Mr. Johan Wattenström reports

DEFI TECHNOLOGIES TO HOST WEBINAR ON DEFT VALOUR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY INDEX

Defi Technologies Inc. will host a webinar, DEFT Valour Investment Opportunity Index, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET, focused on the launch of the DEFT Valour Investment Opportunity (DVIO) Index, an institutional-grade benchmark designed to show how regulated capital is allocated across the digital asset market.

During the webinar, Andrew Forson, president of Defi and chief growth officer at Valour, will share updates on the DVIO Index launch and discuss the index's insights, implications for regulated investor flows, and how it informs future products and market analytics.

About Defi Technologies Inc.

Defi Technologies is a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance (DeFi). As the first Nasdaq-listed digital asset manager of its kind, Defi Technologies offers equity investors diversified exposure to the broader decentralized economy through its integrated and scalable business model. This includes Valour, which offers access to over 100 of the world's most innovative digital assets via regulated ETPs (exchange-traded products); Stillman Digital, a digital asset prime brokerage focused on institutional-grade execution and custody; Reflexivity Research, which provides leading research into the digital asset space; Neuronomics, which develops quantitative trading strategies and infrastructure; and DeFi Alpha, the company's internal arbitrage and trading business line. With deep expertise across capital markets and emerging technologies, Defi Technologies is building the institutional gateway to the future of finance.

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