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Sharplink Gaming Ltd (SBET)

Q3 2026
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Sharplink's ETH treasury drives big loss, but buybacks and yield fund offer support

  • Q2 loss from ETH treasury Sharplink reported a $394.3 million net loss for Q2, mostly from unrealized losses and impairment on its Ethereum holdings. Revenue rose to $11.5 million but missed estimates. This weighs on SBET's price because it shows the treasury strategy can produce large accounting losses.

    This is the biggest new negative event and directly explains why SBET is under pressure.

  • Share buyback and ETH purchases Sharplink repurchased over 2.13 million shares at $4.69 each and bought 10,000 ETH at $1,611, bringing total ETH holdings to about 886,725. Buybacks can support the stock price by reducing supply, while more ETH increases treasury value if prices rise.

    This shows management action that can offset negative sentiment and supports the stock.

  • New $125M onchain yield fund Sharplink and Galaxy Digital launched a $125 million fund, with $100 million from Sharplink's staked ETH. This aims to generate yield from its treasury, making the ETH more productive and potentially boosting future returns.

    This is a new strategic move that could improve profitability and investor confidence.

  • Corporate ETH buying supports Ethereum Sharplink's continued ETH purchases are helping support Ethereum's price amid ETF outflows. Since Sharplink's value is tied to its ETH holdings, a stable or rising ETH price can lift SBET's shares.

    This links Sharplink's treasury activity to broader ETH demand, which affects SBET's value.

July 2026
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Sharplink's ETH treasury drives big loss, but buybacks and yield fund offer support

  • Q2 loss from ETH treasury Sharplink reported a $394.3 million net loss for Q2, mostly from unrealized losses and impairment on its Ethereum holdings. Revenue rose to $11.5 million but missed estimates. This weighs on SBET's price because it shows the treasury strategy can produce large accounting losses.

    This is the biggest new negative event and directly explains why SBET is under pressure.

  • Share buyback and ETH purchases Sharplink repurchased over 2.13 million shares at $4.69 each and bought 10,000 ETH at $1,611, bringing total ETH holdings to about 886,725. Buybacks can support the stock price by reducing supply, while more ETH increases treasury value if prices rise.

    This shows management action that can offset negative sentiment and supports the stock.

  • New $125M onchain yield fund Sharplink and Galaxy Digital launched a $125 million fund, with $100 million from Sharplink's staked ETH. This aims to generate yield from its treasury, making the ETH more productive and potentially boosting future returns.

    This is a new strategic move that could improve profitability and investor confidence.

  • Corporate ETH buying supports Ethereum Sharplink's continued ETH purchases are helping support Ethereum's price amid ETF outflows. Since Sharplink's value is tied to its ETH holdings, a stable or rising ETH price can lift SBET's shares.

    This links Sharplink's treasury activity to broader ETH demand, which affects SBET's value.

Latest
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Sharplink's ETH treasury drives big loss, but buybacks and yield fund offer support

  • Q2 loss from ETH treasury Sharplink reported a $394.3 million net loss for Q2, mostly from unrealized losses and impairment on its Ethereum holdings. Revenue rose to $11.5 million but missed estimates. This weighs on SBET's price because it shows the treasury strategy can produce large accounting losses.

    This is the biggest new negative event and directly explains why SBET is under pressure.

  • Share buyback and ETH purchases Sharplink repurchased over 2.13 million shares at $4.69 each and bought 10,000 ETH at $1,611, bringing total ETH holdings to about 886,725. Buybacks can support the stock price by reducing supply, while more ETH increases treasury value if prices rise.

    This shows management action that can offset negative sentiment and supports the stock.

  • New $125M onchain yield fund Sharplink and Galaxy Digital launched a $125 million fund, with $100 million from Sharplink's staked ETH. This aims to generate yield from its treasury, making the ETH more productive and potentially boosting future returns.

    This is a new strategic move that could improve profitability and investor confidence.

  • Corporate ETH buying supports Ethereum Sharplink's continued ETH purchases are helping support Ethereum's price amid ETF outflows. Since Sharplink's value is tied to its ETH holdings, a stable or rising ETH price can lift SBET's shares.

    This links Sharplink's treasury activity to broader ETH demand, which affects SBET's value.

DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV)

Q3 2026
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DFDV keeps buying Solana and raising money to buy more

  • Resumed Solana buying, funded partly by selling ZeroStack stake DFDV bought about 19,000 SOL, taking holdings to roughly 2.33 million SOL, and said the new coins will be held long-term and staked on its own infrastructure. Part of the money came from selling its ZeroStack stake. Shares jumped 17.3% on the news, as investors saw the treasury strategy back on track.

    This is the first concrete sign this period that the company restarted its core Solana accumulation strategy, which is the main thing that moves DFDV.

