SOL Strategies Bets Big: $1 Billion Solana Buy-in Signals Bullish Crypto Gamble
Wall Street’s latest crypto play looks suspiciously like a high-stakes poker hand—SOL Strategies just went all-in with a $1 billion Solana purchase plan.
When traditional finance finally catches up to blockchain, they don’t do half measures. This nine-figure commitment screams institutional FOMO as SOL continues its post-FTX resurrection tour.
Funny how billion-dollar ’strategies’ emerge right as retail traders get margin-called. The house always wins—even in decentralized casinos.
SOL Strategies remains bullish on Solana
Meanwhile, SOL Strategies’ plan reflects its bullishness on SOL. The company, formerly Cypherpunk Holdings, recently bought 122,524 SOL for $18.25 million using the initial $20 million of its $500 million convertible note facility. With that acquisition, its total holdings increased to 349,322 SOL.
Beyond acquiring SOL, the company also offers enterprise-grade Solana validator services, allowing it to stake SOL for several companies. According to the firm, it has around 3.5 million SOL delegated to its validators, with more than 5,500 wallets controlled by different corporate institutions staking with it.
Due to its staking services, it has also invested heavily in security and compliance. It recently completed SOC 2 Type 1 and SOC 1 Type 1 audits for its staking platform while getting an ISO 27001 certification. The certifications confirm the company’s cybersecurity and compliance standards.
Interestingly, the company has also announced plans to bring tokenized shares of its stock to Solana. In a post earlier this month, SOL Strategies stated that it is working to become the first public company to have registered shares on Solana through the Superstate Opening Bell platform.
SOL Treasury adoption is growing
The $1 billion plan by SOL Strategies highlights the trend of SOL treasury adoption by public companies copying Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) approach with Bitcoin.
Over the past month, two US-based public companies have adopted SOL. These include Nasdaq-listed real estate company Janover, which recently changed its name to DeFi Development Corp.
The firm now holds 251,842 SOL after spending $11.5 million to buy 88,164 SOL in April, and it is also planning to operate a staking service on Solana. Interestingly, the company filed a registration statement to raise $1 billion through securities offering and spend the proceeds on SOL.
While a real estate firm pivoting to Solana acquisition and staking might seem strange, it is not without explanation. A group of former executives of the crypto exchange Kraken recently took a majority stake in the company.
Meanwhile, another Nasdaq-listed firm, Upexi, announced last month that it had raised $100 million to buy SOL and create a Solana treasury. At the same time, Japanese firm Remixpoint also holds SOL as a treasury asset.
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