DeFi Development Surges 30% on BONK Validator Partnership, More SOL Purchases

Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) jumped 30% on Friday to fresh record highs after unveiling a partnership with Solana’s top memecoin BONK and purchasing another batch of Solana's SOL SOL tokens.The company said it will co-manage a Solana validator with BONK, claiming to be the first time a memecoin community and a public company sharing staking infrastructure on Solana, according to a press release. The cooperation also expands to integrate BONK's own liquid staking token, BONKSOL source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/16/defi-development-surges-30-on-bonk-validator-partnership-more-sol-purchases