{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"164826","rtpr_id":"nNFC4KMDff-20261008","ticker":"SONI","exchange":"","all_tickers":["SONI"],"title":"SonicStrategy Closes $2.25 Million SYN Token Financing","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-10-08T20:05:17.900Z","article_body":"First tranche settled in kind with 7,922,535 SYN tokens; cash tranche remains\nopen\n\nToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 8, 2026) - SonicStrategy Inc.\n(CSE: SONI) (OTCQB: SONIF) (the \"Company\"), a publicly traded digital asset\ninfrastructure company, is pleased to announce that it has closed the first\ntranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of up to\n$4,500,000 (the \"Offering\"), originally announced on September 22, 2026 and as\namended on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026.\n\nThe first tranche consisted of the digital asset portion of the Offering (the\n\"Digital Asset Offering\"). The Company issued 11,250,000 common shares (each,\na \"Share\") at a price of $0.20 per Share for aggregate consideration of\n$2,250,000, satisfied entirely in kind by the transfer to the Company of an\naggregate of 7,922,535 SYN tokens. No cash proceeds were received in\nconnection with this tranche.\n\nThe SYN tokens were valued at US$0.20 per token (C$0.284 at the agreed\nexchange rate of C$1.42 per US$1.00), the price negotiated at arm's length\nwith each subscriber, confirmed in a written acknowledgement with each\nsubscriber and approved by the Company's board of directors. For reference,\nthe volume-weighted average price of SYN on Binance (SYN/USDC) from September\n28 to October 7, 2026 was approximately US$0.1849.\n\n\"We believe tokenization and on-chain financial markets represent a\nsignificant growth opportunity,\" said Dustin Zinger, CEO of SonicStrategy.\n\"SYN gives us exposure to an ecosystem developing innovative financial\ninfrastructure, including Hypercall, an on-chain options platform. This\nacquisition strengthens our digital asset treasury and aligns with our\nstrategy of participating in the next generation of financial markets.\"\n\nNo warrants were issued under the Digital Asset Offering. No finder's fees\nwere paid in connection with this closing. All Shares issued are subject to a\nhold period under applicable Canadian securities laws expiring on February 9,\n2027.\n\nNo Related Persons (as defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities\nExchange (the \"CSE\")) of the Company participated in this tranche, and the\nclosing did not create any new holder of 10% or more of the Company's issued\nand outstanding common shares. Following the closing, the Company has\n60,870,466 common shares issued and outstanding.\n\nThe SYN tokens received are held in custody controlled by the Company as part\nof its digital asset treasury and may be held, staked, deployed in validator\nand digital asset infrastructure operations, or sold or converted to fund the\nCompany's digital asset treasury strategy, working capital and general\ncorporate purposes.\n\nThe cash portion of the Offering (the \"Cash Offering\") remains open. The Cash\nOffering consists of up to 11,250,000 units (each, a \"Unit\") at a price of\n$0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $2,250,000. Each Unit consists of\none common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole\nwarrant, a \"Warrant\"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one\nadditional common share at an exercise price of $0.25 for a period of 24\nmonths from the date of issuance, subject to acceleration if the closing price\nof the Company's common shares on the CSE exceeds $0.75 for 10 consecutive\ntrading days. The Company may pay finder's fees in connection with the Cash\nOffering in accordance with CSE policies. The Company will announce the\nclosing of the Cash Offering when completed.\n\nThe closing of the first tranche remains subject to final acceptance of the\nCSE.\n\nAbout SonicStrategy Inc.\nSonicStrategy (CSE: SONI) (OTCQB: SONIF) is a publicly traded digital asset\ninfrastructure company focused on advancing the next generation of on-chain\nfinance. The Company operates blockchain infrastructure and validator nodes,\nhelps secure networks through staking, and pursues opportunities in\ndecentralized finance and asset tokenization.\n\nCompany Contacts:\nInvestor Relations\nEmail: investors@sonicstrategy.io\nPhone: 1-800-927-8745\n\nDustin Zinger, CEO\nEmail: dustin@sonicstrategy.io\n\nNEITHER THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE, NOR THEIR REGULATION SERVICES\nPROVIDERS HAVE REVIEWED OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY\nOF THIS RELEASE.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis release contains \"forward-looking information\" under Canadian securities\nlaws, including statements regarding final CSE acceptance of the first\ntranche, the use and deployment of the SYN tokens received, and the size,\nterms and completion of the Cash Offering. Forward-looking information is\nbased on management's current estimates and assumptions and is subject to\nrisks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially,\nincluding market conditions, digital asset price volatility, regulatory\napprovals and business execution. There is no assurance the Cash Offering will\nbe completed as proposed or at all. The forward-looking information contained\nin this press release represents the Company's expectations as of the date of\nthis release and is subject to change. The Company does not undertake to\nupdate forward-looking information except as required by law.\n\nThis press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of\nan offer to buy, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in\nany state, province, territory or jurisdiction in which such offer,\nsolicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification\nunder the securities laws of any such state, province, territory or\njurisdiction. None of the Company's securities are registered under the United\nStates Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \"1933 Act\"), and none of them\nmay be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an\napplicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.\n\nWe seek Safe Harbor.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318129","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC4KMDff-20261008","title":"SonicStrategy Closes $2.25 Million SYN Token Financing","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"SONI","created":"2026-10-08T20:05:17.900Z","tickers":["SONI"],"exchange":"","article_body":"First tranche settled in kind with 7,922,535 SYN tokens; cash tranche remains\nopen\n\nToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 8, 2026) - SonicStrategy Inc.\n(CSE: SONI) (OTCQB: SONIF) (the \"Company\"), a publicly traded digital asset\ninfrastructure company, is pleased to announce that it has closed the first\ntranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of up to\n$4,500,000 (the \"Offering\"), originally announced on September 22, 2026 and as\namended on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026.