---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-032193"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFDV"
cik: "0001805526"
company_name: "DeFi Development Corp."
filed_at: "2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T14:50:49.576017+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Janover appoints Joseph Onorati as CEO and Parker White as COO/CIO effective April 4, 2025

## Summary
- Joseph Onorati appointed CEO; annual base salary $574,000; target bonus 65% of base.
- Parker White appointed COO and CIO; annual base salary $443,000; target bonus 65% of base.
- Onorati and White severance includes 2x salary lump sum upon change-in-control termination within 6 months.
- Company disclosed 1,466,549 total shares outstanding as of April 9, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-032193
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFDV
- cik: 0001805526
- company_name: DeFi Development Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000121390025032193/0001213900-25-032193-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000121390025032193/ea0238319-8k_janover.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-032193
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-032193.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-032193.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Blake Janover departed as Chief Executive Officer at DeFi Development Corp..
  - Action: succeeded
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Onorati succeeds Blake Janover, who previously served as Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000121390025032193/0001213900-25-032193-index.htm
- Executive change
  Parker White was appointed as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer at DeFi Development Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer
  source text: effective April 4, 2025, Parker White was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000121390025032193/0001213900-25-032193-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph Onorati was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at DeFi Development Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: effective April 4, 2025, Joseph Onorati was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Janover Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000121390025032193/0001213900-25-032193-index.htm

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