UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2025.
Commission File Number 001-41056
DEFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite 2400, 333 Bay Street,
Toronto, ON M5H 2T6 Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☐ Form
40-F ☒
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date May 14, 2025 |
DEFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Kenny Choi |
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Kenny Choi |
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Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit
Index
2
Exhibit 99.1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
NOTICE OF NO AUDITOR REVIEW OF
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Under National Instrument 51-102, Part 4, subsection
4.3(3) (a), if an auditor has not performed a review of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, they must be accompanied
by a notice indicating that the interim financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
The Company’s independent auditor has not
performed a review of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with standards established by the Chartered
Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) for a review of interim financial statements by an entity’s auditor.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Table of Contents
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| |
Note | |
March 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Assets | |
| |
| | |
| |
Current | |
| |
| | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
3,20 | |
| 19,996,609 | | |
| 22,923,872 | |
Client cash deposits | |
3 | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| 15,346,080 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | |
4 | |
| 2,435,783 | | |
| 2,585,451 | |
Public investments, at fair value through profit and loss | |
5,20,23 | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,586 | |
Digital assets | |
6 | |
| 300,704,612 | | |
| 398,364,913 | |
Digital assets loaned | |
6 | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 55,568,531 | |
Digital assets staked | |
6,7 | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 345,381,533 | |
Equity investments in digital assets, at FVTPL | |
6,7 | |
| 120,675,977 | | |
| 181,757,532 | |
Total current assets | |
| |
| 825,405,346 | | |
| 1,023,047,498 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Private investments, at fair value through profit and loss | |
5,20,23 | |
| 53,896,906 | | |
| 53,740,154 | |
Digital assets | |
6 | |
| 225,608 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Equity investments in digital assets, at FVTPL | |
6,7 | |
| 105,499,124 | | |
| 188,651,392 | |
Equipment | |
| |
| - | | |
| 130 | |
Intangible assets | |
9 | |
| 1,569,464 | | |
| 2,104,816 | |
Goodwill | |
9 | |
| 53,528,376 | | |
| 49,340,808 | |
Total assets | |
| |
| 1,040,124,824 | | |
| 1,317,366,412 | |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
10,23,24 | |
| 5,949,247 | | |
| 5,010,922 | |
Loans payable | |
11,20 | |
| 12,566,516 | | |
| 13,947,681 | |
Trading liabilities | |
8 | |
| 20,458,096 | | |
| 21,740,881 | |
ETP holders payable | |
12 | |
| 921,440,301 | | |
| 1,253,515,501 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| |
| 960,414,160 | | |
| 1,294,214,985 | |
Shareholders’ equity | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Share capital | |
18 | |
| 210,755,850 | | |
| 201,478,504 | |
Preferred shares | |
| |
| 4,321,350 | | |
| 4,321,350 | |
Share-based payments reserves | |
19 | |
| 37,987,761 | | |
| 35,867,473 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | |
| |
| 3,228,956 | | |
| 3,254,826 | |
Non-controlling interest | |
8 | |
| 2,131,081 | | |
| - | |
Deficit | |
| |
| (178,714,334 | ) | |
| (221,770,726 | ) |
Total equity | |
| |
| 79,710,664 | | |
| 23,151,427 | |
Total liabilities and equity | |
| |
| 1,040,124,824 | | |
| 1,317,366,412 | |
Nature of operations and going concern | |
1 | |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingencies | |
24 | |
| | | |
| | |
Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors: |
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“Olivier Roussy Newton” |
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“Stefan Hascoet” |
Director |
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Director |
See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| |
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
Note | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
| |
| | |
| |
Realized and net change in unrealized losses on digital assets | |
13 | |
| (229,395,365 | ) | |
| 317,123,056 | |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on ETP payables | |
14 | |
| 402,181,036 | | |
| (328,253,885 | ) |
Unrealized loss on equity investments at FVTPL | |
15 | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| - | |
Staking and lending income | |
16 | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 5,808,001 | |
Management fees | |
| |
| 3,635,182 | | |
| 1,731,882 | |
Trading commissions | |
| |
| 2,991,980 | | |
| - | |
Research revenue | |
| |
| 262,285 | | |
| 506,543 | |
Realized loss on investments | |
5 | |
| (673,967 | ) | |
| - | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments | |
5 | |
| 3,809 | | |
| (1,839,032 | ) |
Interest income | |
| |
| 12,936 | | |
| 868 | |
Total revenues | |
| |
| 62,658,562 | | |
| (4,922,567 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Expenses | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating, general and administration | |
17 | |
| 9,074,578 | | |
| 2,968,137 | |
Share based payments | |
19 | |
| 7,341,412 | | |
| 1,617,515 | |
Depreciation - equipment | |
| |
| 130 | | |
| 3,236 | |
Amortization - intangibles | |
9 | |
| 535,352 | | |
| 517,225 | |
Finance costs | |
| |
| 170,488 | | |
| 1,737,514 | |
Fees and commissions | |
| |
| 2,355,158 | | |
| 490,397 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | |
| |
| (947,311 | ) | |
| 823,144 | |
Impairment loss | |
9 | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Total expenses | |
| |
| 18,529,807 | | |
| 13,119,189 | |
Net income (loss) for the period before taxes | |
| |
| 44,128,755 | | |
| (18,041,756 | ) |
Current taxes | |
| |
| 1,072,363 | | |
| - | |
Net income (loss) for the period after taxes | |
| |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| (18,041,756 | ) |
Other comprehensive income | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation gain | |
| |
| (25,870 | ) | |
| (1,269,052 | ) |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive loss for the year | |
| |
| 43,030,522 | | |
| (19,310,808 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net income (loss) attributed to: | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Owners of the parent | |
| |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| (18,082,650 | ) |
Non-controlling interests | |
| |
| - | | |
| 40,894 | |
| |
| |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| (18,041,756 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive loss attributed to: | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Owners of the parent | |
| |
| 43,030,522 | | |
| (19,351,702 | ) |
Non-controlling interests | |
| |
| - | | |
| 40,894 | |
| |
| |
| 43,030,522 | | |
| (19,310,808 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income (loss) per share | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| |
| 0.13 | | |
| (0.06 | ) |
Diluted | |
26 | |
| 0.12 | | |
| (0.06 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| |
| 323,886,775 | | |
| 284,134,127 | |
Diluted | |
26 | |
| 366,973,751 | | |
| 284,134,127 | |
See
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed
in Canadian dollars)
| |
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
Note | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
Cash (used in) provided by operations: | |
| |
| | |
| |
Net Income (loss) after taxes for the period | |
| |
$ | 43,056,392 | | |
$ | (18,041,756 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash (used in) operating activities: | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Share-based payments | |
19 | |
| 7,341,412 | | |
| 1,617,515 | |
Impairment loss | |
9 | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Interest expense | |
| |
| 153,941 | | |
| - | |
Depreciation - equipment | |
| |
| 130 | | |
| 3,236 | |
Amortization - Intangible asset | |
9 | |
| 535,352 | | |
| 517,225 | |
Realized loss on investments, net | |
20 | |
| 673,967 | | |
| - | |
Unrealized gain on investments, net | |
20 | |
| (3,809 | ) | |
| 1,839,032 | |
Realized and net change in unrealized losses on digital assets | |
13 | |
| 229,395,365 | | |
| (317,123,056 | ) |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on ETP payables | |
14 | |
| (402,181,036 | ) | |
| 328,253,885 | |
Unrealized loss on equity investments at FVTPL | |
15 | |
| 130,398,882 | | |
| - | |
Staking and lending income | |
16 | |
| (14,039,548 | ) | |
| (5,808,001 | ) |
Management fees | |
| |
| (3,635,182 | ) | |
| (1,736,557 | ) |
Unrealized loss on foreign exchange | |
| |
| 1,944,683 | | |
| (753,775 | ) |
| |
| |
| (6,359,451 | ) | |
| (6,270,231 | ) |
Adjustment for: | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Purchase of digital assets | |
20 | |
| (81,793,771 | ) | |
| (200,399,402 | ) |
Disposal of digital assets | |
20 | |
| 14,760,791 | | |
| 149,972,147 | |
Purchase of investments | |
20 | |
| (698,904 | ) | |
| - | |
Change in client digital assets | |
| |
| (2,365,547 | ) | |
| - | |
Change in prepaid expenses and deposits | |
| |
| 167,593 | | |
| (733,587 | ) |
Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| |
| (568,883 | ) | |
| 380,440 | |
Change in trading liabilities | |
| |
| (1,282,785 | ) | |
| - | |
Change in loan payable | |
| |
| (153,941 | ) | |
| - | |
Net cash (used in) operating activities | |
| |
| (78,294,898 | ) | |
| (57,050,633 | ) |
Investing activities | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash paid for acquisition of subsidiaries | |
8 | |
| (783,169 | ) | |
| 319,643 | |
Net cash provided by investing activities | |
| |
| (783,169 | ) | |
| 319,643 | |
Financing activities | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from ETP holders | |
| |
| 329,180,940 | | |
| 266,299,553 | |
Payments to ETP holders | |
| |
| (256,795,727 | ) | |
| (207,040,547 | ) |
Proceeds from option exercises | |
19 | |
| 3,378,382 | | |
| - | |
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | |
19 | |
| - | | |
| 53,077 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| |
| 75,763,595 | | |
| 59,312,083 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | |
| |
| 387,209 | | |
| 104,287 | |
Change in cash and cash equivalents | |
| |
| (2,927,263 | ) | |
| 2,685,380 | |
Cash, beginning of year | |
| |
| 22,923,872 | | |
| 6,727,482 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | |
| |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | 9,412,862 | |
See
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Share-based Payments | | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Number of Common Shares | | |
Common Shares | | |
Number of Preferred Shares | | |
Preferred Shares | | |
Options | | |
Deferred Shares Unit (DSU) | | |
Treasury shares | | |
Warrants | | |
Share-based Payments Reserve | | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | |
Non-controlling interest | | |
Deficit | | |
Total | |
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | |
| 321,257,689 | | |
$ | 201,478,504 | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
$ | 4,321,350 | | |
$ | 22,884,367 | | |
$ | 11,844,324 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,138,782 | | |
$ | 35,867,473 | | |
$ | 3,254,826 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (221,770,726 | ) | |
$ | 23,151,427 | |
Acquisition of Neuronomics | |
| 186,034 | | |
| 636,236 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 636,236 | |
DSU exercised | |
| 1,439,505 | | |
| 1,793,177 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,793,177 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,793,177 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Option exercised | |
| 2,747,595 | | |
| 6,847,933 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,469,551 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,469,551 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,378,382 | |
DSUs granted | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,183,399 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,183,399 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 4,183,399 | |
Options granted | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,199,617 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,199,617 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 3,199,617 | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (25,870 | ) | |
| 2,131,081 | | |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| 45,161,603 | |
Balance, March 31, 2025 | |
| 325,630,823 | | |
$ | 210,755,850 | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
$ | 4,321,350 | | |
$ | 22,614,433 | | |
$ | 14,234,546 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,138,782 | | |
$ | 37,987,761 | | |
$ | 3,228,956 | | |
$ | 2,131,081 | | |
$ | (178,714,334 | ) | |
$ | 79,710,664 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance, December 31, 2023 | |
| 276,658,208 | | |
$ | 170,687,477 | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
$ | 4,321,350 | | |
$ | 17,968,263 | | |
$ | 8,040,660 | | |
$ | 27,453 | | |
$ | 2,595,512 | | |
$ | 28,631,888 | | |
| (1,652,547 | ) | |
| (4,871 | ) | |
| (183,539,235 | ) | |
| 18,444,062 | |
Acquisition of Reflexivity | |
| 5,000,000 | | |
| 3,100,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,100,000 | |
Acquisition of Solana CP | |
| 7,297,090 | | |
| 4,962,021 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Warrants exercised | |
| 176,924 | | |
| 71,431 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (18,354 | ) | |
| (18,354 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 53,077 | |
DSU exercised | |
| 1,037,281 | | |
| 421,584 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (421,584 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (421,584 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Share-based payments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,460,825 | | |
| 156,689 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,617,514 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,617,514 | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,269,052 | ) | |
| 45,765 | | |
| (18,082,650 | ) | |
| (19,305,937 | ) |
Balance, March 31, 2024 | |
| 290,169,503 | | |
$ | 179,242,513 | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
$ | 4,321,350 | | |
$ | 19,429,088 | | |
$ | 7,775,765 | | |
$ | 27,453 | | |
$ | 2,577,158 | | |
$ | 29,809,464 | | |
$ | (2,921,599 | ) | |
$ | 40,894 | | |
$ | (201,621,885 | ) | |
$ | 8,870,737 | |
See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
1. | Nature of operations and going concern |
DeFi Technologies Inc. (the “Company”
or “DeFi”), is a publicly listed company incorporated in the Province of British Columbia and continued under the laws of
the Province of Ontario. On January 21, 2021, the Company up listed its shares to Cboe Canada Exchange (formerly the NEO Exchange) under
the symbol of “DEFI”. DeFi is a Canadian technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized
finance. The Company generates revenues through the issuance of exchange traded
products that synthetically track the value of a single DeFi protocol, investments in various companies and leading protocols across the
decentralized finance ecosystem to build a diversified portfolio of decentralized finance assets, providing premium membership for research
reports to investors and offering node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security and transaction validation.
The Company’s registered office is located at 333 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 2R2.
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis of presentation, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement
of liabilities as they become due in the normal course of operations for the next fiscal year. As at March 31, 2025, the Company has working
capital deficiency of $135,008,814 (December 31, 2024 –working capital deficiency of $271,167,487), including cash of $19,996,609
(December 31, 2024 - $22,923,872) and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 had a net income and comprehensive income of $43,030,522
(for the three months ended March 31, 2024 – net loss and comprehensive loss of $19,310,808). The Company’s current source
of operating cash flow is dependent on the success of its business model and operations and there can be no assurances that sufficient
funding, including adequate financing, will be available to cover the general and administrative expenses necessary for the maintenance
of a public company. Management believes its working capital will be sufficient to support activities for the next twelve months and expects
to raise additional funds when required and available. There can be no assurance that funds will be available to the Company with acceptable
terms or at all. These matters constitute material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue
as a going concern.
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements do not reflect adjustments in the carrying value of the assets and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses
and the balance sheet classifications that would be necessary if the going concern assumption were not appropriate. These adjustments
could be material.
International conflict and other
geopolitical tensions and events, including tariffs, war, military action, terrorism, trade disputes, and international responses
thereto have historically led to, and may in the future lead to, uncertainty or volatility in global commodity and financial markets
and supply chains, which may adversely affect the Corporation’s
business, financial condition, financing options, prospects and results of operations.
2. | Material accounting policy information |
(a) | Statement of compliance |
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”),
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB) applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements,
including IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, which was prepared in accordance
with IFRS as issued by the IASB. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company were approved for issue by the
Board of Directors on May 13, 2025.
(b) | Basis of consolidation |
Subsidiaries consist of entities over
which the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns as well as the ability to affect these returns through the power to
direct the relevant activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date control is transferred to the Company
and are deconsolidated from the date control ceases. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include all the assets, liabilities,
revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiary after eliminating inter-entity balances and transactions.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 2. | Material accounting policy information (continued) |
| (b) | Basis of consolidation (continued) |
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries Electrum Streaming Inc. (“ESI”),
DeFi Capital Inc. (“DeFi Capital”), DeFi Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. (“DeFi Bermuda”), Reflexivity LLC, Valour Inc.,
DeFi Europe AG, DeFi Middle East DMCC, Stillman Digital Inc. and Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd. Neuronomics AG is 52.5% owned by the Company
and is consolidated on the basis of control. Valour Digital Securities Limited is 0% owned by the Company and consolidated on the basis
of control. All material intercompany transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated on consolidation.
Intercompany balances and any unrealized
gains and losses or income and expenses arising from intercompany transactions are eliminated in preparing the condensed consolidated
interim financial statements.
| (c) | Basis of preparation and functional currency |
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments and investments that have
been measured at fair value. In addition, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using the accrual
basis of accounting except for cash flow information.
Foreign currency transactions are recorded
at the exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. At each statement of financial position date, monetary assets and liabilities
in foreign currencies other than the functional currency are translated using the year end foreign exchange rate. Non-monetary assets
and liabilities that are measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rate
when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies other than the functional currency are translated
using the historical rate. All gains and losses on translation of these foreign currency transactions and balances are included in the
profit and loss. The functional currency for DeFi, DeFi Capital, and ESI is the Canadian dollar, and the functional currency for DeFi
Bermuda, Reflexivity LLC, Valour Inc., DeFi Europe AG, Stillman Digital Inc., Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd. and Valour Digital Securities
Limited is the U.S Dollar. The functional currency of DeFi Middle East DMCC is the United Emirates Dirham. The functional currency of
Neuronomics AG is the Swiss Franc.
The results and financial position
of foreign operations (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that have a functional currency different from the
presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:
| ● | assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented are
translated at the closing rate at the date of that balance sheet, |
| ● | income and expenses for each statement of loss and comprehensive
loss are translated at average exchange rates (unless this is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing
on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the dates of the transactions), and |
| ● | all resulting exchange differences are recognized in other
comprehensive loss. |
On consolidation, exchange differences
arising from the translation of any net investment in foreign entities and of borrowings are recognized in other comprehensive loss. When
a foreign operation is sold or any borrowings forming part of the net investment are repaid, the associated exchange differences are reclassified
to profit or loss, as part of the gain or loss on sale.
Goodwill and fair value adjustments
arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the
closing rate.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
2. | Material accounting policy information (continued) |
(d) | Change in accounting policy |
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission published Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 122 to rescind SAB 121 with an effective date of January
30, 2025. The application of SAB 122 is applicable for all annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2024.
Prior to the release of SAB 122, the
Company accounted for client digital assets, held by its wholly owned subsidiary Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd., in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin 121 due to the limited IFRS guidance applicable to custodians of digital assets.
The Company adopted SAB 122 during
the three months ended March 31, 2025. The implication of adoption of SAB 122 was that the Company removed its safeguarding obligation
liability and corresponding client digital assets from its statement of financial position. The Company also retrospectively de-recognized
$3,356,235 of client digital assets and associated liabilities from its December 31, 2024 statement of financial position. No adjustments
to retained earnings were made nor an accrual for loss contingency given the lack of loss events to date at Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd.
(e) | Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions |
The preparation of these condensed
consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated
interim financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates and assumptions
are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual outcomes can differ from these estimates. The impacts of such estimates
are pervasive throughout the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and may require accounting adjustments based on future
occurrences. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised, and the revision affects
both current and future periods.
Information about critical judgments
and estimates in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated
interim financial statements are as follows:
| (i) | Accounting for digital assets |
Among its digital asset holdings, only
USDC was classified by the Company as a financial asset. The rest of its digital assets were classified following the IFRS Interpretations
Committee (the “Committee”) published its agenda decision on Holdings of Cryptocurrencies in June 2019. The Committee concluded
that IAS 2 – Inventories applies to cryptocurrencies when they are held for sale in the ordinary course of business, otherwise an
entity should apply IAS 38 - Intangible Assets to holdings of cryptocurrencies. The Company has assessed that it acts in a capacity as
a commodity broker trader as defined in IAS 2 - Inventories, in characterizing certain of its holdings as inventory, or more specifically,
digital assets. If assets held by commodity broker-traders are principally acquired for the purpose of selling in the near future and
generating a profit from fluctuations in price or broker-traders’ margin, such assets are accounted for as inventory, and changes
in fair value less costs to sell are recognized in profit or loss. Digital currencies consist of cryptocurrency denominated assets (see
Note 6) and are included in current and long-term assets. Digital currencies are carried at their fair value determined by the spot rate
less costs to sell. The cost to sell digital assets is nominal. The digital currency market is still a new market and is highly volatile;
historical prices are not necessarily indicative of future value; a significant change in the market prices for digital currencies would
have a significant impact on the Company’s earnings and financial position. Fair value is determined by taking the mid-point price
at 17:30 CET digital asset exchanges consistent with the final terms for each exchange traded product (“ETP”). The primary
digital asset exchanges used to value digital assets are Kraken, Bitfinex, Binance, Coinbase and Bitstamp. Where digital assets held do
not have pricing on these exchanges, other exchanges would be used. On all material coins, Kraken, Bitfinex, Coinbase and Bitstamp were
used. Fair value for Mobilecoin, Shyft, Blocto, Maps, Oxygen, Boba Network, Saffron.finance, Clover, Sovryn, Wilder World, Pyth and Volmex
is determined by taking the last closing price for the day (UTC time) from www.coinmarketcap.com. The Company revalues its digital assets
quarterly. The Company’s principal market for trading cryptocurrency is Binance. However, we use a weighted average price of several
markets in accordance with our ETP prospectus. The difference in pricing between our principal market and the weighted average price in
accordance with our ETP prospectus has been determined by management to not be material.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
2. | Material accounting policy information (continued) |
| (e) | Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions
(continued) |
| (ii) | Accounting for ETP holder payables |
Financial liabilities at fair value
through profit or loss held includes ETP holders payable. Liabilities arising in connection with ETPs issued by the Company referencing
the performance of digital assets are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Their fair value is a function of the unadjusted
quoted price of the digital asset underlying the ETP, less any accumulated management fees. The fair value basis is consistent with the
measurement of the underlying digital assets which are measured at fair value. The Company elected not to designate this as a hedging
instrument. The ETPS are actively traded on the Spotlight Stock Market, the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”), and Germany Borse
Frankfurt Zertifikate AG.
| (iii) | Fair value of financial derivatives |
Investments in options and warrants
which are not traded on a recognized securities exchange do not have a readily available market value. Valuation technique such as Black
Scholes model is used to value these instruments. Refer to Notes 5 and 20 for further details.
| (iv) | Fair value of equity investment not quoted in an active market or private company investments |
Where the fair values of financial
assets and financial liabilities recorded on the statement of financial position cannot be derived from active markets, they are determined
using a variety of valuation techniques. The inputs to these models are derived from observable market data where possible, but where
observable market data are not available, judgment is required to establish fair values. Refer to Notes 5, 7 and 15 for further details.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes
option pricing model to fair value options in order to calculate share-based compensation expense. The Black-Scholes model involves six
key inputs to determine the fair value of an option: risk-free interest rate, exercise price, market price of the Company’s shares
at date of issue, expected dividend yield, expected life, and expected volatility. Certain of the inputs are estimates which involve considerable
judgment and are, or could be, affected by significant factors that are out of the Company’s control. The Company is also required
to estimate the future forfeiture rate of options based on historical information in its calculation of share-based compensation expense.
In the event services are provided to the Company by officers or consultants and settled in equity instruments, the Company has measured
the fair value of the services received as the fair value of the equity instruments granted.
| (vi) | Business combinations and goodwill |
Judgment is used in determining whether
an acquisition is a business combination or an asset acquisition. In a business combination, all identifiable assets and liabilities acquired
are recorded at their fair values. In determining the allocation of the purchase price in a business combination, including any acquisition
related contingent consideration, estimates including market based and appraisal values are used. The contingent consideration is measured
at its acquisition-date fair value and included as part of the consideration transferred in a business combination. Contingent consideration
that is classified as equity is not remeasured at subsequent reporting dates and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity.
Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually.
| (vii) | Estimated useful lives and impairment considerations |
Amortization of intangible assets is
dependent upon estimates of useful lives, which are determined through the exercise of judgment. The assessment of impairment of these
assets is dependent upon estimates of recoverable amounts that consider factors such as economic and market conditions and the useful
lives of assets.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
2. | Material accounting policy information (continued) |
| (viii) | Impairment of non-financial assets |
The Company’s non-financial assets
include prepaid expenses, digital assets excluding USDC, equipment and right of use assets, intangibles and goodwill. Impairment of these
non-financial assets exists when the carrying value of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value
less costs to sell and its value in use. These calculations are based on available data, other observable inputs and projections of cash
flows, all of which are subject to estimates and assumptions. See Note 9 for the discussion regarding impairment of the Company’s
non-financial assets.
The functional currency of the Company
has been assessed by management based on consideration of the currency and economic factors that mainly influence the Company’s
digital currencies, production and operating costs, financing and related transactions. Specifically, the Company considers the currencies
in which digital currencies are most commonly denominated and the currencies in which expenses are settled, by each entity, as well as
the currency in which each entity receives or raises financing. Changes to these factors may have an impact on the judgment applied in
the determination of the Company’s functional currency.
| (x) | Assessment of transaction as an asset purchase or business combination |
Assessment of a transaction as an asset
purchase or a business combination requires judgements to be made at the date of acquisition in relation to determining whether the acquiree
meets the definition of a business. The three elements of a business include inputs, processes and outputs. When the acquiree does not
have outputs, it may still meet the definition of a business if its processes are substantive which includes assessment of whether the
process is critical and whether the inputs acquired include both an organized workforce and inputs that the organized workforce could
convert into outputs.
Significant judgment is involved in
the determination whether the Company controls another entity under IFRS 10. The Company is deemed to control an investee when it demonstrates:
power over the investee, exposure, or rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to use its
power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns. There is judgement required to determine whether these criterions
are met. The Company determined it controlled Valour Digital Securities Limited through its role as arranger.
| (xii) | Accounting for digital assets held as collateral |
The Company has provided digital assets
as collateral for loans provided by digital asset liquidity provider. These digital assets held as collateral are included with digital
assets and valued at fair value consistent with the Company’s accounting policy for its digital assets.
| (xiii) | Valuation of equity investments at FVTPL |
Significant judgement is required in
the determination of the fair value of the Company’s investments in Equity investments (collectively the “Funds”) in
digital asset at FVTPL given the lock up periods applied to the digital cryptocurrencies owned by the Funds. The Company assesses the
discount for lack of marketability applied by the Fund managers for reasonableness in their calculated net asset values. The Fund managers
calculate the discount for lack of marketability (“DLOM”) using an option pricing model.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 3. | Cash and cash equivalents |
| |
31-Mar-25 | | |
31-Dec-24 | |
Cash at banks | |
$ | 5,055,896 | | |
$ | 13,643,191 | |
Cash at brokers | |
| 14,903,903 | | |
| 9,240,610 | |
Cash at digital currency exchanges | |
| 36,810 | | |
| 40,070 | |
| |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | 22,923,872 | |
The Company also holds client cash
deposits for trading purposes in the United States and Bermuda and has classified these deposits as client cash deposits on the statement
of financial position. As at March 31, 2025, the balance in client cash deposits was $17,711,627 (December 31, 2024 - $15,346,080).
| 4. | Prepaid expenses and other assets |
| |
31-Mar-25 | | |
31-Dec-24 | |
Prepaid insurance | |
$ | 26,913 | | |
$ | 59,687 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
$ | 1,818,422 | | |
$ | 1,935,316 | |
Other assets | |
| 590,448 | | |
| 590,448 | |
| |
$ | 2,435,783 | | |
$ | 2,585,451 | |
| 5. | Investments, at fair value through profit and loss |
At March 31, 2025, the Company’s
investment portfolio consisted of no publicly traded investments and nine private investments for a total estimated fair value of $53,896,906
(December 31, 2024 – one public and nine private investments for a total estimated fair value of $54,859,741).
During the three months ended March
31, 2025, the Company had a realized loss of $673,967 (March 31, 2024 - $nil) and an unrealized gain of $3,809 (March 31, 2024 –
unrealized loss of $1,839,032) on private and public investments.
At March 31, 2025, the Company’s eight private investments
had a total fair value of $53,896,906.
Private Issuer | |
Note | | |
Security description | |
Cost | | |
Estimated Fair
value | | |
% of FV | |
3iQ Corp. | |
| | | |
61,712 common shares | |
$ | 86,319 | | |
$ | 431,940 | | |
| 0.8 | % |
Amina Bank AG | |
| | | |
3,906,250 non-voting shares | |
| 34,498,750 | | |
| 51,020,503 | | |
| 94.7 | % |
Earnity Inc. | |
| | | |
85,142 preferred shares | |
| 130,946 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| | | |
201,633 preferred shares | |
| 630,505 | | |
| 719,522 | | |
| 1.3 | % |
SDK:meta, LLC | |
| | | |
1,000,000 units | |
| 3,420,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Skolem Technologies Ltd. | |
| | | |
16,354 preferred shares | |
| 177,488 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
VolMEX Labs Corporation | |
| | | |
Rights to certain preferred shares and warrants | |
| 37,809 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Global Benchmarks AB | |
| (i) | | |
53,300 common shares | |
| 269,192 | | |
| 287,340 | | |
| 0.5 | % |
ZKP Corporation | |
| (i) | | |
370,370 common shares | |
| 1,385,800 | | |
| 1,437,600 | | |
| 2.7 | % |
Total private investments | |
| | | |
| |
$ | 40,636,808 | | |
$ | 53,896,906 | | |
| 100.0 | % |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 5. | Investments, at fair value through profit and loss (continued) |
At December 31, 2024, the Company’s nine private investments
had a total fair value of $53,740,153.
Private Issuer | |
Note | | |
Security description | |
Cost | | |
Estimated Fair
vaule | | |
%
of FV | |
3iQ Corp. | |
| | | |
61,712 common shares | |
$ | 86,319 | | |
$ | 432,331 | | |
| 0.9 | % |
Amina Bank AG | |
| (i) | | |
3,906,250 non-voting shares | |
| 34,498,750 | | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
| 94.9 | % |
Earnity Inc. | |
| | | |
85,142 preferred shares | |
| 130,946 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| | | |
201,633 preferred shares | |
| 630,505 | | |
| 719,522 | | |
| 1.3 | % |
Neuronomics AG | |
| | | |
724 common shares | |
| 128,898 | | |
| 128,898 | | |
| 0.2 | % |
SDK:meta, LLC | |
| | | |
1,000,000 units | |
| 3,420,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Skolem Technolgies Ltd. | |
| | | |
16,354 preferred shares | |
| 177,488 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
VolMEX Labs Corporation | |
| | | |
Rights to certain preferred shares and warrants | |
| 37,809 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
ZKP Corporation | |
| (i) | | |
370,370 common shares | |
| 1,385,800 | | |
| 1,438,900 | | |
| 2.7 | % |
Total private investments | |
| | | |
| |
$ | 40,496,515 | | |
$ | 53,740,153 | | |
| 100.0 | % |
(i) | Investments in related party entities |
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked |
As at March 31, 2025, the Company’s
digital assets consisted of the below digital currencies, with a fair value of $664,810,958 (December 31, 2024 - $799,796,591). Digital
currencies are recorded at their fair value on the date they are acquired and are revalued to their current market value at each reporting
date. Fair value is determined by taking the mid-point price at 17:30 CET from Kraken, Bitfinex, Binance, Coinbase and other exchanges
consistent with the final terms for each ETP. Fair value for Mobilecoin, Shyft, Blocto, Maps, Oxygen, Boba Network, Saffron.finance, Clover,
Sovryn, Wilder World, Pyth and Volmex is determined by taking the last closing price for the day (UTC time) from www.coinmarketcap.com.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked (continued) |
The Company’s holdings of digital
assets consist of the following:
| |
| March 31, 2025 | | |
| December 31, 2024 | |
| |
| Quantity | | |
| $ | | |
| Quantity | | |
| $ | |
Binance Coin (BNB) | |
| 1,957.2161 | | |
| 1,698,492 | | |
| 2,558.9747 | | |
| 2,617,180 | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 2,741.9634 | | |
| 296,891,716 | | |
| 2,705.7708 | | |
| 329,504,025 | |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 21,164.0042 | | |
| 56,025,296 | | |
| 20,676.9254 | | |
| 101,295,967 | |
Cardano (ADA) | |
| 69,447,234.5784 | | |
| 65,904,078 | | |
| 69,671,396.7593 | | |
| 87,114,485 | |
Polkadot (DOT) | |
| 3,102,217.8822 | | |
| 18,202,015 | | |
| 2,766,149.1833 | | |
| 27,151,899 | |
Solana (SOL) | |
| 141,181.3335 | | |
| 25,989,320 | | |
| 43,414.4191 | | |
| 12,452,742 | |
Uniswap (UNI) | |
| 383,328.6255 | | |
| 3,317,218 | | |
| 421,450.3048 | | |
| 8,219,818 | |
USDC | |
| | | |
| 174,288 | | |
| | | |
| 361,677 | |
USDT | |
| | | |
| 10,580,236 | | |
| | | |
| 7,585,222 | |
Litecoin (LTC) | |
| 62.4779 | | |
| 7,536 | | |
| 541.8400 | | |
| 81,122 | |
Dogecoin (DOGE) | |
| 27,134,045.2235 | | |
| 6,518,538 | | |
| 17,545,096.4535 | | |
| 8,213,542 | |
Avalanche (AVAX) | |
| 123,574.2848 | | |
| 3,388,236 | | |
| 125,979.5440 | | |
| 6,636,473 | |
Polygon (POL) | |
| 107,041.7000 | | |
| 31,331 | | |
| 183,654.4400 | | |
| 119,366 | |
Ripple (XRP) | |
| 20,579,908.5819 | | |
| 63,020,370 | | |
| 17,223,963.4000 | | |
| 52,429,399 | |
Enjin (ENJ) | |
| 128,560.9806 | | |
| 17,673 | | |
| 127,360.9806 | | |
| 40,200 | |
Tron (TRX) | |
| 390,272.7323 | | |
| 133,672 | | |
| 341,529.3057 | | |
| 128,081 | |
Terra Luna (LUNA) | |
| 141,177.2041 | | |
| 37,567 | | |
| 205,057.0760 | | |
| - | |
Shiba Inu (SHIB) | |
| 2,058,848,165.6190 | | |
| 37,471 | | |
| 142,074,547.6000 | | |
| 4,309 | |
Pyth Network (PYTH) | |
| 4,618,316.6000 | | |
| 946,522 | | |
| 3,444,248.6000 | | |
| 1,261,838 | |
AAVE (AAVE) | |
| 3,333.0570 | | |
| 775,696 | | |
| 2,333.3875 | | |
| 1,058,152 | |
Algorand (ALGO) | |
| 85,370.2900 | | |
| 22,398 | | |
| 90,930.8700 | | |
| 43,426 | |
Aptos Mainnet (APT) | |
| 345,853.6400 | | |
| 2,673,440 | | |
| 287,849.7000 | | |
| 3,691,358 | |
Arweave (AR) | |
| 40,161.5200 | | |
| 373,420 | | |
| 14,202.0100 | | |
| 338,059 | |
Basic Attention Token (BAT) | |
| 28,823.7400 | | |
| 5,760 | | |
| 32,967.8500 | | |
| 10,991 | |
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | |
| 32.2284 | | |
| 14,177 | | |
| 25.4800 | | |
| 15,935 | |
Core (CORE) | |
| 5,445,591.7161 | | |
| 3,983,183 | | |
| 3,995,185.7910 | | |
| 6,187,871 | |
Curve DAO Token (CRV) | |
| 114,039.9600 | | |
| 87,202 | | |
| 10,295.1200 | | |
| 13,392 | |
EOS | |
| 14,695.3800 | | |
| 12,929 | | |
| 13,419.9100 | | |
| 14,927 | |
Fetch.ai (FET1) | |
| 1,476,088.3000 | | |
| 977,405 | | |
| 561,613.1000 | | |
| 1,053,850 | |
Filecoin (FIL) | |
| 8.4659 | | |
| 34 | | |
| 8,471.8100 | | |
| 60,365 | |
Sonic (FTM) | |
| 1,546,208.0012 | | |
| 1,082,296 | | |
| 1,342,653.2600 | | |
| 1,348,955 | |
Hedera (HBAR) | |
| 65,771,791.8059 | | |
| 15,509,285 | | |
| 49,611,593.1918 | | |
| 19,977,385 | |
Internet Computer (ICP) | |
| 1,535,213.6862 | | |
| 11,821,935 | | |
| 1,436,614.1074 | | |
| 20,927,162 | |
Immutable (IMX) | |
| 23,471.0100 | | |
| 18,153 | | |
| 10,992.0200 | | |
| 20,640 | |
Injective (INJ) | |
| 150,210.2800 | | |
| 1,900,724 | | |
| 56,329.4200 | | |
| 1,634,770 | |
Jupiter (JUP) | |
| 2,414,338.9000 | | |
| 1,538,282 | | |
| 499,299.1000 | | |
| 608,664 | |
Kusama (KSM) | |
| 470.3441 | | |
| 10,846 | | |
| 470.3400 | | |
| 22,361 | |
Lido DAO (LDO) | |
| 251,282.8000 | | |
| 314,138 | | |
| 36,961.1000 | | |
| 98,756 | |
Chainlink (LINK) | |
| 297,744.9702 | | |
| 5,828,533 | | |
| 239,057.7313 | | |
| 7,097,367 | |
Maker (MKR) | |
| 51.2306 | | |
| 95,670 | | |
| 0.1100 | | |
| 235 | |
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) | |
| 1,437,428.9300 | | |
| 5,403,000 | | |
| 1,300,877.8800 | | |
| 9,510,609 | |
Optimism (OP) | |
| 767.6110 | | |
| 828 | | |
| 15,436.4300 | | |
| 39,203 | |
Pendle (PDL) | |
| 82,632.5000 | | |
| 318,768 | | |
| 31,265.4000 | | |
| 229,438 | |
Quant (QNT) | |
| 15.7172 | | |
| 1,564 | | |
| 1,086.7000 | | |
| 165,278 | |
RENDERSOL (RNDR) | |
| 628,253.2001 | | |
| 3,195,560 | | |
| 162,158.1000 | | |
| 1,622,358 | |
THORChain (RUNE) | |
| 257,295.8000 | | |
| 425,927 | | |
| 91,192.7000 | | |
| 609,491 | |
Sei Network (SEI1) | |
| 3,835,743.2000 | | |
| 961,688 | | |
| 2,078,991.0000 | | |
| 1,225,003 | |
Stacks (STX) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 203,450.0000 | | |
| 140,195 | |
Sui (SUI) | |
| 13,318,965.2000 | | |
| 44,035,063 | | |
| 10,785,375.0000 | | |
| 65,997,975 | |
SushiSwap (SUSHI) | |
| 3,948.6100 | | |
| 3,406 | | |
| 39,426.6800 | | |
| 76,360 | |
Bittensor (TAO) | |
| 12,548.5626 | | |
| 4,051,279 | | |
| 9,851.6400 | | |
| 6,393,515 | |
The TON Coin (TON) | |
| 320,455.3372 | | |
| 1,868,452 | | |
| 405,657.4300 | | |
| 3,261,134 | |
Wormhole (W) | |
| 1,544,828.6000 | | |
| 185,885 | | |
| 722,403.0000 | | |
| 307,581 | |
Worldcoin (WLD2) | |
| 102,293.0000 | | |
| 115,380 | | |
| 49,314.1000 | | |
| 152,723 | |
Stellar (XLM) | |
| 6,110.1100 | | |
| 2,338 | | |
| 140,437.4500 | | |
| 68,544 | |
Tezos (XTZ) | |
| 1,636.2000 | | |
| 1,552 | | |
| 17,822.5100 | | |
| 32,954 | |
StarkNet (STRK1) | |
| 473,143.8500 | | |
| 103,525 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Sonic Labs (SONICLABS) | |
| 2,502,086.5000 | | |
| 1,751,379 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Akash Network (AKT) | |
| 285,554.6776 | | |
| 489,168 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Kaspa (KAS) | |
| 10,695,710.2380 | | |
| 1,010,213 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other Coins | |
| 2,061,734.1834 | | |
| 693,294 | | |
| 4,997,969.4223 | | |
| 40,650 | |
Current | |
| | | |
| 664,585,350 | | |
| | | |
| 799,314,977 | |
Clover (CLV) | |
| 500,000.0000 | | |
| 23,124 | | |
| 500,000.0000 | | |
| 45,915 | |
Wilder World (WILD) | |
| 148,810.0000 | | |
| 33,651 | | |
| 148,810.0000 | | |
| 143,120 | |
Other Coins | |
| 1,739,245,908.4643 | | |
| 168,833 | | |
| 125,579,390.2561 | | |
| 292,579 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Long-Term | |
| | | |
| 225,608 | | |
| | | |
| 481,614 | |
Total Digital Assets | |
| | | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked (continued) |
| |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
Current digital assets | |
| | |
| |
Digital assets | |
| 300,704,612 | | |
| 398,364,913 | |
Digital assets loaned | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 55,568,531 | |
Digital assets staked | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 345,381,533 | |
Total current digital assets | |
| 664,585,350 | | |
| 799,314,977 | |
Non-current digital assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Digital assets | |
| 225,608 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Total non-current digital assets | |
| 225,608 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Total digital assets | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
In addition to the above noted digital assets, the Company
has the following equity investments at fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”) at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
See Note 7 for further details.