  • New preferred stock offerings raise cash for more Solana DFDV announced a $20 million preferred stock IPO paying a 13% yearly dividend, then set up a $300 million at-the-market program for the same CHAD preferred shares. Most of that money is meant to buy more SOL. This gives the company a bigger, steadier funding pipe for its treasury, though it also adds a costly dividend obligation.

    The new funding structures are the main way DFDV pays for more Solana, so they directly shape how fast the treasury can grow.

  • Treasury grows to 2.56 million SOL, NAV per share seen doubling DFDV added 55,491 SOL in mid-September and another 26,203 SOL by early October, reaching about 2.56 million SOL worth roughly $302 million. The company says net asset value per share should more than double. More SOL per share means each DFDV share is backed by more crypto, which supports the stock price.

    The rising SOL-per-share figure is the clearest measure of whether the company is actually delivering on its treasury plan.

  • CHAD buyback authorized, but company says it won't use it yet DFDV approved an open-ended repurchase program for its CHAD preferred shares, but said it does not currently plan to buy any back and wants CHAD to first trade at its $10 par value. The program is a backstop, not an active buyback, so it signals confidence but adds no real demand for the shares right now.

    It is the period's only genuinely ambiguous capital move and shows a limit on how much cash the company is willing to spend supporting its own securities.

September 2026
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DFDV keeps buying Solana and raising money to buy more

  • Resumed Solana buying, funded partly by selling ZeroStack stake DFDV bought about 19,000 SOL, taking holdings to roughly 2.33 million SOL, and said the new coins will be held long-term and staked on its own infrastructure. Part of the money came from selling its ZeroStack stake. Shares jumped 17.3% on the news, as investors saw the treasury strategy back on track.

    This is the first concrete sign this period that the company restarted its core Solana accumulation strategy, which is the main thing that moves DFDV.

  • New preferred stock offerings raise cash for more Solana DFDV announced a $20 million preferred stock IPO paying a 13% yearly dividend, then set up a $300 million at-the-market program for the same CHAD preferred shares. Most of that money is meant to buy more SOL. This gives the company a bigger, steadier funding pipe for its treasury, though it also adds a costly dividend obligation.

    The new funding structures are the main way DFDV pays for more Solana, so they directly shape how fast the treasury can grow.

  • Treasury grows to 2.56 million SOL, NAV per share seen doubling DFDV added 55,491 SOL in mid-September and another 26,203 SOL by early October, reaching about 2.56 million SOL worth roughly $302 million. The company says net asset value per share should more than double. More SOL per share means each DFDV share is backed by more crypto, which supports the stock price.

    The rising SOL-per-share figure is the clearest measure of whether the company is actually delivering on its treasury plan.

  • CHAD buyback authorized, but company says it won't use it yet DFDV approved an open-ended repurchase program for its CHAD preferred shares, but said it does not currently plan to buy any back and wants CHAD to first trade at its $10 par value. The program is a backstop, not an active buyback, so it signals confidence but adds no real demand for the shares right now.

    It is the period's only genuinely ambiguous capital move and shows a limit on how much cash the company is willing to spend supporting its own securities.

Latest
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DFDV keeps buying Solana and raising money to buy more

  • Resumed Solana buying, funded partly by selling ZeroStack stake DFDV bought about 19,000 SOL, taking holdings to roughly 2.33 million SOL, and said the new coins will be held long-term and staked on its own infrastructure. Part of the money came from selling its ZeroStack stake. Shares jumped 17.3% on the news, as investors saw the treasury strategy back on track.

    This is the first concrete sign this period that the company restarted its core Solana accumulation strategy, which is the main thing that moves DFDV.

  • New preferred stock offerings raise cash for more Solana DFDV announced a $20 million preferred stock IPO paying a 13% yearly dividend, then set up a $300 million at-the-market program for the same CHAD preferred shares. Most of that money is meant to buy more SOL. This gives the company a bigger, steadier funding pipe for its treasury, though it also adds a costly dividend obligation.

    The new funding structures are the main way DFDV pays for more Solana, so they directly shape how fast the treasury can grow.

  • Treasury grows to 2.56 million SOL, NAV per share seen doubling DFDV added 55,491 SOL in mid-September and another 26,203 SOL by early October, reaching about 2.56 million SOL worth roughly $302 million. The company says net asset value per share should more than double. More SOL per share means each DFDV share is backed by more crypto, which supports the stock price.

    The rising SOL-per-share figure is the clearest measure of whether the company is actually delivering on its treasury plan.

  • CHAD buyback authorized, but company says it won't use it yet DFDV approved an open-ended repurchase program for its CHAD preferred shares, but said it does not currently plan to buy any back and wants CHAD to first trade at its $10 par value. The program is a backstop, not an active buyback, so it signals confidence but adds no real demand for the shares right now.

    It is the period's only genuinely ambiguous capital move and shows a limit on how much cash the company is willing to spend supporting its own securities.