Solana Secures $6.5M Deal to Add 3 Validators, $400M Staked for 9% APY

Sol Strategies Complements its Staking Business with the Purchase of the Validators from Orangefin Ventures for $6.5M

Sol Strategies (CSE: HODL) (OTC Pink: CYFRF), a Canadian company publicly listed on a stock exchange and entity that aims at developing the infrastructure of the Solana blockchain, came out with the news revolving around the purchase of 3 Solana validators owned by Orangefin Ventures.

Orangefin who is also into Solana’s industries focusing in developing high-performance blockchain solutions has, Max Kaplan, who is a former senior engineering director at Kraken as its head.

It is expected that Kaplan will take up the role as Head of Staking at Sol Strategies post acquisition.

This will in turn increase Sol Strategies’ total staked SOL to 1,505,145 SOL addressing to CAD $406.85 million which earns an averaging of 9% per annum as an annual percentage yield (APY).

One the distribution to all the stated validators post acquisition will be elaborated as follows:

• 193,790 SOL (CAD $ 52.38 million) on Sol Strategies’ proprietary validator.
• 677,136 SOL (CAD $183.03 million) on the newly acquired Cogent Crypto validator.
• 634,219 SOL (CAD $171.43 million) on the Orangefin Ventures validator.

Based upon the figure that are provided by Solana Beach data, Sol Strategies will be 64th validator in the Solana network among Solana’s who will be coming on board upon acquisitions completion.

When looked closely, Sol Strategies has undertaken a deal which amounts to $6.5 Million (that’s about CAD $ 9.4M) and enables them to own the validators and all of the related assets owned by them.

It also includes success-based target which seeks to make the interests of t Orangefin Ventures and the shareholders of Sol Strategies to coincide.

The acquisition of Sol Strategies Holdings is consistent with the overall strategy of Solana, whose decentralized application (DApp) revenue is projected to grow by 15 times in 2024 as see due to its applications as a meme coin platform.

Statements from Leadership

Leah Wald who is the Chief Executive of Sol Strategies was keen to point out the strategic benefits of the deal:

“This acquisition consolidates our position as the leader in blockchain infrastructure and validator operations. The remarkable technology of Orangefin Ventures enhances the staking operations on our platforms exponentially.”

Max Kaplan commented on his appointment to the role of Head of Staking, which I imagine to be rather interesting:

“Sol Strategies is developed quite well, and Orangefin Ventures has great technological progress, and this allows me to favorably join this company and develop its operations.

Together we will strengthen Solana’s ecosystem and bring great products to the customers.”

It is expected that the acquisition will be completed in Q1 2025 once all regulatory approvals and other customary conditions for closing have been satisfied.