ARK Doubles Down on Solmate, Buys $162M of Shares After Funding SOL Treasury Purchase

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Brera, a Nasdaq-listed sports club owner, raised $300 million from United Arab Emirates-based Pulsar Group to buy Solana’s SOL token.

By Jamie Crawley|Edited by Sheldon Reback

Sep 19, 2025, 8:47 a.m.

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  • Cathie Wood’s investment firm bought just under $162 million worth of Brera Holdings shares.
  • Brera, now rebranded as Solmate, plans to build a Solana digital asset treasury, having raised $300 million to acquire SOL.
  • The company’s shares jumped as high as $52.95 before dropping back to close at $24.90, a gain of over 225% on the day.

ARK Invest made an immediate splash on the latest publicly listed digital asset treasury company, buying just under $162 million worth of shares in Brera Holdings (BREA).

The Nasdaq-listed sports club owner rebranded as Solmate as part of plans to build a digital asset treasury based on Solana’s sol (SOL) token, raising $300 million from United Arab Emirates-based Pulsar Group, according to a Thursday announcement.

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As it often does, Cathie Wood’s investment firm got in on the ground floor, adding a total of 6.5 million BREA shares to three of its exchange-traded funds: Innovation (ARKK), Next Generation Internet (ARKW) and Fintech Innovation (ARKF), it said in an emailed disclosure on Friday.

From trading at $7.40, BREA jumped as high as $52.95 before pulling back to close at $24.90, a gain of over 225% on the day.

SOL has ascended to its highest price levels since January this week, eclipsing $250 on Thursday. It was recently trading around $244, an increase of over 20% this month.

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