DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) director receives 5,000-share RSU equity grant

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Tai Zachary Aris reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

DeFi Development Corp. director Tai Zachary Aris reported an equity award of 5,000 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSUs vest in equal monthly installments over 12 months from the grant date, so all 5,000 shares are scheduled to be fully vested on the one-year anniversary, assuming continued service. After this grant, Aris beneficially owns 14,500 shares of common stock, which includes 7,000 unvested RSUs previously granted on a 7-for-1 forward stock split basis.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Tai Zachary Aris

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	5,000	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 14,500 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Represents a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), of which one-twelfth (1/12th) of the total number of shares subject to the RSUs shall vest each month following the grant date, such that 100% of the shares subject to the RSUs will be vested on the one (1) year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service through each applicable vesting date. Includes unvested RSUs for 7,000 shares (on a 7 for 1 forward stock split basis) granted to the reporting person on April 4, 2025, and initially reported in Table II of the reporting person's Form 3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Tai Zachary Aris

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O DEFI DEVELOPMENT CORP.

6401 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 250

(Street)

BOCA RATON FL 33487

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DeFi Development Corp. [ DFDV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/17/2026		A		5,000(1)	A	$0.0000	14,500(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), of which one-twelfth (1/12th) of the total number of shares subject to the RSUs shall vest each month following the grant date, such that 100% of the shares subject to the RSUs will be vested on the one (1) year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service through each applicable vesting date.

2. Includes unvested RSUs for 7,000 shares (on a 7 for 1 forward stock split basis) granted to the reporting person on April 4, 2025, and initially reported in Table II of the reporting person's Form 3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025.

	/s/ Zachary Tai	02/19/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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