By Oluwaseyi Odeyemi 
Beijing’s VisionSys AI has thrown down a $2 billion bet on Solana, marking one of the boldest digital asset treasury moves yet by a publicly listed company.
Key Highlights:
- VisionSys will begin by acquiring and staking $500 million in SOL over the next six months.
- The firm has partnered with staking giant Marinade, which manages $2.2 billion in locked assets.
- Shares tumbled 20% premarket on the news, though the stock is still up 300% since its April debut.
- Early Solana backer Hakob Sirounian was named chief strategy officer to guide blockchain initiatives.
- SOL surged 6% to $219 Wednesday, among the day’s strongest crypto gainers.
The Solana treasury push will be spearheaded by Medintel Technology, a VisionSys subsidiary, which aims to generate yield by staking through Marinade. The move signals a deeper shift by listed firms into digital assets beyond bitcoin, leaning on decentralized finance for income streams.
VisionSys AI has had a breakout year on equity markets, tripling in value since its April listing. The sharp premarket sell-off on Wednesday reflects short-term volatility, but its long-term bet mirrors a broader wave of corporates adopting digital asset treasury strategies.
The company joins a growing roster of public firms holding crypto directly on their balance sheets, echoing the high-profile playbook of Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy, now the largest corporate bitcoin holder.
That trend has expanded from bitcoin into tokens like ether and Solana, where treasury firms including Forward Industries, Defi Development, and Upexi collectively manage more than $3 billion in SOL, according to Blockworks data.
Editorial Staff 
Opeyemi Quadri