1. What the company announced
- Solmate plans a 10-for-1 reverse stock split.
- That means every 10 shares will become 1 share after the split.
- Shareholders will keep the same percentage ownership, but the number of shares decreases while the price per share increases proportionally.
- Before: 100 shares at $1 each
- After split: 10 shares at about $10 each
2. Why Solmate wants the reverse split
The company says the reverse split helps:- Improve the stock price level
- Make the stock more attractive to institutional investors
- Align its capital structure with its new blockchain strategy.
3. New strategy: Solana hub in the UAE
Solmate is transforming itself into a blockchain infrastructure company focused on the Solana ecosystem.Key elements of the plan:
- Build institutional-grade Solana validators and staking infrastructure
- Base operations mainly in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Develop a digital asset treasury holding and staking SOL tokens
- Deploy bare-metal servers and hardware for Solana network validation.
4. Major funding behind the project
The company previously secured about $300 million in financing from investors including:- ARK Invest
- RockawayX
- UAE investors and Pulsar Group.
- Acquire and stake SOL tokens
- Build infrastructure supporting the Solana blockchain
- Expand crypto operations in the Middle East.
5. Other business changes
To focus on blockchain:- The company plans to reduce parts of its soccer-team portfolio.
- It will redirect that capital to crypto infrastructure development.