\n\nThe first tranche consisted of the digital asset portion of the Offering (the\n\"Digital Asset Offering\"). The Company issued 11,250,000 common shares (each,\na \"Share\") at a price of $0.20 per Share for aggregate consideration of\n$2,250,000, satisfied entirely in kind by the transfer to the Company of an\naggregate of 7,922,535 SYN tokens. No cash proceeds were received in\nconnection with this tranche.\n\nThe SYN tokens were valued at US$0.20 per token (C$0.284 at the agreed\nexchange rate of C$1.42 per US$1.00), the price negotiated at arm's length\nwith each subscriber, confirmed in a written acknowledgement with each\nsubscriber and approved by the Company's board of directors. For reference,\nthe volume-weighted average price of SYN on Binance (SYN/USDC) from September\n28 to October 7, 2026 was approximately US$0.1849.\n\n\"We believe tokenization and on-chain financial markets represent a\nsignificant growth opportunity,\" said Dustin Zinger, CEO of SonicStrategy.\n\"SYN gives us exposure to an ecosystem developing innovative financial\ninfrastructure, including Hypercall, an on-chain options platform. This\nacquisition strengthens our digital asset treasury and aligns with our\nstrategy of participating in the next generation of financial markets.\"\n\nNo warrants were issued under the Digital Asset Offering. No finder's fees\nwere paid in connection with this closing. All Shares issued are subject to a\nhold period under applicable Canadian securities laws expiring on February 9,\n2027.\n\nNo Related Persons (as defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities\nExchange (the \"CSE\")) of the Company participated in this tranche, and the\nclosing did not create any new holder of 10% or more of the Company's issued\nand outstanding common shares. Following the closing, the Company has\n60,870,466 common shares issued and outstanding.\n\nThe SYN tokens received are held in custody controlled by the Company as part\nof its digital asset treasury and may be held, staked, deployed in validator\nand digital asset infrastructure operations, or sold or converted to fund the\nCompany's digital asset treasury strategy, working capital and general\ncorporate purposes.\n\nThe cash portion of the Offering (the \"Cash Offering\") remains open. The Cash\nOffering consists of up to 11,250,000 units (each, a \"Unit\") at a price of\n$0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $2,250,000. Each Unit consists of\none common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole\nwarrant, a \"Warrant\"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one\nadditional common share at an exercise price of $0.25 for a period of 24\nmonths from the date of issuance, subject to acceleration if the closing price\nof the Company's common shares on the CSE exceeds $0.75 for 10 consecutive\ntrading days. The Company may pay finder's fees in connection with the Cash\nOffering in accordance with CSE policies. The Company will announce the\nclosing of the Cash Offering when completed.\n\nThe closing of the first tranche remains subject to final acceptance of the\nCSE.\n\nAbout SonicStrategy Inc.\nSonicStrategy (CSE: SONI) (OTCQB: SONIF) is a publicly traded digital asset\ninfrastructure company focused on advancing the next generation of on-chain\nfinance. The Company operates blockchain infrastructure and validator nodes,\nhelps secure networks through staking, and pursues opportunities in\ndecentralized finance and asset tokenization.\n\nCompany Contacts:\nInvestor Relations\nEmail: investors@sonicstrategy.io\nPhone: 1-800-927-8745\n\nDustin Zinger, CEO\nEmail: dustin@sonicstrategy.io\n\nNEITHER THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE, NOR THEIR REGULATION SERVICES\nPROVIDERS HAVE REVIEWED OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY\nOF THIS RELEASE.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis release contains \"forward-looking information\" under Canadian securities\nlaws, including statements regarding final CSE acceptance of the first\ntranche, the use and deployment of the SYN tokens received, and the size,\nterms and completion of the Cash Offering. Forward-looking information is\nbased on management's current estimates and assumptions and is subject to\nrisks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially,\nincluding market conditions, digital asset price volatility, regulatory\napprovals and business execution. There is no assurance the Cash Offering will\nbe completed as proposed or at all. The forward-looking information contained\nin this press release represents the Company's expectations as of the date of\nthis release and is subject to change. The Company does not undertake to\nupdate forward-looking information except as required by law.\n\nThis press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of\nan offer to buy, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in\nany state, province, territory or jurisdiction in which such offer,\nsolicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification\nunder the securities laws of any such state, province, territory or\njurisdiction. None of the Company's securities are registered under the United\nStates Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \"1933 Act\"), and none of them\nmay be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an\napplicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.\n\nWe seek Safe Harbor.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318129"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-08T20:05:17.954129819Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791489917954},"received_at":"2026-10-08T20:05:18.005Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318129"},"analysis":{"id":"153234","press_release_id":"164826","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Financial Services","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["no cash proceeds in first tranche — consideration received in illiquid SYN tokens","SYN tokens valued at US$0.20 vs ~US$0.1849 Binance VWAP, an ~8% in-kind premium","cash tranche still open with warrants, creating further dilution potential","closing remains subject to final CSE acceptance"],"eventType":"offering","narrative":"SonicStrategy closed the first tranche of its up-to-$4.5M private placement, issuing 11,250,000 shares at $0.20 for $2.25M in consideration satisfied entirely with 7,922,535 SYN tokens — no cash was received.\n\nThe tokens were valued at US$0.20 each, a premium to the ~US$0.1849 Binance VWAP over the prior two weeks, based on arm's-length agreements approved by the board.\n\nThe $2.25M cash portion of the Offering remains open, with units priced at $0.20 plus half-warrants exercisable at $0.25 for 24 months, leaving room for additional dilution. 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