March 31, 2025 | |
| |
Current | | |
Long Term | | |
Total | |
| |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | |
Fund A - Solana (SOL) | |
| 125,343.6103 | | |
$ | 16,969,265 | | |
| 206,685.4946 | | |
$ | 27,981,489 | | |
| 332,029.1050 | | |
$ | 44,950,754 | |
Fund A - Avalance (AVAX) | |
| 340,335.8900 | | |
$ | 7,111,788 | | |
| 591,109.7100 | | |
$ | 12,352,052 | | |
| 931,445.6000 | | |
$ | 19,463,840 | |
| |
| 465,679.5003 | | |
$ | 24,081,053 | | |
| 797,795.2046 | | |
$ | 40,333,541 | | |
| 1,263,474.7050 | | |
$ | 64,414,594 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Fund B - Solana (SOL) | |
| 713,500.2066 | | |
$ | 96,594,924 | | |
| 481,346.1000 | | |
$ | 65,165,583 | | |
| 1,194,846.3066 | | |
$ | 161,760,507 | |
Total | |
| | | |
$ | 120,675,977 | | |
| | | |
$ | 105,499,124 | | |
| | | |
$ | 226,175,101 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
Current | | |
Long Term | | |
Total | |
| |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | |
Fund A - Solana (SOL) | |
| 216,379.2216 | | |
$ | 44,442,849 | | |
| 244,331.9458 | | |
$ | 50,184,152 | | |
| 460,711.1675 | | |
$ | 94,627,001 | |
Fund A - Avalance (AVAX) | |
| 223,905.1900 | | |
$ | 8,663,344 | | |
| 707,540.4100 | | |
$ | 27,376,168 | | |
| 931,445.6000 | | |
$ | 36,039,512 | |
| |
| 440,284.4116 | | |
$ | 53,106,193 | | |
| 951,872.3558 | | |
$ | 77,560,320 | | |
| 1,392,156.7675 | | |
$ | 130,666,513 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Fund B - Solana (SOL) | |
| 626,365.7000 | | |
$ | 128,651,339 | | |
| 540,869.9000 | | |
$ | 111,091,072 | | |
| 1,167,235.6000 | | |
$ | 239,742,411 | |
Total | |
| | | |
$ | 181,757,532 | | |
| | | |
$ | 188,651,392 | | |
| | | |
$ | 370,408,924 | |
The continuity of digital assets for
the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 799,796,591 | | |
$ | 489,865,638 | |
Digital assets acquired | |
| 81,793,771 | | |
| 540,008,974 | |
Digital assets disposed | |
| (14,760,791 | ) | |
| (717,306,612 | ) |
Digital assets earned from staking, lending and fees | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 35,717,997 | |
Realized gain (loss) on digital assets | |
| 39,111,070 | | |
| 396,824,120 | |
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on digital assets | |
| (268,506,435 | ) | |
| 80,894,227 | |
Digital assets transferred in from equity investments at FVTPL | |
| 21,780,394 | | |
| - | |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | |
| (8,443,190 | ) | |
| (26,207,753 | ) |
| |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked (continued) |
Digital assets held by counterparty
for the period ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| |
March 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | |
Counterparty A | |
$ | 92,319,002 | | |
$ | 9,955,300 | |
Counterparty B | |
| 13,264 | | |
| 17,836 | |
Counterparty C | |
| 1,511,749 | | |
| 1,035,685 | |
Counterparty D | |
| 84,045 | | |
| 96,294 | |
Counterparty E | |
| 10,227,539 | | |
| 10,082,451 | |
Counterparty F | |
| 5,294,329 | | |
| 9,798,485 | |
Counterparty G | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty H | |
| 58,042,364 | | |
| 84,086,732 | |
Counterparty I | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty J | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty K | |
| 212,782,054 | | |
| 180,133,894 | |
Counterparty L | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty M | |
| 500,961 | | |
| 5,450,286 | |
Other | |
| 5,789,540 | | |
| 10,702,768 | |
Self custody | |
| 278,246,111 | | |
| 488,436,860 | |
Total | |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | |
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets held by lenders as collateral consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 359.3832 | | |
| 10,227,539 | |
Total | |
| 359.3832 | | |
| 10,227,539 | |
As at March 31, 2025, the 359 Bitcoin
held by Genesis Global Capital LLC (“Genesis”) as collateral against a loan has been written down to $10,227,539 (US$7,114,315),
the fair value of the loan and interest held with Genesis.
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets
held by lenders as collateral consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | |
Bitcoin | |
| 365.4480 | | |
$ | 10,082,451 | |
Total | |
| 365.4460 | | |
$ | 10,082,451 | |
As at December 31, 2024, the 365 Bitcoin
held by Genesis as collateral against a loan has been written down to $10,082,451 (US$7,007,055), the fair value of the loan and interest
held with Genesis.
In the normal course of business, the
Company enters into open-ended lending arrangements with certain financial institutions, whereby the Company loans certain fiat and digital
assets in exchange for interest income. The Company can demand the repayment of the loans and accrued interest at any time. The digital
assets on loan are included in digital assets balances above.
Digital Assets loaned
As of March 31, 2025, the Company has
on loan select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 3.00% to 12.00% and accrue interest on a monthly
basis. The digital assets on loan are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company
has on loan select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 3.25% to 5.5% and accrue interest on a monthly
basis. The digital assets on loan are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked (continued) |
Digital Assets loaned (continued)
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets
on loan consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 120.0000 | | |
| 14,433,168 | | |
| 17 | % |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 19,000.0000 | | |
| 50,296,122 | | |
| 58 | % |
Solana (SOL) | |
| 123,733.0100 | | |
| 22,687,523 | | |
| 26 | % |
Total | |
| 142,853.0100 | | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets
on loan consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Digital assets on loan: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 120.0000 | | |
$ | 16,374,593 | | |
| 29 | % |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 8,000.0000 | | |
| 39,193,938 | | |
| 71 | % |
Total | |
| 8,120.0000 | | |
$ | 55,568,531 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of March 31, 2025, the
digital assets on loan by significant borrowing counterparty is as follows:
| |
Interest rates | |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Counterparty A | |
3% - 12% | |
| 134,733.0100 | | |
| 51,806,330 | | |
| 59 | % |
Counterparty F | |
4% - 4.75% | |
| 2,000.0000 | | |
| 5,294,329 | | |
| 6 | % |
Counterparty H | |
4.5% - 5.25% | |
| 6,120.0000 | | |
| 30,316,154 | | |
| 35 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 142,853.0100 | | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024,
the digital assets on loan by significant borrowing counterparty is as follows:
| |
Interest rates | |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Digital assets on loan: | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Counterparty F | |
4.75% | |
| 2,000.0000 | | |
| 9,798,485 | | |
| 18 | % |
Counterparty H | |
3.25% - 5.50% | |
| 6,120.0000 | | |
| 45,770,047 | | |
| 82 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 8,120.0000 | | |
$ | 55,568,531 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets on loan were concentrated
with counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
March 31,
2025 | |
Counterparty A | |
Grand Cayman | |
| 59 | % |
Counterparty F | |
UAE | |
| 6 | % |
Counterparty H | |
Switzerland | |
| 35 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets on loan were concentrated
with counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
December 31, 2024 | |
Digital assets on loan: | |
| |
| |
Counterparty F | |
UAE | |
| 18 | % |
Counterparty H | |
Switzerland | |
| 82 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
Digital Assets loaned (continued)
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked (continued) |
The Company’s digital assets
on loan are exposed to credit risk. The Company limits its credit risk by placing its digital assets on loan with high credit quality
financial institutions that have sufficient capital to meet their obligations as they come due and on which the Company has performed
internal due diligence procedures. The Company’s due diligence procedures may include, but are not limited to, review of the financial
position of the borrower, review of the internal control practices and procedures of the borrower, review of market information, and monitoring
the Company’s risk exposure thresholds. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company does not expect a material loss
on any of its digital assets on loan. While the Company intends to only transact with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy,
there can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that the Company will not sustain a material loss on a transaction
as a result.
Digital Assets Staked
As of Marcy 31, 2025, the Company has
staked select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 1.35% to 14.58% and accrue rewards as they are earned.
The digital assets staked are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company
has staked select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 2.95% to 9.70%and accrue rewards as they are
earned. The digital assets staked are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets
staked consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 32.0121 | | |
| 84,741 | | |
| 0 | % |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 1,808.0115 | | |
| 217,461,121 | | |
| 79 | % |
Cardano (ADA) | |
| 58,333,221.4367 | | |
| 55,355,880 | | |
| 20 | % |
Core (CORE) | |
| 4,865,885.7750 | | |
| 3,559,156 | | |
| 1 | % |
Polkadot (DOT) | |
| 500.0000 | | |
| 2,934 | | |
| 0 | % |
Solana (SOL) | |
| 0.5094 | | |
| 93 | | |
| 0 | % |
Total | |
| 63,201,447.74 | | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets
staked consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Digital assets on staked: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Bitcoin | |
| 1,803.0000 | | |
| 246,028,259 | | |
| 71 | % |
Cardano | |
| 57,965,407.1384 | | |
| 72,480,183 | | |
| 21 | % |
Etherium | |
| 32.0000 | | |
| 156,776 | | |
| 0 | % |
Core | |
| 3,415,479.8499 | | |
| 5,290,004 | | |
| 2 | % |
Polkadot | |
| 1,941,230.3100 | | |
| 19,057,413 | | |
| 6 | % |
Solana | |
| 10,526.4620 | | |
| 2,368,899 | | |
| 1 | % |
Total | |
| 63,334,478.7603 | | |
$ | 345,381,533 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of March 31, 2025, the digital assets
staked by significant borrowing counterparty is as follow:
| |
Interest rates | |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Counterparty H | |
1.35% | |
| 132.7156 | | |
| 126 | | |
| 0 | % |
Counterparty M | |
2% | |
| 32.0121 | | |
| 84,741 | | |
| 0 | % |
Self custody | |
2.62% - 14.58% | |
| 63,201,283.0171 | | |
| 276,379,058 | | |
| 100 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 63,201,447.7448 | | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 100 | % |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 6. | Digital Assets, Digital Assets Loaned, and Digital Assets Staked (continued) |
Digital Assets Staked (continued)
As of December 31, 2024, the digital
assets staked by significant borrowing counterparty is as follow:
| |
Interest rates | |
Number of coins
Staked | | |
Fair Value | |
Digital on staked: | |
| |
| | |
| |
Counterparty M | |
4.00% | |
| 32.0000 | | |
| 156,776 | |
Self custody | |
3% to 8.02% | |
| 63,334,478.7603 | | |
| 345,224,758 | |
Total | |
| |
| 63,334,510.7602 | | |
$ | 345,381,533 | |
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets
staked were concentrated with counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
March 31,
2025 | |
Self custody | |
Switzerland | |
| 100 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets
staked were concentrated with counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
December 31, 2024 | |
Digital on staked: | |
| |
| |
Self custody | |
Switzerland | |
| 100 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
The Company’s digital assets
staked are exposed to market risk, liquidity risk, lockup duration risk, loss or theft of assets and return duration risk. The Company
places allocation limits by counterparty and only deals with high credit quality financial institutions that are believed to have sufficient
capital to meet their obligations as they come due and on which the Company has performed internal due diligence procedures. The Company’s
due diligence procedures may include, but are not limited to, review of the financial position of the counterparty, review of the internal
control practices and procedures of the counterparty, review of market information, and monitoring the Company’s risk exposure thresholds.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company does not expect a material loss on any of its digital assets staked. While the
Company intends to only transact with counterparties that it believes to meets the Company staking policy criteria, there can be no assurance
that a counterparty will not default and that the Company will not sustain a material loss on a transaction as a result.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 7. | Equity investments in digital assets at fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”) |
Equity investments were as follows
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
March 31, 2025 | |
| |
Current | | |
Long Term | | |
Total | |
| |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | |
Fund A - Solana (SOL) | |
| 125,343.6103 | | |
$ | 16,969,265 | | |
| 206,685.4946 | | |
$ | 27,981,489 | | |
| 332,029.1050 | | |
$ | 44,950,754 | |
Fund A - Avalance (AVAX) | |
| 340,335.8900 | | |
$ | 7,111,788 | | |
| 591,109.7100 | | |
$ | 12,352,052 | | |
| 931,445.6000 | | |
$ | 19,463,840 | |
| |
| 465,679.5003 | | |
$ | 24,081,053 | | |
| 797,795.2046 | | |
$ | 40,333,541 | | |
| 1,263,474.7050 | | |
$ | 64,414,594 | |
Fund B - Solana (SOL) | |
| 713,500.2066 | | |
$ | 96,594,924 | | |
| 481,346.1000 | | |
$ | 65,165,583 | | |
| 1,194,846.3066 | | |
$ | 161,760,507 | |
Total | |
| | | |
$ | 120,675,977 | | |
| | | |
$ | 105,499,124 | | |
| | | |
$ | 226,175,101 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
Current | | |
Long Term | | |
Total | |
| |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | |
Fund A - Solana (SOL) | |
| 216,379.2216 | | |
$ | 44,442,849 | | |
| 244,331.9458 | | |
$ | 50,184,152 | | |
| 460,711.1675 | | |
$ | 94,627,001 | |
Fund A - Avalance (AVAX) | |
| 223,905.1900 | | |
$ | 8,663,344 | | |
| 707,540.4100 | | |
$ | 27,376,168 | | |
| 931,445.6000 | | |
$ | 36,039,512 | |
| |
| 440,284.4116 | | |
$ | 53,106,193 | | |
| 951,872.3558 | | |
$ | 77,560,320 | | |
| 1,392,156.7675 | | |
$ | 130,666,513 | |
Fund B - Solana (SOL) | |
| 626,365.7000 | | |
$ | 128,651,339 | | |
| 540,869.9000 | | |
$ | 111,091,072 | | |
| 1,167,235.6000 | | |
$ | 239,742,411 | |
Total | |
| | | |
$ | 181,757,532 | | |
| | | |
$ | 188,651,392 | | |
| | | |
$ | 370,408,924 | |
Fund A
During the year
ended December 31, 2024, the Company through a subsidiary, invested US$61,741,683 in three tranches of a private investment fund
designed to acquire Solana and Avalanche tokens from a bankrupt company (“Fund A”). The Company’s investment in
the Fund represents an indirect interest in 491,249 Solana at a cost of US$105 per Solana and 931,446 Avalanche at a cost US$11 per
Avalanche.
The Solana acquired by the Fund
is locked and staked, earning staking rewards during the lock period. Staking rewards will accrue while Solana is locked and will
become distributable by the Fund on the same unlocking schedule as the Solana. The Solana will be released in monthly increments
from January 2025 through January 2028.
The Avalanche acquired by the
Fund is locked and staked, earning staking rewards during the lock period. Staking rewards will accrue while Avalanche is locked and
will become distributable by the Fund on the same unlocking schedule as the Avalanche. The Avalanche will be released in weekly
increments July 10, 2025 and continuing through July 1, 2027.
The investments in the investment fund
were initially recognized based on the latest available net asset value as determined by the investment fund’s administrator less
an applicable DLOM. The values of the investments were remeasured based on quarterly valuation reports provided by the investment
fund administrator less an applicable DLOM.
Fund B
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company invested through a subsidiary, $153,516,846 (US$112,072,453) in two tranches
of a private investment fund designed to acquire Solana tokens from a bankrupt company (“Fund B” and together with Fund A
the “Equity Investments in Digital Assets”).
The Company’s investment
represents an indirect interest in 1,123,360 Solana at a cost of US$100 per Solana. The Solana acquired by the Fund is locked and
staked, earning staking rewards during the lock period and thereafter until such Solana is sold by the fund manager or an in-kind
distribution in the limited partners of the fund. Staking rewards will accrue while Solana is locked and will become distributable
on the same unlocking schedule as the Solana. Approximately 25 % of the Solana were released in March 2025, while the remaining 75%
of the Solana will be released linearly monthly until January 2028.
The investments in the investment fund
were initially recognized based on the latest available net asset value as determined by the investment fund’s administrator less
an applicable DLOM. The values of the investments were remeasured based on quarterly valuation reports provided by the investment
fund administrator less an applicable DLOM.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
Reflexivity
On February 6, 2024, the Company acquired
100% interest in Reflexivity LLC (“Reflexivity”) by issuing 5,000,000 common shares. Reflexivity is a private company incorporated
in the United States that operates a premier private research firm that specializes in producing cutting-edge research reports for the
cryptocurrency industry. The primary reason for this business combination is to gain exposure to Reflexivity’s subscriber base.
Details of the consideration for acquisition, net assets
acquired and goodwill are as follows:
Purchase price consider paid: | |
| |
Fair value of shares issued | |
$ | 3,100,000 | |
Fair value of shares issued | |
$ | 3,100,000 | |
Fair value of assets and liabilities assumed: | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 299,457 | |
Amounts receivable | |
| 16,987 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 20,092 | |
Client relationships | |
| 350,490 | |
Brand name | |
| 126,531 | |
Technology | |
| 158,163 | |
Deferred tax liability | |
| (168,286 | ) |
Accounts payable | |
| (1,296 | ) |
Customer prepayment | |
| (330,919 | ) |
Goodwill | |
| 2,628,781 | |
Total net assets aquired | |
$ | 3,100,000 | |
The goodwill acquired as part of the
Reflexivity acquisition is made up of assembled workforce and implied goodwill related to Reflexivity’s management and staff experiences
and Reflexivity’s reputation in the industry. It will not be deductible for tax purposes.
No material acquisition costs are recognized
in the statement of operations. As Reflexivity was acquired on February 7, 2024, there is not a material difference
in the amounts consolidated from February 7, 2024 and its full calendar year 2024 results.
Stillman Digital
On October 7, 2024, the Company acquired
100% interest in Stillman Digital Inc. and Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd. (collectively “Stillman Digital”) by issuing 2,500,000
common shares. Stillman Digital Inc. is a private company incorporated in the United States and Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd. Is a private
company incorporated in Bermuda. Stillman Digital is a global liquidity provider that provides digital asset products and services in
electronic trade execution, market making and OTC block trading. The primary reason for this business combination is to gain access to
Stillman Digital’s trading platform.
Under the terms of the transaction,
2,500,000 common shares were issued on the close of the transaction. 1,000,000 of the common shares issued are subject to a lock-up schedule,
with 25% released on each of the 3, 6, 9, and 12-month anniversaries from October 7, 2024.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
Stillman Digital (continued)
Details of the consideration for acquisition, net assets
acquired and goodwill are as follows:
Purchase price consider paid: | |
| |
Fair value of shares issued | |
$ | 6,893,336 | |
Fair value of shares issued | |
$ | 6,893,336 | |
Fair value of assets and liabilities assumed: | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 14,095,519 | |
Amounts receivable | |
| 2,681,750 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 65,286 | |
Digital assets | |
| 4,456,366 | |
Client relationships | |
| 41,699 | |
Securities | |
| 4,104,255 | |
Accounts payable | |
| (18,364,875 | ) |
Other liabilities | |
| (186,664 | ) |
Total net assets aquired | |
$ | 6,893,336 | |
The goodwill acquired as part of the
Stillman Digital’s acquisition is made up of assembled workforce and implied goodwill related to Stillman Digital’s management
and staff experiences and Stillman Digital’s reputation in the industry. It will not be deductible for tax purposes.
Had the acquisition taken place on
January 1, 2024, the Company would have consolidated $9,849,248 of revenues and net income of $5,820,340. As the acquisition
took place October 7, 2024, the Company consolidated revenues of $2,885,180 and net income of $974,635. No material acquisition
costs are recognized in the statement of operations.
Neuronomics AG
On January 10, 2025, the Company closed
an investment to acquire 10% of Neuronomics AG for US$288,727 (CHF 262,684). On March 7, 2025, the Company announced that it increased
its stake in Neuronomics AG, a Swiss asset management firm specializing in artificial intelligence and model driven quantitative trading
strategies from 10% to 52.5%.
In connection with the acquisition,
the Company issued 186,304 common shares of the Company, plus additional cash considerations, to the selling shareholders of Neuronomics
AG. 152,433 of the Payment Shares are subject to a lock-up schedule, with 50% released in three months and the remainder released in six
months. No finder fees were paid in connection with the acquisition.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 8. | Acquisitions (continued) |
Neuronomics AG (continued)
Details of the consideration for acquisition, net assets
acquired and goodwill are as follows:
Purchase price consideration paid: | |
| |
Cash consideration | |
$ | 1,173,209 | |
Fair value of shares issued | |
| 636,236 | |
Fair value of previously held investment | |
| 545,961 | |
Fair value of shares issued | |
$ | 2,355,406 | |
Fair value of assets and liabilities assumed: | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 390,040 | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits | |
| 17,925 | |
Goodwill | |
| 4,178,283 | |
Trade and other payables | |
| (99,761 | ) |
Non-controlling interest | |
| (2,131,081 | ) |
Total net assets aquired | |
$ | 2,355,406 | |
Had the acquisition taken place on
January 1, 2024, the Company would have consolidated $27,288 of revenues and net losses of $164,611. As the acquisition took
place March 7, 2025, the Company consolidated revenues of $27,288 and net income of $52,182. No material acquisition costs
are recognized in the statement of operations.
| 9. | Intangibles assets and goodwill |
Cost | |
Client relationships | | |
Technology | | |
Brand Name | | |
Total | |
Balance, December 31, 2023 | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 42,789,968 | | |
$ | 42,789,968 | |
Acquisition of Reflexivity LLC | |
| 350,490 | | |
| 158,163 | | |
| 126,531 | | |
| 635,184 | |
Acquisition of Solana IP | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Acquisition of Stillman Digital | |
| 41,699 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 41,699 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 392,189 | | |
$ | 5,120,184 | | |
$ | 42,916,499 | | |
$ | 48,428,872 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance, March 31, 2025 | |
$ | 392,189 | | |
$ | 5,120,184 | | |
$ | 42,916,499 | | |
$ | 48,428,872 | |
Accumulated Amortization | |
| | |
| | |
Brand Name | | |
Total | |
Balance, December 31, 2023 | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (39,247,080 | ) | |
$ | (39,247,080 | ) |
Amortization | |
| (29,208 | ) | |
| (26,361 | ) | |
| (2,059,386 | ) | |
| (2,114,955 | ) |
Impairment loss | |
| - | | |
| (4,962,021 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (4,962,021 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | |
$ | (29,208 | ) | |
$ | (4,988,382 | ) | |
$ | (41,306,466 | ) | |
$ | (46,324,056 | ) |
Amortization | |
| (8,762 | ) | |
| (10,688 | ) | |
| (515,902 | ) | |
| (535,352 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance, March 31, 2025 | |
$ | (37,970 | ) | |
$ | (4,999,070 | ) | |
$ | (41,822,368 | ) | |
$ | (46,859,408 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 362,981 | | |
$ | 131,802 | | |
$ | 1,610,033 | | |
$ | 2,104,816 | |
Balance, March 31, 2025 | |
$ | 354,219 | | |
$ | 121,114 | | |
$ | 1,094,131 | | |
$ | 1,569,464 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 9. | Intangibles assets and goodwill (continued) |
On February 9, 2024, the Company acquired
intellectual property by issuing 7,297,090 common shares of the Company. The intellectual property acquired encompasses a suite of sophisticated
features, including advanced liquidity provisioning, innovative trading strategies and technologies, along with the distribution, management
and analytics of decentralized financial data. These elements are tailored to support the Solana-focused trading desk operated by the
Company. At the time of acquisition, the intangible assets were in an early stage of research and development, with significant uncertainties
surrounding its future market demand, sales price and production costs, and as such, on February 9, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment
loss of $4,962,021.
Goodwill
The continuity of the goodwill acquired
as part of the acquisitions is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2023 | |
$ | 46,712,027 | |
Acquisition of Reflexivity LLC | |
| 2,628,781 | |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 49,340,808 | |
Acquisition of Neuronomics | |
| 4,187,568 | |
| |
| | |
Balance, March 31, 2025 | |
$ | 53,528,376 | |
| 10. | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
| |
31-Mar-25 | | |
31-Dec-24 | |
Corporate payables | |
$ | 5,889,247 | | |
$ | 4,863,977 | |
Related party payable (Note 21) | |
| 60,000 | | |
| 146,945 | |
| |
$ | 5,949,247 | | |
$ | 5,010,922 | |
As of March 31, 2025, loan principal
of $8,625,600 (US$6,000,000) (December 31, 2024 - $8,633,400 (US$6,000,000)) was outstanding The US$6,000,000 loan payable is held with
Genesis. On January 20, 2023, Genesis declared bankruptcy and currently is not allowing withdrawals and not extending new loans. On March
15, 2023, the Court ruled that the Genesis debtors may not sell, buy, trade in crypto assets without prior consent by the creditors. The
Court also allowed for the payment of some service providers required for upholding the operations but nothing beyond that. The Company’s
loan with Genesis is an open term loan. The Genesis loan and interest payable is $10,227,539 (US$7,114,315) and secured with 286 BTC.
The Company has a $2,338,976 (US$1,627,001)
(December 31, 2024: $3,865,230 (US$2,686,239)) margin loan from a crypto liquidity provider. The loan is secured by the equity in
the Company’s margin trading account. The crypto liquidity provider charges fluctuating interest rates typically ranging between
9% and 15% annually.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
The fair market value of the Company’s ETPs as at
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| |
March
31,
2025 | | |
December
31,
2024 | |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
Valour Bitcoin
Zero EUR | |
| 30,278,633 | | |
| 33,675,413 | |
Valour Bitcoin Zero SEK | |
| 265,682,548 | | |
| 292,973,088 | |
Valour Ethereum Zero EUR | |
| 2,141,935 | | |
| 3,299,649 | |
Valour Ethereum Zero SEK | |
| 51,676,087 | | |
| 94,096,713 | |
Valour Polkadot EUR | |
| 165,586 | | |
| 266,431 | |
Valour Polkadot SEK | |
| 16,920,937 | | |
| 25,292,105 | |
Valour Cardano EUR | |
| 387,821 | | |
| 403,928 | |
Valour Cardano SEK | |
| 63,827,150 | | |
| 85,098,922 | |
Valour Uniswap EUR | |
| 263,140 | | |
| 359,416 | |
Valour Uniswap SEK | |
| 3,038,231 | | |
| 7,742,117 | |
Valour Binance EUR | |
| 88,567 | | |
| 77,649 | |
Valour Binance SEK | |
| 1,207,039 | | |
| 1,849,520 | |
Valour Solana EUR | |
| 8,368,669 | | |
| 13,362,389 | |
Valour Solana SEK | |
| 273,310,644 | | |
| 435,042,882 | |
Valour Cosmos EUR | |
| 4,495 | | |
| 3,890 | |
Valour Digital Asset Basket
10 EUR | |
| 599,306 | | |
| 740,846 | |
Valour Digital Asset Basket
10 SEK | |
| 2,046,838 | | |
| 2,987,958 | |
Valour Bitcoin Carbon Neutral
EUR | |
| 20,177 | | |
| 26,686 | |
Valour Avalanche EUR | |
| 200,135 | | |
| 409,362 | |
Valour Avalanche SEK | |
| 16,365,670 | | |
| 31,866,987 | |
Valour Enjin EUR | |
| 17,468 | | |
| 15,380 | |
Valour Ripple SEK | |
| 62,424,382 | | |
| 51,740,886 | |
Valour Toncoin SEK | |
| 1,837,891 | | |
| 3,187,385 | |
Valour Chainlink SEK | |
| 5,669,309 | | |
| 6,967,176 | |
Valour ICP SEK | |
| 3,726,233 | | |
| 6,453,827 | |
Valour Bitcoin Staking SEK | |
| 5,629,724 | | |
| 6,605,270 | |
Valour Hedera SEK | |
| 8,239,476 | | |
| 11,450,219 | |
Valour Hedera EUR | |
| 3,396,216 | | |
| 3,544,510 | |
Valour CORE SEK | |
| 1,619,120 | | |
| 3,324,935 | |
Valour BTC Staking EUR | |
| 229,382 | | |
| 165,503 | |
Valour Short BTC SEK | |
| 154,017 | | |
| 309,178 | |
Valour Near SEK | |
| 5,255,991 | | |
| 9,465,391 | |
Valour Bitcoin Physical Carbon
Neutral USD | |
| 1,588,450 | | |
| 1,167,020 | |
Valour Ethereum Physical Staking
USD | |
| 262,162 | | |
| 484,628 | |
Valour ICP USD | |
| 7,400,267 | | |
| 14,456,000 | |
Valour BCIX STOXX USD | |
| 1,158,625 | | |
| 1,652,286 | |
Valour Hedera Physical Staking
USD | |
| 3,845,124 | | |
| 6,421,180 | |
Valour Bittensor SEK | |
| 4,050,323 | | |
| 6,337,137 | |
Valour Dogecoin SEK | |
| 6,368,335 | | |
| 7,931,992 | |
Valour SUI SEK | |
| 44,001,657 | | |
| 65,980,127 | |
Valour Fantom SEK | |
| 1,748,186 | | |
| 1,315,088 | |
Valour Injective SEK | |
| 1,890,030 | | |
| 1,634,348 | |
Valour Jupiter SEK | |
| 1,524,721 | | |
| 608,341 | |
Valour Kaspa SEK | |
| 1,001,796 | | |
| 763,408 | |
Valour Lido SEK | |
| 304,436 | | |
| 98,687 | |
Valour Pendle SEK | |
| 318,372 | | |
| 226,088 | |
Valour PYTH SEK | |
| 434,566 | | |
| 498,518 | |
Valour Render SEK | |
| 3,181,892 | | |
| 1,605,632 | |
Valour SEI SEK | |
| 961,379 | | |
| 1,220,425 | |
Valour Starnet SEK | |
| 84,389 | | |
| 140,191 | |
Valour THOR SEK | |
| 413,028 | | |
| 598,757 | |
Valour Woldcoin SEK | |
| 115,367 | | |
| 152,109 | |
Valour W SEK | |
| 185,154 | | |
| 306,616 | |
Valour AAVE SEK | |
| 772,690 | | |
| 1,049,677 | |
Valour Aerodome SEK | |
| 558,056 | | |
| 551,225 | |
Valour Akash SEK | |
| 474,069 | | |
| 447,874 | |
Valour Aptos SEK | |
| 2,674,155 | | |
| 3,684,532 | |
Valour Arweace SEK | |
| 372,371 | | |
| 324,469 | |
Valour
ASI SEK | |
| 957,884 | | |
| 1,053,535 | |
| |
| 921,440,301 | | |
| 1,253,515,501 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 12. | ETP holders payable (continued) |
The Company’s ETP
certificates are unsecured and trade on the Spotlight Stock Market, the LSE, and Germany Borse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG. The
Company’s ETP certificates traded on the Nordic Growth Market (“NGM”) until September 2024. ETPs issued by the
Company referencing the performance of digital assets are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Their fair value is a
function of the unadjusted quoted price of the digital asset underlying the ETP, less any accumulated management fees. The fair
value basis is consistent with the measurement of the underlying digital assets which are measured at fair value. The
Company’s policy is to hedge 100% of the market risk by holding (directly or indirectly) the underlying digital asset. Hedging
is undertaken on a continuous basis and in direct correspondence to the issuance of certificates to investors.
