DAT Survival Skills Revealed, the encryption meme stocks are full of creativity, can they successfully save the stock price?

Recently, cryptocurrency reserve companies have faced strict regulations from exchanges and intensified internal competition, leading to pressure on their stock prices. Many digital asset financial companies (DAT) are facing the dilemma of mNAV discount. To rescue their stock prices, DAT has employed various strategies; in addition to the early microstrategy issuance of preferred shares to save mNAV, stock buybacks have also become a common option. However, recent tactics such as offering warrants with stock purchases and reverse stock splits are astonishing. While we commend their creativity, we cannot help but worry about DAT's future.

( Encryption reserve company is facing obstacles! The three major exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region are strictly controlling listings, and MSCI recommends excluding DAT from the index ).

issuance of preferred shares to save mNAV

mNAV, as the current stock price of DAT and the value ratio of its owned encryption assets, has always been an indicator used by investors to assess the market value and price of encryption reserve companies, and it also serves as a barometer for the crypto market's willingness to support such companies. The early pioneer of Bitcoin reserve strategy, MicroStrategy (, and Metaplanet's mNAV both once exceeded 8, but as market competitors continue to emerge, scarcity is no longer present. MicroStrategy's mNAV has fallen to 1.39 times, while Metaplanet has even dropped below the level of 1.

The issuance of preferred shares to save mNAV was initially proposed by MicroStrategy and has shown impressive results in the early stages. Recently, Metaplanet also plans to issue 6% of preferred shares to raise funds to buy Bitcoin. They view preferred shares as a “defensive mechanism” that allows the company to raise funds for purchasing coins without diluting the equity of common shareholders, thereby enhancing the value of mNAV.

)Gerovich simulates 8.6 times mNAV issuance benefits, can 6% preferred stock save Metaplanet?

The company uses stock buybacks to save its stock price.

Stock buybacks are also a method used by many DATs, executed when mNAV is below 1, to lift the company's stock price and raise mNAV above 1. When the stock price exceeds the net asset value per share of the encryption asset, it will be beneficial for the issuance of new shares to buy cryptocurrencies.

(SharpLink repurchase new flywheel launched, mNAV still below 1, official guarantee SBET lower limit? )

SharpLink has initiated buybacks multiple times, and both BitMine and MicroStrategy have indicated that stock buybacks would be one of the options.

DFDV Buy Stocks and Get Warrants

Solana reserve company DeFi Development Corp. recently announced that it will distribute a special dividend in the form of warrants to shareholders of common stock as of October 23, 2025.

For every 10 shares of common stock held by each registered shareholder (DFDV), they will receive 1 warrant (DFDVW). Each warrant will grant the holder the right to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $22.50. The warrants will be valid at any time after the distribution date until the warrants expire on January 21, 2028.

This move essentially gives existing shareholders a free option; if the DFDV price exceeds $22.5 before the expiration date, shareholders can sell directly for profit. Currently, the DFDV stock price is $14.45.

Reverse stock split, to avoid becoming a dumpling stock.

ETHZilla Corporation, a subsidiary of Ethereum, stock code: ETHZ(, announces a 1:10 Reverse stock split to reduce the number of circulating shares of ETHZ and take this opportunity to boost the stock price.

ETHZilla has previously taken several measures to boost its stock price, including a $250 million stock buyback plan. The company holds over 100,000 ETH and has deployed some of its encryption assets into DeFi applications, such as the liquidity re-mortgage protocol EtherFi and Puffer.

However, the stock price has not shown any improvement in recent months, even dropping to above 1 dollar. Many American brokerages, in order to protect investors, prohibit trading of penny stocks with lower liquidity or prices below 1 dollar. After performing a Reverse split, ETHZilla Corporation effectively boosted its stock price tenfold, with a closing price of 16.36 dollars on 10/22.

Previously, an American medical company, Windtree Therapeutics, announced its transformation into DAT and was preparing to invest heavily in the BNB Chain's native token, BNB. However, before it could deploy its purchase, it was requested by Nasdaq to delist due to its stock price being below 1 dollar for an extended period.

) It's too late to buy BNB to save the stock price! Windtree is delisted from Nasdaq (

Founder's confidence speech

The founder occasionally rallying confidence in the community is also a cost-free method, but whether it can yield results depends on whether the community is willing to buy in. Examples include the early thought leader Michael Saylor and the more recent supporter of Ethereum, Tom Lee, both of whom serve as more positive case studies.

However, if the stock price does not show improvement for a long time, and figures like Joe Lubin from SharpLink and Simon Gerovich from Metaplanet come out to speak, we may see many dissatisfied comments flooding below.

QMMM has directly run away!

The worst case is that the Hong Kong animation company QMMM announced an investment of 100 million dollars in encryption currency, claiming to “integrate AI and blockchain to create a new generation of encryption ecosystem,” causing its stock price to soar from around 10 dollars to 300 dollars. It was ordered to suspend trading by the ) SEC(, and it has now been reported that the company's headquarters is empty and the founder has gone into hiding.

) encryption meme stock QMMM skyrocketed 30 times: the company is suspected of running away, CZ calls for a crackdown on DAT chaos (

Will DAT experience a merger trend?

As the market becomes increasingly competitive, many DATs are experiencing discounted prices. Is there a chance that this could trigger a wave of mergers and acquisitions, allowing strong companies with high market visibility to buy each other's encryption assets at discounted prices through acquisitions?

Previously, BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated that buying discounted DAT would be one of the company's options. In September, it was also reported that Strive, co-founded by former U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, announced it had signed a final agreement to acquire the medical diagnostics company Semler Scientific through an all-stock transaction. After the merger, Strive's total holdings of coins will exceed 10,900, rising to become one of the top 12 Bitcoin holders.

However, judging by the trend of Strive's stock price declining after the announcement, investors seem to be holding a skeptical and wait-and-see attitude towards this approach.

)Strive acquires Semler Scientific through full stock trading with a premium of up to 210%. Is this a good arbitrage opportunity?(

This article reveals survival tactics for DAT, with creative ideas for encryption meme stocks. Will it successfully boost the stock price? First appeared on Chain News ABMedia.