SOL STRATEGIES ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF DARKLAKE LABS ACQUISITION, BRINGING ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PRIVACY TECHNOLOGY AND TEAM TO ITS SOLANA PLATFORM

TORONTO, April 14, 2026 /CNW/ - SOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL) (NASDAQ: STKE) ("SOL Strategies" or the "Company"), one of the first publicly traded companies dedicated to growing and building the Solana Economy, today announced the closing of its  acquisition of the assets of Darklake Labs Pte. Ltd. ("Darklake"), as previously disclosed in the Company's April 7, 2026 news release.

Darklake developed Zyga, a zero-knowledge proof system built natively for the Solana blockchain that enables private transaction execution while eliminating front-running and sandwich attacks at the point of execution. As of closing, the founders and core team of Darklake have joined SOL Strategies.

The acquisition was completed for a purchase price of USD $1.2 million, comprised of USD $200,000 in cash and 1,047,156 common shares of the Company (the "Consideration Shares"), representing USD $1,000,000 priced at the five trading day volume-weighted average trading price of the common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange during the period ending on the trading day prior to closing. The Consideration Shares are subject to a statutory four-month lock-up provision upon issuance.

"Privacy is a core functionality needed to bring global finance on-chain, and this acquisition continues our mission to support the Solana economy as we take a more active role in technology development," said Michael Hubbard, CEO of SOL Strategies. "The Darklake team, led by Vitor, has built technology that we're going to put to work."

About SOL Strategies

SOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL) (NASDAQ: STKE) is a Canadian investment company that operates at the forefront of blockchain innovation. Specializing in the Solana ecosystem, the company provides strategic investments and infrastructure solutions to enable the next generation of decentralized applications.

To learn more about SOL Strategies, please visit www.solstrategies.io. A copy of this news release and all the Company's related material documents regarding the Company may be obtained under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

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Disclaimer:

SOL Strategies is an independent organization in the Solana ecosystem. SOL Strategies is not affiliated with, owned by, or under common control with Solana Foundation (the "Foundation"), and the Foundation has not entered into any association, partnership, joint venture, employee, or agency relationship with SOL Strategies.

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