| 13. | Realized
and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on digital assets |
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
Realized gains / (loss) on digital assets | |
$ | 39,111,070 | | |
$ | 69,689,781 | |
Unrealized gains / (loss) on digital assets | |
| (268,506,435 | ) | |
| 247,433,275 | |
| |
$ | (229,395,365 | ) | |
$ | 317,123,056 | |
| 14. | Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on ETP payables |
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
Realized gains / (loss) on ETPs | |
$ | (25,442,084 | ) | |
$ | (99,760,190 | ) |
Unrealized gains / (loss) on ETPs | |
| 427,623,120 | | |
| (228,493,695 | ) |
| |
$ | 402,181,036 | | |
$ | (328,253,885 | ) |
| 15. | Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on investments in equity instruments through FVTPL |
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
Unrealized gains / (loss) on equity investments | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
$ | (130,398,882 | ) | |
$ | - | |
| 16. | Staking and lending income |
For the three months ended | |
March 31,
2025 | | |
March 31,
2024 | |
Validator nodes | |
| 2,390,962 | | |
| - | |
Equity investments in digital assets at FVTPL | |
| 8,998,584 | | |
| - | |
All other counterparties | |
| 2,650,002 | | |
| 5,808,001 | |
Total | |
$ | 14,039,548 | | |
$ | 5,808,001 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
Compensation and consulting | |
$ | 2,648,750 | | |
$ | 1,453,118 | |
Marketing expenses | |
| 4,250,039 | | |
| 509,047 | |
General and administration | |
| 774,608 | | |
| 595,564 | |
Accounting and legal | |
| 1,173,999 | | |
| 252,906 | |
Regulatory and transfer agent | |
| 153,745 | | |
| 92,015 | |
Travel expenses | |
| 73,437 | | |
| 65,487 | |
| |
$ | 9,074,578 | | |
$ | 2,968,137 | |
| a) | As at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company is authorized to issue: |
| I. | Unlimited number of common shares with no par value; |
| II. | 20,000,000 preferred shares, 9% cumulative dividends, non-voting, non-participating, non-redeemable, non-retractable,
and non-convertible by the holder. The preferred shares are redeemable by the Company in certain circumstances. |
| b) | Issued and outstanding shares |
| |
Common
Shares | | |
Amount | |
Balance, December 31, 2023 | |
| 276,658,208 | | |
$ | 170,687,476 | |
Acquisition of Reflexivity LLC | |
| 5,000,000 | | |
| 3,100,000 | |
Acquisition of Solana IP | |
| 7,297,090 | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Acquisition of Stillman Digital Inc. and Stillman Bermuda Inc. | |
| 2,500,000 | | |
| 6,893,336 | |
DSU exercised | |
| 6,432,281 | | |
| 6,270,234 | |
Options exercised | |
| 3,912,405 | | |
| 2,537,460 | |
Warrants exercised | |
| 22,737,789 | | |
| 6,669,358 | |
Treasury shares acquired | |
| 3,998,508 | | |
| 8,593,947 | |
Treasury shares paid out | |
| (5,437,992 | ) | |
| (4,352,511 | ) |
NCIB | |
| (1,840,600 | ) | |
| (3,882,817 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2024 | |
| 321,257,689 | | |
$ | 201,478,504 | |
Acquisition of Reflexivity LLC (see Note 8) | |
| 186,034 | | |
| 636,236 | |
DSU exercised | |
| 1,439,505 | | |
| 1,793,177 | |
Options exercised | |
| 2,747,595 | | |
| 6,847,933 | |
Balance, March 31, 2025 | |
| 325,630,823 | | |
$ | 210,755,850 | |
On June 11, 2024, under the terms
of the NCIB, the Company may, if considered advisable, purchase its common shares in open market transactions through the facilities of
the exchange and/or other Canadian alternative trading platforms, not to exceed up to 10 per cent of the public float for the common shares
as of June 3, 2024, or 26,996,392 common shares, purchased in aggregate. The price that the company will pay for the common shares shall
be the prevailing market price at the time of purchase and all purchased common shares will be cancelled by the company. In accordance
with exchange rules, daily purchases (other than pursuant to a block purchase exception) on the exchange under the NCIB cannot exceed
25 per cent of the average daily trading volume on the exchange, as measured from Dec. 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. The NCIB shall commence
on June 10, 2024, and run through June 9, 2025, or on such earlier date as the NCIB is complete.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 18. | Share Capital (continued) |
| b) | Issued and outstanding shares (continued) |
During the three months ended March
31, 2025, the Company purchased and cancelled no shares (March 31, 2024 – no shares purchased or cancelled).
| 19. | Share-based payments reserves |
Stock options, DSUs and Warrants
| |
Options | | |
DSU | | |
Warrants | | |
| |
| |
Number of Options | | |
Weighted average exercise prices | | |
Value of options | | |
Number of DSU | | |
Value of DSU | | |
Number of warrants | | |
Weighted average exercise prices | | |
Value of warrants | | |
Total Value | |
December 31, 2023 | |
| 23,405,000 | | |
$ | 0.72 | | |
| 17,968,261 | | |
| 9,644,286 | | |
$ | 8,040,660 | | |
| 45,868,426 | | |
$ | 0.30 | | |
$ | 2,595,511 | | |
$ | 28,604,432 | |
Granted | |
| 9,461,187 | | |
| 0.80 | | |
| 7,588,292 | | |
| 10,914,007 | | |
| 10,185,881 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 17,774,173 | |
Exercised | |
| (3,912,405 | ) | |
| 0.28 | | |
| (1,099,656 | ) | |
| (6,432,281 | ) | |
| (6,270,234 | ) | |
| (22,737,789 | ) | |
| 0.06 | | |
| (1,456,144 | ) | |
| (8,826,034 | ) |
Expired / cancelled | |
| (700,000 | ) | |
| 2.25 | | |
| (1,572,530 | ) | |
| (1,000,000 | ) | |
| (111,983 | ) | |
| (5,637 | ) | |
| 0.30 | | |
| (585 | ) | |
| (1,685,098 | ) |
December 31, 2024 | |
| 28,253,782 | | |
$ | 0.72 | | |
$ | 22,884,367 | | |
| 13,126,012 | | |
$ | 11,844,324 | | |
| 23,125,000 | | |
$ | 0.30 | | |
$ | 1,138,782 | | |
$ | 35,867,473 | |
Granted / vested | |
| 1,300,000 | | |
| 2.46 | | |
| 3,199,617 | | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| 4,233,002 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 7,432,619 | |
Exercised | |
| (2,747,595 | ) | |
| 1.26 | | |
| (3,469,551 | ) | |
| (1,439,505 | ) | |
| (1,793,177 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (5,262,728 | ) |
Expired / cancelled | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (75,000 | ) | |
| (49,603 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (49,603 | ) |
March 31, 2025 | |
| 26,806,187 | | |
$ | 0.65 | | |
$ | 22,614,433 | | |
| 13,111,507 | | |
$ | 14,234,546 | | |
| 23,125,000 | | |
$ | 0.20 | | |
$ | 1,138,782 | | |
$ | 37,987,761 | |
Stock option plan
The Company has an
ownership-based compensation scheme for executives and employees. In accordance with the terms of the plan, as approved by
shareholders at a previous annual general meeting, officers, directors and consultants of the Company may be granted options to
purchase common shares with the exercise prices determined at the time of grant. The Company has adopted a Floating Stock Option
Plan (the “Plan”), whereby the number of common shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is equivalent of up to 10%
of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company from time to time.
Each employee share option converts
into one common share of the Company on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options
carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their
expiry.
On January 6, 2025, the Company granted
100,000 stock options to an officer of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $4.59 for a period of five
years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every month such that all options shall fully vests on
the date that is 4 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair value of $419,670 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 151%; risk-free interest rate
of 2.96%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
On January 28, 2025, the Company granted
1,200,000 stock options to various consultants of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $4.52 for a period
of five years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every three months such that all options shall
fully vests on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair value of $4,950,720
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 150%;
risk-free interest rate of 2.89%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
On March 12, 2024, the Company granted
125,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $0.69 for a period of five
years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every three months such that all options shall fully vests
on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair value of $79,575 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 149.1%; risk-free interest
rate of 3.71%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 19. | Share-based payments reserves (continued) |
Stock option plan (continued)
On April 23, 2024, the Company
granted 250,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $0.77 for a
period of five years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every three months such that all
options shall fully vests on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair
value of $163,325 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%;
expected volatility of 154.3%; risk-free interest rate of 3.79%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
On May 1, 2024, the Company granted
250,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $0.77 for a period of five
years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every three months such that all options shall fully vests
on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair value of $172,950 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 154.3%; risk-free interest
rate of 3.63%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
On May 21, 2024, the Company granted
200,000 stock options to a consultant of the Company to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $1.03 for a period of five
years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every three months such that all options shall fully vests
on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair value of $190,380 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 154.3%; risk-free interest
rate of 3.79%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
On June 4, 2024, the Company granted
4,000,000 stock options to a company controlled by management of Valour Inc. to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of
$1.26 for a period of five years from the date of grant. The options shall vest in four equal instalments every three months such that
all options shall fully vests on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. These options have an estimated grant date fair value
of $4,658,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility
of 154.5%; risk-free interest rate of 4.08%; and an expected average life of 5 years.
On July 29, 2024, the Company granted
3,667,187 stock options to a company controlled by management to purchase common shares of the Company for the price of $2.17 for a period
of five years from the date of grant. The options shall vest (a) on December 31, 2024 and (b) upon a company controlled by management
having entered into a contract with an employee or consultant of the Corporation or its subsidiaries to transfer the underlying shares
subject to the option, subject to performance hurdles. These options have an estimated grant date fair value of $8,142,000 using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 156.0%; risk-free interest
rate of 3.20%; and an expected average life of 5 years. No agreement had been entered as at March 31, 2025 and as such, the options have
not vested.
The Company recorded $3,199,617 of
share-based payments related to stock options during three months ended March 31, 2025 (three months ended March 31, 2024 - $1,460,826).
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 19. | Share-based payments reserves (continued) |
Stock option plan (continued)
The following stock options were outstanding
at March 31, 2025:
Number outstanding | | |
Number exercisable | | |
Grant date | |
Expiry date | |
Exercise price | | |
Fair value at grant date | | |
Grant date share price | | |
Expected volatility | | |
Expected life (yrs) | | |
Expected dividend yield | | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 100,000 | | |
| 100,000 | | |
16-Nov-20 | |
16-Nov-25 | |
$ | 0.09 | | |
| 7,920 | | |
$ | 0.09 | | |
| 139 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.46 | % |
| 425,000 | | |
| 425,000 | | |
22-Mar-21 | |
22-Mar-26 | |
$ | 1.58 | | |
| 1,973,900 | | |
$ | 2.12 | | |
| 146 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.99 | % |
| 1,670,000 | | |
| 1,670,000 | | |
9-Apr-21 | |
9-Apr-26 | |
$ | 1.58 | | |
| 3,293,116 | | |
$ | 1.78 | | |
| 145 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.95 | % |
| 1,600,000 | | |
| 1,600,000 | | |
18-May-21 | |
18-May-26 | |
$ | 1.22 | | |
| 3,150,560 | | |
$ | 1.25 | | |
| 146 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.95 | % |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
18-May-21 | |
18-May-26 | |
$ | 1.22 | | |
| 1,125,200 | | |
$ | 1.25 | | |
| 146 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.95 | % |
| 1,950,000 | | |
| 1,950,000 | | |
25-May-21 | |
25-May-26 | |
$ | 1.11 | | |
| 1,944,540 | | |
$ | 1.11 | | |
| 146 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.86 | % |
| 1,150,000 | | |
| 1,150,000 | | |
13-Aug-21 | |
13-Aug-26 | |
$ | 1.58 | | |
| 1,461,305 | | |
$ | 1.43 | | |
| 144 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.84 | % |
| 250,000 | | |
| 250,000 | | |
21-Sep-21 | |
21-Sep-26 | |
$ | 1.70 | | |
| 380,375 | | |
$ | 1.70 | | |
| 144 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 0.85 | % |
| 250,000 | | |
| 250,000 | | |
13-Oct-21 | |
13-Oct-26 | |
$ | 2.10 | | |
| 470,375 | | |
$ | 2.10 | | |
| 144 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 1.27 | % |
| 500,000 | | |
| 500,000 | | |
9-Nov-21 | |
9-Nov-26 | |
$ | 3.92 | | |
| 1,758,050 | | |
$ | 3.92 | | |
| 144 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 1.37 | % |
| 500,000 | | |
| 500,000 | | |
9-May-22 | |
9-May-27 | |
$ | 2.00 | | |
| 591,950 | | |
$ | 1.34 | | |
| 146 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.76 | % |
| 500,000 | | |
| 500,000 | | |
20-May-22 | |
20-May-27 | |
$ | 1.00 | | |
| 334,300 | | |
$ | 0.75 | | |
| 147 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.70 | % |
| 500,000 | | |
| 500,000 | | |
17-Oct-22 | |
17-Oct-27 | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
| 75,350 | | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
| 150 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.60 | % |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
13-Jul-23 | |
13-Jul-28 | |
$ | 0.115 | | |
| 105,000 | | |
$ | 0.12 | | |
| 149 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.71 | % |
| 675,000 | | |
| 675,000 | | |
24-Nov-23 | |
24-Nov-28 | |
$ | 0.29 | | |
| 207,000 | | |
$ | 0.29 | | |
| 152 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.83 | % |
| 4,500,000 | | |
| 4,500,000 | | |
4-Dec-23 | |
4-Dec-28 | |
$ | 0.45 | | |
| 2,162,700 | | |
$ | 0.45 | | |
| 152 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.54 | % |
| 125,000 | | |
| 125,000 | | |
12-Mar-24 | |
12-Mar-29 | |
$ | 0.69 | | |
| 79,575 | | |
$ | 0.69 | | |
| 154 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.47 | % |
| 62,500 | | |
| 46,875 | | |
23-Apr-24 | |
23-Apr-29 | |
$ | 0.77 | | |
| 163,325 | | |
$ | 0.77 | | |
| 154 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.79 | % |
| 250,000 | | |
| 187,500 | | |
1-May-24 | |
1-May-29 | |
$ | 0.77 | | |
| 172,950 | | |
$ | 0.77 | | |
| 154 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.63 | % |
| 50,000 | | |
| 37,500 | | |
21-May-24 | |
21-May-29 | |
$ | 1.03 | | |
| 190,380 | | |
$ | 1.03 | | |
| 154 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.79 | % |
| 4,000,000 | | |
| 3,000,000 | | |
4-Jun-24 | |
4-Jun-29 | |
$ | 1.26 | | |
| 4,658,000 | | |
$ | 1.26 | | |
| 155 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 4.08 | % |
| 3,667,187 | | |
| - | | |
29-Jul-24 | |
29-Jul-29 | |
$ | 2.17 | | |
| 8,141,522 | | |
$ | 2.39 | | |
| 156 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.20 | % |
| 100,000 | | |
| 100,000 | | |
4-Nov-24 | |
4-Nov-29 | |
$ | 2.28 | | |
| 210,240 | | |
$ | 2.30 | | |
| 150 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.04 | % |
| 46,500 | | |
| 11,625 | | |
4-Nov-24 | |
4-Nov-29 | |
$ | 2.28 | | |
| 97,762 | | |
$ | 2.30 | | |
| 150 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.04 | % |
| 100,000 | | |
| 75,000 | | |
6-Dec-24 | |
6-Dec-29 | |
$ | 4.50 | | |
| 482,410 | | |
$ | 5.24 | | |
| 151 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.81 | % |
| 35,000 | | |
| 8,750 | | |
6-Dec-24 | |
6-Dec-29 | |
$ | 4.50 | | |
| 168,844 | | |
$ | 5.24 | | |
| 151 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.81 | % |
| 500,000 | | |
| - | | |
6-Dec-24 | |
6-Dec-29 | |
$ | 4.50 | | |
| 2,412,050 | | |
$ | 5.24 | | |
| 151 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.81 | % |
| 100,000 | | |
| 50,000 | | |
6-Jan-25 | |
6-Jan-30 | |
$ | 4.59 | | |
| 419,670 | | |
$ | 4.59 | | |
| 151 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.96 | % |
| 1,200,000 | | |
| - | | |
28-Jan-25 | |
28-Jan-30 | |
$ | 4.52 | | |
| 4,950,720 | | |
$ | 4.52 | | |
| 150 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 2.89 | % |
| 26,806,187 | | |
| 20,212,250 | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| 41,189,088 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
The weighted average remaining contractual
life of the options exercisable at March 31, 2025 was 3.26 years (December 31, 2024 – 3.04 years).
Warrants
As at March 31, 2025, the
Company had share purchase warrants outstanding as follows:
| |
Number outstanding &
exercisable | | |
Grant date | |
Expiry date | |
Exercise price | | |
Fair value at grant date | | |
Grant date share price | | |
Expected volatility | | |
Expected life (yrs) | | |
Expected dividend yield | | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
Warrants | |
| 20,000,000 | | |
6-Nov-23 | |
6-Nov-28 | |
$ | 0.20 | | |
| 942,984 | | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
| 151.9 | % | |
| 5 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 3.87 | % |
Warrants | |
| 3,125,000 | | |
22-Nov-23 | |
22-Nov-25 | |
$ | 0.23 | | |
| 204,459 | | |
$ | 0.33 | | |
| 139.6 | % | |
| 2 | | |
| 0 | % | |
| 4,40 | % |
Warrant issue costs | |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| (8,662 | ) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| 23,125,000 | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| 1,138,781 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 19. | Share-based payments reserves (continued) |
Deferred Share Units Plan (DSUs)
On August 15, 2021, the Company adopted
the DSUs plan. Eligible participants of the DSU Plan include any director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company. The Board fixes
the vesting terms it deems appropriate when granting DSUs. The number of DSUs that may be granted under the DSU Plan may not exceed 5%
of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares at the time of grant.
On January 6, 2025, the Company granted
100,000 DSUs to an officer of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $459,000 and vest in three equal installments every
year, with the first installment vesting one year from the grant date.
On January 28, 2025, the Company granted
1,400,000 DSUs to an officer of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $6,328,000 and vest in three equal installments
every year, with the first installment vesting one year from the grant date.
On May 21, 2024, the Company granted
1,000,000 DSUs to an employee of Valour. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $1,185,000 and vest immediately.
On May 21, 2024, the Company granted
1,500,000 DSUs to a consultant of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $1,777,500 and vest in six months from the grant
day.
On May 21, 2024, the Company granted
200,000 DSUs to a consultant of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $237,000 and vest in four equal installments every
six months, with the first instalment vesting on the date that is six months from the grant day.
On July 29, 2024, the Company granted
3,964,007 DSUs to a company controlled by management. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $9,473,750 and vest (a) on December 31,
2024 and (b) upon a company controlled by management thereof having entered into a contract with an employee or consultant of the Corporation
or its subsidiaries to transfer the underlying shares subject to the option, subject to performance hurdles. No agreement had been entered
as at March 31, 2025 and as such, the DSUs have not vested in relation to the 3,964,007 DSUs and no expense was recorded during the three
months ended March 31, 2025.
On July 29, 2024, the Company granted
475,000 DSUs to officers and directors of the Company. These DSUs have a grant date fair value of $1,135,250 and vest in four equal installments
every six months following the grant date, with the first installment vesting six months after the grant date.
On September 24, 2024, the Company
granted 1,125,000 DSUs to officers and consultants of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $3,319,000 and vest in four
equal installments every six months, with the first instalment vesting on the date that is three months from the grant day.
On November 4, 2024, the Company granted
100,000 DSUs to a consultant of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $210,000 and vest in four equal installments every
month, with the first instalment vesting on the date that is one month from the grant day.
On November 21, 2024, the Company granted
1,000,000 DSUs to a consultant of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $3,380,000 and 250,000 vest three months from
the grant date 500,000 vest six months from the grant date and the remaining 250,000 vest nine months from the grant date.
On November 21, 2024, the Company granted
950,000 DSUs to consultants of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $3,211,000 and vest immediately
On December 6, 2024, the Company granted
100,000 DSUs to a consultant of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $524,000 and vest in four equal installments every
month, with the first instalment vesting on the date that is one month from the grant day.
On December 6, 2024, the Company granted
500,000 DSUs to a consultant of the Company. These DSUs have a grant day fair value of $2,620,000 and vest upon the closing of a merger
and acquisition transaction by the Company with a Target Company as described in a finder agreement between the Company and the consultant.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 19. | Share-based payments reserves (continued) |
Deferred Share Units Plan (DSUs) (continued)
The Company recorded $4,141,795 in
share-based compensation related to DSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2025 (three months ended March 31, 2024 - $156,689).
Financial assets and financial liabilities
as at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| |
Asset / (liabilities) at amortized cost | | |
Assets /(liabilities) at fair value through profit/(loss) | | |
Total | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 22,923,872 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 22,923,872 | |
Client Cash Deposits | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | | |
| 15,346,080 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
Equity investments | |
| - | | |
| 370,408,924 | | |
| 370,408,924 | |
Public investments | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| 1,119,586 | |
Private investments | |
| - | | |
| 53,740,154 | | |
| 53,740,154 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,010,922 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,010,922 | ) |
Loan payable | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (13,947,681 | ) |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| (25,097,116 | ) |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) |
March 31, 2025 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 19,996,609 | |
Client Cash Deposits | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| - | | |
| 17,711,627 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| 664,810,958 | |
Equity investments | |
| - | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | |
Private investments | |
| - | | |
| 53,896,906 | | |
| 53,896,906 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,949,247 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,949,247 | ) |
Loan payable | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (12,566,516 | ) |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| (20,458,096 | ) |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| (921,440,301 | ) | |
| (921,440,301 | ) |
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to several risks, including market, liquidity, credit and currency risks. There
have been no significant changes in the risks, objectives, policies and procedures from the previous year. A discussion of the Company’s
use of financial instruments and their associated risks is provided below:
Credit risk
Credit risk arises from the non-performance
by counterparties of contractual financial obligations. The Company’s primary counterparty related to its cash carries an investment
grade rating as assessed by external rating agencies. The Company maintains all or substantially all of its cash with a major financial
institution domiciled in Canada, the United States and Europe. Deposits held with this institution may exceed the amount of insurance
provided on such deposits.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
Regulatory Risks
As cryptocurrencies have grown in
both popularity and market size, governments around the world have reacted differently to cryptocurrencies with certain governments deeming
them illegal while others have allowed their use and trade. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse
extent, the ability of the Company to continue to operate. The effect of any future regulatory change on the DeFi ecosystem or any cryptocurrency,
project or protocol that the Company may hold is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the space
as a whole, as well as potentially to the Company. Governments may, in the future, restrict or prohibit the acquisition, use or
redemption of cryptocurrencies. Ownership
of, holding or trading in cryptocurrencies may then be considered illegal and subject to sanction. Governments may also take regulatory
action that may increase the cost and/or subject cryptocurrency mining companies to additional regulation.
Custodian Risks
The Company uses multiple custodians
(or third-party “wallet providers”) to hold digital assets for its DeFi Ventures business line as well as for digital assets
underlying Valour Cayman ETPs. Such custodians may or may not be subject to regulation by U.S. state or federal or non-U.S. governmental
agencies or other regulatory or self-regulatory organizations. The Company could have a high concentration of its digital assets in one
location or with one custodian, which may be prone to losses arising out of hacking, loss of passwords, compromised access credentials,
malware or cyberattacks. Custodians may not indemnify us against any losses of digital assets. Digital assets held by certain custodians
may be transferred into “cold storage” or “deep storage,” in which case there could be a delay in retrieving such
digital assets. The Company may also incur costs related to the third-party custody and storage of its digital assets. Any security breach,
incurred cost or loss of digital assets associated with the use of a custodian could materially and adversely affect our trading execution,
the value of our and the value of any investment in our common shares. Furthermore, there is, and is likely to continue to be, uncertainty
as to how U.S. and non-U.S. laws will be applied with respect to custody of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets held on behalf of
clients. For example, U.S.- regulated investment advisers may be required to keep client “funds and securities” with a “qualified
custodian”; there remain numerous questions about how to interpret and apply this rule, and how to identify a “qualified custodian”
of, digital assets, which are obviously kept in a different way from the traditional securities with respect to which such rules were
written. The uncertainty and potential difficulties associated with this question and related questions could materially and adversely
affect our ability to continuously develop and launch our business lines. The Company may also incur costs related to the third-party
custody and storage of its digital assets. Any security breach, incurred cost or loss of digital assets associated with the use of a custodian
could materially and adversely affect the execution of hedging ETPs, the value of the Company’s assets and the value of any investment
in the Common Shares.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that
the Company will not have sufficient cash resources to meet its financial obligations as they come due. The Company’s
liquidity and operating results may be adversely affected if the Company’s access to the capital markets is hindered, whether
as a result of a downturn in stock market conditions generally or related to matters specific to the Company, or if the value of the
Company’s investments declines, resulting in losses upon disposition. In addition, some of the investments the Company holds
are lightly traded public corporations or not publicly traded and may not be easily liquidated. The Company generates cash flow from
proceeds from the disposition of its investments and digital assets. There can be no assurances that sufficient funding, including
adequate financing, will be available to cover the general and administrative expenses necessary for the maintenance of a public
company. All of the Company’s assets, liabilities and obligations are due within one to three years.
The Company manages liquidity risk
by maintaining adequate cash balances and liquid investments and digital assets. The Company continuously monitors and reviews both actual
and forecasted cash flows, and also matches the maturity profile of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. As at March 31,
2025, the Company had current assets of $825,405,346 (December 31, 2024 - $1,026,403,733) to settle current liabilities of $1,040,124,824
(December 31, 2024 - $1,297,571,219).
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
The following table shows the Company’s
source of liquidity by assets / (liabilities) as at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
March 31, 2025 | |
| |
Total | | |
Less than 1
year | | |
1-3 years | |
Cash | |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | - | |
Client cash deposits | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 2,435,783 | | |
| 2,435,783 | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| 664,585,350 | | |
| 225,608 | |
Private investments | |
| 53,896,906 | | |
| - | | |
| 53,896,906 | |
Equity investments | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 120,675,977 | | |
| 105,499,124 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,949,247 | ) | |
| (5,949,247 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (921,440,301 | ) | |
| (921,440,301 | ) | |
| - | |
Total assets / (liabilities) - December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 24,612,824 | | |
$ | (135,008,814 | ) | |
$ | 159,621,638 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
Total | | |
Less than 1
year | | |
1-3 years | |
Cash | |
$ | 22,923,872 | | |
$ | 22,923,872 | | |
$ | - | |
Client cash deposits | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | |
Public Investments | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 2,585,451 | | |
| 2,585,451 | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| 799,314,977 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Private investments | |
| 53,740,154 | | |
| - | | |
| 53,740,154 | |
Equity investments | |
| 370,408,924 | | |
| 181,757,532 | | |
| 188,651,392 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,010,922 | ) | |
| (5,010,922 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| - | |
Total assets / (liabilities) - December 31, 2023 | |
$ | (31,650,562 | ) | |
$ | (274,523,722 | ) | |
$ | 242,873,160 | |
Digital assets included in the table
above are non-financial assets except USDC. For the purposes of liquidity risk analysis, these non-financial assets were included as they
are mainly utilized to pay off any redemptions related to ETP holders payable, a financial liability. The lent and staked digital assets
fall under the “less than 1 year” bucket.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair
value of, or future cash flows from, the Company’s financial instruments will significantly fluctuate because of changes in market
prices.
| (a) | Price and concentration risk |
The Company is exposed to market risk
in trading its investments and unfavourable market conditions could result in dispositions of investments at less than favorable prices.
In addition, most of the Company’s investments are in the technology and resource sector. At March 31, 2025, the Company had no
investments exposed to market risk (December 31, 2024 – one investment of 3.4%).
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20 | Financial instruments (continued) |
The Company’s cash is subject
to interest rate cash flow risk as it carries variable rates of interest. The Company’s interest rate risk management policy is
to purchase highly liquid investments with a term to maturity of one year or less on the date of purchase. Based on cash balances on hand
at March 31, 2025, a 1% change in interest rates could result in
approximately $200,000 change in net
loss.
Currency risk is the risk that the
fair value of, or future cash flows from, the Company’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange
rates. The Company’s operations are exposed to foreign exchange fluctuations, which could have a significant adverse effect on its
results of operations from time to time. The Company’s foreign currency risk arises primarily with respect to United States dollar,
Euro, Swiss Franc, Swedish Krona and British Pound. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between this currency and the Canadian dollar could
have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company does not engage in
any hedging activity to mitigate this risk. The Company reduces its currency risk by maintaining minimal cash balances held in foreign
currency.
As at March 31, 2025 and December 31,
2024, the Company had the following financial and non-financial assets and liabilities, (amounts posted in Canadian dollars) denominated
in foreign currencies:
March 31, 2025 | |
| |
United States Dollars | | |
British Pound | | |
Swiss Franc | | |
Swedish Krona | | |
European Euro | | |
Arab Emirates Dirham | |
Cash | |
$ | 1,519,089 | | |
$ | 9,595 | | |
$ | 267,413 | | |
$ | 5,972,780 | | |
$ | 4,499,021 | | |
$ | 275,313 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Private investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid investment | |
| 2,435,784 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (3,825,842 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (389,848 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (23,310 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (921,440,302 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net assets (liabilities) | |
$ | (289,524,925 | ) | |
$ | 9,595 | | |
$ | 50,898,067 | | |
$ | 5,972,780 | | |
$ | 4,475,711 | | |
$ | 275,313 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
United States | | |
British | | |
Swiss | | |
Swedish Krona | | |
Euro | | |
Dirham | |
Cash | |
$ | 17,034,759 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 5,141,507 | | |
$ | 9,818,189 | | |
$ | 3,645,348 | | |
$ | 88,135 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Private investments | |
| 1,119,587 | | |
| - | | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid investment | |
| 2,585,451 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (4,204,771 | ) | |
| (79,738 | ) | |
| (356,130 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (22,392 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net assets (liabilities) | |
$ | (460,882,601 | ) | |
$ | (79,738 | ) | |
$ | 55,805,880 | | |
$ | 9,818,189 | | |
$ | 3,622,956 | | |
$ | 88,135 | |
A 10% increase (decrease) in the value
of the Canadian dollar against all foreign currencies in which the Company held financial instruments as of March 31, 2025 would result
in an estimated increase (decrease) in net income of approximately $22,789,000, (December 31, 2024 - $35,222,000).
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
| (d) | Digital currency risk factors: Perception, Evolution, Validation and Valuation |
A digital currency does not represent
an intrinsic value or a form of credit. Its value is a function of the perspective of the participants within the marketplace for that
digital currency. The price of the digital currency fluctuates as a result of supply and demand pressures that accumulate in the market
for it.
Having a finite supply (in the case
of many but not all digital currencies), the more people who want to own that digital currency, the more the market price increases and
vice-versa.
The most common means of determining
the value of a digital currency is through one or more cryptocurrency exchanges where that digital currency is traded. Such exchanges
publicly disclose the “times and sales” of the various listed pairs. As the marketplace for digital currencies evolves, the
process for assessing value will become increasingly sophisticated.
| (e) | Fair value of financial instruments |
The Company has determined the carrying
values of its financial instruments as follows:
| i. | The carrying values of cash, amounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate
their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. |
| ii. | Public and private investments are carried at amounts in accordance with the Company’s accounting
policies as set out in Note 2 in the Company’s December 31, 2024 financial statements. |
| iii. | Digital assets classified as financial assets relate to USDC which is measured at fair value. |
The following table illustrates the
classification and hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments, measured at fair value in the statements of financial position as
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
| |
Level 1
(Quoted Market price) | | |
Level 2
(Valuation technique -observable market Inputs) | | |
Level 3
(Valuation technique - non-observable market inputs) | | |
Total | |
Privately traded investments | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 53,740,154 | | |
$ | 53,740,154 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
Equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 370,408,927 | | |
| 370,408,927 | |
Publicly traded investments | |
| 1,119,587 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,587 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 1,119,587 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | | |
$ | 424,149,081 | | |
$ | 1,225,065,259 | |
Privately traded investments | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 53,896,906 | | |
$ | 53,896,906 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| - | | |
| 664,810,958 | |
Equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | |
March 31, 2025 | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 280,072,007 | | |
$ | 944,882,965 | |
Level 1 Hierarchy
The following table presents the changes in fair value measurements
of financial instruments classified as Level 1 during the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These financial instruments
are measured at fair value utilizing non-observable market inputs. The net realized losses and net unrealized gains are recognized in
the statements of loss.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
| (e) | Fair value of financial instruments (continued) |
| |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 1,119,587 | | |
$ | - | |
Realized loss on investments | |
| (673,967 | ) | |
| - | |
Investments sold | |
| (445,620 | ) | |
| 1,119,587 | |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,119,587 | |
Level 2 Hierarchy
The following table presents the changes
in fair value measurements of financial instruments classified as Level 2 during the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
These financial instruments are measured at fair value utilizing non-observable market inputs. The net realized losses and net unrealized
gains are recognized in the statements of loss.
Investments, fair value for the year ended | |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 799,796,591 | | |
$ | 489,865,638 | |
Digital assets acquired | |
| 81,793,771 | | |
| 540,008,974 | |
Digital assets disposed | |
| (14,760,791 | ) | |
| (717,306,612 | ) |
Digital assets earned from staking, lending and fees | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 35,717,997 | |
Realized gain (loss) on digital assets | |
| 39,111,070 | | |
| 396,824,120 | |
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on digital assets | |
| (268,506,435 | ) | |
| 80,894,227 | |
Transfers from level 3 | |
| 21,780,394 | | |
| - | |
Foreign exchange loss | |
| (8,443,190 | ) | |
| (26,207,753 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | |
Level 3 Hierarchy
The following table presents the changes
in fair value measurements of financial instruments classified as Level 3 during the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
These financial instruments are measured at fair value utilizing non-observable market inputs. The net realized losses and net unrealized
gains are recognized in the statements of loss.
Investments, fair value for the year ended | |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 424,149,081 | | |
$ | 43,540,534 | |
Purchases | |
| 698,904 | | |
| 370,408,927 | |
Acquired as subsidiary | |
| (545,961 | ) | |
| (1,119,587 | ) |
Realized (loss) gain | |
| 3,809 | | |
| 154,767 | |
Unrealized gain/(loss) | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| 11,164,440 | |
Transfers to level 2 | |
| (21,780,394 | ) | |
| - | |
Foreign exchange gain | |
| 7,945,450 | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
$ | 280,072,007 | | |
$ | 424,149,081 | |
Within Level 3, the Company includes
private company investments that are not quoted on an exchange. The key assumptions used in the valuation of these instruments include
(but are not limited to) the value at which a recent financing was done by the investee, company-specific information, trends in general
market conditions and the share performance of comparable publicly traded companies.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
| (e) | Fair value of financial instruments (continued) |
As valuations of investments for which
market quotations are not readily available, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate within short periods of time and are based on estimates,
determination of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have resulted if a ready market existed for the investments.
Given the size of the private investment portfolio, such changes may have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition
or operating results.
The following table presents the fair value, categorized
by key valuation techniques and the unobservable inputs used within Level 3 as at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Description | |
Fair vaue | | |
Valuation technique | |
Significant unobservable input(s) | |
Range of significant unobservable
input(s) |
3iQ Corp. | |
$ | 432,329 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| 719,522 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Neuronomics AG | |
| 128,898 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Amina Bank | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
Market approach | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
ZKP Corporation | |
| 1,438,900 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Equity Investments in digital | |
| 370,408,927 | | |
Market approach | |
Discount for lack of marketability | |
25% discount |
| |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 424,149,078 | | |
| |
| |
|
| |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
3iQ Corp. | |
| 431,942 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| 719,522 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Amina Bank | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
Market approach | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
ZKP Corporation | |
| 1,437,600 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Crypto 21 AB | |
| 287,340 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Equity Investments in digital | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
Market approach | |
Discount for lack of marketability | |
24% discount |
| |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
March 31, 2025 | |
$ | 280,072,007 | | |
| |
| |
|
3iQ Corp. (“3iQ”)
On March 31, 2020, the Company acquired
187,007 common shares of 3iQ as part of the Company’s acquisition of Valour. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company
sold 125,295 common shares of 3iQ. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of 3iQ was based on the recent transaction which is indicative
of being the fair market value. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change
the fair value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of 3iQ will result in a corresponding
+/- $43,194 (December 31, 2024 - $43,233) change in the carrying amount.
