{"id":12696,"date":"2026-09-02T08:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12696"},"modified":"2026-09-02T08:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:23:27","slug":"defi-technologies-misses-nasdaq-1-deadline-as-deft-faces-delisting-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12696","title":{"rendered":"DeFi Technologies misses Nasdaq $1 deadline as DEFT faces delisting review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>DeFi Technologies reached its Sept. 1 Nasdaq minimum-bid deadline after its US-listed DEFT shares closed Aug. 31 at $0.6032, making it impossible to complete the required 10-business-day streak at or above $1.<\/p>\n<p>The threshold miss moves the company into an eligibility review, with either a second compliance window or a written delisting determination as the next formal outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq notified DeFi Technologies on March 5 that DEFT had closed below $1 for 30 consecutive business days as of March 4, and gave DeFi Technologies an initial 180-calendar-day period ending Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p>The stock&#8217;s daily history through Aug. 31 showed every August close below $1, so a move above the threshold during the Sept. 1 session could not produce the required consecutive closing-price streak in time.<\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq&#8217;s test uses consecutive closing prices. DEFT entered the final day without an active qualifying streak, and the Aug. 31 close was about 40% below the $1 threshold. The company&#8217;s March filing also said Nasdaq staff can require generally up to 20 consecutive business days before confirming compliance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_559544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-559544\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-559544\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing DEFT's $0.6032 Aug. 31 close against Nasdaq's $1 threshold and the conditional extension or delisting-notice paths after Sept. 1.\" width=\"720\" height=\"985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582.png 1072w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582-748x1024.png 748w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582-768x1051.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-559544\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing DEFT's $0.6032 Aug. 31 close against Nasdaq's $1 threshold and the conditional extension or delisting-notice paths after Sept. 1.\" width=\"720\" height=\"985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582.png 1072w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582-748x1024.png 748w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-0ffa3cf0-4bab-496a-9932-033263bd9582-768x1051.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-559544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphic shows Nasdaq\u2019s $1 threshold, Sept. 1 deadline, cure requirements, and two possible paths for continued listing or delisting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Extension or delisting notice<\/h2>\n<p>Nasdaq can grant a second 180-calendar-day period if DeFi Technologies satisfies the continued-listing requirement for the market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable initial standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, apart from the bid-price rule.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The company must also notify Nasdaq in writing that it intends to cure the deficiency during the additional period.<\/p>\n<p>If DeFi Technologies does not qualify, or Nasdaq staff concludes it cannot cure the deficiency during a second window, Nasdaq would issue written notice that the shares are subject to delisting. The company could appeal that determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Nasdaq puts $675 million Avalanche Treasury on the clock over two listing failures<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>Shareholders have already authorized the board to conduct a share consolidation of up to 12-for-1. The annual meeting circular left the board to decide whether and when to use that authority, making the consolidation a contingency rather than a committed corporate action.<\/p>\n<p>The authorization allows the board to choose a consolidation ratio up to the approved limit before the next annual meeting, or to take no action. That flexibility gives DeFi Technologies a mechanism for addressing the per-share requirement while leaving the decision dependent on its Nasdaq compliance path.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi Technologies&#8217; Aug. 13 management filing still described the company as noncompliant and identified the authorized consolidation as a mechanism available to address the bid-price requirement. Company materials through Sept. 1 showed no scheduled or executed consolidation.<\/p>\n<p>At 11:19 UTC on Sept. 1, the company&#8217;s public newsroom and SEC submissions contained no announcement of a second compliance period, a delisting determination, regained compliance, or an executed consolidation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeFi,Digital Asset Treasuries,Earnings,Featured,DeFi Technologies,nasdaq,regulationDeFi,DeFi Technologies,nasdaq,regulation#DeFi #Technologies #misses #Nasdaq #deadline #DEFT #faces #delisting #review1788337407<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeFi Technologies reached its Sept. 1 Nasdaq minimum-bid deadline after its US-listed DEFT shares closed Aug. 31 at $0.6032, making it impossible to complete the required 10-business-day streak at or above $1. 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