Safety Shot Bets Big: $25M BONK Investment & 10% Grab of BONK.fun Stake

Safety Shot just placed a $25 million moonshot on Solana’s meme coin darling—and snatched a 10% slice of BONK.fun. Here’s why this move has traders barking.

High-Rolling on Dog-Themed Crypto

Forget blue chips—Safety Shot’s doubling down on internet money with teeth. The $25M BONK buy-in isn’t just a trade; it’s a full-throated endorsement of Solana’s most volatile mascot.

Platform Power Play

That 10% stake in BONK.fun? Textbook vertical integration. Control the meme factory, profit from the hype machine. (Wall Street bankers weep into their spreadsheets.)

Risky Business

One hedge fund manager’s ‘strategic partnership’ is another’s ‘degenerate gamble.’ But in today’s market? Even the dogs get their day—until the next liquidity crunch.

In Brief

• Safety Shot integrates $25M in BONK into its treasury, via partnership with its founders.
• BONK.fun dominates Solana with 80% of new tokens launched on the blockchain.
• Safety Shot’s goal: accumulate 5% of the total supply of the BONK memecoin.
• Safety Shot’s stock falls 51% after announcement, reflecting investor skepticism.

From energy drink to “altcoin treasury”

BONK news:, listed on Nasdaq, is not just a. In August 2025, it tookas part of a partnership with its creators. In exchange, it issued $35M of convertible preferred shares, wiped out its debts and kept $15M in cash.

For Jarrett Boon, CEO of Safety Shot: “This strategic partnership represents the first step of a much broader evolution for our company. By aligning ourselves with one of the most exciting digital asset ecosystems, we are taking a bold first step“.

BONK is not a simple speculative bet. Thisbenefits from a very active market and integration into over 400 applications. The partnership also includes reinvesting 90% of the revenues related to BONK.fun into token buybacks.

BONK: a Solana asset aiming to compete with crypto giants

If Safety Shot chose BONK, it is also for its technical foundations. Built on Solana, it offers, far from ethereum congestions. Unlike Dogecoin, BONK implementsthat reduces the circulating supply.

BONK.fun, the leading solana token launch platform, generated $35M in fees in July and controls 80% of new deployments on the blockchain. Some days exceed 20,000 tokens created and $100M in daily volumes.

For Boon, it is above all about acquiring “a stake in a highly profitable engine“.

The stated goal:at the current price. The presence of a key contributor, “Nom”, as strategic advisor aims to professionalize this corporate entry into the crypto world.

When corporate finance meets memecoin volatility

The bet is bold. From the announcement,, a sign of a skeptical market. Analysts remind that success will depend as much on BONK’s activity as on the strategy execution. Volatility remains the main risk, but opportunities are real.

Key facts and figures to remember:

• 980,000 on-chain BONK holders according to SolScan;
• Market capitalization of 2 billion dollars;
• More than 34 listed companies now hold altcoins in treasury;
• BONK ranks among the top 10 decentralized applications worldwide by revenue.

BONK could serve as a model for other altcoins seeking to combine community engagement, scarcity, and mass adoption. But Safety Shot will have to prove that this strategy can stabilize a memecoin while generating value for its shareholders.

Meanwhile, Solana is witnessing a real rush of public companies, attracted by its speed and a booming ecosystem. In this environment where certainty remains a mirage, the flame must not flicker. Even in rough waters, some captains choose to keep course, convinced that fertile lands still lie on the horizon.

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