Amina Bank AG (“Amina”)
On January 14, 2022, the Company invested
$34,498,750 to acquire 3,906,250 non-votes shares of Amina. As at December 31, 2024, the valuation of Amina was based on a market approach
which is indicative of being the fair market value. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions
that would change the fair value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of Amina
will result in a corresponding +/- $5,102,050 (December 31, 2024 +/- $5,102,050) change in the carrying amount.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
| (e) | Fair value of financial instruments (continued) |
Earnity Inc. (“Earnity”)
On April 13, 2021, the Company subscribed
$50,076 (US$40,000) to acquire certain rights to certain future equity of Earnity. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of Earnity was
determined to be nil based on Earnity ceasing operations. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative
assumptions that would change the fair value significantly. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of Earnity will result
in a corresponding +/- $nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil) change in the carrying amount.
Luxor Technology Corporation (“LTC”)
On December 29, 2020, the Company subscribed
$128,060 (US$100,000) to acquire certain rights to the preferred shares of LTC. The transaction was closed on February 15, 2021. On May
11, 2021, the Company subscribed additional rights of US$62,500 ($75,787). As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of LTC was based on a previous
financing which is indicative of being the fair market value. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative
assumptions that would change the fair value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025. a +/- 10% change in the fair value
of LTC will result in a corresponding +/- $71,952 (December 31, 2024 - $71,952) change in the carrying amount.
SDK:Meta LLC
On June 3, 2021, the Company entered
into a share exchange agreement with SDK exchanging 1,000,000 membership units of SDK with 3,000,000 shares of the Company valuing the
investment at $3,420,000. During 2022, the Company impaired its investment in SDK:Meta LLC as they were unsuccessful in raising additional
funds to continue to advance the company. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of SDK:Meta LLC was $nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil). Management
has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly. As at March
31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of SDK:Meta LLC will result in a corresponding +/- $nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil) change
in the carrying amount.
Skolem Technologies Ltd. (“STL”)
On December 29, 2020, the Company invested
$25,612 (US$20,000) to acquire certain rights to the preferred shares of STL. On October 29, 2021, the Company rights were converted into
16,354 series A preferred shares. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of STL was determined to be nil based on STL ceasing operations.
Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly
as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of STL will result in a corresponding +/- $nil (December
31, 2024 - $nil) change in the carrying amount.
VolMEX Labs Corporation (“VLC”)
On February 23, 2021, the Company invested
$37,809 (US$30,0000 to acquire certain rights to the preferred shares of VLC. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of VLC was nil. Management
has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly as at March
31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of VLC will result in a corresponding +/- nil (December 31, 2024 -
$nil) change in the carrying amount.
ZKP Corporation (“ZKP”)
On August 2, 2024, the Company invested
$1,385,800 (US$1,000,000) to acquire shares of ZKP. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of ZKP was based on the recent financing price.
Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly
as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of ZKP will result in a corresponding +/- $143,760 change
in the carrying amount (December 31, 2024 - $143,890).
Global Benchmarks AB (“Global
Benchmarks”)
On September 24, 2024, the Company
invested $269,192 (US$199,875) to acquire shares of Global Benchmarks. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of Global Benchmarks was based
on the recent financing price. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change
the fair value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of Global Benchmarks will
result in a corresponding +/- $26,919 change in the carrying amount (December 31, 2024 - $nil).
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 20. | Financial instruments (continued) |
Equity Investments in Digital Assets
at FVTPL (“Equity Investments”)
During Q2 2024, the Company
invested $238,090,603 (US$173,814,136) to acquire interests in two entities (one set up to hold SOL and AVAX and the other set up to
hold SOL) acquired from a bankrupt estate. Management used the net asset values as determined by the entities managers and applied a
25% discount for lack of marketability. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of the Equity Investments will
result in a corresponding +/- $22,617,510 change in the carrying amount (December 31, 2024 - $37,040,893).
| (a) | Digital currency risk factors: Risks due to the technical design of cryptocurrencies |
The source code of many digital currencies,
such as Bitcoin, is public and may be downloaded and viewed by anyone. As with all code, there may be a bug in the respective code which
is yet to be found and repaired and can ultimately jeopardize the integrity and security of one or more of these networks.
Should miners for reasons yet unknown
cease to register completed transactions within blocks which have been detached from the block chain, the confidence in the protocol and
network will be reduced, which will reduce the value of the digital currency associated with that protocol, and the ETP payable balances
that are valued with reference to the respective digital asset.
Protocols for most digital assets
or cryptocurrencies are public open-source software, they could be particularly vulnerable to hacker attacks, which could be damaging
for the digital currency market and may be the cause for investors to choose other currencies or assets to invest in.
| (b) | Digital currency risk factors: Ownership, Wallets |
Rather than the actual cryptocurrency
(which are “stored” on the blockchain), a cryptocurrency wallet stores the information necessary to transact the cryptocurrency.
Those digital credentials are needed so one can access and spend the underlying digital assets. Some use public-key cryptography in which
two cryptographic keys, one public and one private, are generated and stored in a wallet. There are several types of wallets:
| - | Hardware wallets are USB-like hardware devices with a small
screen built specifically for handling private keys and public keys/addresses. |
| - | Paper wallets are simply paper printouts of private and public
addresses. |
| - | Desktop wallets are installable software programs/apps downloaded
from the internet that hold your private and public keys/addresses. |
| - | Mobile wallets are wallets installed on a mobile device and
are thus always available and connected to the internet. |
| - | Web wallets are hot wallets that are always connected to
the internet that can be stored in a browser or can be “hosted” by third party providers such as an exchange. |
(c) Digital
currency risk factors: Political, regulatory risk and technology in the market of digital currencies
The legal status of digital currencies,
inter alia Bitcoin varies between different countries. The lack of consensus concerning the regulation of digital currencies and how such
currencies shall be handled tax wise causes insecurity regarding their legal status. As all digital currencies remain largely unregulated
assets, there is a risk that politics and future regulations may negatively impact the market of digital currencies and companies operating
in such market. It is impossible to estimate how politics and future regulations may affect the market. However, future regulations and
changes in the legal status of the digital currencies is a political risk which may affect the price development of the tracked digital
currencies.
The perception (and the extent to
which it is held) that there is significant usage of the digital assets in connection with criminal or other illicit purposes, could materially
influence the development and regulation of digital assets (potentially by curtailing the same).
As technological change occurs, the
security threats to the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets will likely adapt and previously
unknown threats may emerge. The Company’s ability to adopt technology in response to changing security needs or trends may pose
a challenge to the safekeeping of the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets. To the extent that
the Company is unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats, the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens
and other digital assets may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack.
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
The Company considers its capital to
consist of share capital, share based payments reserves and deficit. The Company’s objectives when managing capital are:
| a) | to allow the Company to respond to changes in economic and/or marketplace conditions by maintaining the
Company’s ability to purchase new investments; |
| b) | to give shareholders sustained growth in value by increasing shareholders’ equity; while |
| c) | taking a conservative approach towards financial leverage and management of financial risks. |
The Company’s management reviews
its capital structure on an on-going basis and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics
of its underlying investments. The Company’s current capital is composed of its shareholders’ equity and, to-date, has adjusted
or maintained its level of capital by:
| a) | raising capital through equity financings; and |
| b) | realizing proceeds from the disposition of its investments |
The Company is not subject to any capital
requirements imposed by a lending institution or regulatory body, other than the NEO Exchange which requires one of the following to be
met: (i) shareholders equity of at least $2.5 million, (ii) net income from continuing operations of at least $375,000, (iii) market value
of listed securities of at least $25 million, or (iv) assets and revenues of at least $25 million. There were no changes to the Company’s
capital management during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
| 23. | Related party disclosures |
| a) | The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the financial statements of the Company
and its subsidiaries and its respective ownership listed below: |
| |
% equity
interest | |
DeFi Capital Inc. | |
| 100 | |
DeFi Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. | |
| 100 | |
Electrum Streaming Inc. | |
| 100 | |
Reflexivity LLC | |
| 100 | |
Valour Inc. | |
| 100 | |
DeFi Europe AG | |
| 100 | |
Stillman Digital Inc. | |
| 100 | |
Stillman Bermuda Ltd. | |
| 100 | |
Neuronomics AG | |
| 52.5 | |
Valour Digital Securities Limited | |
| 0 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 23. | Related party disclosures (continued) |
| a) | Compensation of key management personnel of the Company |
In accordance with IAS 24, key management
personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company
directly or indirectly, including any directors (executive and non-executive) of the Company. The remuneration of directors and key executives
is determined by the remuneration committee having regard to the performance of individuals and market trends. The remuneration of directors
and other members of key management personnel during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| |
Three months ended
March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2023 | |
Short-term benefits | |
$ | 704,732 | | |
$ | 330,006 | |
Shared-based payments | |
| 381,200 | | |
| 1,231,737 | |
| |
$ | 1,085,932 | | |
$ | 1,561,743 | |
As at March 31, 2025, the Company had
$3,379 (December 31, 2024 - $nil) owing to its current key management, and $491,280 (December 31, 2024 - $394,274) owing to its former
key management and a member of key management owes the Company $143,760 (December 31, 2024 - $143,890). Such amounts are unsecured, non-interest
bearing, with no fixed terms of payment or “due on demand”
| b) | During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $59,439 in legal fees to a firm in which
a director of the Company is a partner. At December 31, 2024, the Company had recorded $nil in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
related to these legal expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business with this law firm. |
During the year ended December 31,
2024, Valour purchased 1,320,130 USDT for EUR1,213,237 from a former director of Valour.
During the year ended December 31,
2024, the Company paid management US$20,000,000 and 3,998,508 DeFi shares valued at US$6,273,870 related to DeFi Alpha trading profits.
The Company has a diversified base
of investors. To the Company’s knowledge, no one holds more than 10% of the Company’s shares on a basic share and partially
diluted share basis as at March 31, 2025.
| c) | The Company’s directors and officers may have investments in and hold management and/or director
and officer positions in some of the investments that the Company holds. The following is a list of total investments and the nature of
the relationship of the Company’s directors or officers with the investment as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. |
Investment | |
Nature of relationship to invesment | |
Estimated Fair Value | |
ZKP Corporation* | |
Director (Olivier Roussy Newton) of investee | |
$ | 1,437,600 | |
Total investment - March 31, 2025 | |
| |
$ | 1,437,600 | |
’
Investment | |
Nature of relationship to invesment | |
Estimated Fair Value | |
Brazil Potash Corporation | |
Officer (Ryan Ptolemy) of investee | |
$ | 1,119,587 | |
ZKP Corporation* | |
Director (Olivier Roussy Newton) of investee | |
| 1,438,900 | |
Total investment - December 31, 2024 | |
| |
$ | 2,558,487 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 24. | Commitments and contingencies |
The Company is party to certain management
contracts. These contracts require that additional payments of up to approximately $2,374,000 be made upon the occurrence of certain events
such as a change of control. As a triggering event has not taken place, the contingent payments have not been reflected in these condensed
consolidated interim financial statements. Minimum commitments remaining under these contracts were approximately $959,000, all due within
one year.
The Company is, from time to time,
involved in various claims and legal proceedings. The Company cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of these activities.
The Company does not believe that adverse decisions in any ending or threatened proceedings related to any matter, or any amount which
may be required to be paid by reasons thereof, will have a material effect on the financial condition or future results of operations.
The Company operates in various business
lines based on where the subsidiaries operate. Valour operates the Company’s ETPs business line which involves issuing ETPs, hedging
against the underlying digital asset, lending and staking of digital assets and management fees earned on the ETPs. DeFi Bermuda operates
the Company’s Venture portfolio and node business lines. DeFi Alpha is a specialized trading desk with the sole focus of identifying
low-riarbitrage opportunities within the crypto ecosystem. The Reflexivity operates the Company’s research firm and Stillman and
Stillman Bermuda operate the trading platform.
Information about the Company’s
assets by segment is detailed below.
December 31, 2024 | |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
DeFi Bermuda | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Neuronomics | | |
Valour Inc | | |
Total | |
Cash | |
| 1,643,739 | | |
| 17,859 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,221,659 | | |
| 342,352 | | |
| 15,771,000 | | |
| 19,996,609 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 17,711,627 | |
Public investments, at fair value through profit and loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 545,935 | | |
| 121,691 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,383,164 | | |
| 35,215 | | |
| 349,781 | | |
| 2,435,786 | |
Digital assets | |
| 508,914 | | |
| 231,094 | | |
| 66,079 | | |
| 3,969,297 | | |
| - | | |
| 660,035,574 | | |
| 664,810,958 | |
Equity instruments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| 51,740,024 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 57,254,722 | | |
| 108,994,746 | |
Total assets | |
| 54,438,612 | | |
| 370,644 | | |
| 66,079 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 959,586,178 | | |
| 1,040,124,827 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| 3,225,766 | | |
| 311,020 | | |
| 42,869 | | |
| 856,755 | | |
| 95,350 | | |
| 1,417,487 | | |
| 5,949,247 | |
Loans payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 12,566,516 | | |
| 12,566,516 | |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 20,458,096 | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 20,458,096 | |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 921,440,302 | | |
| 921,440,302 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 3,225,766 | | |
| 311,020 | | |
| 42,869 | | |
| 21,314,851 | | |
| | | |
| 935,424,305 | | |
| 960,414,161 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Valour Inc | | |
Total | |
Cash | |
| 2,548,289 | | |
| 217,449 | | |
| 1,662,490 | | |
| 18,495,644 | | |
| 22,923,872 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | | |
| 15,346,080 | |
Public investments, at fair value through profit and loss | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,586 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 788,162 | | |
| 103,606 | | |
| 1,007,990 | | |
| 685,693 | | |
| 2,585,451 | |
Digital assets | |
| 763,338 | | |
| 228,237 | | |
| 8,227,158 | | |
| 790,577,858 | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
Equity instruments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 370,408,924 | | |
| 370,408,924 | |
Client digital assets | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,356,235 | | |
| - | | |
| 3,356,235 | |
Property, plant and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 130 | | |
| 130 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| 51,868,922 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 53,316,856 | | |
| 105,185,778 | |
Total assets | |
| 57,088,297 | | |
| 549,292 | | |
| | | |
| 1,233,485,105 | | |
| 1,320,722,647 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| 3,363,664 | | |
| 279,114 | | |
| 830,101 | | |
| 538,043 | | |
| 5,010,922 | |
Loans payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 13,947,681 | | |
| 13,947,681 | |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 25,097,116 | | |
| - | | |
| 25,097,116 | |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,253,515,501 | | |
| 1,253,515,501 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 3,363,664 | | |
| 279,114 | | |
| 25,927,217 | | |
| 1,268,001,225 | | |
| 1,297,571,220 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
| 25. | Operating segments (continued) |
Information about the Company’s
revenues and expenses by segment is detailed below:
| |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
DeFi Bermuda | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Neuronomics | | |
Valour Inc. | | |
Total | |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on digital assets | |
| (254,425 | ) | |
| (55 | ) | |
| (139,295 | ) | |
| 85,038 | | |
| - | | |
| (214,665,294 | ) | |
| (214,974,031 | ) |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on ETP payables | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 387,759,702 | | |
| 387,759,702 | |
Staking and lending income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 14,039,548 | |
Trading commissions | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,991,980 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,991,980 | |
Management fees | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 27,288 | | |
| 3,607,894 | | |
| 3,635,182 | |
Research revenue | |
| - | | |
| 262,285 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 262,285 | |
Realized (loss) on investments, net | |
| (673,967 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (673,967 | ) |
Unrealized (loss) on investments, net | |
| 3,809 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,809 | |
Unrealized gain on equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| (130,398,882 | ) |
Interest income | |
| 11,643 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 738 | | |
| - | | |
| 555 | | |
| 12,936 | |
Total revenue | |
| (912,940 | ) | |
| 262,230 | | |
| (139,295 | ) | |
| 3,077,756 | | |
| 27,288 | | |
| 60,343,523 | | |
| 62,658,562 | |
Expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating, general and administration | |
| 4,882,614 | | |
| 375,660 | | |
| 19,291 | | |
| 1,176,255 | | |
| 78,424 | | |
| 2,542,334 | | |
| 9,074,578 | |
Share based payments | |
| 7,341,412 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 7,341,412 | |
Depreciation - property, plant and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 130 | | |
| 130 | |
Amortization - intangibles | |
| 532,572 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,780 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 535,352 | |
Interest expense | |
| 1,507 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 840 | | |
| - | | |
| 168,141 | | |
| 170,488 | |
Fees and commissions | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 361,986 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,993,172 | | |
| 2,355,158 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | |
| (34,689 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,006 | | |
| - | | |
| (913,628 | ) | |
| (947,311 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Total expenses | |
| 12,723,416 | | |
| 375,660 | | |
| 19,291 | | |
| 1,542,867 | | |
| 78,424 | | |
| 3,790,149 | | |
| 18,529,807 | |
Income (loss) before other item | |
| (13,636,356 | ) | |
| (113,430 | ) | |
| (158,586 | ) | |
| 1,534,889 | | |
| (51,136 | ) | |
| 56,553,374 | | |
| 44,128,755 | |
Gain on settlement of debt | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Provision on accounts receivable | |
| (10,001 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 10,001 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net income (loss) for the year | |
| (13,626,355 | ) | |
| (113,430 | ) | |
| (168,587 | ) | |
| 1,534,889 | | |
| (51,136 | ) | |
| 56,553,374 | | |
| 44,128,755 | |
Current taxes | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 19,437 | | |
| 1,051,757 | | |
| 1,046 | | |
| 123 | | |
| 1,072,363 | |
Net income (loss) after tax | |
| (13,626,355 | ) | |
| (113,430 | ) | |
| (188,024 | ) | |
| 483,132 | | |
| (52,182 | ) | |
| 56,553,251 | | |
| 43,056,392 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain | |
| - | | |
| (77,688 | ) | |
| (37,916 | ) | |
| (6,059 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 95,793 | | |
| (25,870 | ) |
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the period | |
| (13,626,355 | ) | |
| (191,118 | ) | |
| (225,940 | ) | |
| 477,073 | | |
| (52,182 | ) | |
| 56,649,044 | | |
| 43,030,522 | |
DeFi Technologies Inc.
Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
|
|
DeFi |
|
|
Reflexivity |
|
|
DeFi
Bermuda |
|
|
Stillman
Digital |
|
|
Defi
Alpha1 |
|
|
Valour
Inc. |
|
|
Total |
|
Realized and
net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on digital assets |
|
|
259,669 |
|
|
|
73,580 |
|
|
|
(35,011 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
132,121,555 |
|
|
|
212,823,799 |
|
|
|
345,243,593 |
|
Realized and net change in
unrealized gains and (losses) on ETP payables |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(482,892,054 |
) |
|
|
(482,892,054 |
) |
Staking and lending income |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
35,717,997 |
|
|
|
35,717,997 |
|
Trading commissions |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,885,180 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,885,180 |
|
Management fees |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,826,934 |
|
|
|
8,826,934 |
|
Research revenue |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,963,433 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,963,433 |
|
Realized (loss) on investments,
net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
154,765 |
|
|
|
154,765 |
|
Unrealized (loss) on investments,
net |
|
|
4,827,461 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,006,014 |
|
|
|
10,833,475 |
|
Unrealized gain on equity
investments |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
132,474,754 |
|
|
|
132,474,754 |
|
Interest
income |
|
|
5,385 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
830 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,215 |
|
Total
revenue |
|
|
5,092,515 |
|
|
|
2,037,013 |
|
|
|
(35,011 |
) |
|
|
2,886,010 |
|
|
|
132,121,555 |
|
|
|
(86,887,791 |
) |
|
|
55,214,292 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating, general and administration |
|
|
9,948,895 |
|
|
|
1,652,218 |
|
|
|
12,719 |
|
|
|
1,568,626 |
|
|
|
27,172,254 |
|
|
|
9,965,613 |
|
|
|
50,320,325 |
|
Share based payments |
|
|
17,774,171 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,593,947 |
|
|
|
26,368,118 |
|
Depreciation - property,
plant and equipment |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,073 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,475 |
|
|
|
7,548 |
|
Amortization - intangibles |
|
|
2,114,955 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,114,955 |
|
Finance costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,295 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,867,130 |
|
|
|
3,868,425 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
44,498 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
341,445 |
|
|
|
857,048 |
|
|
|
5,555,901 |
|
|
|
6,798,892 |
|
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
|
|
124,291 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(472,863 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(91,570 |
) |
|
|
(440,142 |
) |
Impairment
loss |
|
|
4,962,021 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,962,021 |
|
Total
expenses |
|
|
34,968,831 |
|
|
|
1,652,218 |
|
|
|
17,792 |
|
|
|
1,438,503 |
|
|
|
28,029,302 |
|
|
|
27,893,496 |
|
|
|
94,000,142 |
|
Income
(loss) before other item |
|
|
(29,876,316 |
) |
|
|
384,795 |
|
|
|
(52,802 |
) |
|
|
1,447,507 |
|
|
|
104,092,253 |
|
|
|
(114,781,287 |
) |
|
|
(38,785,850 |
) |
Gain on settlement of debt |
|
|
(133,881 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(133,881 |
) |
Provision
on accounts receivable |
|
|
(5,331 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
394,864 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
389,533 |
|
Net
income (loss) for the year |
|
|
(29,737,105 |
) |
|
|
384,795 |
|
|
|
(52,802 |
) |
|
|
1,052,643 |
|
|
|
104,092,253 |
|
|
|
(114,781,287 |
) |
|
|
(39,041,502 |
) |
Other
comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation (loss) gain |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(29,329 |
) |
|
|
14,404 |
|
|
|
456,573 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,465,725 |
|
|
|
4,907,373 |
|
Net
(loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the period |
|
|
(29,737,105 |
) |
|
|
355,466 |
|
|
|
(38,398 |
) |
|
|
1,509,216 |
|
|
|
104,092,253 |
|
|
|
(110,315,561 |
) |
|
|
(34,134,129 |
) |
| 1 | DeFi Alpha is division within Valour Inc. looking for arbitrage
trading opportunities. It does not have its own statement of financial position but leverages Valour Inc’s equity for its
trades. The CODM only reviews DeFi Alpha’s trading operating results. DeFi Alpha revenue disclosed I the table above is a
non-IFRS calculation based on reporting provided to the CODM to assess performance. The total of DeFi Alpha and Valour Inc. realized
gain/loss is in accordance with IFRS. |
The following table presents the calculation
of basic and fully diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| |
Three months ended March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| |
Net income (loss) after taxes | |
$ | 43,056,392 | | |
$ | (18,041,756 | ) |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average number of common shares - basic | |
| 323,886,775 | | |
| 284,134,127 | |
Weighted average effect of dilutive warrants* | |
| 21,951,605 | | |
| - | |
Weighted average effect of dilutive options* | |
| 17,159,782 | | |
| - | |
Weighted average effect of dilutive DSUs* | |
| 3,975,588 | | |
| - | |
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted | |
| 366,973,751 | | |
| 284,134,127 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic earnings per share | |
$ | 0.13 | | |
$ | (0.06 | ) |
Diluted earnings per share | |
$ | 0.12 | | |
$ | (0.06 | ) |
* | Maximum dilution if all warrants, options and DSUs
were exercised would be 43,086,976 |
Exhibit 99.2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Three months ended March
31, 2025
Background
This Management’s
Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) has been prepared based on information available to DeFi Technologies Inc. (“we”,
“our”, “us”, “DeFi” or the “Company”) containing information through May 13, 2025, unless
otherwise noted.
The MD&A provides
a detailed analysis of the Company’s operations and compares its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
March 31, 2024. The March 31, 2025 interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes of DeFi have been prepared in
accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”). Please refer
to the notes of the December 31, 2024 annual audited consolidated financial statements for disclosure of the Company’s significant
accounting policies. The Company’s presentation currency is the Canadian dollar. Unless otherwise noted, all references to currency
in this MD&A refer to Canadian dollars.
Additional information,
including our press releases, have been filed electronically through “SEDAR+ and is available online under the Company’s SEDAR
profile at www.sedarplus.com.
Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
This MD&A contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of that term under Canadian securities laws. This information relates to future events or future
performance and reflects the Company’s expectations and assumptions regarding such future events and performance. Forward-looking
information can be identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, “plans”, “expects”, “project”,
“predict”, “potential”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”,
“forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative
variations) of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”,
“might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.
In particular, all statements, other than statements
of historical facts, included in this MD&A that address activities, events or developments that management of the Company expects
or anticipates will or may occur in the future contain forward-looking information, including but not limited to, statements with respect
to:
| ● | financial,
operational and other projections and outlooks as well as statements or information concerning future operation plans, objectives, performance,
revenues, growth, acquisition strategies, profits or operating expenses of the Company and its subsidiaries; |
| ● | details
and expectations regarding the Company’s investments in the decentralized finance (“DeFi”) industry and the
Company’s Equity Investments in Digital Assets (as defined herein); |
| ● | expectations
regarding revenue growth due to changes in the Company’s business strategy; |
| ● | expansion
and growth of the Company’s Asset Management, Ventures and Infrastructure business lines; |
| ● | development
of ETPs and partnerships and joint ventures with other companies; |
| ● | growth
of assets under management (“AUM”); |
| ● | identifying
and capitalizing on low-risk arbitrage opportunities within the digital asset market; |
| ● | digital
asset staking, lending or trading transactions; |
| ● | listing
of the Common Shares on Nasdaq; |
| ● | anticipated
lending and staking income and management fees charged on ETPs; |
| ● | investment
performance of ETPs, DeFi protocols and digital assets underlying ETPs and portfolio companies that the Company has invested in; |
| ● | future
development of laws and regulations governing the DeFi industry; |
| ● | requirements
for additional capital and future financing options; |
| ● | publishing
and marketing plans; |
| ● | the
availability of attractive investments that align with the Company’s investment strategy; |
| ● | future
outbreaks of infectious diseases; |
| ● | the
impact of climate change; and |
| ● | other
expectations of the Company. |
Forward-looking information involves various risks
and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the Company’s expectations are described in the Company’s documents filed from time to time with the applicable regulatory
authorities and such factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to the staking and lending of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol
tokens, or other digital assets; risks relating to momentum prising and volatility of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens, and other
digital assets; cybersecurity threats, security breaches and hacks; the relative novelty of cryptocurrency exchanges and other trading
venues; regulatory risks; hedging risk; the U.S. classification of crypto assets and the Investment Company Act of 1940; the issuance
of crypto ETPs in the EU and non-EU countries; risk related the Company’s Ventures portfolio exposure; risks associated with banks
cutting off services to businesses that provide cryptocurrency related services; the impact of geopolitical events; the further development
and acceptance of digital and DeFi networks; risks and uncertainties associated with custodians of digital assets; risk of loss, theft
or destruction of cryptocurrencies; risks associated with the irrevocability of transactions; risks associated with the potential failure
to maintain the cryptocurrency networks; risks associated with the potential manipulation of blockchain; risks that miners may cease operations;
risks related to insurance; risks related to the concentration of investments; risks related to competition; risk related to investments
in private issuers and illiquid securities; risks related to cash flow, revenue and liquidity; risks related to the Company’s dependence
on management personnel; risks related to macro-economic conditions; risks related to the availability or opportunities and competition
for investments; risks related the share prices of investments; risks related to additional financing requirements; risks related to the
return on investments; risks related to the management of the Company’s growth; social , political, environmental, and economic
risks in the countries in which the Company’s investment interests are located; risks related to the due diligence process undertaken
by the Company in connection with investment opportunities; risks related to exchange-rate fluctuations; risks related to non-controlling
interests; risks related to changes in legislation and regulations; risks associated with the Company’s limited operating history
and no history of operating revenue and cash flow; risks associated with the Company having limited cash flow and funds in reserve which
may not be sufficient to fund its ongoing activities at all times; risks associated with conflicts of interest; risks associated with
the volatility of the Common Shares market price; risks associated the future dilution of shareholders interest in the Company; and risks
associated with the Company’s history of never paying dividends; and other risks described herein including under the heading “Risks
and Uncertainties”.
When relying on forward-looking information to
make decisions, readers should ensure that the preceding information, the risks and uncertainties described in “Risks and Uncertainties”
and the other contents of this MD&A are all carefully considered. The forward-looking information contained herein is current as of
the date of this MD&A, and, except as may be required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly
release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking information contained herein to reflect any change in expectations, estimates
and projections with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any information is based. Readers should
not place undue importance on such forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. In addition
to the disclosure contained herein, for more information concerning the Company’s various risks and uncertainties, please refer
to the Company’s public filings available under its profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca
and at www.cboe.ca.
With regard to all information included herein
relating to companies in the Company’s Venture portfolio, the Company has relied on information provided by the investee companies
and on publicly available information disclosed by the respective companies.
Change
in Valuation and classification of Equity Investments in Digital Assets, at FVTPL
During our audit of the Fiscal 2024 Financial
Statements, we determined that locked tokens held by the Company were incorrectly accounted for in the Company’s June 30, 2024 and
September 30, 2024 financial statements (the “Affected Periods”). The Company filed restated financial statements with
respect to the Affected Periods on April 14, 2025.
During its quarter-ended June 30, 2024, the
Company acquired interests in two private investments funds designed to acquire 1,614,608.41 Solana (both funds combined) and
931,445.6 Avalanche (only one fund) tokens from a bankrupt company.
The Company reassessed the application of IFRS
on the accounting for Equity Investments, at fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”) and determined that the appropriate
accounting treatment is to classify the investments in the funds directly as financial assets as defined by IAS 32 and within the scope
of IFRS 9. This is because such investments represent an equity interest in another entity rather than a direct interest in the underlying
tokens. The tokens owned by the funds are subject to a lock up schedule extending to 2028 and as a result the Company has classified its
equity investments as current and non-current reflecting the value of tokens which will unlock in the coming twelve months (current) and
those that will unlock between 2026 through 2028 (non-current).
The investments are accounted for at FVTPL. Fair
value is measured in accordance with IFRS 13 and includes a discount for lack of marketability (“DLOM”) on the locked tokens
underlying the investments. The DLOM at December 31, 2024 is $124,490,360 (US$86,517,729). This discount will amortize to zero by 2028
when the final tokens are unlocked.
The re-filed Q2 2024 financial statements include
the following adjustments: a) application of a DLOM to reduce total assets and equity by $98,657,552 b) reclassification of $122,794,452
of current assets to non-current assets c) increase in the three and six months ended net loss of $98,657,552 and $98,657,552 respectively
due to the application of the DLOM.
The re-filed Q3 2024 financial statements include
the following adjustments: a) application of a DLOM to reduce total assets and equity by $102,549,835 b) reclassification of $155,051,353
of current assets to non-current assets c) increase in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 net loss of $3,892,283 and $102,549,835
due to the application of the DLOM.
Due to the accounting change, the Company’s
management has concluded that there was a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness is
a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis
will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Readers should refer to the Multilateral Instrument 52-109 disclosure section of
this MD&A for additional commentary on the material weakness and its remediation activities.
The Company is a publicly listed issuer on the
CBOE Canada trading under the symbol “DEFI”. The Company is a financial technology company that pioneers the convergence of
traditional capital markets with the world of decentralized finance. The Company’s mission is to expand investor access to industry-leading
decentralized technologies which it believes lie at the heart of the future of finance. On behalf of its shareholders and investors, it
identifies opportunities and areas of innovation and builds and invests in new technologies and ventures in order to provide trusted,
diversified exposure across the decentralized finance ecosystem. The Company does so through five distinct business lines: Asset Management,
DeFi Alpha, Stillman Digital, DeFi Ventures, and Reflexivity Research LLC.
The Company’s condensed consolidated interim
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS applicable to a going concern. Accordingly, they do not give effect to
adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore be required to realize its
assets and liquidate its liabilities and commitments in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those in
the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
DeFi generates revenue through five core pillars:
Asset Management
The Company through its wholly-owned subsidiary
Valour Inc. (“Valour”), and Valour Digital Securities Limited (“VDSL” and together with Valour Cayman,
“Valour”) is developing Exchange Traded Products (“ETPs”) that synthetically track the value of
a single DeFi protocol or a basket of protocols. ETPs simplify the ability for retail and institutional investors to gain exposure to
DeFi protocols or basket of protocols as it removes the need to manage a wallet, two-factor authentication, various logins, and other
intricacies that are linked to managing a decentralized finance protocol portfolio. The Company’s Neuronomics AG’s acquisition
on March 7, 2025 is also involved in asset management.
DeFi Alpha
Defi Alpha, a specialized arbitrage trading desk
with the sole focus is to identify low-risk arbitrage opportunities within the crypto ecosystem. The Defi Alpha trading desk is strategically
designed to focus on identifying and capitalizing upon arbitrage opportunities within the dynamic digital assets market. Utilizing advanced
algorithmic strategies and in-depth market analysis, the trading desk aims to generate alpha by exploiting inefficiencies and discrepancies
in digital asset pricing. The primary focus is on arbitrage trading opportunities in both centralized and decentralized markets, ensuring
minimal market or protocol exposure to mitigate downside revenue volatility.
Stillman Digital
Stillman Digital is a leading digital asset liquidity
provider that offers limitless liquidity solutions for businesses, focusing on industry-leading trade execution, settlement and technology.
DeFi Ventures
The Company, whether by itself or through its
subsidiaries, invests in various companies and leading protocols across the decentralized finance ecosystem to build a diversified portfolio
of decentralized finance assets.
Reflexivity Research LLC
The Company’s Research Reflexivity LLC line
of business specializes in producing cutting-edge research reports for the cryptocurrency industry. Reflexivity has also focused on creating
a large third-party distribution channel for its research, which has been accomplished by partnering with platforms such as TradingView,
eToro and others.
The Company notes that it previously disclosed
a six business line named DeFi Instructure whereby the Company offered node management of decentralized protocols to support governance,
security and transaction validation on networks. The Company stopped providing these services during 2025 and only earned nominal revenues
of $4,891 during 2025 validating transactions on the Shyft network. The Company confirms that the discontinuance of DeFi Infrastructure
will not have an effect on the current operations.
Highlights
For The Three Months ended March 31, 2025 and subsequent events:
Neuronomics AG Acquisition
On January 10, 2025, the Company closed an investment
to acquire 10% of Neuronomics for US$288,727 (CHF 262,684). On March 7, 2025, the Company announced that it increased its stake in Neuronomics
AG, a Swiss asset management firm specializing in artificial intelligence and model driven quantitative trading strategies from 10% to
52.5%.
In connection with the acquisition, the Company
issued 186,304 common shares of the Company, plus additional cash considerations, to the selling shareholders of Neuronomics. 152,433
of the Payment Shares are subject to a lock-up schedule, with 50% released in three months and the remainder released in six months. No
finder fees were paid in connection with the Acquisition.
On March 6, 2025, the Company announced a follow
on acquistion to increase its stake in Neuronomics AG to 52.5%. In connection with the Acquisition, the Company issued 186,304 common
shares of the Company, plus additional cash considerations, to the selling shareholders of Neuronomics. 152,433 of the Payment Shares
are subject to a lock-up schedule, with 50% released in three months and the remainder released in six months. No finder fees were paid
in connection with the Acquisition.
Valour Surpasses US$1 billion of Assets
Under Management and Growth
On January 21, 2025, the Company announced that
its subsidiary, Valour Inc., and Valour Digital Securities Limited (together, “Valour”), a leading issuer of exchange traded
products (“ETPs”) has surpassed US$1 billion in assets under management (“AUM”) for the first time in its history.
The official total AUM stood at a record US$1.02 billion (C$1.46 billion) as of January 20, 2025.
In addition to its record-breaking financial
performance, Valour is expanding its geographic focus to unlock opportunities in emerging markets. Valour has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (a “MOU”) with AsiaNext and SovFi to pursue the listing and expansion of its digital asset ETPs on
AsiaNext’s Singapore-licensed securities exchange. This initiative aims to enhance institutional access across the Asia-Pacific
(“APAC”) region, which is witnessing rapid digital asset adoption.
Similarly, Valour is working to enter the African
market through a MOU with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (“NSE”) and SovFi. This collaboration seeks to facilitate the
creation, issuance, and trading of digital asset ETPs in Africa.
These MOUs mark the initial steps in Valour’s
efforts to establish a presence in these high-potential regions as the regulatory frameworks and market infrastructures governing such
jurisdictions continue to evolve.
Valour’s current strategic focus encompasses Europe,
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, which represent significant opportunities for growth due to their increasing adoption of digital assets.
By engaging with key partners and regulators in these regions, Valour is positioning itself to capitalize on the ongoing global evolution
of digital asset investment products.
