ChainCatcher news, according to official news, DeFi Development Corp submitted a $1 billion S-3 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025. The market speculates that it may be further used to purchase SOL assets. Two days ago, DeFi Development Corp increased its treasury by $9.9 million in Solana (SOL), bringing the total holdings to 317,273 coins, with a market value of approximately $48 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to DeFiLlama data, the total market capitalization of stablecoins on the Solana chain has reached $12.883 billion, setting a new historical high. In the past 7 days, the market capitalization of stablecoins on the Solana chain has increased by $230 million, with a growth rate of 1.82%.

ChainCatcher message, according to Whale Alert monitoring, 7 minutes ago, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, cryptocurrency venture capital firm RockawayX, with total assets under management of $2 billion, announced the completion of fundraising for its second early-stage fund, totaling $125 million.The fund will primarily invest in startup projects based on the Solana blockchain, with a focus on yield-generating projects.

ChainCatcher message, according to SolanaFloor, the Solana Foundation has launched a new policy to strengthen decentralization: for each new validator added to its Delegation Program, if certain validators have been eligible for Solana Foundation delegation on the mainnet for at least 18 months and have less than 1000 SOL staked outside of the Solana Foundation delegation, three of them will be removed. This change aims to reduce reliance on foundation delegation, encourage community-supported validators, and maintain a more efficient and decentralized network.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corporation (stock code: JNVR) announced the purchase of 88,164 Solana (SOL) for approximately $11.5 million. Following this purchase, the company's total holdings of SOL reached 251,842, with a total value of about $34.4 million (including staking rewards).The company stated that the newly acquired SOL will be immediately staked, providing security to the Solana network while earning native rewards. This transaction is part of the company's recent $42 million financing plan. According to the funding reserve policy approved by the board on April 4, the company plans to accumulate cryptocurrency assets in the long term and will operate one or more Solana validator nodes to achieve asset staking and contribute to network security.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, global blockchain payment service provider Astra Fintech has announced the establishment of a $100 million fund to support the development of the Solana ecosystem in Asia. The fund will be based in South Korea and will primarily invest in projects that develop payment financial (PayFi) solutions, as well as promote collaboration with developers, businesses, and regulatory agencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), a wallet holding a large amount of Solana has redeemed 100,000 SOL (approximately 13.9 million USD) from staking and transferred it to Binance exchange.This address staked 991,000 SOL four years ago and has accumulated 300,000 SOL in staking rewards during this period. Currently, this address still has 1,191,000 SOL (approximately 167 million USD) staked.

ChainCatcher news, according to Nansen data, the top five blockchains by the number of active addresses in the past 7 days are: Solana (29.1 million), Tron (5.8 million), BNB Chain (4.7 million), Base (4.3 million), and Bitcoin (2.7 million). Solana ranks first with a significant advantage, with activity far exceeding that of other public chains.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase now supports users in self-recovering SPL tokens mistakenly sent to Coinbase addresses on the Solana chain, without the need to submit a customer service ticket.This update covers thousands of SPL tokens, and in the future, it will expand to support the recovery of more on-chain assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Benzinga, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest made several portfolio adjustments last week. Through ARKK, the company increased its holdings by 60,266 shares of Robinhood Markets Inc., worth approximately $2.45 million. Through ARKW, it sold 31,817 shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, valued at about $2.7 million.Additionally, ARKF and ARKW jointly purchased 500,000 shares of the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ.U), with a total transaction value of approximately $5.2 million.

ChainCatcher News, new documents from the Federal Election Commission show that in January 2025, the CEOs of Solana Labs, Consensys, and Uniswap donated $1 million, $100,000, and $245,000 respectively to Trump's presidential inauguration fund.

ChainCatcher news, according to market data, the stock price of Nasdaq-listed company Upexi has risen by 567.59%, currently reported at $15.15.ChainCatcher previously reported that crypto market maker GSR announced a $100 million private equity investment in Nasdaq-listed company Upexi, Inc.

ChainCatcher news, reported by Chainwire, cryptocurrency market maker GSR announced a $100 million private equity investment in Nasdaq-listed company Upexi, Inc.Upexi is a brand owner focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of consumer products. This investment comes after Upexi announced a strategic shift towards a cryptocurrency-based financial strategy, aimed at creating long-term value and returns for shareholders. Upexi has committed to developing a Solana financial strategy, which includes increasing and staking Solana holdings.