DeFi Technologies’ Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Valour Inc., Bitcoin Suisse AG, and STOXX Launch the 1Valour STOXX Bitcoin Suisse Digital Asset Blue Chip ETP

• Launch of 1Valour STOXX Bitcoin Suisse Digital Asset Blue Chip ETP: DeFi Technologies Inc. announces a collaborative product from Valour Inc., Bitcoin Suisse AG, and STOXX, offering a diversified investment in top blue-chip digital assets through a new Exchange Traded Product (ETP).
  
• Innovative Methodology and Partnerships: The ETP, tracking the STOXX Digital Asset Blue Chip X Index, is based on a rule-based passive index methodology, leveraging Bitcoin Suisse's Global Crypto Taxonomy for asset classification. It represents the deepening partnership between Valour Inc. and Bitcoin Suisse AG, aimed at distributing ETPs in international and Swiss markets.
  
• Strategic Asset Selection and Management: The ETP ensures a balanced investment portfolio with quarterly rebalancing, a market cap-weighted index, and a target weight cap of 30% for any single token. This initiative combines Valour Inc.'s expertise in ETP issuance, Bitcoin Suisse's experience in crypto-finance, and STOXX's proficiency in index management.
  

ZUG, Switzerland and TORONTO, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Technologies Inc. (the “Company” or “DeFi Technologies”) (NEO: DEFI) (GR: MB9) (OTC: DEFTF), a crypto native technology company that pioneers the convergence of traditional capital markets with the world of decentralised finance (“DeFi”), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Valour Inc. ("Valour"), a leading issuer of exchange traded products ("ETPs") that provide simplified access to digital assets, has partnered with Bitcoin Suisse AG, and STOXX in launching the innovative 1Valour STOXX Bitcoin Suisse Digital Asset Blue Chip ETP. This pioneering product marks a significant step forward in the digital asset market, providing a diversified investment approach to the top blue-chip digital assets in a simple and secure manner.

This new ETP is built upon the existing partnership between Valour and Bitcoin Suisse AG (“Bitcoin Suisse”), initially formed to develop Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) backed 1:1 by digital assets. This collaboration has been leveraging the unique capabilities and extensive expertise of both Valour and Bitcoin Suisse in the digital asset market. The primary focus of their joint efforts is to launch, list, operate, and distribute ETPs in both the international and Swiss markets. Swiss crypto-finance and technology pioneer Bitcoin Suisse, with its established brand recognition in the crypto assets sector, complements Valour's role as an issuer of ETPs and provider of an exchange listing platform for digital assets.