DFDV Continues Accumulating SOL as Treasury Growth Rises to 12% since August 12; CHAD Hits Record Highs Despite Crypto Selloff

CHAD’s current dividend rate equates to $1.30 per share annually, with payments made when declared.

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DeFi Development (Nasdaq: DFDV) increased its treasury by approximately 22,070 SOL and SOL equivalents over the past week through purchases and organic accumulation. Total holdings reached approximately 2,586,282 SOL and SOL equivalents, up approximately 12% since its August 12 Q2 earnings report. The company intends to continue accumulating and compounding SOL, with its recently established $300 million CHAD at-the-market offering program providing another source of growth capital.

CHAD (Nasdaq: CHAD), its variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, reached all-time trading highs and gained during the week ended October 9, 2026, despite a broader cryptocurrency selloff. CHAD currently carries a 13% annual dividend rate on its $10 stated amount. Dividend payments continue each business day when declared.

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• Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Recently established $300 million CHAD ATM program provides an additional source of growth capital. 2× market cap
• Moderate pointSOL and SOL equivalents holdings grew approximately 12% since the August 12 Q2 earnings report.
• Minor pointTreasury added approximately 22,070 SOL and SOL equivalents over the past week, reaching approximately 2,586,282.
• Minor pointCHAD reached all-time trading highs and gained during the week ended October 9, 2026.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The company plans to continue accumulating and compounding SOL.

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• Moderate pointCHAD carries a 13% annual dividend rate, equivalent to $1.30 per share annually, payable when declared.

News Explained

The company says its established CHAD preferred-stock program can support SOL-per-share growth without issuing additional common shares, making it a potential funding route that does not add common shares if used as described.

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$148.75M Market Cap

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Key Figures

Weekly treasury increase: Approximately 22,070 SOL and SOL equivalents Total treasury holdings: Approximately 2,586,282 SOL and SOL equivalents Treasury growth: Approximately 12% +4 more

Weekly treasury increase

Approximately 22,070 SOL and SOL equivalents

Over the past week

Total treasury holdings

Approximately 2,586,282 SOL and SOL equivalents

Following the latest increase

Treasury growth

Approximately 12%

Since the August 12 Q2 earnings report

CHAD ATM program

$300 million

At-the-market offering program

Annual dividend rate

13%

CHAD; payments continue each business day when declared

Stated amount

$10

CHAD

Annual dividend per share

$1.30

At the current CHAD rate

Historical Context

2 past events · Latest: Oct 08

2 events

1. Oct 08

   Treasury update

   24h Move

   -2.3%

   Recap reported more than 226,000 SOL added since August 12 and established the CHAD ATM.

2. Oct 05

   Preliminary estimates

   24h Move

   +4.3%

   Preliminary update reported 11% SOL treasury growth since August 12 and 2,564,212 SOL equivalents.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

at-the-market offering, perpetual preferred stock

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at-the-market offering financial

"the recently established $300 million at-the-market offering program"

An at-the-market offering is a method companies use to sell new shares of stock directly into the open market over time, rather than all at once. This allows them to raise money gradually, similar to selling small pieces of a product instead of a large batch. For investors, it means the company can access funding more flexibly, but it may also increase the supply of shares and influence the stock’s price.

perpetual preferred stock financial

"the Company’s variable-rate perpetual preferred stock"

A perpetual preferred stock is a type of share that behaves like a forever-lasting, fixed-income investment: it pays regular dividends and has no set maturity date, yet it represents ownership rather than a loan. It ranks ahead of common stock for dividend payments and in liquidation, so investors treat it as a mix between a bond and an equity stake; its value depends largely on the issuer’s credit and prevailing interest rates.

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Continued purchases and organic accumulation drive approximately 12% growth in SOL holdings since the Company’s August 12 Earnings Update

CHAD offers a 13% annual dividend rate supported by a productive SOL treasury

BOCA RATON, FL, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the "Company" or "DeFi Dev Corp."), the first U.S. public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana ("SOL"), today announced that its treasury increased by approximately 22,070 SOL and SOL equivalents over the past week, bringing total holdings to approximately 2,586,282 SOL and SOL equivalents.

The latest increase brings total SOL and SOL equivalents growth to approximately 12% since the Company’s Q2 earnings report on August 12. With the recently established $300 million at-the-market offering program (the “CHAD ATM”) providing an additional source of growth capital, the Company believes its SOL accumulation flywheel is continuing to gain momentum.

