DeFi Development Corp. Partners with Kraken to Tokenize DFDV Stock on Solana, Becoming the First U.S.-Listed Crypto Treasury Strategy to Go Onchain
- First U.S.-listed crypto treasury strategy to trade onchain, gaining first-mover advantage
- Partnership with major exchange Kraken enhances visibility and credibility
- Integration with Solana blockchain opens new market opportunities and DeFi applications
- Alignment with growing demand for real-world assets (RWAs) on Solana
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DFDV's tokenization partnership with Kraken creates new market access channels and positions the company as a DeFi innovator.
DeFi Development Corp's partnership with Kraken to tokenize its stock on Solana represents a significant strategic development in bridging traditional equity markets with blockchain technology. By becoming the first U.S.-listed crypto treasury strategy to trade onchain under the symbol DFDVx, the company is establishing itself as a pioneer in capital markets innovation.
This initiative creates multiple value vectors for DFDV. First, it potentially expands their investor base by providing accessibility through Kraken's platform alongside major stocks like Apple and Tesla. Second, it positions DFDV as infrastructure for DeFi development, effectively turning their equity into a programmable financial building block that developers and institutions can integrate into new financial products.
The tokenization aligns perfectly with DFDV's existing business model as a company accumulating and compounding Solana (SOL). This move creates a natural synergy between their treasury strategy and their market presence, potentially creating a flywheel effect where increased visibility in the Solana ecosystem could drive both token adoption and equity value.
The timing is particularly strategic as demand for real-world assets (RWAs) on Solana grows. By positioning DFDVx as a "DeFi lego block," the company is creating opportunities for composability - the ability for their tokenized equity to interact with other DeFi protocols and services - potentially unlocking new revenue streams and use cases beyond traditional equity ownership.
BOCA RATON, FL, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first US public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced a landmark partnership with Kraken to list the tokenized stock of its publicly traded equity on the Solana blockchain. As part of the xStocks alliance, Kraken is partnered with Backed and Solana to offer tokenized equities on the Kraken platform.
Through this partnership, DFDV joins the inaugural cohort of tokenized stocks on Kraken’s upcoming xStocks platform, alongside global giants like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia. The tokenized representation of DeFi Dev Corp. will trade under the symbol DFDVx, unlocking unprecedented onchain access to the Company’s equity and making it the first U.S.-listed crypto treasury strategy to trade onchain.
The launch of DFDVx also marks a foundational step toward bridging traditional capital markets with the Solana ecosystem. With DFDVx live onchain, developers, institutions, and DeFi protocols will be able to build new products, integrate tokenized equity into composable financial primitives, and open new channels of participation in public equity markets.
“We view the tokenization of our stock as a DeFi lego block, one that developers and institutions can build on top of,” said Joseph Onorati, CEO of DeFi Dev Corp. “By putting DFDVx onchain, we will unlock the next phase of innovation; we’re ready to explore new use cases that merge equity ownership with onchain finance.”
“As part of the xStocks alliance, we have seen incredible demand for access to US equities; the crypto community is excited for onchain access to crypto treasury strategy companies like DFDV,” said Val Gui, GM of xStocks for Kraken. “We are excited to be offering DFDVx on the Kraken exchange.”
The tokenization of DFDV’s shares comes at a time when demand for real-world assets (RWAs) on Solana is accelerating, and aligns with the Company’s broader mission to lead capital markets innovation. The forthcoming launch of DFDVx means the Company intends to work with partners across DeFi to explore integrations, liquidity initiatives, and onchain financial tooling.
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 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
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