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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001805526-26-000127"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFDV"
cik: "0001805526"
company_name: "DeFi Development Corp."
filed_at: "2026-10-13T12:47:09+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T12:50:06.212232+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DeFi Development Corp. adds 22,070 SOL in week, holdings reach 2,586,282; CHAD hits record high

## Summary
- SOL and SOL equivalents rose from 2,564,212 on Oct 2 to 2,586,282 on Oct 9, a 1% weekly gain and roughly 12% since the Aug 12 earnings update.
- Variable-rate perpetual preferred CHAD (Nasdaq: CHAD) reached all-time trading highs and approached $10.00 in the week ended Oct 9 despite a broader crypto selloff.
- CHAD carries a 13% annual dividend rate on its $10 stated amount, equal to $1.30 per share annually, paid each business day when declared.
- CEO Joseph Onorati cited Samsung's stablecoin rollout across 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices; the $300 million CHAD ATM adds growth capital.
- Company expects treasury SOL to be deployed via staking, validator and onchain infrastructure; the related press release is Exhibit 99.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001805526-26-000127
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFDV
- cik: 0001805526
- company_name: DeFi Development Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-10-13T12:47:09+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000180552626000127/0001805526-26-000127-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805526/000180552626000127/dfdv-20261012.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001805526-26-000127.txt

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