CoreFi Strategy Binding Letter of Intent
On February 4, 2025, DeFi entered a binding letter
agreement with CoreFi Strategy and Orinswift Ventures (the “LOI”) to facilitate a reverse takeover (the “RTO”).
CoreFi Strategy, inspired by models like MicroStrategy,
offers a regulated, leveraged approach to Bitcoin yield and CORE. The Core blockchain supports Bitcoin staking and
a vibrant EVM-compatible ecosystem, securing over 5,700 Bitcoin staked, $850M+ total value locked, and a rapidly growing user
base.
The RTO will be completed through a definitive
agreement that is to be negotiated by the parties, which will contain customary representations and warranties for similar transactions,
and is expected to be structured as a three-corned amalgamation whereby a newly incorporated subsidiary of Orinswift will amalgamate with
CoreFi, resulting in Orinswift acquiring all securities of CoreFi, and CoreFi securityholders becoming securityholders of Orinswift, as
the resulting issuer following closing of the Transaction (the “Resulting Issuer”). The final structure for the Transaction
is subject to satisfactory tax, corporate and securities law advice for each of Orinswift, CoreFi, and DeFi.
Pursuant to the LOI the Core Foundation will contribute US$20
million in CORE Tokens to strengthen CoreFi’s treasury in exchange for 30% of the Resulting Issuer Additionally, CoreFi plans to
raise US$20 million in concurrent financing to accelerate its growth in Bitcoin Finance (BTCfi) technologies. DeFi
will provide advisory services, intellectual property development and intellectual property licenses in exchange for 30% of the Resulting
Isser.
Board & Officer Appointments
On March 3, 2025, the Company appointed Chase
Ergen to the Board of Directors. Chase Ergen is a visionary entrepreneur and a leading figure in the decentralized finance space. As the
son of Charlie Ergen, founder of Dish Network, a subsidiary of Echostar (NASDAQ: SATS), Chase has leveraged his firsthand experience,
entrepreneurial roots, and forward-thinking mindset to drive innovation across satellite technology, information and communications technology
(ICT), and cross-sector enterprises. With 20 years of experience in the satellite and 5G telecommunications ecosystem, along with deep
relationships in U.S. institutional finance, his expertise in emerging technologies and financial systems will be instrumental in advancing
DeFi Technologies’ strategic initiatives. His appointment will strengthen the company’s engagement with both retail and institutional
communities, leveraging the extensive relationships fostered and built by Dish Network.’
On April 8, 2025, the Company announced the appointment
of Andrew Forson as President of DeFi Technologies and Chief Growth Officer of Valour, the Company’s digital asset ETP business.
Andrew Forson, who joined DeFi Technologies’ board
of directors in July 2024, has played an integral role in driving Valour’s recent geographic expansion efforts. In his new full-time leadership
role, Andrew will spearhead DeFi Technologies’ global strategy and oversee Valour’s continued growth across European and international
markets.
Andrew brings deep expertise from his previous
role as Head of Ventures and Investments at the Hashgraph Group, the commercialization and enablement arm of Hedera. There, he was instrumental
in advancing strategic investments and innovation across the Web3 ecosystem. His financial engineering background, combined with a strong
understanding of digital asset markets, positions him to advance DeFi Technologies’ mission of making decentralized finance accessible
through secure and compliant investment products.
New Products
On March 3, 2025, the Company announced that its
subsidiary Valour Inc., a leading issuer of exchange traded products that provide simplified access to digital assets, has launched of
four new digital asset ETPs on the Börse Frankfurt exchange: Valour Dogecoin (DOGE) EUR ETP, Valour Aptos (APT) EUR ETP, Valour Sui
(SUI) EUR ETP, and Valour Render (RENDER) EUR ETP. These new products expand Valour’s commitment to offering investors seamless, secure,
and cost-effective exposure to the most innovative digital assets in the market.
Inclusion in Indexes and ETF
On February 11, 2025, the Company announced its
inclusion in the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index effective February 28, 2025.
On March 3, 2025, the Company announce its inclusion
in the MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index and VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (NASDAQ: DAPP), a prominent exchange-traded fund
designed to provide investors with exposure to companies participating in the rapidly evolving digital assets economy.
VanEck’s Digital Transformation ETF seeks to track
the MVIS Global Digital Assets Equity Index, offering diversified exposure to digital asset exchanges, miners, infrastructure companies,
and other leaders driving digital asset innovation. Notable companies within the ETF include Microstrategy Inc., Coinbase Global Inc.,
Block Inc., Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., Mara Holdings Inc., Riot Platforms Inc., Hut 8 Corp., Cipher Mining Inc., Hive Blockchain Technologies
Ltd., and others.
Subsequent
events
Stillman Strengthens Institutional Access
to its Deep OTC Liquidity Through Talos Integration and Strategic Trading Leadership Appointment
Stillman Digital Integrates with Talos: Stillman
Digital announces its integration with Talos, offering institutional clients direct access to its regulated, deep OTC liquidity, providing
them with enhanced trading capabilities and tighter execution spreads.
Strengthening Institutional Partnerships: The
inclusion in the Talos Provider Network solidifies Stillman Digital’s role as a trusted, regulated liquidity provider for global institutions.
This partnership also strengthens DeFi Technologies’ leadership position within the growing digital asset ecosystem, expanding
its reach to Talos’s extensive institutional client base.
Gary Pike Joins to Lead Institutional Growth: Veteran
trader Gary Pike, who has served as Head of Trading for the Americas at B2C2 and Senior Trader at BlockTower Capital, joins Stillman
Digital as Head of Trading. Gary’s deep institutional trading expertise will support Stillman Digital’s strategic expansion into institutional-scale
trade execution and further enhance its trading capabilities.
Normal Course Issuer Bid
Subsequent to March 31, 2025 and to May 6, 2025,
the Company repurchased 505,900 common shares at a cost of $2.13 million.
DeFi Alpha Trade
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the Company generated
a one time net return of US$17.3 million from its DeFi Alpha arbitrage desk.
Outlook
The Company has 60+ ETPs listed across European
exchanges and is targeting 100 by the end of 2025. Geographic expansion of its ETP products is underway in: United Kingdom, Africa, Singapore
and the UAE. In Africa, an MOU is in place with the Nairobi Securities Exchange to launch ETPs in Kenya, leveraging mobile money ecosystem
and 85% smartphone penetration. In Asia-Pacific, an MOU is in place with AsiaNext to expand ETP listings on the Singapore-licensed exchange,
enhancing institutional access across Asia Pacific.
On April 16, 2025, the Company filed an
amended Form 40-F Registration Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in
connection with its application to list its common shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market. On May 12, 2025 the common shares of the
Company began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DEFT”. The Company is registered with the SEC as a
“Foreign Private Issuer” and continues to report under IFRS. Following the commencement of trading on the Nasdaq the Company’s common shares ceased to be quoted on the OTC
Markets. The Company continues to trade on the CBOE Canada (CBOE CA: DEFI) and the Börse Frankfurt exchanges (GR: R9B).
The Company’s global expansion positions
the Company for long-term growth, leveraging strategic partnerships, market-first advantages, and increasing investor demand to strengthen
its market leadership.
Digital
Assets, Digital assets loaned and Digital assets Staked
As at March 31, 2025, the Company’s digital
assets consisted of the below digital currencies, with a fair value of $664,810,958 (December 31, 2024 - $799,796,591). Digital currencies
are recorded at their fair value on the date they are acquired and are revalued to their current market value at each reporting date.
Fair value is determined by taking the mid-point price at 17:30 CET digital asset exchanges consistent with the final terms for each ETP.
The primary digital asset exchanges used to value digital assets are Kraken, Bitfinex, Binance, Coinbase and Bitstamp. Where digital assets
held do not have pricing on these exchanges, other exchanges would be used. On all material coins, Kraken, Bitfinex, Coinbase and Bitstamp
were used. Fair value for Mobilecoin, Shyft, Blocto, Maps, Oxygen, Boba Network, Saffron.finance, Clover, Sovryn, Wilder World, Pyth and
Vomex is determined by taking the last closing price for the day (UTC time) from www.coinmarketcap.com.
The Company’s holdings of digital assets consist of the following:
| |
March 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
Quantity | | |
$ | | |
Quantity | | |
$ | |
Binance Coin (BNB) | |
| 1,957.2161 | | |
| 1,698,492 | | |
| 2,558.9747 | | |
| 2,617,180 | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 2,741.9634 | | |
| 296,891,716 | | |
| 2,705.7708 | | |
| 329,504,025 | |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 21,164.0042 | | |
| 56,025,296 | | |
| 20,676.9254 | | |
| 101,295,967 | |
Cardano (ADA) | |
| 69,447,234.5784 | | |
| 65,904,078 | | |
| 69,671,396.7593 | | |
| 87,114,485 | |
Polkadot (DOT) | |
| 3,102,217.8822 | | |
| 18,202,015 | | |
| 2,766,149.1833 | | |
| 27,151,899 | |
Solana (SOL) | |
| 141,181.3335 | | |
| 25,989,320 | | |
| 43,414.4191 | | |
| 12,452,742 | |
Uniswap (UNI) | |
| 383,328.6255 | | |
| 3,317,218 | | |
| 421,450.3048 | | |
| 8,219,818 | |
USDC | |
| | | |
| 174,288 | | |
| | | |
| 361,677 | |
USDT | |
| | | |
| 10,580,236 | | |
| | | |
| 7,585,222 | |
Litecoin (LTC) | |
| 62.4779 | | |
| 7,536 | | |
| 541.8400 | | |
| 81,122 | |
Dogecoin (DOGE) | |
| 27,134,045.2235 | | |
| 6,518,538 | | |
| 17,545,096.4535 | | |
| 8,213,542 | |
Avalanche (AVAX) | |
| 123,574.2848 | | |
| 3,388,236 | | |
| 125,979.5440 | | |
| 6,636,473 | |
Polygon (POL) | |
| 107,041.7000 | | |
| 31,331 | | |
| 183,654.4400 | | |
| 119,366 | |
Ripple (XRP) | |
| 20,579,908.5819 | | |
| 63,020,370 | | |
| 17,223,963.4000 | | |
| 52,429,399 | |
Enjin (ENJ) | |
| 128,560.9806 | | |
| 17,673 | | |
| 127,360.9806 | | |
| 40,200 | |
Tron (TRX) | |
| 390,272.7323 | | |
| 133,672 | | |
| 341,529.3057 | | |
| 128,081 | |
Terra Luna (LUNA) | |
| 141,177.2041 | | |
| 37,567 | | |
| 205,057.0760 | | |
| - | |
Shiba Inu (SHIB) | |
| 2,058,848,165.6190 | | |
| 37,471 | | |
| 142,074,547.6000 | | |
| 4,309 | |
Pyth Network (PYTH) | |
| 4,618,316.6000 | | |
| 946,522 | | |
| 3,444,248.6000 | | |
| 1,261,838 | |
AAVE (AAVE) | |
| 3,333.0570 | | |
| 775,696 | | |
| 2,333.3875 | | |
| 1,058,152 | |
Algorand (ALGO) | |
| 85,370.2900 | | |
| 22,398 | | |
| 90,930.8700 | | |
| 43,426 | |
Aptos Mainnet (APT) | |
| 345,853.6400 | | |
| 2,673,440 | | |
| 287,849.7000 | | |
| 3,691,358 | |
Arweave (AR) | |
| 40,161.5200 | | |
| 373,420 | | |
| 14,202.0100 | | |
| 338,059 | |
Basic Attention Token (BAT) | |
| 28,823.7400 | | |
| 5,760 | | |
| 32,967.8500 | | |
| 10,991 | |
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | |
| 32.2284 | | |
| 14,177 | | |
| 25.4800 | | |
| 15,935 | |
Core (CORE) | |
| 5,445,591.7161 | | |
| 3,983,183 | | |
| 3,995,185.7910 | | |
| 6,187,871 | |
Curve DAO Token (CRV) | |
| 114,039.9600 | | |
| 87,202 | | |
| 10,295.1200 | | |
| 13,392 | |
EOS | |
| 14,695.3800 | | |
| 12,929 | | |
| 13,419.9100 | | |
| 14,927 | |
Fetch.ai (FET1) | |
| 1,476,088.3000 | | |
| 977,405 | | |
| 561,613.1000 | | |
| 1,053,850 | |
Filecoin (FIL) | |
| 8.4659 | | |
| 34 | | |
| 8,471.8100 | | |
| 60,365 | |
Sonic (FTM) | |
| 1,546,208.0012 | | |
| 1,082,296 | | |
| 1,342,653.2600 | | |
| 1,348,955 | |
Hedera (HBAR) | |
| 65,771,791.8059 | | |
| 15,509,285 | | |
| 49,611,593.1918 | | |
| 19,977,385 | |
Internet Computer (ICP) | |
| 1,535,213.6862 | | |
| 11,821,935 | | |
| 1,436,614.1074 | | |
| 20,927,162 | |
Immutable (IMX) | |
| 23,471.0100 | | |
| 18,153 | | |
| 10,992.0200 | | |
| 20,640 | |
Injective (INJ) | |
| 150,210.2800 | | |
| 1,900,724 | | |
| 56,329.4200 | | |
| 1,634,770 | |
Jupiter (JUP) | |
| 2,414,338.9000 | | |
| 1,538,282 | | |
| 499,299.1000 | | |
| 608,664 | |
Kusama (KSM) | |
| 470.3441 | | |
| 10,846 | | |
| 470.3400 | | |
| 22,361 | |
Lido DAO (LDO) | |
| 251,282.8000 | | |
| 314,138 | | |
| 36,961.1000 | | |
| 98,756 | |
Chainlink (LINK) | |
| 297,744.9702 | | |
| 5,828,533 | | |
| 239,057.7313 | | |
| 7,097,367 | |
Maker (MKR) | |
| 51.2306 | | |
| 95,670 | | |
| 0.1100 | | |
| 235 | |
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) | |
| 1,437,428.9300 | | |
| 5,403,000 | | |
| 1,300,877.8800 | | |
| 9,510,609 | |
Optimism (OP) | |
| 767.6110 | | |
| 828 | | |
| 15,436.4300 | | |
| 39,203 | |
Pendle (PDL) | |
| 82,632.5000 | | |
| 318,768 | | |
| 31,265.4000 | | |
| 229,438 | |
Quant (QNT) | |
| 15.7172 | | |
| 1,564 | | |
| 1,086.7000 | | |
| 165,278 | |
RENDERSOL (RNDR) | |
| 628,253.2001 | | |
| 3,195,560 | | |
| 162,158.1000 | | |
| 1,622,358 | |
THORChain (RUNE) | |
| 257,295.8000 | | |
| 425,927 | | |
| 91,192.7000 | | |
| 609,491 | |
Sei Network (SEI1) | |
| 3,835,743.2000 | | |
| 961,688 | | |
| 2,078,991.0000 | | |
| 1,225,003 | |
Stacks (STX) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 203,450.0000 | | |
| 140,195 | |
Sui (SUI) | |
| 13,318,965.2000 | | |
| 44,035,063 | | |
| 10,785,375.0000 | | |
| 65,997,975 | |
SushiSwap (SUSHI) | |
| 3,948.6100 | | |
| 3,406 | | |
| 39,426.6800 | | |
| 76,360 | |
Bittensor (TAO) | |
| 12,548.5626 | | |
| 4,051,279 | | |
| 9,851.6400 | | |
| 6,393,515 | |
The TON Coin (TON) | |
| 320,455.3372 | | |
| 1,868,452 | | |
| 405,657.4300 | | |
| 3,261,134 | |
Wormhole (W) | |
| 1,544,828.6000 | | |
| 185,885 | | |
| 722,403.0000 | | |
| 307,581 | |
Worldcoin (WLD2) | |
| 102,293.0000 | | |
| 115,380 | | |
| 49,314.1000 | | |
| 152,723 | |
Stellar (XLM) | |
| 6,110.1100 | | |
| 2,338 | | |
| 140,437.4500 | | |
| 68,544 | |
Tezos (XTZ) | |
| 1,636.2000 | | |
| 1,552 | | |
| 17,822.5100 | | |
| 32,954 | |
StarkNet (STRK1) | |
| 473,143.8500 | | |
| 103,525 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Sonic Labs (SONICLABS) | |
| 2,502,086.5000 | | |
| 1,751,379 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Akash Network (AKT) | |
| 285,554.6776 | | |
| 489,168 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Kaspa (KAS) | |
| 10,695,710.2380 | | |
| 1,010,213 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other Coins | |
| 2,061,734.1834 | | |
| 693,294 | | |
| 4,997,969.4223 | | |
| 40,650 | |
Current | |
| | | |
| 664,585,350 | | |
| | | |
| 799,314,977 | |
Clover (CLV) | |
| 500,000.0000 | | |
| 23,124 | | |
| 500,000.0000 | | |
| 45,915 | |
Wilder World (WILD) | |
| 148,810.0000 | | |
| 33,651 | | |
| 148,810.0000 | | |
| 143,120 | |
Other Coins | |
| 1,739,245,908.4643 | | |
| 168,833 | | |
| 125,579,390.2561 | | |
| 292,579 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Long-Term | |
| | | |
| 225,608 | | |
| | | |
| 481,614 | |
Total Digital Assets | |
| | | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
| |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
Current digital assets | |
| | |
| |
Digital assets | |
| 300,704,612 | | |
| 398,364,913 | |
Digital assets loaned | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 55,568,531 | |
Digital assets staked | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 345,381,533 | |
Total current digital assets | |
| 664,585,350 | | |
| 799,314,977 | |
Non-current digital assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Digital assets | |
| 225,608 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Total non-current digital assets | |
| 225,608 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Total digital assets | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
The continuity of digital assets for the periods
ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
| |
March 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 799,796,591 | | |
$ | 489,865,638 | |
Digital assets acquired | |
| 81,793,771 | | |
| 540,008,974 | |
Digital assets disposed | |
| (14,760,791 | ) | |
| (717,306,612 | ) |
Digital assets earned from staking, lending and fees | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 35,717,997 | |
Realized gain (loss) on digital assets | |
| 39,111,070 | | |
| 396,824,120 | |
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on digital assets | |
| (268,506,435 | ) | |
| 80,894,227 | |
Digital assets transferred in from equity investments at FVTPL | |
| 21,780,394 | | |
| - | |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | |
| (8,443,190 | ) | |
| (26,207,753 | ) |
| |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | |
Digital assets held by counterparty for the period
ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| |
March 31, 2025 | | |
December 31, 2024 | |
Counterparty A | |
$ | 92,319,002 | | |
$ | 9,955,300 | |
Counterparty B | |
| 13,264 | | |
| 17,836 | |
Counterparty C | |
| 1,511,749 | | |
| 1,035,685 | |
Counterparty D | |
| 84,045 | | |
| 96,294 | |
Counterparty E | |
| 10,227,539 | | |
| 10,082,451 | |
Counterparty F | |
| 5,294,329 | | |
| 9,798,485 | |
Counterparty G | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty H | |
| 58,042,364 | | |
| 84,086,732 | |
Counterparty I | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty J | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty K | |
| 212,782,054 | | |
| 180,133,894 | |
Counterparty L | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Counterparty M | |
| 500,961 | | |
| 5,450,286 | |
Other | |
| 5,789,540 | | |
| 10,702,768 | |
Self custody | |
| 278,246,111 | | |
| 488,436,860 | |
Total | |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets held lenders
as collateral consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | |
Bitcoin | |
| 365.4480 | | |
$ | 10,082,451 | |
Total | |
| 365.4480 | | |
$ | 10,082,451 | |
As at December 31, 2024, the 359 Bitcoin held
by Genesis Global Capital LLC (“Genesis”) as collateral against a loan has been written down to $10,227,539 (US$7,114,315),
the fair value of the loan and interest held with Genesis.
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets held lenders
as collateral consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 359.3832 | | |
| 10,227,539 | |
Total | |
| 359.3832 | | |
| 10,227,539 | |
As at December 31, 2024, the 365 Bitcoin held
by Genesis as collateral against a loan has been written down to $10,082,451 (US$7,007,055), the fair value of the loan and interest held
with Genesis.
In the normal course of business, the Company
enters into open-ended lending arrangements with certain financial institutions, whereby the Company loans certain fiat and digital assets
in exchange for interest income. The Company can demand the repayment of the loans and accrued interest at any time. The digital assets
on loan are included in digital assets balances above.
Digital Assets loaned
As of March 31, 2025, the Company has on loan
select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 3.00% to 12.00% and accrue interest on a monthly basis.
The digital assets on loan are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company has on loan
select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 3.25% to 5.5% and accrue interest on a monthly basis. The
digital assets on loan are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets on loan consisted
of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 120.0000 | | |
| 14,433,168 | | |
| 17 | % |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 19,000.0000 | | |
| 50,296,122 | | |
| 58 | % |
Solana (SOL) | |
| 123,733.0100 | | |
| 22,687,523 | | |
| 26 | % |
Total | |
| 142,853.0100 | | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets on loan
consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Digital assets on loan: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 120.0000 | | |
$ | 16,374,593 | | |
| 29 | % |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 8,000.0000 | | |
| 39,193,938 | | |
| 71 | % |
Total | |
| 8,120.0000 | | |
$ | 55,568,531 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of March 31, 2025, the digital assets on loan
by significant borrowing counterparty is as follows:
| |
Interest rates | |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Counterparty A | |
3% - 12% | |
| 134,733.0100 | | |
| 51,806,330 | | |
| 59 | % |
Counterparty F | |
4% - 4.75% | |
| 2,000.0000 | | |
| 5,294,329 | | |
| 6 | % |
Counterparty H | |
4.5% - 5.25% | |
| 6,120.0000 | | |
| 30,316,154 | | |
| 35 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 142,853.0100 | | |
| 87,416,813 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, the digital assets on
loan by significant borrowing counterparty is as follows:
| |
Interest rates | |
Number of coins on loan | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Digital assets on loan: | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Counterparty F | |
4.75% | |
| 2,000.0000 | | |
| 9,798,485 | | |
| 18 | % |
Counterparty H | |
3.25% to 5.50% | |
| 6,120.0000 | | |
| 45,770,047 | | |
| 82 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 8,120.0000 | | |
$ | 55,568,531 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets on loan were concentrated with
counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
March 31, 2025 | |
Counterparty A | |
Grand Cayman | |
| 59 | % |
Counterparty F | |
UAE | |
| 6 | % |
Counterparty H | |
Switzerland | |
| 35 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets on loan were concentrated with
counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Digital assets on loan: | |
| |
| | |
Counterparty F | |
UAE | |
| 18 | % |
Counterparty H | |
Switzerland | |
| 82 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
The Company’s digital assets on loan are
exposed to credit risk. The Company limits its credit risk by placing its digital assets on loan with high credit quality financial institutions
that have sufficient capital to meet their obligations as they come due and on which the Company has performed internal due diligence
procedures. The Company’s due diligence procedures may include, but are not limited to, review of the financial position of the borrower,
review of the internal control practices and procedures of the borrower, review of market information, and monitoring the Company’s
risk exposure thresholds. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company does not expect a material loss on any of its digital
assets on loan. While the Company intends to only transact with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance
that a counterparty will not default and that the Company will not sustain a material loss on a transaction as a result.
Digital Assets Staked
As of Marcy 31, 2025, the Company has staked select
digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 1.35% to 14.58% and accrue rewards as they are earned. The digital
assets staked are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company has staked
select digital assets to borrowers at annual rates ranging from approximately 2.95% to 9.70%and accrue rewards as they are earned. The
digital assets staked are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets staked consisted
of the following:
| |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Ethereum (ETH) | |
| 32.0121 | | |
| 84,741 | | |
| 0 | % |
Bitcoin (BTC) | |
| 1,808.0115 | | |
| 217,461,121 | | |
| 79 | % |
Cardano (ADA) | |
| 58,333,221.4367 | | |
| 55,355,880 | | |
| 20 | % |
Core (CORE) | |
| 4,865,885.7750 | | |
| 3,559,156 | | |
| 1 | % |
Polkadot (DOT) | |
| 500.0000 | | |
| 2,934 | | |
| 0 | % |
Solana (SOL) | |
| 0.5094 | | |
| 93 | | |
| 0 | % |
Total | |
| 63,201,447.74 | | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets staked
consisted of the following:
| |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Digital assets on staked: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Bitcoin | |
| 1,803.0000 | | |
| 246,028,259 | | |
| 71 | % |
Cardano | |
| 57,965,407.1384 | | |
| 72,480,183 | | |
| 21 | % |
Etherium | |
| 32.0000 | | |
| 156,776 | | |
| 0 | |
Core | |
| 3,415,479.8499 | | |
| 5,290,004 | | |
| 2 | % |
Polkadot | |
| 1,941,230.4620 | | |
| 19,057,413 | | |
| 6 | % |
Solana | |
| 10,526.4620 | | |
| 2,368,899 | | |
| 1 | % |
Total | |
| 63,334,478.7603 | | |
$ | 345,381,533 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of March 31, 2025, the digital assets staked
by significant borrowing counterparty is as follow:
| |
Interest rates | | |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | | |
Fair Value Share | |
Counterparty H | |
| 1.35% | | |
| 132.7156 | | |
| 126 | | |
| 0 | % |
Counterparty M | |
| 2% | | |
| 32.0121 | | |
| 84,741 | | |
| 0 | % |
Self custody | |
| 2.62% - 14.58% | | |
| 63,201,283.0171 | | |
| 276,379,058 | | |
| 100 | % |
Total | |
| | | |
| 63,201,447.7448 | | |
| 276,463,925 | | |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, the digital assets staked
by significant borrowing counterparty is as follow:
| |
Interest rates | | |
Number of coins staked | | |
Fair Value | |
Digital on staked: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Counterparty M | |
| 4.00% | | |
| 32.0000 | | |
| 156,776 | |
Self custody | |
| 3%
to 8.02% | | |
| 63,334,478.7603 | | |
| 345,224,758 | |
Total | |
| | | |
| 63,334,510.7602 | | |
$ | 345,381,533 | |
As of March 31, 2025, digital assets staked were
concentrated with counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
March 31, 2025 | |
Self custody | |
Switzerland | |
| 100 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
As of December 31, 2024, digital assets staked
were concentrated with counterparties as follows:
| |
Geography | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Digital on staked | |
| |
| | |
Self custody | |
Switzerland | |
| 100 | % |
Total | |
| |
| 100 | % |
The Company’s digital assets staked are
exposed to market risk, liquidity risk, lockup duration risk, loss or theft of assets and return duration risk. The Company places allocation
limits by counterparty and only deals with high credit quality financial institutions that are believed to have sufficient capital to
meet their obligations as they come due and on which the Company has performed internal due diligence procedures. The Company’s due diligence
procedures may include, but are not limited to, review of the financial position of the counterparty, review of the internal control practices
and procedures of the counterparty, review of market information, and monitoring the Company’s risk exposure thresholds. As of March
31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company does not expect a material loss on any of its digital assets staked. While the Company intends
to only transact with counterparties that it believes to meets the Company staking policy criteria, there can be no assurance that a counterparty
will not default and that the Company will not sustain a material loss on a transaction as a result.
EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN DIGITAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT
AND LOSS
| |
Current | | |
Long Term | | |
Total | |
| |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | | |
Quantity | | |
Amount | |
Fund A - Solana (SOL) | |
| 125,343.6103 | | |
$ | 16,969,265 | | |
| 206,685.4946 | | |
$ | 27,981,489 | | |
| 332,029.1050 | | |
$ | 44,950,754 | |
Fund A - Avalance (AVAX) | |
| 340,335.8900 | | |
$ | 7,111,788 | | |
| 591,109.7100 | | |
$ | 12,352,052 | | |
| 931,445.6000 | | |
$ | 19,463,840 | |
| |
| 465,679.5003 | | |
$ | 24,081,053 | | |
| 797,795.2046 | | |
$ | 40,333,541 | | |
| 1,263,474.7050 | | |
$ | 64,414,594 | |
Fund B - Solana (SOL) | |
| 713,500.2066 | | |
$ | 96,594,924 | | |
| 481,346.1000 | | |
$ | 65,165,583 | | |
| 1,194,846.3066 | | |
$ | 161,760,507 | |
Total | |
| | | |
$ | 120,675,977 | | |
| | | |
$ | 105,499,124 | | |
| | | |
$ | 226,175,101 | |
Fund A
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the
Company through a subsidiary, invested US$61,741,683 in three tranches of a private investment fund designed to acquire Solana and
Avalanche tokens from a bankrupt company (“Fund A”). The Company’s investment in the Fund represents an indirect
interest in 491,249 Solana at a cost of US$105 per Solana and 931,446 Avalanche at a cost of US$11 per Avalanche.
The Solana acquired by the Fund is locked
and staked, earning staking rewards during the lock period. Staking rewards will accrue while Solana is locked and will become
distributable by the Fund on the same unlocking schedule as the Solana. The Solana will be released in monthly increments from
January 2025 through January 2028.
The Avalanche acquired by the Fund is locked
and staked, earning staking rewards during the lock period. Staking rewards will accrue while Avalanche is locked and will become
distributable by the Fund on the same unlocking schedule as the Avalanche. The Avalanche will be released in weekly increments July
10, 2025 and continuing through July 1, 2027.
The investments in the investment fund were initially
recognized based on the latest available net asset value as determined by the investment fund’s administrator less an applicable
DLOM. The values of the investments were remeasured based on quarterly valuation reports provided by the investment fund administrator
less an applicable DLOM.
Fund B
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company
invested through a subsidiary, $153,516,846 (US$112,072,453) in two tranches of a private investment fund designed to acquire Solana tokens
from a bankrupt company (“Fund B” and together with Fund A the “Equity Investments in Digital Assets”).
The Company’s investment represents an
indirect interest in 1,123,360 Solana at a cost of US$100 per Solana. The Solana acquired by the Fund is locked and
staked, earning staking rewards during the lock period and thereafter until such Solana is sold by the fund manager or an in-kind
distribution in the limited partners of the fund. Staking rewards will accrue while Solana is locked and will become distributable
on the same unlocking schedule as the Solana. Approximately 25 % of the Solana will be released in March 2025, while the remaining
75% of the Solana will be released linearly monthly until January 2028.
The investments in the investment fund were initially
recognized based on the latest available net asset value as determined by the investment fund’s administrator less an applicable
DLOM. The values of the investments were remeasured based on quarterly valuation reports provided by the investment fund administrator
less an applicable DLOM.
Third
Party Exchanges, Custodians and Funds
As of March 31, 2025, the Company
used the following third-party exchanges and custodians and in the ordinary course of business:
Exchange | |
Location |
Binance | |
Cayman Islands |
B2C2 Overseas LTD | |
Cayman Islands |
Bitcoin Suisse AG | |
Switzerland |
OKX | |
Seychelles |
Kraken | |
United States |
Wintermute | |
United Kingdom |
Deribit | |
Panama |
Laser Digital | |
Switzerland |
| |
|
Custodian | |
|
Anchorage Digital | |
United States |
Bitgo Trust | |
United States |
Copper | |
Switzerland |
Each of the Custodians and Exchanges
have not appointed a sub-custodian to hold crypto assets owned by the Company. The Custodian and Exchanges hold and safeguard the digital
assets deposited by the Company and its subsidiaries. The Custodians and Exchanges also offer lending and staking services. The Custodians
and Exchanges are not Canadian financial institutions. None of the Custodians and Exchanges are related parties of the Company.
Each Custodian maintains general commercial
insurance on its own behalf, but the Corporation and other clients of such Custodians are not named insured under such policies. The Company
is not aware of any security breaches or similar incidents at the Custodians. The Company believes that any event of insolvency or bankruptcy
of a Custodian would be treated in accordance with the insolvency or bankruptcy laws of the applicable jurisdiction of such Custodian.
As of March 31, 2025, the breakdown
of digital assets deposited with each of the Custodians, or Exchanges as a percentage of total digital assets custodied by the Company
and its subsidiaries is as follows:
Custodian | |
Location | |
% of digital assets custodied by market value (1) | | |
Regulatory Body |
Binance | |
Cayman Islands | |
| 32.0 | % | |
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) |
B2C2 Overseas LTD | |
Cayman Islands | |
| 13.9 | % | |
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) |
Bitcoin Suisse AG | |
Switzerland | |
| 0.0 | % | |
Financial Services Standards Association (VQF). Zug. Switzerland |
Kraken | |
United States | |
| 0.2 | % | |
Office of Comptroller of Currency |
Anchorage Digital | |
United States | |
| 0.0 | % | |
Office of Comptroller of Currency |
Laser Digital | |
Switzerland | |
| 0.8 | % | |
Financial Services Standards Association (VQF). Zug. Switzerland |
Copper | |
Switzerland | |
| 8.7 | % | |
Financial Services Standards Association (VQF). Zug. Switzerland |
Wintermute | |
United Kingdom | |
| 0.0 | % | |
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) |
Bitgo Trust | |
United States | |
| 0.1 | % | |
South Dakota Division of Banking and Money Services Business (MSB) with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) |
Note 1: As at March 31, 2025; Residual digital
assets served as collateral for loans with Genesis Global Capital LLC (0.4%; subject to bankruptcy proceeding/filing as of 19 January
2023).
Note 2: The Company holds interest in funds that
acquire Solana and Avalanche token from bankrupt company. The Company has included these positions in this chart to illustrate the underlying
Solana and Avalanche tokens held in such funds.
Valour diligences and reviews counterparty risk in accordance
with the following principles:
| ● | Valour
shall strive to spread counterparty risk between several counterparties, where relevant and practical. |
| ● | In
relevant situations and as far as possible, counterparty (and settlement) risk shall be mitigated by conducting transactions in well-established
settlement systems based on the principles of delivery versus payment or payment versus payment. |
| ● | The
below methodology is to be applied when proposing and selecting counterparties and when granting limits on counterparty risk score. |
| ● | The
counterparties are reviewed in regular intervals and re-evaluated. |
| ● | In
case of significant events such as negative news or credit events, Valour can decide to close the business relationship with a counterparty
irrespective of the review cycle. |
| ● | Valour
manages a counterparty scorecard and captures, assesses and monitors the below information. |
The name, the website and contact person at the
exchange/counterparty, as well as the responsible onboarding owner on Valour side.
The current status of the relationship, the connection
type, as well as the services, products and currency pairs used on the respective exchange/counterparty have to be documented and kept
up to date
| 3. | Country of registration and regulation |
The country in which the exchange/counterparty
is registered must be documented. In addition, all countries in which the exchange/counterparty holds a regulatory licence have to be
assessed and documented by stating the licence number (if applicable).
The country of registration as well as the country/-ies
of regulation are evaluated by using the country risk matrix. The country risk matrix considers the FATF (and equivalent) country evaluation,
the Transparency.org Corruption Perception Index (CPI) as well as the VQF SRO country risk recommendations.
An adverse media search is being conducted. For
example, information about an exchange having been hacked in the past or any news about a negative reputation, regulatory breaches etc.
are documented.
Publicly available information and risk scores
from data sources such as Coinmarketcap and Coingecko are being collected and documented.
| 7. | Information security certification |
The exchange/counterparty information security
certification status is assessed. Information about the possession of certifications such as AICPA SOC 1, SOC 2 Type I and SOC 2 Type
II as well as ISO 27001 are documented.
Information about insurance protection and regulatory
status in terms of investor protection are assessed and documented.
It is being checked if the exchange/counterparty
has made the public wallet addresses of its cold and hot storage publicly available or if any other cryptographic means of verification
of the reserves held in custody are either publicly available or have been audited.
The risk score is evaluated on a scale of 1 to
5, with 1 being the lowest risk and 5 being the highest risk. Based on the information collected in the scorecard, with a focus on regulatory
licences, a risk score is calculated and documented for each exchange or counterparty. By carefully evaluating the risk score, we can
ensure that we are making responsible business decisions and protecting our customers and stakeholders.
| 11. | Business justification and restrictions |
In cases where an exchange or counterparty presents
increased risks, a business justification must be provided. We must carefully consider the potential exposure and take appropriate measures
to limit it through restrictions, thresholds, or other means. Any decision to establish a business relationship with an exchange or counterparty
with increased risks must be approved by the board.
| 12. | Recurring review schedule |
The review date and review frequency of all exchanges/counterparties
are documented and tracked in the scorecard. A review once a year is set as the default standard, however, an ad-hoc review has to be
considered in case of any event that may result in any of the assessment criteria being changed.
