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title: "Datavault hits Nasdaq deadline 68% below $1 as extension or delisting decision looms"
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date: 2026-08-24
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description: "Datavault AI reaches its Nasdaq minimum bid-price deadline on Aug. 24, with DVLT 68% below the exchange's $1 threshold and no disclosed decision on whether the company will receive more..."
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# Datavault hits Nasdaq deadline 68% below $1 as extension or delisting decision looms

Datavault AI reaches its Nasdaq minimum bid-price deadline on Aug. 24, with DVLT 68% below the exchange's $1 threshold and no disclosed decision on whether the company will receive more time or a delisting notice.

DVLT's last sale was $0.3186 on Aug. 21, according to Nasdaq's official quote feed. Nasdaq historical data showed every close/last reading from Aug. 7 through Aug. 21 below $1.

Datavault disclosed in a [Feb. 27 filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926020936/tm267436d1_8k.htm) that Nasdaq had given it until Aug. 24 to regain compliance, which requires a closing bid price of at least $1 for at least 10 consecutive business days.

With only Aug. 24 left in the window, the sub-$1 close/last reading on Aug. 21 left no practical route to complete a new 10-day closing-bid cure.

[![Datavault Nasdaq deadline infographic comparing the $1 minimum with DVLT](https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/exec-ae849d19-6804-4675-b3db-5534d0ef732b.png)](https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/exec-ae849d19-6804-4675-b3db-5534d0ef732b.png)Infographic outlining Datavault’s Nasdaq compliance deadline, showing the $1 minimum rule, the stock’s last sale price, and possible reverse-split or delisting outcomes.

## Nasdaq now decides whether Datavault gets more time

Under [Nasdaq's compliance rules](https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules/nasdaq-5800-series), a Capital Market issuer can receive another 180 days if it meets the applicable continued-listing test for market value of publicly held shares and [every other initial listing standard](https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules/Nasdaq%205500%20Series) except bid price.

The company must also give Nasdaq written notice that it intends to cure the deficiency during the second period through a reverse stock split if necessary, which serves as a commitment to a potential cure.

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Datavault's [June-quarter filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000162828026058013/dvlt-20260630.htm) reported $245.9 million of stockholders' equity and 949.7 million shares outstanding as of Aug. 19. At $0.3186, that share count implies about $302.6 million of total equity market value.

Total market value is not Nasdaq's unrestricted public-float measure, and public filings do not establish required holder and market-maker counts. [Nasdaq](https://cryptoslate.com/market/) still controls the eligibility determination.

The timestamped [SEC submissions feed](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001682149.json) and Datavault's [press-release index](https://ir.datavaultsite.com/news-events/press-releases) showed no extension or Staff Delisting Determination at the Aug. 24 refresh.

The only authority located in the reviewed SEC filings was a [2025 authorization](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465925039869/tm2512327-3_def14c.htm) permitting a 1-for-5 to 1-for-20 split no later than [that year's annual meeting](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926031280/dvlt-20251231x10k.htm). The SEC submissions feed showed no newer proxy or information statement granting replacement authority.

A reverse split would mechanically reduce the share count and, absent other factors, raise the per-share price. It would not itself create economic value, guarantee that DVLT stays above $1, or resolve Datavault's separate capital needs.

Datavault [agreed to sell 109.1 million shares at $0.55](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926055317/tm2613444-1_424b5.htm) in May and reported $1.4 million of cash alongside $79.96 million of operating cash use for the first half. Recent reports [detailed those financing pressures](https://cryptoslate.com/datavault-wants-to-buy-a-bank-and-fund-it-with-35-million-after-reporting-1-4-million-cash/) in connection with the company's proposed bank acquisition.

The decisive signal is now a formal exchange or company notice. An additional period would postpone the bid-price test, while a Staff Delisting Determination would begin the next listing process.

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