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TORONTO - DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:DEFT) (CBOE CA:DEFI), a $16.14 million market cap company whose stock has surged nearly 100% over the past year, announced Tuesday it has found notable imbalances between reported beneficial ownership of its shares and records at depositories during its ongoing shareholder intelligence initiative. The company’s stock currently trades near its 52-week high of $137.16, according to InvestingPro data.
The company, which launched the initiative in June 2025 with Shareholder Intelligence Services and Urvin Consulting, reported finding "disproportionate and persistent differences" between shares reported by proxy servicing firms and those recorded at the Depository Trust Company and Canadian Depository for Securities. InvestingPro analysis reveals the company has demonstrated strong momentum, with a 22.68% return over the past six months.
DeFi Technologies has contacted relevant parties requesting reconciliations and explanations for these discrepancies. The company stated it is prepared to escalate the matter if satisfactory resolutions are not provided.
"As fiduciaries for our shareholders, we are obligated to safeguard the integrity of the trading of the Company’s common shares across all trading venues," said Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO of DeFi Technologies, in the press release.
The financial technology company, which bridges traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, views monitoring trading and settlement data as a critical component of shareholder protection, according to the announcement. InvestingPro subscribers can access additional insights, including 8 more ProTips and comprehensive financial metrics that help evaluate the company’s performance and market position.
DeFi Technologies will continue working with its partners to investigate the imbalances and engage with market participants to ensure transparency in reporting.
The company’s subsidiaries include Valour, which offers regulated ETPs for digital assets; Stillman Digital, a prime brokerage; Reflexivity Research; Neuronomics; and DeFi Alpha, an internal arbitrage and trading business.
In other recent news, DeFi Technologies Inc. reported a 23% monthly growth in Valour’s assets under management (AUM), reaching US$947 million as of July 31, 2025. This increase was attributed to rising digital asset prices and net inflows into Valour’s exchange traded products. Additionally, the company launched a DeFi Advisory business to manage digital asset treasuries, securing Nuvve Holding Corp. as its first client. Valour, a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies, also reached a record US$302 million in Bitcoin AUM, coinciding with Bitcoin’s all-time high. In a strategic move, DeFi Technologies partnered with Misyon to introduce exchange traded products in Turkiye, aiming to provide regulated access to digital assets. Furthermore, the company announced a joint venture with Fire Labs to launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, marking its entry into the Real-World Asset sector. This stablecoin initiative aligns with the GENIUS Act, which seeks to establish a federal framework for fiat-backed stablecoins in the U.S.
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