In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we sit down with Joseph Onorati, CEO of DeFi Development Corp, the second-largest Solana treasury company. Joseph shares the journey of transforming DeFi Development Corp into a Solana-focused treasury powerhouse, their innovative yield strategies, and why Solana's volatility and native yield make it a compelling treasury asset. We also dive into the broader case for crypto treasury companies, the risks and rewards of staking strategies, and the future of Solana in the blockchain ecosystem.

BTC is trading above $112,600, while ETH keeps holding out around $4,300, as markets await new data to determine Fed rate cuts.

A new compensation survey raises concerns about both talent retention and growth for the network.

“Ethereum’s Tron killer” aims to safeguard the legacy blockchain against the proliferation of institution-led alternative Layer 1 networks.

The agricultural marketplace told The Defiant it's preparing to expand into Latin America and Central Asia starting next year.

Built with Ethena Labs, USDm is designed to power real-time applications on MegaETH while offering low fees.

Leveraging Stargate and LayerZero, the activation will allow native stablecoin liquidity to flow seamlessly across different DeFi ecosystems.

BTC is trading near $112,000, while ETH hovers above $4,300 after record weekly ETF outflows.

Our chart of the week is pumpfun (PUMP)

Trends to Watch (Solana renaissance)