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DeFi Dev Corp. Launches DisclaimerCoin (DONT), the First Publicly Traded Company-Created Memecoin in History
BOCA RATON, FL, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first publicly traded Digital Asset Treasury
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOCA RATON, FL, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first publicly traded Digital Asset Treasury (“DAT”) focused on accumulating and compounding Solana (“SOL”), today announced the launch of DisclaimerCoin (“DONT”), marking the first time in history that a publicly traded corporation has created and deployed a memecoin. At the time of release, the token has already been created using the Bonk.fun platform and is available to the public via a Raydium Liquidity Pool here: https://raydium.io/launchpad/token/?mint=FbmmdcCYHL7WETG89xtWmNFMzQAaQ8Zs9NXVbimibonk DONT represents a new chapter in the Company’s effort to expand the frontier of corporate onchain innovation. The initiative is designed to demonstrate what is possible when modern corporations engage directly with blockchain infrastructure, token issuance, and internet-native culture at scale.DONT is not sponsored, endorsed, or supported by any outside influencers, KOLs, foundations, venture firms, or ecosystem partners. It has no roadmap, no advisors, no team, no utility, and no promises. It is an organically launched experiment by DFDV, making it the first memecoin to be created by a publicly traded corporation. A New Corporate Onchain InitiativeThe launch of DONT advances three of the Company’s long-standing strategic objectives: Push the limits of corporate onchain innovation.DFDV has consistently experimented with onchain corporate actions, including becoming the first DAT to tokenize its stock, the first to adopt a Liquid Savings Token, leverage onchain yield strategies to generate superior risk-adjusted yield, and more.Demonstrate the technical advantages of Solana.Through DONT, the Company seeks to highlight Solana’s best-in-class user experience, transaction speeds, scalability, throughput, fee efficiency, and real user activity under live network conditions.Revive culture and activity within the Solana ecosystem.DONT aims to help reignite the ecosystem’s grassroots cultural energy, or what is often referred to by market participants as the “Solana trenches.” A First-of-Its-Kind Message: DONT Buy ItIn addition to being the first memecoin ever created by a publicly traded corporation, DONT is also the first token launched with an explicit message not to buy it. Its defining feature is its disclaimer: DISCLAIMER: T...