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There’s a new player in the race to accumulate Solana. And they’ve just raised nearly half a billion dollars.
What’s happening:
- Sharps Technology (NASDAQ: STSS) has raised $400M USD in a new equity financing round for the sole purpose of accumulating Solana to hold directly as an asset
By the numbers:
- Sharps Technology issued common shares at $6.50 USD per share and warrants at $9.75 USD as part of the new financing round
Why it matters:
- This is one of the single largest equity financing rounds for accumulating Solana to ever occur on Wall Street
Going deeper:
- Multiple notable crypto venture capital funds participated in the new funding round, including ParaFi, Pantera Capital, FalconX, Monarq and others
- Sharps Technology has also publicly disclosed they have entered into a letter of intent with the Solana Foundation to directly purchase Solana at a discount to market prices
