SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Onorati Joseph Mario

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6041 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 250

(Street)

BOCA RATON

33487

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DeFi Development Corp. [ DFDV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CEO & Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/17/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								2,216,137	I	By 3277447 Nova Scotia Ltd⁽¹⁾
Series A Preferred Stock								4,500	I	By 3277447 Nova Scotia Ltd⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								271,043	I	By SolSync Solutions Partnership⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$4.97	12/17/2025		A		214,659		01/17/2026⁽³⁾	12/17/2035	Common Stock	214,659	$0.0000	214,659	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$3.91							04/09/2026⁽⁴⁾	04/09/2035	Common Stock	301,980		301,980	D
Warrant (Right to buy)	$22.5							11/16/2025	01/21/2028	Common Stock	27,104		27,104	I	By SolSync Solutions Partnership⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Onorati is the control person as director and president of 3277447 Nova Scotia Ltd and may be deemed to control 3277447 Nova Scotia Ltd.

2. Parker White and Mr. Onorati are partners of SolSync Solutions Partnership, an Alaska general partnership. Parker White is the general partner and maintains voting and dispositive control over the reported shares.

3. The date shown is the first date exercisable. One forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares subject to the Option shall vest on the first date shown and on the same day of each month following the first vesting date, 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.

4. 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.

	/s/ Joseph Mario Onorati	12/19/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by CEO & Chairman Onorati Joseph Mario