“Short-term volatility has not changed our conviction or our commitment to accumulating SOL,” said Joseph Onorati, Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Development Corp. “Tokenized equities are generating billions of dollars in trading activity on Solana, stablecoin adoption is reaching new highs, and just last week Samsung announced it is bringing stablecoin functionality across 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices. These developments point toward a much larger role for Solana in global finance, and we intend to keep accumulating and compounding SOL ahead of that opportunity.”

CHAD Hits All-Time Highs Despite Crypto Selloff
CHAD (Nasdaq: CHAD), the Company’s variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, reached new all-time trading highs and gained during the week ended October 9, 2026, despite a broader cryptocurrency selloff.

“CHAD reaching new highs and approaching $10.00 even as SOL pulled back is an encouraging sign that investors are recognizing its distinct income proposition,” said Dan Kang, Chief Strategy Officer of DeFi Development Corp. “We created CHAD to meet demand for income supported by a productive SOL treasury, and its recent performance demonstrates how its trading behavior can differ from SOL’s. For common shareholders, CHAD provides a funding source that can support accretive SOL per share growth without issuing additional common shares. For CHAD holders, it offers daily income supported by that growing, productive treasury.”

CHAD currently carries a 13% annual dividend rate on its $10 stated amount, equivalent to $1.30 per share annually at the current rate, with dividend payments continuing each business day when declared.

Learn more about CHAD at www.defidevcorp.com/chad.

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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 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 also an AI-powered online platform that connects the commercial real estate industry by providing value-add services and software subscriptions to multifamily and commercial property professionals, as the Company connects the increasingly complex ecosystem that stakeholders have to manage. The Company’s data and software offerings are generally offered on a subscription basis as software as a service.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press 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 in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding SOL per share growth; future SOL holdings; anticipated changes in borrowings and liquidity; future SOL accumulation and per-share accretion; future adoption of Solana, tokenized assets and stablecoins; capital raising and deployment; the anticipated issuance price of shares under the CHAD ATM program; future CHAD dividend rates and the declaration and payment of CHAD dividends; the intended use of proceeds; and the Company’s ability to expand its SOL treasury and increase revenue. These 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, 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 place undue reliance on 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 losses that the Company may incur as a result of a decrease in the market price of SOL; (ii) a failure of demand for SOL, or activity on the Solana network, to continue to develop and grow as we anticipate or at all; (iii) volatility in our stock price, including due to future issuances of common stock and securities convertible into common stock; (iv) the effect of and uncertainties related to the ongoing volatility in interest rates; (v) our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future; (vi) the impact on our business of the regulatory environment and complexities of complying with such environment, including changes in securities laws or other laws or regulations; (vii) changes in the accounting treatment relating to the Company's SOL holdings; (viii) our ability to respond to general economic conditions; (ix) our ability to manage our growth effectively and our expectations regarding the development and expansion of our business; (x) our ability to access sources of capital, including debt financing and other sources of capital to finance operations and growth; (xi) risks relating to CHAD, including that the dividend rate may be adjusted, that dividends are payable only when declared, that CHAD may trade below its stated amount, that the trading price of CHAD may be volatile, that the Company may be unable to sell CHAD under the CHAD ATM at or above its stated amount, and that staking and validator rewards may be insufficient to support dividend payments; and (xii) other risks and uncertainties more fully described in the sections captioned "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, the prospectus supplement for the CHAD ATM 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 press release are made as of its date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Offers and sales of CHAD under the CHAD ATM are made only by means of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus forming part of the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC.

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How much SOL does DeFi Development (DFDV) hold after its latest treasury increase?

DeFi Development holds approximately 2,586,282 SOL and SOL equivalents after adding approximately 22,070 over the past week. Holdings grew approximately 12% since its August 12 Q2 earnings report through continued purchases and organic accumulation.

What is DeFi Development’s CHAD preferred stock dividend rate?

CHAD currently carries a 13% annual dividend rate on its $10 stated amount, equivalent to $1.30 per share annually at the current rate. It is variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, with dividend payments continuing each business day when declared.

How does DeFi Development expect CHAD funding to affect common shareholders?

The company says CHAD can support accretive SOL per share growth without issuing additional common shares. This describes a potential funding benefit for common shareholders, rather than an achieved increase in SOL per share.