and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i) fluctuations in the market price of SOL and any associated impairment charges that the Company may incur as a result of a decrease in the market price of SOL below the value at which the Company’s SOL are carried on its balance sheet; (ii) volatility in our stock price, including due to future issuances of common stock and securities convertible into common stock; (iii) the effect of and uncertainties related the ongoing volatility in interest rates; (iv) our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future; (v) the impact on our business of the regulatory environment and complexities with compliance related to such environment including changes in securities laws or other laws or regulations; (vi) changes in the accounting treatment relating to the Company’s SOL holdings; (vii) our ability to respond to general economic conditions; (vii) our ability to manage our growth effectively and our expectations regarding the development and expansion of our business; (ix) our ability to access sources of capital, including debt financing and other sources of capital to finance operations and growth and (x) other risks and uncertainties more fully in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports we file with the SEC. As a result of these matters, changes in facts, assumptions not being realized, or other circumstances, the Company's actual results may differ materially from the expected results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact:
ir@defidevcorp.com

Media Contact:
Prosek Partners
pro-ddc@prosek.com

FAQ

When is DeFi Development Corp's X Spaces event about Solana validators?

The X Spaces event is scheduled for Friday, May 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Who are the featured speakers at DFDV's Solana validator event?

The event will feature leaders from Sanctum, which manages Solana's Liquid Staking Token infrastructure, and BONK, the community driving Solana adoption and validator expansion.

What topics will be covered in DeFi Development Corp's Solana validator discussion?

The event will cover Solana validator operations, rewards, risks, economics, liquid staking technology, and how validator infrastructure can be used as an investment-grade strategy.

Where can I join DFDV's X Spaces event about Solana validators?

The event can be accessed at https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1gqxvjYrlOjxB