From Tokens to Tailgates: VENU, DeFi Dev, and Avalanche Players Rewrite the Market’s Opening Act

September 22, 2025

DENVER, Colo., Sep 22, 2025 (247marketnews.com)- The markets are kicking this week off with early movers putting crypto and blockchain strategies front and center. Whether it’s live event ticketing, decentralized AI networks, or publicly traded treasuries banking on AVAX and SOL, today’s headlines show how crypto integration is now in the business model front-row.

VENU (NYSE:VENU) stole the spotlight with a deep dive into its blockchain-powered digital platform, set to launch in early 2026. As a premium live venue operator, VENU is leveraging crypto to reshape the $466 billion live events market and Founder & CEO J.W. Roth isn’t playing small.

With a $2 billion ticket sales target and a $1.3B construction pipeline, VENU’s crypto strategy includes:

  • Tokenized memberships and soft ticketing (dynamic NFT tickets),
  • A “fan economy” of tradable ticket assets,
  • Exclusive digital content, VR/AR integrations, and token-gated perks.

As Roth puts it, the platform will expand VENU’s reach “into homes, mobile phones, automobiles, and beyond.” Secondary royalties, real-world activations (like FireSuites), and a 25-30% revenue uplift from blockchain-driven efficiencies could make VENU one of the most ambitious crypto-entertainment hybrids in public markets.

DeFi Development (NASDAQ:DFDV) is scaling its Solana-based treasury strategy through a new collaboration with ZeroStack, an AI-native blockchain firm building on the 0G Network—a decentralized infrastructure for AI workloads.

The deal includes:

  • A convertible note in SOL, paying 8% annual interest,
  • Treasury services to ZeroStack,
  • Equity stake in the rebranding Flora Growth (NASDAQ:FLGC → ZeroStack).

CEO Joseph Onorati emphasized DFDV’s role in building “the most innovative treasury structures in digital assets.” This bridges Solana and 0G, aligning treasury growth with scalable AI compute—DeFi + AI convergence in action.

AgriFORCE (NASDAQ:GRI) is transforming into AVAX One, the first NASDAQ-listed, Avalanche-focused vehicle, with a $550 million capital raise strategy aimed at accumulating $700M+ in AVAX tokens.

Backed by:

  • SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci,
  • Coinbase’s Brett Tejpaul,
  • Former Citi exec Matt Zhang (now Chair),
  • And advised by Hivemind Capital, Galaxy Digital, Kraken, and more.

Scaramucci said it plainly: “Tokenization of assets is the single biggest theme for the next decade of finance.” Avalanche already powers custom blockchains for KKR and J.P. Morgan, and now AVAX One will give retail and institutional investors pure-play exposure to that tokenization trend, wrapped in Wall Street compliance.

In a headline-making PIPE deal, Faraday Future (NASDAQ:FFAI) is investing $30 million into Qualigen (NASDAQ:QLGN), which will rebrand as CXC10 and shift entirely toward Web3 and crypto operations.

  • FF Founder YT Jia and President Jerry Wang will take senior roles at QLGN.
  • The PIPE gives FF and Jia a combined 62% ownership stake.
  • Major backers include SIGN Foundation, Sequoia, IDG, and Circle.

FF says this creates “Dual Flywheel synergy”—EV innovation paired with Web3 ecosystem development. Jia called it a milestone in “bridging Web2 with Web3.”

Platinum Analytics (NASDAQ:PLTS) priced its $8 million IPO at $4.00/share on Friday and will begin trading under the ticker PLTS today. The firm targets FX software, analytics tools, and technology development, especially across Asian financial markets.

  • R&D: $2.7M
  • Sales/Marketing: $2.1M
  • IT Infrastructure & Licensing: $2M

Kingswood Capital is lead bookrunner. The debut is being watched for tech IPO sentiment as markets look for resilience post-Fed hold.

About Venu Holding Corporation

Venu Holding Corporation (NYSE American: VENU) is redefining the live entertainment landscape through a national network of premium amphitheaters powered by its Luxe FireSuites model. With partnerships like AEG and Aramark, and an active development pipeline of over $5 billion (including $1 billion underway), Venu is building the next generation of destination venues, where investors, fans, and artists come together in a hospitality-first experience.

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