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DeFi Development Corp. Opens $300 Million CHAD Program to Buy More Solana

By Isaac • September 15, 2026 7:21 am • Comments

DeFi Development Corp. has opened a new $300 million path to keep expanding one of the public market’s largest Solana treasuries.

The Nasdaq-listed company added 55,491 SOL and launched an at-the-market program for CHAD, its variable-rate Series C perpetual preferred stock, according to Decrypt. The program allows the company to sell up to $300 million of CHAD shares over time, with proceeds intended primarily for additional SOL purchases.

The new program builds on a preferred-stock structure DeFi Development Corp. introduced earlier this month.

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In its September 8 launch announcement, the company described CHAD as a SOL-backed digital credit instrument designed to provide permanent capital without converting into common shares.

The latest purchase lifted the treasury to roughly 2.39 million SOL. Management says staking and validator operations can generate returns on those holdings, making the asset more than a passive balance-sheet position.

That structure matters because DeFi Development Corp. is trying to fund crypto accumulation without depending entirely on common-stock issuance.

CHAD carries a variable dividend.

Management can use the preferred market as a separate capital channel when conditions are favorable.

Unlike a Bitcoin treasury, the holdings can also be staked, giving the company a source of network rewards while it maintains exposure to the asset.

The strategy still carries obvious market risk. A larger treasury increases sensitivity to SOL’s price, while preferred dividends create an ongoing cash obligation.

The new facility gives management flexibility; it does not guarantee that all $300 million will be issued or deployed immediately.

Broader on-chain activity shows why corporate buyers remain interested in SOL’s liquidity and ecosystem. Large holders can move significant positions through exchanges and Solana markets, but those flows can be volatile and should not be confused with DeFi Development Corp.’s longer-duration financing plan.

The company is effectively adapting the digital-asset treasury playbook to a yield-bearing network.

If CHAD finds sustained demand, DeFi Development Corp. will have a sizable new funding tool for SOL accumulation.

Investors will now watch the pace of preferred sales, the cost of that capital and whether staking income can offset part of the dividend burden.

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