BOCA RATON, FL, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced the acquisition of 86,307 SOL at an average price of $110.91 per SOL. This purchase represents a 4.7% increase, bringing DeFi Dev Corp.’s aggregate SOL and SOL-equivalent position to 2,195,926 SOL, valued at approximately $426 million. Below is a summary of DeFi Dev Corp.’s current SOL posit ...

Visa built the world's largest payment network that pushes nearly $16 trillion in payments through its virtual pipes. Now it wants to do the same for lending in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). The report, titled Stablecoins Beyond Payments: The Onchain Lending Opportunity, reframes decentralized finance as “onchain finance” – a deliberate rebrand aimed at making decentralized credit sound compatible with institutions in the era of the GENIUS Act – and outlines how banks and private credit funds ...

Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump and co-founder of decentralized finance protocol World Liberty Financial (WLFI), is developing a tokenization project that could allow everyday investors to buy fractional shares in luxury Trump properties. Speaking to CoinDesk on Oct. 15, Eric mentioned that the project will use blockchain technology and WLFI’s U.S. dollar stablecoin USD1 to open real estate markets to a broader base of participants. “We are working on it as it pertains to one specific build ...

Core Insights - Eric Trump is working on a real estate tokenization project linked to a building under development, aiming to offer fractional ownership to the public through World Liberty Financial's crypto infrastructure [1][4] - The tokenization model is designed to democratize investment opportunities, allowing retail investors to buy micro-shares in high-profile properties, potentially starting from as low as $1,000 [4] - World Liberty Financial, co-founded by Eric Trump, focuses on integrating crypto with traditional financial services and plans to launch a debit card and retail application to facilitate everyday payments using its stablecoin, USD1 [5] Group 1 - The tokenization process involves converting traditional assets like real estate into digital tokens for easier buying, selling, and transferring on blockchain platforms, a trend gaining traction among global banks and asset managers [3] - Eric Trump envisions a model where investments can be sourced directly from the public rather than relying on traditional financing methods, such as banks [4] - The initiative aims to leverage the existing global supporter base of the Trump family, potentially broadening access to investment opportunities [4] Group 2 - The full interview discussing these plans will be available on CoinDesk's YouTube channel on October 21 [6] - World Liberty Financial's recent developments include plans for a debit card and a retail application, enhancing the usability of its stablecoin for everyday transactions [5]

BOCA RATON, FL, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced its a comprehensive analysis, “Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs): The Next Frontier of Crypto Exposure,” exploring how publicly traded crypto-treasury companies are reshaping capital markets, and why Solana-focused DATs may emerge as the breakout structural innovation in the space. The blog po ...

Core Insights - Synthetix (SNX) has experienced significant momentum and inflows, with a 93% price increase in the past 24 hours, reaching a nine-month high of $1.87 [1] - The trading volume for SNX surged tenfold, exceeding $600 million, contributing to a market capitalization of $640 million [1] - Synthetix recorded its largest positive net inflow since June 21, amounting to approximately $334,000, bringing the total value locked to nearly $224 million [2] Market Context - The rise of Hyperliquid has attracted many traders to the perpetual trading ecosystem, with Hyperliquid's total value locked (TVL) at $5 billion and over $4 million in fees collected in the past 24 hours [3] - Perpetual trades, which do not have an expiration date, are appealing to traders seeking short-term, high-leverage bets on cryptocurrency movements [3] Future Outlook - Synthetix is set to introduce perpetual trades to Ethereum, with a $1 million trading competition scheduled to start on October 20 [4] - Analysts anticipate bullish momentum for SNX leading up to the trading competition, with a potential to reach its all-time high of $28 [4] - If Synthetix garners similar interest from traders as Hyperliquid, the SNX token could surpass a $1 billion market cap, although market sentiment and macro conditions remain uncertain [5]

DeFi Development (NASDAQ:DFDV) on Wednesday announced a special dividend to be distributed in the form of warrants to holders of the company's common stock as of October 23, 2025. Each registered stockholder as of the record date will receive one warrant for every ten shares of company common stock held. Additionally, in lieu of an adjustment to the applicable conversion rate, holders of the company's convertible senior notes due 2030 will receive warrants on an as converted to common stock basis in accor ...

Group 1 - BNB has outperformed its top-ten crypto rivals with year-to-date gains of 85.6%, significantly higher than Ethereum's 37.7% [1] - BNB is currently trading at $1,300, reflecting a 30.7% increase over the past week, driven by increased on-chain activity and institutional interest [2] - The BNB Chain has experienced explosive growth in decentralized exchange (DEX) trading, with a trading volume of $511.8 billion over the past week, far surpassing competitors [3] Group 2 - BNB Chain's monthly active addresses increased by over 18% in the past month, and the total value locked grew by more than $2 billion [4] - Speculation about a potential U.S. spot BNB ETF and reports of companies adding BNB to their treasuries are contributing to positive macro-institutional sentiment [4] - Despite the bullish momentum, there are indications that a pullback may be imminent from a technical standpoint [4]

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Core Insights - RAAC is partnering with I-ON Digital Corp. to provide $200 million of tokenized gold for on-chain investment opportunities, positioning itself among the top 15 RWA protocols in DeFi by total value locked (TVL) [1][2] Group 1: Partnership and Investment - I-ON Digital will introduce its gold-backed digital asset ION.au into RAAC's ecosystem, starting with an initial investment of $200 million [2] - RAAC plans to launch pmUSD, a stablecoin partially collateralized by ION.au, aimed at decentralized investment strategies [2] Group 2: Investment Opportunities - Investment strategies will include structured yield opportunities across tokenized assets such as gold and other precious metals, as well as real estate, utilizing mechanisms like auto-compounding DeFi vaults and gold-backed lending markets [3] Group 3: Institutional Support and Validation - RAAC is a Chainlink Build Project and is backed by Chainlink proof-of-reserves, ensuring trustless validation for institutional partners [4] - The partnership with I-ON includes an investment of up to $1 million in RAAC as part of the newly formed RWA Federation, which will guide the development of RAAC's RWA open finance ecosystem [6] Group 4: Vision and Future Outlook - The collaboration is seen as a significant step towards integrating physical assets into decentralized finance, aiming to create steady, income-bearing investments in DeFi [5] - I-ON Digital's CEO emphasized the commitment to transforming decentralized finance through the tokenization of real-world assets and the introduction of asset-backed stablecoins [7] Group 5: Community Engagement - RAAC recently launched its genesis NFT collection, RAAC Bots, which was minted in under 10 seconds and has attracted a community holding over $30 million in on-chain capital [8] Group 6: Accessibility - RAAC is currently in testnet and is available to non-US persons, indicating a focus on global accessibility in the RWA economy [9]