If the exchange or counterparty has been identified
with an increased risk, such as a risk score of 4 or 5, Valour will determine if it is necessary to close the business relationship. This
decision is based on the potential exposure and the potential impact on the business and stakeholders.
If it is determined that the business relationship
should be terminated, a plan for closing the relationship is developed in a controlled and orderly manner. This may include transferring
outstanding transactions, closing accounts, and ensuring that all necessary documents and records are properly transferred or retained.
The decision to close the business relationship is communicated to the exchange or counterparty and a timeline for the closure is provided.
Once the business relationship has been successfully terminated, the counterparty scorecard is updated in order to reflect the closure.
By following this process, we can ensure that
we are taking a responsible and proactive approach to closing business relationships with risky counterparties. This can help protect
our customers and stakeholders and maintain the integrity of our business operations.
Self-Custody
of Digital Assets
At March 31, 2025, the Company’s had self-custody
of digital assets totaling $278,246,111 (December 31, 2024 - $488,436,860).
The Company maintains controls around the hot and
cold wallets includes only select senior management having access to the accounts, passwords and seed phases. All copies of passwords
and seed phases are secured with select senior management. Duplicate copies of the passwords and seeds phases are held by two members
of the senior management in different locations.
Staking
and Lending Policy
As part of Valour’s policy to hedge 100%
of the market risk, subject to allowing a US$2 million maximum unhedged exposure as a trading buffer. Valour purchases and sells the digital
assets which its ETPs track. Valour may lend or stake such digital assets on its balance sheet to generate revenue in accordance with
the policies in the Base Prospectus and VDSL Base Prospectus. Lending or staking transactions are only conducted with institutional-grade
counterparties and only up to a certain percentage for risk management purposes in accordance with Valour’s lending and staking
policy (the “Lending and Staking Policy”), which is reviewed and approved by the board of Valour.
When deciding whether to lend or stake a particular
asset, the Lending and Staking Policy provides that the decision will initially be made based on the risk profile of the potential counterparties,
then the highest yield available, then prioritizing staking over lending.
As of the date of this MD&A, the Lending and
Staking Policy provides the following limits for lending and staking of digital assets:
Digital Asset |
|
Lending and staking limits |
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche |
|
Up to 75% of unrestricted tokens may be lent on
open terms to eligible counterparties, 50% of tokens may be lent on terms up to six months.
100% of tokens may be staked |
All other Digital Assets |
|
Up to 75% of unrestricted tokens may be lent on
open terms to eligible counterparties, 50% of tokens may be lent on terms up to six months.
If total AUM is greater than US$5 million, up
to 95% may be staked, else 75% may be staked |
The Company’s lending arrangements policy
is as follows:
(a) which party has legal title
The lender authorizes the counterparty e.g., Anchorage
to draw down lent assets. Typically, the counterparty / borrower is then permitted to use Client’s Designated Assets for any lawful
purpose.
(b) the status of the assets in the event of
insolvency of the borrower
The lender shall have full recourse to Counterparty
for any obligations hereunder in equity and at law. Upon any event of default, the lender shall be entitled to seek all remedies available
at law or in equity for the full amount or any unpaid principal of any advance, accrued but unpaid fees or other amounts or property payable
hereunder against Lender in addition to enforcing its security interest.
(c) contractual limitation on use and transfer
of lent items by borrower
Typically, the Counterparty is then permitted
to use client’s designated assets for any lawful purpose.
(d) borrower’s ability to initiate transactions
with the borrowed assets, including but not limited to: sell, lend, pledge, and/or hypothecate
Typically, the Counterparty is then permitted
to use Client’s Designated Assets for any lawful purpose, including selling, lending, pledging and/or hypothecating. Certain lending
agreements require Counterparties to grant a security interest to the Company on any assets that are further lent out.
(e) borrowers’ rights regarding “co-mingling”
There is no specific language in the lending agreement
but given the Counterparties can use for any lawful purpose, the Company’s believes that comingling can occur.
(f) callability terms and conditions (including
“notice period”, if any).
Termination. Client may terminate any Advance
of its Designated Assets upon three (3) business days’ prior notice (the date of such termination, the “Termination Date”),
from time to time at its sole discretion through an Electronic Notice.
Investments,
At Fair Value, Through Profit and Loss, As At March 31, 2025
At March 31, 2025, the Company’s
investment portfolio consisted of no publicly traded investments and nine private investments for a total estimated fair value of $53,896,906
(December 31, 2024 – one public and nine private investments for a total estimated fair value of $54,859,741).
During the three months ended March
31, 2025, the Company had a realized loss of $673,967 and an unrealized gain of $3,809 (March 31, 2024 – unrealized loss of $1,839,032)
on private and public investments.
At March 31, 2025, the Company’s eight private investments
had a total fair value of $53,896,906.
Private Issuer | |
Note | | |
Security description | |
Cost | | |
Estimated Fair Value | | |
% of FV | |
3iQ Corp. | |
| | | |
61,712 common shares | |
$ | 86,319 | | |
$ | 431,940 | | |
| 0.8 | % |
Amina Bank AG | |
| | | |
3,906,250 non-voting shares | |
| 34,498,750 | | |
| 51,020,503 | | |
| 94.7 | % |
Earnity Inc. | |
| | | |
85,142 preferred shares | |
| 130,946 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| | | |
201,633 preferred shares | |
| 630,505 | | |
| 719,522 | | |
| 1.3 | % |
SDK:meta, LLC | |
| | | |
1,000,000 units | |
| 3,420,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Skolem Technologies Ltd. | |
| | | |
16,354 preferred shares | |
| 177,488 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
VolMEX Labs Corporation | |
| | | |
Rights to certain preferred shares and warrants | |
| 37,809 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Global Benchmarks AB | |
| (i) | | |
53,300 common shares | |
| 269,192 | | |
| 287,340 | | |
| 0.5 | % |
ZKP Corporation | |
| (i) | | |
370,370 common shares | |
| 1,385,800 | | |
| 1,437,600 | | |
| 2.7 | % |
Total private investments | |
| | | |
| |
$ | 40,636,808 | | |
$ | 53,896,906 | | |
| 100.0 | % |
At December 31, 2024, the Company’s nine
private investments had a total fair value of $53,740,153.
Private Issuer | |
Note | | |
Security description | |
Cost | | |
Estimated Fair Value | | |
% of FV | |
3iQ Corp. | |
| | | |
61,712 common shares | |
$ | 86,319 | | |
$ | 432,331 | | |
| 0.9 | % |
Amina Bank AG | |
| (i) | | |
3,906,250 non-voting shares | |
| 34,498,750 | | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
| 94.9 | % |
Earnity Inc. | |
| | | |
85,142 preferred shares | |
| 130,946 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| | | |
201,633 preferred shares | |
| 630,505 | | |
| 719,522 | | |
| 1.3 | % |
Neuronomics AG | |
| | | |
724 common shares | |
| 128,898 | | |
| 128,898 | | |
| 0.2 | % |
SDK:meta, LLC | |
| | | |
1,000,000 units | |
| 3,420,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
Skolem Technologies Ltd. | |
| | | |
16,354 preferred shares | |
| 177,488 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
VolMEX Labs Corporation | |
| | | |
Rights to certain preferred shares and warrants | |
| 37,809 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.0 | % |
ZKP Corporation | |
| (i) | | |
370,370 common shares | |
| 1,385,800 | | |
| 1,438,900 | | |
| 2.7 | % |
Total private investments | |
| | | |
| |
$ | 40,496,515 | | |
$ | 53,740,153 | | |
| 100.0 | % |
(i)
Investments in related party entities
Financial
Results
The following is a discussion of the results of
operations of the Company for the three and months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024. They should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and related notes.
| |
Three months ended
March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
| |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
| | |
| |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains on digital assets | |
| (229,395,365 | ) | |
| 317,123,056 | |
Realized and net change in unrealized losses on ETP payables | |
| 402,181,036 | | |
| (328,253,885 | ) |
Unrealized loss on equity investments at FVTPL | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| - | |
Staking and lending income | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 5,808,001 | |
Management fees | |
| 3,635,182 | | |
| 1,731,882 | |
Trading commissions | |
| 2,991,980 | | |
| - | |
Research revenue | |
| 262,285 | | |
| 506,543 | |
Realized loss on investments | |
| (673,967 | ) | |
| - | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments | |
| 3,809 | | |
| (1,839,032 | ) |
Interest income | |
| 12,936 | | |
| 868 | |
Total revenues | |
| 62,658,562 | | |
| (4,922,567 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Expenses | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating, general and administration | |
| 9,074,578 | | |
| 2,968,137 | |
Share based payments | |
| 7,341,412 | | |
| 1,617,515 | |
Depreciation - equipment | |
| 130 | | |
| 3,236 | |
Amortization - intangibles | |
| 535,352 | | |
| 517,225 | |
Finance costs | |
| 170,488 | | |
| 1,737,514 | |
Fees and commissions | |
| 2,355,158 | | |
| 490,397 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | |
| (947,311 | ) | |
| 823,144 | |
Impairment loss | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Total expenses | |
| 18,529,807 | | |
| 13,119,189 | |
Net income (loss) for the period before taxes | |
| 44,128,755 | | |
| (18,041,756 | ) |
Current
taxes | |
| 1,072,363 | | |
| - | |
Net income (loss) for the period after taxes | |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| (18,041,756 | ) |
Other comprehensive income | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation gain | |
| (25,870 | ) | |
| (1,269,052 | ) |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive loss for the year | |
| 43,030,522 | | |
| (19,310,808 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net income (loss) attributed to: | |
| | | |
| | |
Owners of the parent | |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| (18,082,650 | ) |
Non-controlling interests | |
| - | | |
| 40,894 | |
| |
| 43,030,522 | | |
| (18,041,756 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive loss attributed to: | |
| | | |
| | |
Owners of the parent | |
| 43,030,522 | | |
| (19,351,702 | ) |
Non-controlling interests | |
| - | | |
| 40,894 | |
| |
| 43,056,392 | | |
| (19,310,808 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income (loss) per share | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| 0.13 | | |
| (0.06 | ) |
Diluted | |
| 0.12 | | |
| (0.06 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| 323,886,775 | | |
| 284,134,127 | |
Diluted | |
| 366,973,751 | | |
| 284,134,127 | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the
Company recorded a net income of $43,030,523 on total revenues of $62,658,563 compared to net loss of $19,310,808 on total revenues of
($4,922,567) for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, realized
and net change in unrealized gains and (loss) on digital assets was ($229,395,365) and realized and net change in unrealized gains and
(loss) on ETP payables was $402,181,036. Lower digital asset prices in Q1 2025 resulted in losses on our digital assets that were offset
by gains on ETP payables due to the decreased price of the ETPs.
Unrealized loss on equity investments at
FVTPL was ($130,398,881) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $nil in the three months ended March 31, 2024. This
new revenue line was added to report on gains on the equity investments in digital assets at FVTPL which the Company made during Q2
2024. The equity investments in digital assets did not exist in the comparative Q1 2024 period. The valuation of our equity
investments at FVTPL includes a Discount for Lack of Marketability (“DLOM”). The DLOM accounts for the lock up period
extending to 2028 on some of the tokens owned by the funds. The Company shows how its revenues and EBITDA would present without the
DLOM being applied in the non-IFRS measures section of this MD&A. The DLOM provision reversal for the three months ended March
31, 2025 was $44,972,929 (March 31, 2024: $Nil) and has been incorporated in the unrealized loss on equity investments at FVTPL loss
of $130,398,882 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The DLOM provision reversal was recognized due to declines during the
quarter on the prices of SOL and AVAX tokens held by the Equity Investments in Digital Assets which the Company purchased. The total
DLOM provision remaining on against the Equity Investments at March 31, 2025 was $79,517,431 and is incorporated in the carrying
value of Equity in Digital Assets at FVTPL of $226,175,101 at March 31, 2025 ($Nil at March 31, 2024).
The Company intends to hold its equity
investments in digital assets at FVTPL until the underlying digital assets become unlocked such that any eventual sale by the
Company of the underlying digital assets would not be expected to occur at a discounted price resulting from their lack of
marketability as at the date of the Financial Statements. In the event the Company requires additional unlocked SOL or AVAX to meet
SOL and AVAX ETP redemptions, the Company believes it can borrow SOL or AVAX, or against its equity investments to meet redemptions,
so as to avoid a sale of the equity investments prior to the underlying digital assets becoming unlocked. The Company also believes
it can employ various other hedging strategies so as to short the underlying tokens and cover the short with tokens (or the proceeds
from the sale thereof by Fund B) released from the equity investees over time. Tokens (or the proceeds from the sale thereof by Fund
B) underlying the investments are expected to be released over 2025 through 2028. Approximately 25% of the locked up tokens or the
proceeds from the sale thereof (in the case of Fund B), as applicable were released on March 31, 2025. The DLOM will reverse to $nil
by 2028.
The Company earned staking and lending income
of $14,039,548 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $5,808,001 in the comparative period in 2024. The Company actively
stakes and lends its digital assets to earn additional revenue. The staking and lending income was significantly higher for the three
months ended March 31, 2025 due to higher overall AUM.
The Company had management fee revenue of $3,635,182
for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $1,731,882 in the comparative period in 2024. In Q1 2025, the Company’s had
higher AUM and additional ETP products resulting in higher management fees.
The Company recorded trading commissions from
its Stillman business of $2,991,980 in the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $Nil in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Stillman was acquired during Q4 2024 and thus was not owned during Q1 2024.
The Company recorded research revenue of $262,285
in the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $506,543 in the three months ended March 31, 2024. Reflexivity had a soft quarter
in Q1 2025 due to the decline in cryptocurrency prices and significant crypto market volatility during Q1 2025.
The Company had realized (loss) on investments
of ($673,967) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $Nil in the comparative period in 2023. The Company sold out all its
shares in its Brazil Potash investment during Q1 2025 and realized a loss.
The Company had unrealized gain (loss) on investments
of $3,809 compared to ($1,839,032) in the comparative period. The nominal change in Q1 2025 is the Company not making any material changes
to the valuation of its private investments
Operating, general and administration
| |
Three months ended
March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
Compensation and consulting | |
$ | 2,648,750 | | |
$ | 1,453,118 | |
Marketing expenses | |
| 4,250,039 | | |
| 509,047 | |
General and administration | |
| 774,608 | | |
| 595,564 | |
Accounting and legal | |
| 1,173,999 | | |
| 252,906 | |
Regulatory and transfer agent | |
| 153,745 | | |
| 92,015 | |
Travel expenses | |
| 73,437 | | |
| 65,487 | |
| |
$ | 9,074,578 | | |
$ | 2,968,137 | |
Compensation and consulting fees were $2,648,750
during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $2,968,137 during the comparative period in 2024. Management and consulting fees
increased due, team growth and the consolidation Stillman Digital which was acquired in Q4 2025.
Marketing expense was $4,250,039 and $509,047
during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $509,047 during the same period in 2024. Corporate activities and business development
increased in 2025 compared to 2024 with the significant growth in AUM, efforts to expand into new markets and the Nasdaq listing initiative.
General and administration was $774,608 three
months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $595,564 during the comparative period in 2024. G&A comprises mainly rent & office, insurance
and bank charges.
Accounting and legal was $1,173,999 during the
three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $252,906 during the comparative period in 2024. The increase is due to higher legal fees
associated with the Nasdaq listing and other costs incurred with the development of new markets.
Regulatory and transfer agent was $153,745 during
the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with $92,015 during the comparative period in 2024. The increase is due to higher market
cap and increased listing fees.
Travel expenses were $73,437 during the three
months ended March 31, 2025 which is materially consistent with the $65,487 incurred in the comparative period in 2024.
Total depreciation and amortization was $535,352
for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $517,225 during the comparative period in 2024. This relates to the equipment, right
of use assets and intangible assets acquired as part of the acquisitions of Reflexivity LLC, Stillman Digital and Valour.
Share based payments was $7,341,412 during the
three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $1,617,515 in the same period in 2024. Higher share price and volatility inputs used in
the Black Scholes model in 2025 contributed to the increased value of share based payments compared to the same periods in 2025.
Finance costs were $170,488 for the three months
ended March 31, 2025 compared with $1,737,514 in the comparative period in 2024. The decrease in financing costs is due to the Company
repaying more of its loans during 2024.
Fees and commissions were $2,355,158 for the three
months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $490,397 in the comparative period in 2024. The increase in transaction costs relates to the trading
of digital assets as brokerage commission and ETP issuance costs associated with the increased AUM.
Foreign (gain) loss was $(947,311) for the three
months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $823,144 in the comparative period in 2024. The (gains) loss reflects the currency fluctuations
primarily in Company’s cash balances which are denominated in Swedish Krona, Euro and Swiss Franc.
Impairment loss was $Nil the three months ended
March 31, 2025 compared to $4,962,021 in the comparative periods in 2024. The Company impaired the costs related to the Solana IP acquisition
in Q1 2024.
Cash used in operating activities was $78,294,898
for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with cash used of $57,050,633 in the comparative period. Cash used in operations before
adjustments for working capital, investments and purchases and sales digital assets was $6,359,451 for the three months ended March 31,
2025 compared with cash used of $6,270,231 in the comparative period. The Company generally maintains its surplus working capital in digital
assets and thus the operating cash flow statements will show a use of cash as long as more money is invested in cryptocurrencies than
converted to Canadian or U.S. dollars or other fiat currencies.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025,
$75,763,595 was provided by financing activities compared to $59,312,083 in the prior period. The Company received proceeds of $329,180,940
from ETP holders and proceeds of $3,378,382 from option exercises offset by $256,795,727 used for payments to ETP holders. During the
three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received proceeds of $266,299,553 from ETP holders and proceeds of $53,077 from warrants
offset by $207,040,547 used for payments to ETP holders. The cash provided from financing was higher in 2025 compared to 2024 due to higher
net ETP sales in 2024.
The Company has included certain non-IFRS performance
measures, namely Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Net income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Per Share throughout this document.
These non-IFRS measures are used by management to assess the Company’s performance and provide additional information and transparency
to investors with respect to the Company’s revenue and net income performance.
Non-IFRS performance measures, including Adjusted
Revenue, Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA and, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Per Share do not have a standardized meaning. As a result,
these measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Non-IFRS measures are intended to provide additional
information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
“Adjusted Revenue” is a non-IFRS
financial measure that is defined as revenue excluding (a) the application of the DLOM and (b) the effect of the adjustment in the value
the BTC collateral held by Genesis Global Capital LLC (“Genesis”) to the fair value of the loan and interest held with
Genesis (the “Genesis Adjustment”). Due to the ongoing bankruptcy related to Genesis, the Company is adjusting the BTC
collateral position to the value of the loan and interest held at Genesis in accordance with the principles of IFRS. The Company continues
to monitor and participate in the Genesis proceedings to determine the magnitude of the expected recovery as the proceedings progress.
“Adjusted Net Income” is a
non-IFRS financial measure that is defined as net income excluding (a) the application of the DLOM, and (b) the Genesis Adjustment
“Adjusted EBITDA” is a non-IFRS
financial measure that is defined as Adjusted Net Income and adding back interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization of property and equipment,
right-of-use assets and other intangible assets.
“Adjusted Net Income Per Share”
is a non-IFRS financial measure that is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by the total number of common shares of the Company issued
and outstanding.
With respect to the DLOM adjustment, the
Company intends to hold its equity investments until the underlying digital assets become unlocked such that any eventual sale by
the Company of the underlying digital assets would not be expected to occur at a discounted price resulting from their lack of
marketability as at the date of the Financial Statements. In the event the Company requires additional unlocked SOL or AVAX to meet
SOL and AVAX ETP redemptions, the Company believes it can borrow SOL or AVAX, or against its equity investments to meet redemptions,
so as to avoid a sale of the equity investments prior to the underlying digital assets becoming unlocked. The Company also believes
it can employ various other hedging strategies so as to short the underlying tokens and cover the short with tokens released from
the equity investees over time. Tokens underlying the investments (or the proceeds from the sale thereof by Fund B) are expected to
be released over 2025 through 2028, approximately 25% of the locked up tokens (or the proceeds from the sale thereof by Fund B), as
applicable, were released on March 31, 2025.
For a reconciliation of these measures to the
most directly comparable financial information presented in the Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS, see the tables below:
| |
Three months ended
March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
| |
| | |
| |
REVENUE RECONCILIATION | |
| | |
| |
Total Revenue (IFRS) | |
$ | 62,658,562 | | |
$ | (4,922,567 | ) |
Less: Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) gain | |
$ | (44,972,929 | ) | |
$ | 0 | |
Less: Bitcoin collateral held by Genesis Capital LLC gain | |
$ | (6,773,396 | ) | |
$ | 0 | |
ADJUSTED REVENUE | |
$ | 10,912,237 | | |
$ | (4,922,567 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS (INCOME) RECONCILIATION | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income (Loss) | |
$ | 43,030,522 | | |
$ | (4,922,567 | ) |
Less: Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) gain | |
$ | (44,972,929 | ) | |
$ | 0 | |
Less: Bitcoin collateral held by Genesis Capital LLC gain | |
$ | (6,773,396 | ) | |
$ | 0 | |
ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) | |
$ | (8,715,803 | ) | |
$ | (4,922,567 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
EBITDA RECONCILIATION | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income (Loss) (IFRS) | |
$ | 43,030,522 | | |
$ | (4,922,567 | ) |
Interest | |
$ | 170,488 | | |
$ | 1,737,514 | |
Depreciation & Amortization | |
$ | 535,482 | | |
$ | 520,461 | |
Taxes | |
$ | 1,072,363 | | |
$ | 0 | |
EBITDA | |
$ | 44,808,855 | | |
$ | (2,664,592 | ) |
Less: Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) gain | |
$ | (44,972,929 | ) | |
$ | 0 | |
Less: Bitcoin collateral held by Genesis Capital LLC gain | |
$ | (6,773,396 | ) | |
$ | 0 | |
Add: Share based payments | |
$ | 7,341,412 | | |
$ | 1,617,515 | |
ADJUSTED EBITDA | |
$ | 403,942 | | |
$ | (1,047,077 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Income (loss) per share | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| 0.13 | | |
| (0.06 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Adjusted net income (loss) per share | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.02 | ) |
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
In management’s view, given the nature of
the Company’s operations, the most relevant financial information relates primarily to current liquidity, solvency and planned expenditures.
The Company’s financial success will be dependent upon the execution and development of its new investment strategy and business
operations. Such execution and development may take years to complete and the amount of resulting income, if any, is difficult to determine.
To date, the Company has not had any negative
impacts to the Company’s digital assets holdings with the bankruptcies of Celsius, Voyager and Blockfi, with the exception for a
small exposure to FTX as it held some of its own digital assets on the exchange. The Company has paid down its loans from cash flow generated
by the business.
The Company loaned and staked more digital assets
in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 and as a result the Company earned more revenue via staking and lending. Higher AUM in the Company’s
fee earning ETPs in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 resulted in higher management fees. Overall, the Company’s total revenues improved
in 2024 as a result of improving digital asset markets and from profitable trades from DeFi Alpha.
DeFi relies upon various sources of funds for
its ongoing operating activities. These resources include operating profits, proceeds from dispositions of investments, interest and dividend
income from investments and private placement financing.
Loans Payable
As of March 31, 2025, loan principal of $8,625,600
(US$6,000,000) (December 31, 2024 - $8,633,400 (US$6,000,000)) was outstanding. The US$6,000,000 loan payable is held with Genesis. On
January 20, 2023, Genesis declared bankruptcy and currently is not allowing withdrawals and not extending new loans. On March 15, 2023,
the Court ruled that the Genesis debtors may not sell, buy, trade in crypto assets without prior consent by the creditors. The Court also
allowed for the payment of some service providers required for upholding the operations but nothing beyond that. The Company’s loan
with Genesis is an open term loan. The Genesis loan and interest payable is $10,227,539 (US$7,114,315) and secured with 286 BTC.
The Company has a $2,338,976 (US$1,627,001) (December
31, 2024: $3,865,230 (US$2,686,239)) margin loan from a crypto liquidity provider. The loan is secured by the equity in the Company’s
margin trading account. The crypto liquidity provider charges fluctuating interest rates typically ranging between 9% and 15% annually.
Operating Segments
The Company operates in various business lines
based on where the subsidiaries operate. Valour operates the Company’s ETPs business line which involves issuing ETPs, hedging against
the underlying digital asset, lending and staking of digital assets and management fees earned on the ETPs. DeFi Bermuda operates the
Company’s Venture portfolio and node business lines. DeFi Alpha is a specialized trading desk with the sole focus of identifying
low-risk arbitrage opportunities within the crypto ecosystem. The Reflexivity operates the Company’s research firm and Stillman
and Stillman Bermuda operate the trading platform.
Information about the Company’s assets by
segment is detailed below.
December 31, 2024 | |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
DeFi Bermuda | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Neuronomics | | |
Valour Inc | | |
Total | |
Cash | |
| 1,643,739 | | |
| 17,859 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,221,659 | | |
| 342,352 | | |
| 15,771,000 | | |
| 19,996,609 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 17,711,627 | |
Public investments, at fair value through profit and loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 545,935 | | |
| 121,691 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,383,164 | | |
| 35,215 | | |
| 349,781 | | |
| 2,435,786 | |
Digital assets | |
| 508,914 | | |
| 231,094 | | |
| 66,079 | | |
| 3,969,297 | | |
| - | | |
| 660,035,574 | | |
| 664,810,958 | |
Equity instruments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| 51,740,024 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 57,254,722 | | |
| 108,994,746 | |
Total assets | |
| 54,438,612 | | |
| 370,644 | | |
| 66,079 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 959,586,178 | | |
| 1,040,124,827 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| 3,225,766 | | |
| 311,020 | | |
| 42,869 | | |
| 856,755 | | |
| 95,350 | | |
| 1,417,487 | | |
| 5,949,247 | |
Loans payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 12,566,516 | | |
| 12,566,516 | |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 20,458,096 | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 20,458,096 | |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 921,440,302 | | |
| 921,440,302 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 3,225,766 | | |
| 311,020 | | |
| 42,869 | | |
| 21,314,851 | | |
| | | |
| 935,424,305 | | |
| 960,414,161 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Valour Inc | | |
Total | |
Cash | |
| 2,548,289 | | |
| 217,449 | | |
| 1,662,490 | | |
| 18,495,644 | | |
| 22,923,872 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | | |
| 15,346,080 | |
Public investments, at fair value through profit and loss | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,586 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 788,162 | | |
| 103,606 | | |
| 1,007,990 | | |
| 685,693 | | |
| 2,585,451 | |
Digital assets | |
| 763,338 | | |
| 228,237 | | |
| 8,227,158 | | |
| 790,577,858 | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
Equity instruments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 370,408,924 | | |
| 370,408,924 | |
Client digital assets | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,356,235 | | |
| - | | |
| 3,356,235 | |
Property, plant and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 130 | | |
| 130 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| 51,868,922 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 53,316,856 | | |
| 105,185,778 | |
Total assets | |
| 57,088,297 | | |
| 549,292 | | |
| | | |
| 1,233,485,105 | | |
| 1,320,722,647 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| 3,363,664 | | |
| 279,114 | | |
| 830,101 | | |
| 538,043 | | |
| 5,010,922 | |
Loans payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 13,947,681 | | |
| 13,947,681 | |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 25,097,116 | | |
| - | | |
| 25,097,116 | |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,253,515,501 | | |
| 1,253,515,501 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 3,363,664 | | |
| 279,114 | | |
| 25,927,217 | | |
| 1,268,001,225 | | |
| 1,297,571,220 | |
Information about the Company’s revenues
and expenses by segment is detailed below:
| |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
DeFi Bermuda | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Neuronomics | | |
Valour Inc. | | |
Total | |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on digital assets | |
| (254,425 | ) | |
| (55 | ) | |
| (139,295 | ) | |
| 85,038 | | |
| - | | |
| (214,665,294 | ) | |
| (214,974,031 | ) |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on ETP payables | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 387,759,702 | | |
| 387,759,702 | |
Staking and lending income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 14,039,548 | |
Trading commissions | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,991,980 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,991,980 | |
Management fees | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 27,288 | | |
| 3,607,894 | | |
| 3,635,182 | |
Research revenue | |
| - | | |
| 262,285 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 262,285 | |
Realized (loss) on investments, net | |
| (673,967 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (673,967 | ) |
Unrealized (loss) on investments, net | |
| 3,809 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,809 | |
Unrealized gain on equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| (130,398,882 | ) |
Interest income | |
| 11,643 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 738 | | |
| - | | |
| 555 | | |
| 12,936 | |
Total revenue | |
| (912,940 | ) | |
| 262,230 | | |
| (139,295 | ) | |
| 3,077,756 | | |
| 27,288 | | |
| 60,343,523 | | |
| 62,658,562 | |
Expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating, general and administration | |
| 4,882,614 | | |
| 375,660 | | |
| 19,291 | | |
| 1,176,255 | | |
| 78,424 | | |
| 2,542,334 | | |
| 9,074,578 | |
Share based payments | |
| 7,341,412 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| 7,341,412 | |
Depreciation - property, plant and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 130 | | |
| 130 | |
Amortization - intangibles | |
| 532,572 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,780 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 535,352 | |
Interest expense | |
| 1,507 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 840 | | |
| - | | |
| 168,141 | | |
| 170,488 | |
Fees and commissions | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 361,986 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,993,172 | | |
| 2,355,158 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | |
| (34,689 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,006 | | |
| - | | |
| (913,628 | ) | |
| (947,311 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| - | |
Total expenses | |
| 12,723,416 | | |
| 375,660 | | |
| 19,291 | | |
| 1,542,867 | | |
| 78,424 | | |
| 3,790,149 | | |
| 18,529,807 | |
Income (loss) before other item | |
| (13,636,356 | ) | |
| (113,430 | ) | |
| (158,586 | ) | |
| 1,534,889 | | |
| (51,136 | ) | |
| 56,553,374 | | |
| 44,128,755 | |
Gain on settlement of debt | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Provision on accounts receivable | |
| (10,001 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 10,001 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net income (loss) for the year | |
| (13,626,355 | ) | |
| (113,430 | ) | |
| (168,587 | ) | |
| 1,534,889 | | |
| (51,136 | ) | |
| 56,553,374 | | |
| 44,128,755 | |
Current taxes | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 19,437 | | |
| 1,051,757 | | |
| 1,046 | | |
| 123 | | |
| 1,072,363 | |
Net income (loss) after tax | |
| (13,626,355 | ) | |
| (113,430 | ) | |
| (188,024 | ) | |
| 483,132 | | |
| (52,182 | ) | |
| 56,553,251 | | |
| 43,056,392 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain | |
| - | | |
| (77,688 | ) | |
| (37,916 | ) | |
| (6,059 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 95,793 | | |
| (25,870 | ) |
Net
(loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the period | |
| (13,626,355 | ) | |
| (191,118 | ) | |
| (225,940 | ) | |
| 477,073 | | |
| (52,182 | ) | |
| 56,649,044 | | |
| 43,030,522 | |
| |
DeFi | | |
Reflexivity | | |
DeFi Bermuda | | |
Stillman Digital | | |
Defi Alpha1 | | |
Valour Inc. | | |
Total | |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on digital assets | |
| 259,669 | | |
| 73,580 | | |
| (35,011 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 132,121,555 | | |
| 212,823,799 | | |
| 345,243,593 | |
Realized and net change in unrealized gains and (losses) on ETP payables | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (482,892,054 | ) | |
| (482,892,054 | ) |
Staking and lending income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 35,717,997 | | |
| 35,717,997 | |
Trading commissions | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,885,180 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,885,180 | |
Management fees | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 8,826,934 | | |
| 8,826,934 | |
Research revenue | |
| - | | |
| 1,963,433 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,963,433 | |
Realized (loss) on investments, net | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 154,765 | | |
| 154,765 | |
Unrealized (loss) on investments, net | |
| 4,827,461 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 6,006,014 | | |
| 10,833,475 | |
Unrealized gain on equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 132,474,754 | | |
| 132,474,754 | |
Interest income | |
| 5,385 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 830 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 6,215 | |
Total revenue | |
| 5,092,515 | | |
| 2,037,013 | | |
| (35,011 | ) | |
| 2,886,010 | | |
| 132,121,555 | | |
| (86,887,791 | ) | |
| 55,214,292 | |
Expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating, general and administration | |
| 9,948,895 | | |
| 1,652,218 | | |
| 12,719 | | |
| 1,568,626 | | |
| 27,172,254 | | |
| 9,965,613 | | |
| 50,320,325 | |
Share based payments | |
| 17,774,171 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 8,593,947 | | |
| 26,368,118 | |
Depreciation - property, plant and equipment | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 5,073 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,475 | | |
| 7,548 | |
Amortization - intangibles | |
| 2,114,955 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,114,955 | |
Finance costs | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,295 | | |
| - | | |
| 3,867,130 | | |
| 3,868,425 | |
Transaction costs | |
| 44,498 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 341,445 | | |
| 857,048 | | |
| 5,555,901 | | |
| 6,798,892 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | |
| 124,291 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (472,863 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (91,570 | ) | |
| (440,142 | ) |
Impairment loss | |
| 4,962,021 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,962,021 | |
Total expenses | |
| 34,968,831 | | |
| 1,652,218 | | |
| 17,792 | | |
| 1,438,503 | | |
| 28,029,302 | | |
| 27,893,496 | | |
| 94,000,142 | |
Income (loss) before other item | |
| (29,876,316 | ) | |
| 384,795 | | |
| (52,802 | ) | |
| 1,447,507 | | |
| 104,092,253 | | |
| (114,781,287 | ) | |
| (38,785,850 | ) |
Gain on settlement of debt | |
| (133,881 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (133,881 | ) |
Provision on accounts receivable | |
| (5,331 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 394,864 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 389,533 | |
Net income (loss) for the year | |
| (29,737,105 | ) | |
| 384,795 | | |
| (52,802 | ) | |
| 1,052,643 | | |
| 104,092,253 | | |
| (114,781,287 | ) | |
| (39,041,502 | ) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain | |
| - | | |
| (29,329 | ) | |
| 14,404 | | |
| 456,573 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,465,725 | | |
| 4,907,373 | |
Net (loss) income and comprehensive
(loss) income for the period | |
| (29,737,105 | ) | |
| 355,466 | | |
| (38,398 | ) | |
| 1,509,216 | | |
| 104,092,253 | | |
| (110,315,561 | ) | |
| (34,134,129 | ) |
Capital Management
The Company considers its capital to consist of share capital, equity
reserve and deficit. The Company’s objectives when managing capital are:
| § | to
allow the Company to respond to changes in economic and/or marketplace conditions by maintaining the Company’s ability to purchase
new investments; |
| § | to
give shareholders sustained growth in value by increasing shareholders’ equity; while |
| § | taking
a conservative approach towards financial leverage and management of financial risks. |
The Company’s management reviews its capital structure on an
on-going basis and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of its underlying investments.
The Company’s current capital is composed of its shareholders’ equity and, to-date, has adjusted or maintained its level of
capital by:
| § | raising
capital through equity financings; and |
| § | realizing
proceeds from the disposition of its investments |
The Company is not subject to any capital requirements
imposed by a lending institution or regulatory body, other than the NEO Exchange which requires one of the following to be met: (i) shareholders’
equity of at least $2.5 million, (ii) net income from continuing operations of at least $375,000, (iii) market value of listed securities
of at least $25 million, or (iv) assets and revenues of at least $25 million. There were no changes to the Company’s capital management
during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
Commitments
Management Contract Commitments
The Company is party to certain management contracts.
These contracts require that additional payments of up to approximately $2,374,000 be made upon the occurrence of certain events such
as a change of control. As a triggering event has not taken place, the contingent payments have not been reflected in these condensed
consolidated interim financial statements. Minimum commitments remaining under these contracts were approximately $959,000, all due within
one year.
Legal Commitments
The Company is, from time to time, involved in
various claims and legal proceedings. The Company cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of these activities. The Company
does not believe that adverse decisions in any ending or threatened proceedings related to any matter, or any amount which may be required
to be paid by reasons thereof, will have a material effect on the financial condition or future results of operations.
