October 2, 2025 – Crypto.com today announced a strategic partnership with SOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL) (Nasdaq: STKE) (“SOL Strategies”), a publicly traded Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem. As part of this collaboration, SOL Strategies will diversify its custody operations by utilizing Crypto.com Custody for a portion of its treasury operations. In addition, SOL Strategies’ enterprise-grade validator services will be made available to Crypto.com’s institutional custody clients.

Crypto.com Custody, Crypto.com’s institutional-grade custody offering, will provide the custodial services. Crypto.com Custody offers custody services to eligible institutions and high-net-worth clients through a comprehensive, end-to-end solution with safety and security at its core.

“Public companies building out their digital asset treasury require a safe, secure, and compliant custody solution and reliable staking options,” said Eric Anziani, President and Chief Operating Officer of Crypto.com. “We are pleased to partner with SOL Strategies not only to provide them with trusted treasury custody solutions, but also to enhance our validator network.”

“This partnership validates our position as an institutional-grade Solana infrastructure provider. By making our validators available through Crypto.com’s custody platform, we’re expanding access to our proven validator services while prudently diversifying our own treasury custody operations, said Michael Hubbard, Interim CEO of SOL Strategies. “This dual benefit reflects our DAT++ model, we’re simultaneously a significant infrastructure provider and a strategic treasury holder in the Solana ecosystem.”

Clients interested in Crypto.com Custody solutions can submit contact requests at crypto.com/custody. If you’re interested in partnering with Crypto.com, reach out to [email protected].

About Crypto.com
Founded in 2016, Crypto.com is trusted by more than 150 million customers worldwide and is the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy. Our vision is simple: Cryptocurrency in Every Wallet™. Crypto.com is committed to accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency through innovation and empowering the next generation of builders, creators, and entrepreneurs to develop a fairer and more equitable digital ecosystem.

About SOL Strategies
SOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL) (NASDAQ: STKE) is a Canadian investment company that operates at the forefront of blockchain innovation and pursues a DAT++ strategy, which combines the Company’s digital asset strategy of acquiring a treasury of Solana with the Company’s revenue generating validator business line. Specializing in the Solana ecosystem, the company also provides strategic investments and infrastructure solutions to enable the next generation of decentralized applications.

To learn more about SOL Strategies, please visit www.solstrategies.io. A copy of this news release and all the Company’s related material documents may be obtained under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

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