DeFi Technologies Inc. (DEFT) announced that its Valour subsidiary has attracted a total of US$11 million in institutional capital for its Hedera (HBAR) exchange‑traded products. The investment is split between a US$10 million allocation to the Valour Hedera ETP listed on Germany’s Börse Frankfurt and a US$1 million allocation to the Valour Hedera SEK product on Sweden’s Spotlight Exchange.
Valour’s ETP platform now includes 102 digital‑asset underlying products and is supported by the DEFT Valour Investment Opportunity Index (DVIO Index), launched in January 2026. The index tracks the top 50 crypto assets by assets under management within Valour’s ecosystem, providing a data‑driven signal of institutional demand. Hedera’s network, governed by a council that includes Google and IBM, offers a hashgraph consensus algorithm that delivers high throughput and low fees, making it an attractive underlying asset for regulated exposure.
The $11 million inflow expands Valour’s footprint in the European ETP market and directly increases its assets under management. Higher AUM translates into greater fee‑based revenue and operating leverage for Valour, reinforcing DeFi Technologies’ strategy of capturing institutional demand for compliant, exchange‑traded digital‑asset products. The investment also validates the company’s use of the DVIO Index to surface emerging institutional interest and convert that conviction into capital formation.
Andrew Forson, President of DeFi Technologies and Chief Growth Officer of Valour, said, "The strength of our ETP platform is not only in providing regulated access to digital assets, but in helping surface where institutional demand is forming." Forson added, "These investments into Valour's Hedera ETPs demonstrate how the combination of our product suite of a world leading 102 digital asset underlying ETPs, and the DVIO Index can translate conviction into capital formation." Management also noted that "higher AUM directly boosts Valour's fee‑based revenues and operating leverage."
DeFi Technologies reported record revenue of US$99.1 million and net income of US$62.7 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, underscoring the financial strength behind the new investment. A separate filing issue—an MCTO issued on April 1, 2026—relates to a missing SOC 2 Type 2 report and does not affect the Hedera ETP capital raise.
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