Summary
of Quarterly Results
The following is a summary of the Company’s
financial results for the eight most recently completed quarters:
| |
31-Mar-25 | | |
31-Dec-24 | | |
30-Sep-24 | | |
30-Jun-24 | | |
31-Mar-24 | | |
31-Dec-23 | | |
30-Sep-23 | | |
30-Jun-23 | |
Revenue | |
$ | 62,658,563 | | |
$ | 5,713,682 | | |
$ | 19,913,861 | | |
$ | 34,509,314 | | |
($ | 4,922,567 | ) | |
$ | 8,548,779 | | |
$ | 6,003,995 | | |
$ | 7,147,292 | |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | |
| 43,030,523 | | |
($ | 26,729,610 | ) | |
$ | 20,085,853 | | |
($ | 8,179,564 | ) | |
($ | 19,310,808 | ) | |
$ | 1,415,946 | | |
($ | 4,719,786 | ) | |
$ | 800,012 | |
Income (loss) per Share - basic | |
| 0.14 | | |
| (0.11 | ) | |
| 0.07 | | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.06 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| - | |
Income (loss) per Share - diluted | |
| 0.12 | | |
| (0.11 | ) | |
| 0.06 | | |
| (0.03 | ) | |
| (0.06 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (0.01 | ) | |
| - | |
Total Assets | |
$ | 1,040,124,825 | | |
$ | 1,320,722,647 | | |
$ | 826,409,413 | | |
$ | 789,087,114 | | |
$ | 983,940,422 | | |
$ | 591,960,107 | | |
$ | 253,585,558 | | |
$ | 259,787,932 | |
Total Long Term Liabilities | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
Selected
Annual Information
The highlights of financial data for the Company
for the three most recently completed financial years are as follows:
| |
31-Dec-24 | | |
31-Dec-23 | | |
31-Dec-22 | |
(a) Net Revenue | |
| 55,214,292 | | |
| 10,356,015 | | |
($ | 14,226,780 | ) |
(b) Net Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(i) Total income (loss) | |
| (34,134,129 | ) | |
| (20,291,963 | ) | |
($ | 65,898,036 | ) |
(ii) Income (loss) per share – basic | |
| (0.13 | ) | |
| (0.09 | ) | |
| (0.32 | ) |
(iii) Income (loss) per share – diluted | |
| (0.13 | ) | |
| (0.09 | ) | |
| (0.32 | ) |
(c) Total Assets | |
| 1,320,722,647 | | |
| 591,960,108 | | |
$ | 194,003,779 | |
(d) Total Liabilities | |
| 1,297,571,219 | | |
| 573,516,045 | | |
$ | 166,094,517 | |
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements to
which the Company is committed.
Related
Party Transactions
| a) | The consolidated financial statements include the financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and its respective ownership listed below: |
| |
% equity interest | |
DeFi Capital Inc. | |
| 100 | |
DeFi Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. | |
| 100 | |
Electrum Streaming Inc. | |
| 100 | |
Reflexivity LLC | |
| 100 | |
Valour Inc. | |
| 100 | |
DeFi Europe AG | |
| 100 | |
Stillman Digital Inc. | |
| 100 | |
Stillman Bermuda Ltd. | |
| 100 | |
Neuronomics AG | |
| 52.5 | |
Valour Digital Securities Limited | |
| 0 | |
| b) | Compensation of key management personnel of the Company (continued) |
In accordance with IAS 24, key management
personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company
directly or indirectly, including any directors (executive and non-executive) of the Company. The remuneration of directors and key executives
is determined by the remuneration committee having regard to the performance of individuals and market trends. The remuneration of directors
and other members of key management personnel during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| |
Three months ended
March 31, | |
| |
2025 | | |
2023 | |
Short-term benefits | |
$ | 704,732 | | |
$ | 330,006 | |
Shared-based payments | |
| 381,200 | | |
| 1,231,737 | |
| |
$ | 1,085,932 | | |
$ | 1,561,743 | |
As at March 31, 2025, the Company had
$3,379 (December 31, 2024 - $nil) owing to its current key management, and $491,280 (December 31, 2024 - $394,274) owing to its former
key management and a member of key management owes the Company $143,760 (December 31, 2024 - $143,890). Such amounts are unsecured, non-interest
bearing, with no fixed terms of payment or “due on demand”
More detailed information regarding
the compensation of officers and directors of the Company is disclosed in the management information circular and such information is
incorporated by reference herein. The management information circular is available under profile of the Company on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca
| b) | During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $59,439 in legal fees to a firm in which
a director of the Company is a partner. At December 31, 2024, the Company had recorded $nil in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
related to these legal expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business with this law firm. |
During the year ended December 31,
2024, Valour purchased 1,320,130 USDT for EUR1,213,237 from a former director of Valour.
During the year ended December 31,
2024, the Company paid management US$20,000,000 and 3,998,508 DeFi shares valued at US$6,273,870 related to DeFi Alpha trading profits.
The Company has a diversified base
of investors. To the Company’s knowledge, no one holds more than 10% of the Company’s shares on a basic share and partially
diluted share basis as at March 31, 2025.
| c) | The Company’s directors and officers may have investments in and hold management and/or director
and officer positions in some of the investments that the Company holds. The following is a list of total investments and the nature of
the relationship of the Company’s directors or officers with the investment as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. |
Investment | |
Nature of relationship to invesment | |
Estimated Fair Value | |
ZKP Corporation* | |
Director (Olivier Roussy Newton) of investee | |
$ | 1,437,600 | |
Total investment - March 31, 2025 | |
| |
$ | 1,437,600 | |
| |
| |
| | |
Investment | |
Nature of relationship to invesment | |
Estimated Fair Value | |
Brazil Potash Corp.* | |
Officer (Ryan Ptolemy) of investee | |
$ | 1,119,587 | |
ZKP* | |
Director (Olivier Roussy Newton) of investee | |
| 1,438,900 | |
Total investment - September 30, 2024 | |
| |
$ | 2,558,487 | |
Financial
Instruments and Other Instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities as at March 31, 2025 and
December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| |
Asset / (liabilities) at amortized cost | | |
Assets /(liabilities) at fair value through profit/(loss) | | |
Total | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 22,923,872 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 22,923,872 | |
Client Cash Deposits | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | | |
| 15,346,080 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
Equity investmetnts | |
| - | | |
| 370,408,924 | | |
| 370,408,924 | |
Public investments | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| 1,119,586 | |
Private investments | |
| - | | |
| 53,740,154 | | |
| 53,740,154 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,010,922 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,010,922 | ) |
Loan payable | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (13,947,681 | ) |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| (25,097,116 | ) |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) |
March 31, 2025 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 19,996,609 | |
Client Cash Deposits | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| - | | |
| 17,711,627 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| 664,810,958 | |
Equity investmetnts | |
| - | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | |
Private investments | |
| - | | |
| 53,896,906 | | |
| 53,896,906 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,949,247 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,949,247 | ) |
Loan payable | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (12,566,516 | ) |
Trading liabilities | |
| - | | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| (20,458,096 | ) |
ETP holders payable | |
| - | | |
| (921,440,301 | ) | |
| (921,440,301 | ) |
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to several risks, including market, liquidity, credit and currency risks. There
have been no significant changes in the risks, objectives, policies and procedures from the previous year. A discussion of the Company’s
use of financial instruments and their associated risks is provided below:
Credit risk
Credit risk arises from the non-performance by
counterparties of contractual financial obligations. The Company’s primary counterparty related to its cash carries an investment
grade rating as assessed by external rating agencies. The Company maintains all or substantially all of its cash with a major financial
institution domiciled in Canada, the United States and Europe. Deposits held with this institution may exceed the amount of insurance
provided on such deposits.
Regulatory Risks
As cryptocurrencies have grown in both popularity
and market size, governments around the world have reacted differently to cryptocurrencies with certain governments deeming them illegal
while others have allowed their use and trade. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent,
the ability of the Company to continue to operate. The effect of any future regulatory change on the DeFi ecosystem or any cryptocurrency,
project or protocol that the Company may hold is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the space
as a whole, as well as potentially to the Company. Governments may, in the future, restrict or prohibit the acquisition, use or redemption
of cryptocurrencies. Ownership of, holding or trading in cryptocurrencies may then be considered illegal and subject to sanction. Governments
may also take regulatory action that may increase the cost and/or subject cryptocurrency mining companies to additional regulation.
Custodian Risks
The Company uses multiple custodians (or third-party
“wallet providers”) to hold digital assets for its DeFi Ventures business line as well as for digital assets underlying Valour
Cayman ETPs. Such custodians may or may not be subject to regulation by U.S. state or federal or non-U.S. governmental agencies or other
regulatory or self-regulatory organizations. The Company could have a high concentration of its digital assets in one location or with
one custodian, which may be prone to losses arising out of hacking, loss of passwords, compromised access credentials, malware or cyberattacks.
Custodians may not indemnify us against any losses of digital assets. Digital assets held by certain custodians may be transferred into
“cold storage” or “deep storage,” in which case there could be a delay in retrieving such digital assets. The
Company may also incur costs related to the third-party custody and storage of its digital assets. Any security breach, incurred cost
or loss of digital assets associated with the use of a custodian could materially and adversely affect our trading execution, the value
of our and the value of any investment in our common shares. Furthermore, there is, and is likely to continue to be, uncertainty as to
how U.S. and non-U.S. laws will be applied with respect to custody of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets held on behalf of clients.
For example, U.S.- regulated investment advisers may be required to keep client “funds and securities” with a “qualified
custodian”; there remain numerous questions about how to interpret and apply this rule, and how to identify a “qualified custodian”
of, digital assets, which are obviously kept in a different way from the traditional securities with respect to which such rules were
written. The uncertainty and potential difficulties associated with this question and related questions could materially and adversely
affect our ability to continuously develop and launch our business lines. The Company may also incur costs related to the third-party
custody and storage of its digital assets. Any security breach, incurred cost or loss of digital assets associated with the use of a custodian
could materially and adversely affect the execution of hedging ETPs, the value of the Company’s assets and the value of any investment
in the Common Shares.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will
not have sufficient cash resources to meet its financial obligations as they come due. The Company’s liquidity and operating results
may be adversely affected if the Company’s access to the capital markets is hindered, whether as a result of a downturn in stock
market conditions generally or related to matters specific to the Company, or if the value of the Company’s investments declines,
resulting in losses upon disposition. In addition, some of the investments the Company holds are lightly traded public corporations or
not publicly traded and may not be easily liquidated. The Company generates cash flow from proceeds from the disposition of its investments
and digital assets. There can be no assurances that sufficient funding, including adequate financing, will be available to cover the general
and administrative expenses necessary for the maintenance of a public company. All of the Company’s assets, liabilities and obligations
are due within one to three years.
The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash balances
and liquid investments and digital assets. The Company continuously monitors and reviews both actual and forecasted cash flows, and also
matches the maturity profile of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. As at March 31, 2025, the Company had current assets
of $825,405,346 (December 31, 2024 - $1,026,403,733) to settle current liabilities of $1,040,124,824 (December 31, 2024 - $1,297,571,219).
The following table shows the Company’s source of liquidity by
assets / (liabilities) as at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
March 31, 2025 | |
| |
Total | | |
Less than 1 year | | |
1-3 years | |
Cash | |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | 19,996,609 | | |
$ | - | |
Client cash deposits | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| 17,711,627 | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 2,435,783 | | |
| 2,435,783 | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| 664,585,350 | | |
| 225,608 | |
Private investments | |
| 53,896,906 | | |
| - | | |
| 53,896,906 | |
Equity investments | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| - | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,949,247 | ) | |
| (5,949,247 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (921,440,302 | ) | |
| (921,440,302 | ) | |
| - | |
Total assets / (liabilities) - December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 24,612,824 | | |
$ | (29,509,690 | ) | |
$ | 54,122,514 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
| Total | | |
| Less than 1 year | | |
| 1-3 years | |
Cash | |
$ | 22,923,872 | | |
$ | 22,923,872 | | |
$ | - | |
Client cash deposits | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | |
Public Investments | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| 1,119,586 | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 2,585,451 | | |
| 2,585,451 | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| 799,314,977 | | |
| 481,614 | |
Private investments | |
| 53,740,154 | | |
| - | | |
| 53,740,154 | |
Equity investments | |
| 370,408,924 | | |
| 181,757,532 | | |
| 188,651,392 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (5,010,922 | ) | |
| (5,010,922 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| - | |
Total assets / (liabilities) - December 31, 2023 | |
$ | (31,650,562 | ) | |
$ | (274,523,722 | ) | |
$ | 242,873,160 | |
Digital assets included in the table above are non-financial assets
except USDC. For the purposes of liquidity risk analysis, these non-financial assets were included as they are mainly utilized to pay
off any redemptions related to ETP holders payable, a financial liability. The lent and staked digital assets fall under the “less
than 1 year” bucket.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of,
or future cash flows from, the Company’s financial instruments will significantly fluctuate because of changes in market prices.
| (a) | Price and concentration risk |
The Company is exposed to market risk in trading
its investments and unfavourable market conditions could result in dispositions of investments at less than favorable prices. In addition,
most of the Company’s investments are in the technology and resource sector. At March 31, 2025, the Company had no investments exposed
to market risk (December 31, 2024 – one investment of 3.4%).
The Company’s cash is subject to interest
rate cash flow risk as it carries variable rates of interest. The Company’s interest rate risk management policy is to purchase
highly liquid investments with a term to maturity of one year or less on the date of purchase. Based on cash balances on hand at March
31, 2025, a 1% change in interest rates could result in
approximately $200,000 change in net loss.
Currency risk is the risk that the fair value
of, or future cash flows from, the Company’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Company’s operations are exposed to foreign exchange fluctuations, which could have a significant adverse effect on its results
of operations from time to time. The Company’s foreign currency risk arises primarily with respect to United States dollar, Euro,
Swiss Franc, Swedish Krona and British Pound. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between this currency and the Canadian dollar could have
a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company does not engage in any hedging
activity to mitigate this risk. The Company reduces its currency risk by maintaining minimal cash balances held in foreign currency.
As at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the
Company had the following financial and non-financial assets and liabilities, (amounts posted in Canadian dollars) denominated in foreign
currencies:
March 31, 2025 |
| |
United States Dollars | | |
British Pound | | |
Swiss Franc | | |
Swedish Krona | | |
European Euro | | |
Arab Emirates Dirham | |
Cash | |
$ | 1,519,089 | | |
$ | 9,595 | | |
$ | 267,413 | | |
$ | 5,972,780 | | |
$ | 4,499,021 | | |
$ | 275,313 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Private investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid investment | |
| 2,435,784 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (3,825,842 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (389,848 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (23,310 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (12,566,516 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (20,458,096 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (921,440,302 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net assets (liabilities) | |
$ | (289,524,925 | ) | |
$ | 9,595 | | |
$ | 50,898,067 | | |
$ | 5,972,780 | | |
$ | 4,475,711 | | |
$ | 275,313 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
| |
United States | | |
British | | |
Swiss | | |
Swedish Krona | | |
Euro | | |
Dirham | |
Cash | |
$ | 17,034,759 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 5,141,507 | | |
$ | 9,818,189 | | |
$ | 3,645,348 | | |
$ | 88,135 | |
Client cash deposits | |
| 15,346,080 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Private investments | |
| 1,119,587 | | |
| - | | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Prepaid investment | |
| 2,585,451 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Digital assets | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |
| (4,204,771 | ) | |
| (79,738 | ) | |
| (356,130 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (22,392 | ) | |
| - | |
Loan payable | |
| (13,947,681 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Trading liabilities | |
| (25,097,116 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
ETP holders payable | |
| (1,253,515,501 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net assets (liabilities) | |
$ | (460,882,601 | ) | |
$ | (79,738 | ) | |
$ | 55,805,880 | | |
$ | 9,818,189 | | |
$ | 3,622,956 | | |
$ | 88,135 | |
A 10% increase (decrease) in the value of the Canadian dollar against
all foreign currencies in which the Company held financial instruments as of March 31, 2025 would result in an estimated increase (decrease)
in net income of approximately $22,789,000, (December 31, 2024 - $35,222,000).
| (d) | Digital currency risk factors: Perception, Evolution, Validation and Valuation |
A digital currency does not represent an intrinsic
value or a form of credit. Its value is a function of the perspective of the participants within the marketplace for that digital currency.
The price of the digital currency fluctuates as a result of supply and demand pressures that accumulate in the market for it.
Having a finite supply (in the case of many but
not all digital currencies), the more people who want to own that digital currency, the more the market price increases and vice-versa.
The most common means of determining the value
of a digital currency is through one or more cryptocurrency exchanges where that digital currency is traded. Such exchanges publicly disclose
the “times and sales” of the various listed pairs. As the marketplace for digital currencies evolves, the process for assessing
value will become increasingly sophisticated.
| (e) | Fair value of financial instruments |
The Company has determined the carrying values of its financial instruments
as follows:
| i. | The carrying values of cash, amounts receivable, accounts
payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. |
| ii. | Public and private investments are carried at amounts in
accordance with the Company’s accounting policies as set out in Note 2 in the Company’s December 31, 2024 financial statements. |
| iii. | Digital assets classified as financial assets relate to USDC
which is measured at fair value. |
The following table illustrates the classification and hierarchy of
the Company’s financial instruments, measured at fair value in the statements of financial position as at March 31, 2025 and December
31, 2024.
| |
Level 1 (Quoted Market price) | | |
Level 2 (Valuation technique -observable market Inputs) | | |
Level 3 (Valuation technique - non-observable market inputs) | | |
Total | |
Privately traded investments | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 53,740,154 | | |
$ | 53,740,154 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 799,796,591 | | |
| | | |
| 799,796,591 | |
Equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 370,408,927 | | |
| 370,408,927 | |
Publicly traded investments | |
| 1,119,587 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,119,587 | |
December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 1,119,587 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | | |
$ | 424,149,081 | | |
$ | 1,225,065,259 | |
Privately traded investments | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 53,896,906 | | |
$ | 53,896,906 | |
Digital assets | |
| - | | |
| 664,810,958 | | |
| - | | |
| 664,810,958 | |
Equity investments | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
| 226,175,101 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| - | |
March 31, 2025 | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 280,072,007 | | |
$ | 944,882,965 | |
Level 1 Hierarchy
The following table presents the changes in fair
value measurements of financial instruments classified as Level 1 during the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These
financial instruments are measured at fair value utilizing non-observable market inputs. The net realized losses and net unrealized gains
are recognized in the statements of loss.
| |
March 31, 2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 1,119,587 | | |
$ | - | |
Realized loss on investments | |
| (673,967 | ) | |
| - | |
Investments sold | |
| (445,620 | ) | |
| 1,119,587 | |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,119,587 | |
Level 2 Hierarchy
The following table presents the changes in fair
value measurements of financial instruments classified as Level 2 during the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These
financial instruments are measured at fair value utilizing non-observable market inputs. The net realized losses and net unrealized gains
are recognized in the statements of loss.
Investments,
fair value for the year ended | |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 799,796,591 | | |
$ | 489,865,638 | |
Digital assets acquired | |
| 81,793,771 | | |
| 540,008,974 | |
Digital assets disposed | |
| (14,760,791 | ) | |
| (717,306,612 | ) |
Digital assets earned from staking, lending and fees | |
| 14,039,548 | | |
| 35,717,997 | |
Realized gain (loss) on digital assets | |
| 39,111,070 | | |
| 396,824,120 | |
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on digital assets | |
| (268,506,435 | ) | |
| 80,894,227 | |
Transfers from level 3 | |
| 21,780,394 | | |
| - | |
Foreign exchange loss | |
| (8,443,190 | ) | |
| (26,207,753 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
$ | 664,810,958 | | |
$ | 799,796,591 | |
Level 3 Hierarchy
The following table presents the changes in fair
value measurements of financial instruments classified as Level 3 during the periods ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These
financial instruments are measured at fair value utilizing non-observable market inputs. The net realized losses and net unrealized gains
are recognized in the statements of loss.
Investments, fair
value for the year ended | |
March 31,
2025 | | |
December 31,
2024 | |
Opening balance | |
$ | 424,149,081 | | |
$ | 43,540,534 | |
Purchases | |
| 698,904 | | |
| 370,408,927 | |
Acquired as subsidiary | |
| (545,961 | ) | |
| (1,119,587 | ) |
Realized (loss) gain | |
| 3,809 | | |
| 154,767 | |
Unrealized gain/(loss) | |
| (130,398,882 | ) | |
| 11,164,440 | |
Transfers to level 2 | |
| (21,780,394 | ) | |
| - | |
Foreign exchange gain | |
| 7,945,450 | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
$ | 280,072,007 | | |
$ | 424,149,081 | |
Within Level 3, the Company includes private company
investments that are not quoted on an exchange. The key assumptions used in the valuation of these instruments include (but are not limited
to) the value at which a recent financing was done by the investee, company-specific information, trends in general market conditions
and the share performance of comparable publicly traded companies.
As valuations of investments for which market
quotations are not readily available, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate within short periods of time and are based on estimates,
determination of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have resulted if a ready market existed for the investments.
Given the size of the private investment portfolio, such changes may have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition
or operating results.
The following table presents the fair value, categorized
by key valuation techniques and the unobservable inputs used within Level 3 as at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Description | |
Fair vaue | | |
Valuation technique | |
Significant unobservable input(s) | |
Range of significant unobservable input(s) |
3iQ Corp. | |
$ | 432,329 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| 719,522 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Neuronomics AG | |
| 128,898 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Amina Bank | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
Market approach | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
ZKP Corporation | |
| 1,438,900 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Equity Investments in digital | |
| 370,408,927 | | |
Market approach | |
Discount for lack of | |
25% discount |
December 31, 2024 | |
$ | 424,149,078 | | |
| |
marketability | |
|
| |
| | | |
| |
| |
|
3iQ Corp. | |
$ | 431,942 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Luxor Technology Corporation | |
| 719,522 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Amina Bank | |
| 51,020,502 | | |
Market approach | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
ZKP Corporation | |
| 1,437,600 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Crypto 21 AB | |
| 287,340 | | |
Recent financing | |
Marketability of shares | |
0% discount |
Equity Investments in digital | |
| 226,175,101 | | |
Market approach | |
Discount for lack of marketability | |
24% discount |
March 31, 2024 | |
$ | 424,149,078 | | |
| |
| |
|
3iQ Corp. (“3iQ”)
On March 31, 2020, the Company acquired 187,007
common shares of 3iQ as part of the Company’s acquisition of Valour. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold 125,295
common shares of 3iQ. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of 3iQ was based on the recent transaction which is indicative of being the
fair market value. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair
value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of 3iQ will result in a corresponding
+/- $43,194 (December 31, 2024 - $43,233) change in the carrying amount.
Amina Bank AG (“Amina”)
On January 14, 2022, the Company invested $34,498,750
to acquire 3,906,250 non-votes shares of Amina. As at December 31, 2024, the valuation of Amina was based on a market approach which is
indicative of being the fair market value. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that
would change the fair value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of Amina will
result in a corresponding +/- $5,102,050 (December 31, 2024 +/- $5,102,050) change in the carrying amount.
Earnity Inc. (“Earnity”)
On April 13, 2021, the Company subscribed $50,076
(US$40,000) to acquire certain rights to certain future equity of Earnity. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of Earnity was determined
to be nil based on Earnity ceasing operations. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions
that would change the fair value significantly. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of Earnity will result in a corresponding
+/- $nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil) change in the carrying amount.
Luxor Technology Corporation (“LTC”)
On December 29, 2020, the Company subscribed $128,060
(US$100,000) to acquire certain rights to the preferred shares of LTC. The transaction was closed on February 15, 2021. On May 11, 2021,
the Company subscribed additional rights of US$62,500 ($75,787). As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of LTC was based on a previous financing
which is indicative of being the fair market value. Management has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions
that would change the fair value significantly as at March 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025. a +/- 10% change in the fair value of LTC will
result in a corresponding +/- $71,952 (December 31, 2024 - $71,952) change in the carrying amount.
SDK:Meta LLC
On June 3, 2021, the Company entered into a share
exchange agreement with SDK exchanging 1,000,000 membership units of SDK with 3,000,000 shares of the Company valuing the investment at
$3,420,000. During 2022, the Company impaired its investment in SDK:Meta LLC as they were unsuccessful in raising additional funds to
continue to advance the company. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of SDK:Meta LLC was $nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil). Management has
determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly. As at March 31,
2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of SDK:Meta LLC will result in a corresponding +/- $nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil) change in
the carrying amount.
Skolem Technologies Ltd. (“STL”)
On December 29, 2020, the Company invested $25,612
(US$20,000) to acquire certain rights to the preferred shares of STL. On October 29, 2021, the Company rights were converted into 16,354
series A preferred shares. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of STL was determined to be nil based on STL ceasing operations. Management
has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly as at March
31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of STL will result in a corresponding +/- $nil (December 31, 2024 -
$nil) change in the carrying amount.
VolMEX Labs Corporation (“VLC”)
On February 23, 2021, the Company invested $37,809
(US$30,0000 to acquire certain rights to the preferred shares of VLC. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of VLC was nil. Management has
determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly as at March 31,
2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of VLC will result in a corresponding +/- nil (December 31, 2024 - $nil)
change in the carrying amount.
ZKP Corporation (“ZKP”)
On August 2, 2024, the Company invested $1,385,800
(US$1,000,000) to acquire shares of ZKP. As at March 31, 2025, the valuation of ZKP was based on the recent financing price. Management
has determined that there are no reasonably possible alternative assumptions that would change the fair value significantly as at March
31, 2025. As at March 31, 2025, a +/- 10% change in the fair value of ZXP will result in a corresponding +/- $143,760 change in the carrying
amount (December 31, 2024 - $143,890).
Equity Investments in Digital Assets at FVTPL
(“Equity Investments”)
During Q2 2024, the Company invested $238,090,603
(US$173,814,136) to acquire interest in two entities set up to hold SOL and AVAX acquired from a bankrupt estate. Management used the
net asset values as determined by the entities managers and applied a 25% discount for lack of marketability. As at March 31, 2025, a
+/- 10% change in the fair value of the Equity Investments will result in a corresponding +/- $22,617,510 change in the carrying amount
(December 31, 2024 - $37,040,893).
Digital asset risk
| (a) | Digital currency risk factors: Risks due to the technical design of cryptocurrencies |
The source code of many digital currencies, such
as Bitcoin, is public and may be downloaded and viewed by anyone. As with all code, there may be a bug in the respective code which is
yet to be found and repaired and can ultimately jeopardize the integrity and security of one or more of these networks.
Should miners for reasons yet unknown cease to
register completed transactions within blocks which have been detached from the block chain, the confidence in the protocol and network
will be reduced, which will reduce the value of the digital currency associated with that protocol, and the ETP payable balances that
are valued with reference to the respective digital asset.
Protocols for most digital assets or cryptocurrencies
are public open-source software, they could be particularly vulnerable to hacker attacks, which could be damaging for the digital currency
market and may be the cause for investors to choose other currencies or assets to invest in.
| (b) | Digital currency risk factors: Ownership, Wallets |
Rather than the actual cryptocurrency (which are
“stored” on the blockchain), a cryptocurrency wallet stores the information necessary to transact the cryptocurrency. Those
digital credentials are needed so one can access and spend the underlying digital assets. Some use public-key cryptography in which two
cryptographic keys, one public and one private, are generated and stored in a wallet. There are several types of wallets:
| - | Hardware wallets are USB-like hardware devices with a small
screen built specifically for handling private keys and public keys/addresses. |
| - | Paper wallets are simply paper printouts of private and public
addresses. |
| - | Desktop wallets are installable software programs/apps downloaded
from the internet that hold your private and public keys/addresses. |
| - | Mobile wallets are wallets installed on a mobile device and
are thus always available and connected to the internet. |
| - | Web wallets are hot wallets that are always connected to
the internet that can be stored in a browser or can be “hosted” by third party providers such as an exchange. |
| (c) | Digital currency risk factors: Political, regulatory risk
and technology in the market of digital currencies |
The legal status of digital currencies, inter
alia Bitcoin varies between different countries. The lack of consensus concerning the regulation of digital currencies and how such currencies
shall be handled tax wise causes insecurity regarding their legal status. As all digital currencies remain largely unregulated assets,
there is a risk that politics and future regulations may negatively impact the market of digital currencies and companies operating in
such market. It is impossible to estimate how politics and future regulations may affect the market. However, future regulations and changes
in the legal status of the digital currencies is a political risk which may affect the price development of the tracked digital currencies.
The perception (and the extent to which it is
held) that there is significant usage of the digital assets in connection with criminal or other illicit purposes, could materially influence
the development and regulation of digital assets (potentially by curtailing the same).
As technological change occurs, the security threats
to the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets will likely adapt and previously unknown threats
may emerge. The Company’s ability to adopt technology in response to changing security needs or trends may pose a challenge to the
safekeeping of the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets. To the extent that the Company is
unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats, the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital
assets may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack.
As of May 13, 2025, the following securities are
outstanding:
Authorized unlimited common shares without par
value – 329,393,024 are issued and outstanding.
Authorized 20,000,000 preferred shares, at 9%
cumulative dividends, non-voting, non-participating, non-redeemable, non-retractable, and non-convertible – 4,500,000 are issued
and outstanding.
Stock options and convertible securities outstanding
are as follows:
Stock Options:
25,731,187 with an exercise price ranging
from $0.09 to $4.59 expiring between November 16, 2025 and January 6, 2030.
Warrants:
23,125,000 with an exercise price ranging
from $0.20 to $0.30 expiring between November 14, 2024 and November 6, 2028.
Deferred shares units:
12,861,507 with vesting terms ranging
from six months to three years.
The Company is exposed to a number of risks, which
even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. The following outlines certain risk factors specific
to the Company. These risk factors could materially affect the Company’s future results and could cause actual events to differ
materially from those described in forward–looking information relating to the Company. Please also refer to the Company’s
AIF for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed on SEDAR+ for a full description of the Company’s risks in addition to those highlighted
below.
Staking and Lending of Cryptocurrencies,
DeFi Protocol Tokens or other Digital Assets
The Company (or entities the Company makes Equity
Investments in Digital Assets in) may stake or lend digital assets to third parties or affiliates. The digital assets that are “staked”
will earn rewards in the form of additional digital assets, which will accrue to the validator address, but neither the rewards nor the
principal allocation of digital assets can be withdrawn for a predetermined period of time, and as a result, the liquidity of such digital
assets will be limited. On termination of the staking arrangement or loan, the counterparty is required to return the digital assets to
the owner; any gains or loss in the market price during the period would inure to the owner. Such limitations on liquidity could prevent
the disposal of the applicable digital asset during certain periods. Liquid digital assets that are staked are maintained outside of cold
storage during the staking process, locked into a smart contract and will generally not be maintained with a qualified custodian while
being staked. The owner of the staked digital asset is provided with withdrawal keys that allow retrieval of the staked liquid tokens
once withdrawals have been activated by the relevant protocol, and on a defined timeline with daily limits on the number of digital assets
that can be withdrawn. Withdrawal keys will be held by a qualified custodian, but the additional complexities of staking liquid digital
assets can increase the risk of loss. Staked liquid tokens are also subject to higher risk of loss or theft due to malicious actions,
network interruptions, or a failure by third-party validators to validate transactions. Staking creates exposure to smart contracts. Smart
contracts are subject to certain risks and may result in losses stemming from errors, bugs or other failures. Staking provides no guarantee
of return nor are there currently efficient ways to insure against such risks. To the extent that smart contract insurance is available,
it may not cover all risks related to staking of the applicable digital asset, engaging with smart contracts, or other opportunities utilized.
In the event of the bankruptcy of the counterparty,
the Company could experience delays in recovering its digital assets. In addition, to the extent that the value of the digital assets
increases during the term of the loan, the value of the digital assets may exceed the value of collateral provided to the Company, exposing
the Company to credit risks with respect to the counterparty and potentially exposing the Company to a loss of the difference between
the value of the digital assets and the value of the collateral. If a counterparty defaults under its obligations with respect to a loan
of digital assets, including by failing to deliver additional collateral when required or by failing to return the digital assets upon
the termination of the loan, the Company may expend significant resources and incur significant expenses in connection with efforts to
enforce the staking or loan agreement, which may ultimately be unsuccessful.
Furthermore, the Company and its affiliates may
also pledge and grant security over its digital assets to secure loans. In the event that the Company or its affiliates defaults under
its obligations with respect to the loan, including failure to repay the principal amount of the loan or accrued interest, lenders may
realize upon its security and take possession to such pledged digital assets.
The digital assets that are staked, loaned or
pledged to third parties by the Company include digital assets held by Valour for the purposes of hedging its ETPs. The Company is exposed
to a potentially significant liquidity risk if, for example, the aggregate sale of ETPs exceed the quantum of uncommitted cryptocurrency
available to the Company to satisfy such sale requests. A similar risk applies with respect to individual reserves of each type of cryptocurrency
should the sale of ETPs, and correspondingly, the underlying cryptocurrency, exceed the Company’s available reserves.
Custody Risk
The Company uses multiple custodians (or third-party
“wallet providers”) to hold digital assets for its DeFi Ventures business line, its digital assets in treasury as well as
for digital assets underlying Valour ETPs. Such custodians may or may not be subject to regulation by U.S. state or federal or non-U.S.
governmental agencies or other regulatory or self-regulatory organizations. The Company could have a high concentration of its digital
assets in one location or with one custodian, which may be prone to losses arising out of hacking, loss of passwords, compromised access
credentials, malware or cyberattacks. Custodians may not indemnify us against any losses of digital assets. Digital assets held by certain
custodians may be transferred into “cold storage” or “deep storage,” in which case there could be a delay in retrieving
such digital assets. The Company may also incur costs related to the third-party custody and storage of its digital assets. Any security
breach, incurred cost or loss of digital assets associated with the use of a custodian could materially and adversely affect our trading
execution, the value of our and the value of any investment in our common shares. Furthermore, there is, and is likely to continue to
be, uncertainty as to how U.S. and non-U.S. laws will be applied with respect to custody of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
held on behalf of clients. For example, U.S.- regulated investment advisers may be required to keep client “funds and securities”
with a “qualified custodian”; there remain numerous questions about how to interpret and apply this rule, and how to identify
a “qualified custodian” of, digital assets, which are obviously kept in a different way from the traditional securities with
respect to which such rules were written. The uncertainty and potential difficulties associated with this question and related questions
could materially and adversely affect our ability to continuously develop and launch our business lines. The Company may also incur costs
related to the third-party custody and storage of its digital assets. Any security breach, incurred cost or loss of digital assets associated
with the use of a custodian could materially and adversely affect the execution of hedging ETPs, the value of the Company’s assets
and the value of any investment in the Common Shares.
Cryptocurrencies, DeFi Protocol Tokens
and Digital Assets Momentum Pricing Risk
Momentum pricing typically is associated with
growth stocks and other assets whose valuation, as determined by the investing public, accounts for anticipated future appreciation in
value. Cryptocurrency and DeFi protocol token market prices are determined primarily using data from various exchanges, over-the-counter
markets, and derivative platforms. Momentum pricing may have resulted, and may continue to result, in speculation regarding future appreciation
in the value of cryptocurrencies and DeFi Protocol tokens inflating and making their market prices more volatile. As a result, they may
be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor confidence in future appreciation (or depreciation) in their market prices,
which could adversely affect the value of the Company’s cryptocurrency and DeFi protocol token inventory and thereby affect the
Company’s shareholders.
The profitability of our operations will be significantly
affected by changes in prices of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets. Any declines in the volume of digital
asset transactions, the price of digital assets, or market liquidity for digital assets generally may adversely affect our operating results.
Cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets prices are highly volatile, can fluctuate substantially and are affected
by numerous factors beyond our control, including use of such cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets in the DeFi
industry, demand, inflation and expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, global or regional political or economic events. If
cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets prices should decline and remain at low market levels for a sustained
period, our financial condition may be adversely affected, and we could determine that it is not economically feasible to continue activities.
