June 18, 2025 John Han Chief Financial Officer DeFi Development Corp. 6401 Congress Avenue, Suite 250 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Re: DeFi Development Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed June 16, 2025 File No. 333-288067 Dear John Han: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Aisha Adegbuyi at 202-551-8754 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance