Forward Industries increased its holdings of SOL to 8.7 million, with SOL hitting a new three-month low

Forward Industries (FWDI), a Nasdaq-listed company, disclosed that since the end of September, it has acquired approximately 226,000 SOL through purchases and staking rewards, increasing its holdings to about 8.7 million SOL, valued at approximately $726.5 million, which accounts for about 1.5% of the circulating supply of Solana. The company is currently the largest publicly traded holder of Solana, far exceeding the second-ranked DeFi Development Corp., which holds just over 2.6 million SOL.

This disclosure comes as both SOL and Forward's stock prices have declined. SOL fell to $82 on Tuesday, marking its lowest level in nearly three months, before rebounding to around $83.5; Forward's stock also dipped to a near three-month low of $5.25, with a cumulative decline of over 28% this year.

Forward also announced that it has secured a two-year, $50 million credit line from an unnamed national bank in the U.S., with the loan collateralized by SOL, and the related SOL will remain staked to allow the company to continue earning staking rewards. The company has also committed to investing up to $50 million in USHP, a product that tracks U.S. housing prices, which is also issued in collaboration with Galaxy-Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund. Forward plans to use the investment returns to purchase more SOL.