New insider Kang Daniel claimed ownership of 49,898 shares (SEC Form 3)
$DFDV
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| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 09/19/2025 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DeFi Development Corp. [ DFDV ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 49,898.17 | I | Defi Dev LLC(1) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Stock Option (Right to buy) | 04/09/2026(2) | 04/09/2035 | Common Stock | 122,500 | $3.91 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Mr. Kang owns the current shares through his ownership in Defi Dev LLC, a manager-managed limited liability company. |
| 2. The date shown is the first date exercisable. One-fourth (1/4th) of the total number of shares subject to the Option shall vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and thereafter one-thirty-sixth (1/36th) shall vest on the same date of the month applicable to the first vesting date on each of the thirty-six (36) months that occur after the date shown, such that 100% of the shares subject to the Option will be vested on the four (4) year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service through each applicable vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney provided herewith. |
| /s/ Bruce S. Rosenbloom, Attorney-in-Fact | 09/23/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||