DeFi Technologies (DEFT) unveils AI-run crypto hedge fund for pro investors

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DeFi Technologies' Subsidiary Valour Launches Valour Funds SPC, a New Business Line, and Introduces Its First Hedge Fund, Smart Crypto Fund SP, Powered by Neuronomics' Proprietary AI Strategy

• Valour launches Valour Funds SPC, a new business line expanding its offering beyond exchange traded products into actively managed digital asset investment strategies.
   
• Smart Crypto Fund SP is its first hedge fund, providing professional and qualified investors with an actively managed strategy powered by Neuronomics' proprietary AI strategy.
   
• The fund builds on Valour's range of over 100 digital asset ETPs, more than any other digital asset manager globally, and combines Valour's institutional infrastructure with Neuronomics' systematic investment expertise.

TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- DeFi Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "DeFi Technologies") (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) (B3: DEFT31), a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance ("DeFi"), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Valour Inc., "Valour"), a leading issuer of exchange traded products ("ETPs") has launched Valour Funds SPC ("Valour Funds"), a new business line focused on actively managed digital asset investment strategies.