Metavesco Celebrates DeFi Dev Corp's Memecoin Launch as Validation of OTC Innovation

Metavesco, Inc. congratulated DeFi Dev Corp on the launch of its DONT memecoin, making DeFi Dev Corp the second publicly traded company to launch a memecoin. Metavesco made history in September 2025 when it became the first publicly traded company to launch a memecoin, OTCfi, via Pump.fun on the Solana blockchain. The company also became the first public company to claim creator rewards on Pump.fun and the first to execute a community token airdrop to retail traders.

Ryan Schadel, CEO of Metavesco, stated that competition validates the thesis, noting that when a Nasdaq company follows the path pioneered on the OTC, it proves innovation does not require a big board listing but vision and execution. Metavesco has established a consistent track record as a first mover at the intersection of public markets and blockchain innovation. This includes being the first fully reporting public company to launch liquidity pools on Uniswap, the first public company to recognize revenue from an airdrop, the first to own a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, and the first to have its memecoin listed on CoinGecko.

Schadel emphasized that innovation happens everywhere, not just on the big boards, pointing out that the OTC has over 10,000 securities and a passionate retail trading community. The company has proven that OTC companies can lead rather than follow. Key dates in Metavesco's memecoin timeline include the release of a white paper titled "Tokenizing the OTC: A Vision for Transparency, Liquidity, and Growth" ahead of an SEC roundtable, an announcement of a historic forthcoming event, the execution of the first token airdrop by a public company, and becoming the first public company to claim creator rewards on Pump.fun.

OTCfi is described as the Community Token of the OTC, built on Solana and designed to become the digital asset treasury token of choice for OTC issuers. Metavesco is developing a suite of tools within the OTCfi Ecosystem for OTC issuers and investors, with more information available at otcfi.io. The contract address for OTCfi is provided as 66MH83n3jRqZMni87niTyKRoGbh9HxBkTm73sTRKpump. This development matters because it signals a growing trend of traditional public companies entering the memecoin and blockchain space, challenging the notion that innovation is confined to major exchanges and highlighting the OTC market's potential for technological leadership.

The implications are significant for market structure, as the entry of publicly traded companies into the memecoin arena could increase legitimacy, attract retail and institutional interest, and foster new models of community engagement and revenue generation. It demonstrates how blockchain technology is being integrated into conventional corporate strategies, potentially increasing transparency and liquidity in traditionally opaque markets like the OTC. This movement may encourage other small-cap or OTC-listed companies to explore similar digital asset initiatives, reshaping the landscape of public company financing and investor relations.