The price and trading volume of any digital asset
is subject to significant uncertainty and volatility, depending on several factors, including, but not limited to:
| ● | changes in liquidity, market-making volume, and
trading activities; |
| ● | investment and trading activities of highly active
retail and institutional users, speculators, miners, and investors; |
| ● | decreased user and investor confidence in digital
assets and digital asset platforms; |
| ● | negative publicity or events and unpredictable
social media coverage or “trending” of digital assets; |
| ● | the ability for digital assets to meet user and
investor demands; |
| ● | the functionality and utility of digital assets
and their associated ecosystems and networks; |
| ● | consumer preferences and perceived value of digital
asset markets; |
| ● | regulatory or legislative changes and updates
affecting the digital asset economy; |
| ● | the characterization of digital assets under
the laws of various jurisdictions around the world; |
| ● | the maintenance, troubleshooting, and development
of the blockchain networks; |
| ● | the ability for digital asset networks to attract
and retain miners or validators to secure and confirm transactions accurately and efficiently; |
| ● | interruptions in service from or failures of
major digital asset platforms; |
| ● | availability of an active derivatives market
for various digital assets; |
| ● | availability of banking and payment services
to support digital asset-related projects; |
| ● | level of interest rates and inflation; |
| ● | national and international economic and political
conditions; |
| ● | global digital asset supply; |
| ● | changes in the software, software requirements
or hardware requirements underlying a blockchain network; |
| ● | competition for and among various digital assets;
and |
| ● | actual or perceived manipulation of the markets
for digital assets. |
Cryptocurrencies, DeFi Protocol Tokens
and Digital Assets Volatility Risk
As Valour’s ETPs track the market price
of digital assets, cryptocurrencies and DeFi protocol tokens, the value of the Common Shares relates partially to the value of such digital
assets, cryptocurrencies and DeFi protocol tokens, and fluctuations in the price of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital
assets could materially and adversely affect an investment in the Common Shares. Several factors may affect the price of cryptocurrencies,
DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets, including: the total number of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital
assets in existence; global cryptocurrency, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets demand; global cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol
tokens and other digital assets supply; investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation of fiat currencies; investors’
expectations with respect to the rate of deflation of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets; interest rates;
currency exchange rates, including the rates at which cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets may be exchanged
for fiat currencies; fiat currency withdrawal and deposit policies of cryptocurrency exchanges and liquidity of such cryptocurrency exchanges;
interruptions in service from or failures of major cryptocurrency exchanges; Cyber theft of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and
other digital assets from online wallet providers, or other third parties holding digital assets, or news of such theft from such providers
or from individuals’ wallets; investment and trading activities of large investors; monetary policies of governments, trade restrictions,
currency devaluations and revaluations; regulatory measures, if any, that restrict the use of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and
other digital assets as a form of payment or the purchase of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets; the availability
and popularity of businesses that provide cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets and blockchain-related services;
the maintenance and development of the open-source software protocol of various cryptocurrency or DeFi protocol networks; increased competition
from other forms of cryptocurrency or payments services; global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations; expectations
among cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets economy participants that the value of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol
tokens and other digital assets will soon change; and fees associated with processing a cryptocurrency, DeFi protocol token or other digital
asset transaction.
Cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other
digital assets have historically experienced significant intraday and long-term price volatility. If cryptocurrency, DeFi protocol token
and other digital asset markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, shareholders may experience losses if they need to sell
their Common Shares at a time when the price of cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets is lower than it was when
they purchased their Common Shares. In addition, investors should be aware that there is no assurance that cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol
tokens and other digital assets will maintain their long term value in terms of future purchasing power or that the acceptance of cryptocurrencies,
DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets payments by mainstream retail merchants and commercial businesses will continue to grow.
Cybersecurity Threats, Security Breaches
and Hacks
As with any other computer code, flaws in cryptocurrency
and DeFi protocol source code have been exposed by certain malicious actors. Several errors and defects have been found and corrected,
including those that disabled some functionality for users and exposed users’ information. Discovery of flaws in or exploitations
of the source code that allow malicious actors to take or create cryptocurrencies and / or DeFi protocol tokens can occur.
Security breaches, computer malware and computer
hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in the Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency exchange market since the launch of the Bitcoin
Network. Any security breach caused by hacking, which involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems, or to cause
intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment, and the inadvertent transmission
of computer viruses, could harm the Company’s business operations or result in loss of the Company’s assets. Any breach of
the Company’s infrastructure could result in damage to the Company’s reputation and reduce demand for the Common Shares, resulting
in a reduction in the price of the Common Shares. Furthermore, the Company believes that if its assets grow, it may become a more appealing
target for security threats, such as hackers and malware.
Any security procedures implemented cannot guarantee
the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by the Company. The security procedures
and operational infrastructure of the Company may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee
of the Company or otherwise, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to the Company’s crytocurrency account, private
keys, data or cryptocurrencies. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of the Company to disclose
sensitive information in order to gain access to the Company’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access,
disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event, and
often are not recognized until launched against a target, the Company may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate
preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of one of the Company’s accounts occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness
of the Company could be harmed.
As technological change occurs, the security threats
to the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets will likely adapt and previously unknown threats
may emerge. The Company’s ability to adopt technology in response to changing security needs or trends may pose a challenge to the
safekeeping of the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets. To the extent that the Company is
unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats, the Company’s cryptocurrencies, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital
assets may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack
Cryptocurrency Exchanges and other Trading
Venues are Relatively New
The Company and its affiliates manages its holdings
of cryptocurrency, DeFi protocol tokens and other digital assets through cryptocurrency exchanges. In particular, Valour relies on cryptocurrency
exchanges to be able to buy and sell the digital assets which its ETPs track. To the extent that cryptocurrency exchanges or other trading
venues are involved in fraud or experience security failures or other operational issues, this could result in a reduction in cryptocurrency
prices. Cryptocurrency market prices depend, directly or indirectly, on the prices set on exchanges and other trading venues, which are
new and, in most cases, largely unregulated as compared to established, regulated exchanges for securities, derivatives and other currencies.
For example, in the past, a number of cryptocurrency exchanges have been closed due to fraud, business failure or security breaches. In
many of these instances, the customers of these exchanges were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their
account balances in such exchanges. While smaller exchanges are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that provide
larger exchanges with additional stability, larger exchanges may be more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and “malware”
(i.e., software used or programmed by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private
computer systems) and may be more likely to be targets of regulatory enforcement action.
Regulatory Risks
As digital assets have grown in both popularity
and market size, governments around the world have reacted differently to digital assets with certain governments deeming them illegal
while others have allowed their use and trade. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent,
the ability of the Company to continue to operate. The effect of any future regulatory change on the DeFi ecosystem or any cryptocurrency,
project or protocol that the Company may hold is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the space
as a whole, as well as potentially to the Company.
Governments may, in the future, restrict or prohibit
the acquisition, use or redemption of cryptocurrencies. Ownership of, holding or trading in cryptocurrencies may then be considered illegal
and subject to sanction. Governments may also take regulatory action that may increase the cost and/or subject cryptocurrency mining companies
to additional regulation.
The Company has not received any exemptive relief
from regulators in Canada. The Company discusses regulatory compliance with its external legal counsel on a regular basis. Investments
in the ETPs in the light of their exposure to digital assets must always be assessed by every investor based on the circumstances and
legal and regulatory conditions applicable to that investor. An investor governed by such conditions may be subject to limited possibilities
to invest in the ETPs and/or experience unforeseeable consequences of a holding in the ETPs. The combination of the nature of Valour’s
activities, the markets to which it is exposed, the institutions with which it does business and the securities which it issues makes
it particularly exposed to national, international and supranational regulatory action and taxation changes. The scope and requirements
of regulation and taxation applicable to the issuer continues to change and evolve and there is a risk that as a result it may prove more
difficult or impossible, or more expensive, for Valour to continue to carry on their functions in the manner currently contemplated. This
may require that changes are made in the future to the agreements applicable to Valour and may result in changes to the commercial terms
of the ETPs and/or the inability to apply for and redeem ETPs and/or compulsory redemption of some or all of the ETPs and/or disruption
to the pricing thereof.
Valour Cayman and VDSL are companies which are
regulated by various laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands and Jersey, respectively. Valour Cayman and VDSL cannot fully anticipate
all changes that in the future may be made to laws and regulations to which Valour Cayman and VDSL are subject to in the future, nor the
possible impact of all such changes. Valour Cayman and VDSL’s ability to conduct its business is dependent on the ability to comply with
rules and regulations.
If the Company was found to be in breach of regulations
applicable to Valour Cayman or VDSL, it could result in fines or adverse publicity which could have a material adverse effect on the business
which in turn may lead to decreased results of operations and the company’s financial condition.
Valour Cayman or VDSL’s involvement in such proceedings
or settlements as well as potential new legislation or regulations, decisions by public authorities or changes regarding the application
of or interpretation of existing legislation, regulations or decisions by public authorities applicable to Valour Cayman or VDSL’s operations,
the ETPs and/or the underlying assets, may adversely affect Valour Cayman or VDSL’s business or an investment in the ETPs.
The impact of any detrimental developments in
the underlying digital asset’s regulation on Valour Cayman and VDSL’s ETPs becomes evident by considering an ETP’s product
nature: An Exchange Traded Product is a financial instrument traded – like a share - on a stock exchange whereby typically the aim
is to provide the same return as a specified benchmark or asset (before fees). Although ETPs can take a number of forms (ETFs/ETCs/ETNs),
they share some common characteristics. ETPs are designed to replicate the return of an underlying benchmark or asset, with the easy access
and tradability of a share or digital asset (that otherwise may only be bought via a decentralized exchange wallet-setup). Investors can
benefit from the broad diversification of a benchmark, gaining exposure to hundreds or thousands of individual underlying securities –
or digital assets - in a single transaction. Additionally, the wide range of asset classes covered by ETPs opens up more exotic investment
areas which historically could only be accessed by institutional investors (such as individual commodities, emerging markets or digital
assets). ETPs generally do all this with a lower fee than actively managed funds and therefore compete with traditional index funds on
cost.
Valour Cayman’s ETPs are non-interest-bearing
debt securities that are designed to track the return of an underlying digital asset. The current Valour ETP program in place does not
provide that those securities are collateralised. Although their yield references an underlying benchmark or asset, the ETPs are similar
to unsecured, listed bonds. As such, Valour ETPs are entirely reliant on the creditworthiness of Valour as issuing entity. Hence, generally
a change in that creditworthiness might negatively impact the value of the ETP, irrespective of the performance of the underlying benchmark
or digital asset.
However, the primary appeal of these types of
ETPs is that they guarantee exposure to a benchmark or an asset’s return (minus fees) even when the underlying markets or sectors
suffer from liquidity shortages. The return is guaranteed by the issuing entity and not reliant on the access (direct or via a directive)
to the underlying assets. Unlike physical replication, a synthetic ETP does not hold the underlying assets the product is designed to
track. Instead, an ETP issuer like Valour enters into hedging transactions thereby directly or indirectly trading in the underlying assets,
entering swap agreements, making investment in funds dedicated to holding the underlying digital assets etc. with a range of counterparties
to provide the return of the underlying assets. Consequently, a negative change of regulation (tightening/restriction/prohibition) can
have a direct impact on Valour’s issuer activity or – indirectly – by affecting its contractual counterparties. Restrictive
and prohibitive regulation may lead to counterparty default, known as counterparty risk. If a counterparty defaults on its obligations
under the hedging transactions described above, the ETP would not provide the return of the asset it is designed to track which could
also expose investors to losses.
Canada
In Canada, the Canadian Securities Administrators
(the “CSA”), the umbrella group for the provincial and territorial securities regulators, have generally taken the
position that securities laws apply to cryptocurrencies. The CSA, beginning in 2017, has published a series of Staff Notices outlining
their position and explaining how securities laws apply to various aspects of the cryptocurrency industry. Many of those Staff Notices
have dealt with cryptocurrency trading platforms and other businesses that hold cryptocurrencies on behalf of clients, which the Company
does not do as part of its business.
The CSA has also, however, published Staff Notices
focused on the analysis of when a cryptocurrency constitutes a security for securities law purposes. On August 24, 2017 and June 11, 2018,
the CSA published CSA Staff Notice 46-307 – Cryptocurrency Offerings and CSA Staff Notice 46- 308 – Securities Law
Implications for Offerings of Tokens, respectively, each providing guidance on whether token offerings are subject to Canadian securities
laws. While the Company does not create or sell digital assets of its own issue, through its Valour Venture and Valour Infrastructure
business lines it holds a number of digital assets from a variety of issuers. In the event that any of these were determined to be securities,
it could negatively impact the issuers of those digital assets by making trading subject to prospectus requirements, which could reduce
the market price of such assets and therefore devalue the holdings of the Company.
While the Company does not have operations in
the United States, the Company reviews development of the cryptocurrency regulatory environment in the United States on an ongoing basis
due to the proximity of United States to Canada. In comparison to traditional securities or commodities markets, U.S. law and regulation
remains thinly developed with respect to financial services provided to the cryptocurrency and digital asset markets. Although recent
years have seen some guidance emerge with respect to the question of whether a digital asset constitutes a security for certain purposes
under U.S. law, there remains little or no clear legal authority or established practice with respect to the application to digital assets
of concepts like staking and lending of cryptocurrency, fungibility, settlement, trade execution and reporting, collateralization rehypothecation,
custody, repo, margin, restricted securities, short sales, bankruptcy and insolvency and many others. Some or all of these concepts may
be needed for crypto-related marketplaces to continue to grow, mature and attract institutional participants; there can be no assurances
that rules and practices for such concepts will develop in the United States in a manner that is timely, clear, favorable to the Company
or compatible with other jurisdictions’ regimes in which the Company operates. Furthermore, to the extent the Company offers any
of these financial services, emerging regulation or enforcement activity may have a material impact on the Company’s ability to
continue providing such service thereby affecting the Company’s revenues and profitability as well as its reputation and resources.
Governments may in the future take regulatory
actions that prohibit or severely restrict the right to acquire, own, hold, sell, use or trade cryptocurrencies or to exchange cryptocurrencies
for fiat currency. By extension, similar actions by other governments may result in the restriction of the acquisition, ownership, holding,
selling, use or trading in the common shares of the Company’s common shares. Such a restriction could result in the Company liquidating
its cryptocurrency investments at unfavorable prices and may adversely affect the Company’s shareholders.
U.S. Classification of digital Assets
and Investment Company Act of 1940
The SEC and its staff have taken the position
that certain digital assets fall within the definition of a “security” under the U.S. federal securities laws. The legal test
for determining whether any given digital asset is a security is a highly complex, fact-driven analysis that evolves over time, and the
outcome is difficult to predict. The SEC generally does not provide advance guidance or confirmation on the status of any particular digital
asset as a security. Furthermore, the SEC’s views in this area have evolved over time and it is difficult to predict the direction
or timing of any continuing evolution. It is also possible that a change in the governing administration or the appointment of new SEC
commissioners could substantially impact the views of the SEC and its staff. Public statements by senior officials at the SEC indicate
that the SEC does not intend to take the position that Bitcoin or Ether are securities (in their current form). Bitcoin and Ether are
the only digital assets as to which senior officials at the SEC have publicly expressed such a view. Moreover, such statements are not
official policy statements by the SEC and reflect only the speakers’ views, which are not binding on the SEC or any other agency
or court and cannot be generalized to any other digital asset. With respect to all other digital assets, there is currently no certainty
under the applicable legal test that such assets are not securities, notwithstanding the conclusions we may draw based on our risk-based
assessment regarding the likelihood that a particular digital asset could be deemed a “security” under applicable laws. Similarly,
though the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology published a framework for analyzing whether any given digital
asset is a security in April 2019, this framework is also not a rule, regulation or statement of the SEC and is not binding on the SEC.
Several foreign jurisdictions have taken a broad-based
approach to classifying digital assets as “securities,” while other foreign jurisdictions, such as Switzerland, Malta, and
Singapore, have adopted a narrower approach. As a result, certain digital assets may be deemed to be a “security” under the
laws of some jurisdictions but not others. Various foreign jurisdictions may, in the future, adopt additional laws, regulations, or directives
that affect the characterization of digital assets as “securities.” The classification of a digital asset as a security under
applicable law has wide-ranging implications for the regulatory obligations that flow from the offer, sale, trading, and clearing of such
assets.
Additionally, we do not currently intend to register
as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). If certain
digital assets that form a part of our ETPs are determined to be digital assets, we may be obligated to register as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act, and we would have to comply with a variety of substantive requirements under the Investment Company
Act that impose, among other things:
limitations on
capital structure;
restrictions on
specified investments;
prohibitions
on transactions with affiliates; and
compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations
that would significantly increase our operating expenses.
Further, the classification of certain digital
assets as securities could draw negative publicity and a decline in the general acceptance of the digital asset, which could have a negative
effect on our ETPs that contain such digital assets.
Venture Portfolio Exposure
Given the nature of the Company’s Venture
activities, the results of operations and financial condition of the Company are dependent upon the market value of the securities, tokens
and cryptocurrencies that comprise Venture’s portfolio assets. Market value can be reflective of the actual or anticipated operating
results of companies or projects in the portfolio and/or the general market conditions that affect the technology, crypto and DeFi sectors.
Various factors affecting these sectors could have a negative impact on the Company’s portfolio of investments and thereby have
an adverse effect on its business. Additionally, the Company’s investments are mostly in early stage ventures that may never mature
or generate adequate returns or may require a number of years to do so. Junior companies may never achieve commercial success. This may
create an irregular pattern in the Company’s investment gains and revenues (if any) and an investment in the Company’s securities
may only be suitable for investors who are prepared to hold their investment for a long period of time. Macro factors such as commodity
prices, the growth and decline of disruptive technologies, including DeFi technologies, and global political and economic conditions could
have an adverse effect on the mining, technological and Defi sectors, thereby negatively affecting the Company’s portfolio of investments.
Company and project-specific risks, such as the risks associated with emerging companies and project in the technology, crypto and DeFi
sectors generally, could have an adverse effect on one or more of the investments in the portfolio at any point in time. Company, project
and industry-specific risks that materially adversely affect the Company’s investment portfolio may have a materially adverse impact
on operating results.
Banks May Cut off Banking Services to
Businesses that Provide Cryptocurrency-related Services
A number of companies that provide cryptocurrency-related
services have been unable to find banks that are willing to provide them with bank accounts and banking services. Similarly, a number
of such companies have had their existing bank accounts closed by their banks. Banks may refuse to provide bank accounts and other banking
services to cryptocurrency related companies or companies that accept cryptocurrencies for a number of reasons, such as perceived compliance
risks or costs. The difficulty that many businesses that provide cryptocurrency-related services have and may continue to have in finding
banks willing to provide them with bank accounts and other banking services may be currently decreasing the usefulness of cryptocurrencies
as a payment system and harming public perception of cryptocurrencies or could decrease its usefulness and harm its public perception
in the future. Similarly, the usefulness of cryptocurrencies as a payment system and the public perception of cryptocurrencies could be
damaged if banks were to close the accounts of many or of a few key businesses providing cryptocurrency-related services. This could decrease
the market prices of cryptocurrencies and adversely affect the value of the Company’s cryptocurrency inventory.
Impact of Geopolitical Events
Crises may motivate large-scale purchases of cryptocurrencies
which could increase the price of cryptocurrencies rapidly. This may increase the likelihood of a subsequent price decrease as crisis-driven
purchasing behavior wanes, adversely affecting the value of the Company’s cryptocurrency holdings. The possibility of large-scale
purchases of cryptocurrencies in times of crisis may have a short-term positive impact on the prices of same. Future geopolitical crises
may erode investors’ confidence in the stability of cryptocurrencies and may impair their price performance which would, in turn,
adversely affect the Company’s cryptocurrency holdings.
As an alternative to fiat currencies that are
backed by central governments, cryptocurrencies are subject to supply and demand forces based upon the desirability of an alternative,
decentralized means of buying and selling goods and services, and it is unclear how such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical
events. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of cryptocurrencies either globally
or locally. Large-scale sales of cryptocurrencies would result in a reduction in their market prices and adversely affect the Company’s
operations and profitability.
Further Development and Acceptance of
Digital Assets and DeFi Networks
The further development and acceptance of digital
assets and other cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of transactions in cryptocurrencies and DeFi Protocols,
which represent a new and rapidly changing industry, are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The growth of
this industry in general, and the use of cryptocurrencies in particular, is subject to a high degree of uncertainty, and the slowing or
stopping of the development or acceptance of such networks may adversely affect the value of the corresponding cryptocurrencies and DeFi
Protocol tokens, and thus may adversely affect the Company’s operations. The factors affecting the further development of the industry,
include, but are not limited to the following:
continued worldwide
growth in the adoption and use of cryptocurrencies and DeFi;
governmental and
quasi-governmental regulation of cryptocurrencies and their use, or restrictions on or regulation of access to and operation of the network
or similar cryptocurrency and DeFi systems;
changes in consumer
demographics and public tastes and preferences;
the maintenance
and development of the open-source software protocol of relevant networks;
the availability
and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services, including new means of using fiat currencies;
general economic
conditions and the regulatory environment relating to digital assets and decentralized finance; and
negative consumer
sentiment and perception of cryptocurrencies.
Currently, there is relatively small use of digital
assets in the retail and commercial marketplace in comparison to relatively large use by speculators, thus contributing to price volatility
that could adversely affect the Company’s operations, investment strategies, and profitability.
As relatively new products and technologies, cryptocurrencies
have not been widely adopted, for example as a means of payment for goods and services, by major retail and commercial outlets. Conversely,
a significant portion of digital asset demand is generated by speculators and investors seeking to profit from the short-term or long-term
holding of digital assets. The relative lack of acceptance of digital assets in the retail and commercial marketplace limits the ability
of end-users to use them to pay for goods and services or other direct use cases that may arise. A lack of expansion by cryptocurrencies
into retail and commercial markets, or a contraction of such use, may result in increased volatility or a reduction in their market prices,
either of which could adversely impact the Company’s operations, investment strategies, and profitability. Further, if fees increase
for recording transactions in the applicable Blockchain, demand for cryptocurrencies may be reduced and prevent the expansion of the network
to retail merchants and commercial businesses, resulting in a reduction in the price of cryptocurrencies.
Trade Errors
We may make, or otherwise be subject to, trade
errors. Errors may occur with respect to trades executed on our behalf. Trade errors can result from a variety of situations, including,
for example, when the wrong investment is purchased or sold or when the wrong quantity is purchased or sold. Trade errors frequently result
in losses, which could be material. To the extent that an error is caused by a third party, we may seek to recover any losses associated
with the error, although there may be contractual limitations on any third party’s liability with respect to such error.
Dependence on Investment Manager.
The success of the Company’s Equity Investments
in Digital Assets is dependent upon the ability of the investment manager to manage the investment fund and effectively implement the
investment fund’s investment program. The investment fund’s governing documents do not permit the Company participate in the management
and affairs of the investment fund.
Discretion as to Distributions and Timing
of Withdrawal
The investment manager of the Company’s
Equity Investment in Digital Assets is not obligated to distribute digital assets in-kind nor to distribute the proceeds form the sale
of any digital assets. The Company is permitted to make withdrawals, however, the ability to make withdrawals may be limited while the
investment manager is actively engaged in investment strategies or for other purposes. The Company is required to be provide a significant
advance notice in respect of any withdrawal and accordingly its ability to withdraw in a timely manner is limited.
Discretion as to Form of Payment.
The investment manager of the Company’s
Equity Investments in Digital Assets has the discretion to make distribution and pay withdrawals in unlocked digital assets, cash or a
combination. There can be no assurance as to (i) the form of distribution or payment, (ii) that the investment fund will have sufficient
cash or unlocked digital assets to satisfy withdrawal requests, or that it will be able to liquidate investments at favorable prices at
the time such withdrawals are requested. The Company has no right to request in-kind distributions, and should not expect the investment
fund to accommodate any such request.
Conditions on Equity Investments in
Digital Assets
The digital assets held by the Equity Investments
in Digital Assets are subject to staggered lock up periods pursuant to which the digital assets are not freely tradeable. As a result,
the Company may only request to withdraw the portion of it capital account balance that corresponds to its pro-rata share of the applicable
digital assets that is no longer locked-up and freely transferable by the investment fund.
Development and Acceptance of the Digital
Asset Networks
The growth and use of digital assets generally
is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. The future of the industry likely depends on several factors, including, but not limited to:
(a) economic and regulatory conditions relating to both fiat currencies and digital assets; (b) government regulation of the use of and
access to digital assets; (c) government regulation of digital asset service providers, administrators or exchanges; and (d) the domestic
and global market demand for—and availability of—other forms of digital asset or payment methods. Any slowing or stopping
of the development or acceptance of digital assets may adversely affect the Company.
Digital Asset Audit Risk
Audits for entities holding digital assets are
unlike audits for other types of entities. Special procedures must be taken to determine whether investments and transactions are properly
accounted for and valued because independent confirmation of digital asset ownership (e.g., ownership of a balance on a digital asset
exchange) differs dramatically from traditional confirmation with a securities broker or bank account. The Company requires satisfactory
processes in place in order for the auditor to obtain the Company’s transaction history and properly prepare audited financials.
Any breakdown in such processes may result in delays or other impediments of an audit. In addition, the complexity of digital assets generally
may lead to difficulties in connection with the preparation of audited financials.
Risk of Total Loss of Equity Investment
in Digital Assets.
While all investments risk the loss of capital,
the equity investment in digital assets should be considered substantially more speculative and significantly more likely to result in
a total loss of capital than most other investment funds. The investment manager will not attempt to mitigate the potential of loss of
capital through the use of risk management techniques. Rather, the investment manager generally intends only to sell the digital assets
when such sales are necessary in order to satisfy withdrawal requests. Furthermore, the investment manager does not intend to hedge potential
losses and will not make investment decisions based on the price of the digital assets. Consequently, the equity investment in Digital
Assets could result in the total loss of the Company’s capital.
Risk of Loss, Theft or Destruction of
Cryptocurrencies
There is a risk that some or all of the Company’s
cryptocurrencies could be lost, stolen or destroyed. Digital assets of Valour that are held internally via multi-signature cold storage
may be prone to loss or theft as a result of hacking, loss of passwords, compromised access credentials, malware or cyberattacks. If the
Company’s cryptocurrencies are lost, stolen or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party liable to the Company, the responsible
party may not have the financial resources sufficient to satisfy the Company’s claim.
Irrevocability of Transactions
Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrency and DeFi
protocol token transactions are irrevocable and stolen or incorrectly transferred cryptocurrencies or DeFi protocol tokens may be irretrievable.
Such transactions are not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction
has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the Blockchain, an incorrect transfer of cryptocurrencies or a theft of cryptocurrencies
generally will not be reversible and the Company may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. To the extent
that the Company is unable to seek a corrective transaction with the third party or is incapable of identifying the third party that has
received the Company’s cryptocurrencies through error or theft, the Company will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly
transferred cryptocurrencies. The Company will also be unable to convert or recover cryptocurrencies transferred to uncontrolled accounts.
Potential Failure to Maintain Digital
Asset Networks
Many digital asset networks, including the Bitcoin
Network, operate based on an open-source protocol maintained by the core developers of such networks and other contributors. As such protocols
are not sold and their uses do not generate revenues for its development team, the core developers are generally not compensated for maintaining
and updating such network protocols. Consequently, there is a lack of financial incentive for developers to maintain or develop such networks
and the core developers may lack the resources to adequately address emerging issues with such network protocol. Although the many networks,
including the Bitcoin Network, are currently supported by the core developers, there can be no guarantee that such support will continue
or be sufficient in the future. To the extent that material issues arise with such network protocol and the core developers and open source
contributors are unable to address the issues adequately or in a timely manner, such networks and an investment in the Common Shares may
be adversely affected.
Potential Manipulation of Blockchain
If a malicious actor or botnet (a volunteer or
hacked collection of computers controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers) obtains control of more than
50% of the processing power dedicated to mining on the Bitcoin Network, it may be able to alter or manipulate the Blockchain on which
the Bitcoin Network and most Bitcoin transactions rely by constructing fraudulent blocks or preventing certain transactions from completing
in a timely manner, or at all. The malicious actor or botnet could control, exclude or modify the ordering of transactions, though it
could not generate new Bitcoins or transactions using such control. The malicious actor could “double-spend” its own Bitcoins
(i.e., spend the same Bitcoins in more than one transaction) and prevent the confirmation of other users’ transactions for so long
as it maintained control. To the extent that such malicious actor or botnet did not yield its control of the processing power on the Bitcoin
Network or the Bitcoin community did not reject the fraudulent blocks as malicious, reversing any changes made to the Blockchain may not
be possible. To the extent that the Bitcoin ecosystem, including the core developers and the administrators of mining pools, do not act
to ensure greater decentralization of Bitcoin mining processing power, the feasibility of a malicious actor obtaining control of the processing
power on the Bitcoin Network will increase.
Miners May Cease Operations
If the award of Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies
for solving blocks and transaction fees for recording transactions are not sufficiently high to incentivize miners in relevant networks,
miners may cease expending processing power to solve blocks and confirmations of transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain or other networks
could be slowed. A reduction in the processing power expended by miners on the applicable blockchain network could increase the likelihood
of a malicious actor or botnet obtaining control.
Risks Related to Insurance
The Company intends to insure its operations in
accordance with technology industry practice. However, given the novelty of cryptocurrency mining and associated businesses, such insurance
may not be available, may be uneconomical for the Company, or the nature or level may be insufficient to provide adequate insurance cover.
The occurrence of an event that is not covered or fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Concentration of Investments
Other than as described herein, there are no restrictions
on the proportion of the Company’s funds and no limit on the amount of funds that may be allocated to any particular investment.
The Company may participate in a limited number of investments and, as a consequence, its financial results may be substantially adversely
affected by the unfavorable performance of a single investment. Completion of one or more investments may result in a highly concentrated
investment in a particular company, commodity or geographic area resulting in the performance of the Company depending significantly on
the performance of such company, commodity or geographic area. As at December 31, 2024, the Company’s investments through its Venture
business arm comprise of C$53,740,154, which represented approximately 4% of the Company’s total assets.
Competition
The Company operates in a highly competitive industry
and competes against unregulated or less regulated companies and companies with greater financial and other resources, and our business,
operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected if we are unable to respond to our competitors effectively.
The cryptoeconomy is highly innovative, rapidly
evolving, and characterized by healthy competition, experimentation, frequent introductions of new products and services, and subject
to uncertain and evolving industry and regulatory requirements. We expect competition to further intensify in the future as existing and
new competitors introduce new products or enhance existing products. The Company’s business line compete against several companies
and expect that we will face even more competition in the future. These competitors could have various competitive advantages over us,
including but not limited to:
| ● | greater name recognition, longer operating histories,
and larger market shares; |
| ● | larger sales and marketing budgets and organizations; |
| ● | more established marketing, banking, and compliance
relationships; |
| | |
| ● | greater resources to make acquisitions; |
| ● | lower labor, compliance, risk mitigation, and
research and development costs; |
| ● | operations in certain jurisdictions with lower
compliance costs and greater flexibility to explore new product offerings; and |
| ● | substantially greater financial, technical, and
other resources. |
If the Company is unable to compete successfully,
or if competing successfully requires the Company to take costly actions in response to the actions of the Company’s competitors,
the Company’s business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Harm to the Company’s brand and reputation
could adversely affect the Company’s business. The Company’s reputation and brand may be adversely affected by complaints
and negative publicity about the Company, even if factually incorrect or based on isolated incidents. Damage to the Company’s brand
and reputation may be caused by:
| ● | cybersecurity attacks, privacy or data security
breaches, or other security incidents; |
| ● | complaints or negative publicity about the Company,
its ETPs, its management team, its other employees or contractors or third-party service providers; |
| ● | actual or alleged illegal, negligent, reckless,
fraudulent or otherwise inappropriate behavior by its management team, its other employees or contractors or third-party service providers; |
| ● | unfavorable media coverage; |
| ● | litigation involving, or regulatory actions or
investigations into its business; |
| ● | a failure to comply with legal, tax and regulatory
requirements; |
| ● | any perceived or actual weakness in its financial
strength or liquidity; |
| ● | any regulatory action that results in changes
to or prohibits certain lines of its business; |
| ● | a failure to operate our business in a way that
is consistent with its values and mission; |
| ● | a sustained downturn in general economic conditions;
and |
| ● | any of the foregoing with respect to its competitors,
to the extent the resulting negative perception affects the public’s perception of the Company or its industry as a whole. |
Private Issuers and Illiquid Securities
Through its Ventures business line, the Company
invests in securities and / or digital assets of private issuers or projects. These may be subject to trading restrictions, including
hold periods, and there may not be any market for such securities or digital assets. These limitations may impair the Company’s
ability to react quickly to market conditions or negotiate the most favourable terms for exiting such investments. Investments in private
issuers or projects are subject to a relatively high degree of risk. There can be no assurance that a public market will develop for any
of the Company’s private investments, or that the Company will otherwise be able to realize a return on such investments.
The value attributed to securities and / or digital
assets of private issuers or projects will be the cost thereof, subject to adjustment in limited circumstances, and therefore may not
reflect the amount for which they can actually be sold. Because valuations, and in particular valuations of investments for which market
quotations are not readily available, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate within short periods of time and may be based on estimates,
determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have resulted if a ready market had existed for the investments.
The Company may also invest in illiquid securities
of public issuers. A considerable period of time may elapse between the time a decision is made to sell such securities and the time the
Company is able to do so, and the value of such securities could decline during such period. Illiquid investments are subject to various
risks, particularly the risk that the Company will be unable to realize its investment objectives by sale or other disposition at attractive
prices or otherwise be unable to complete any exit strategy. In some cases, the Company may be prohibited by contract or by law from selling
such securities for a period of time or otherwise be restricted from disposing of such securities. Furthermore, the types of investments
made may require a substantial length of time to liquidate.
The Company may also make direct investments in
publicly traded securities that have low trading volumes. Accordingly, it may be difficult to make trades in these securities without
adversely affecting the price of such securities.
Cash Flow, Revenue and Liquidity
The Company’s revenue and cash flow is generated
primarily from financing activities, proceeds from the disposition of investments, management fees of ETPs and staking and lending activities
of cryptocurrencies and DeFi protocol tokens. The availability of these sources of income and the amounts generated from these sources
depend upon various factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s direct control. The Company’s liquidity and operating
results may be adversely affected if its access to the capital markets is hindered, whether as a result of a downturn in the market conditions
generally or to matters specific to us, if the value of our investments decline, resulting in losses upon disposition, if there is low
demand for our ETPs, resulting in lack of management fees received, and if rates provided by counterparties for staking and lending decrease.
Risk Management
The Company seeks to mitigate risk and have established
policies for the types of risk to which the Company is subject, including operational risk, credit risk, market risk, counterparty risk,
exchange risk and liquidity risk. However, there are inherent limitations to our current and future risk management strategies, including
risks that management has not appropriately anticipated or identified. Accurate and timely enterprise-wide risk information is necessary
to enhance management’s decision- making in times of crisis. If the Company’s risk management framework proves ineffective
or if our enterprise-wide management information is incomplete or inaccurate, we could suffer unexpected losses, which could materially
adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company continually assesses its risk profile and risk
management processes across the firm to identify opportunities for improvement and to consider whether it needs to address new technologies
and innovations in its risk management processes and policies. While the Company has not identified any material gaps with respect to
recent digital asset market events, the Company cannot guarantee that our risk management processes will continue to be effective in preventing
or mitigating losses from future market events.
Dependence on Management Personnel
The Company is dependent upon the efforts, skill
and business contacts of key members of management, the Board and the Advisory Board, for among other things, the information and deal
flow they generate during the normal course of their activities and the synergies that exist amongst their various fields of expertise
and knowledge. Accordingly, the Company’s success may depend upon the continued service of these individuals who are not obligated
to remain consultants to the Company. The loss of the services of any of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s revenues, net income and cash flows and could harm its ability to maintain or grow existing assets and raise additional
funds in the future.
Sensitivity to Macro-Economic Conditions
Due to the Company’s focus on decentralized
finance industry, the success of the Company’s investments is interconnected to the growth of disruptive technologies. The Company
may be adversely affected by the falling share prices of the securities of investee companies, cryptocurrencies, DeFi Protocol tokens
and other digital assets, as the trading price for the Common Shares may reflect the estimated aggregate value of the Company’s
portfolio of investments and assets under management. The factors affecting current macro-economic conditions are beyond the control of
the Company.
Available Opportunities and Competition
for Investments
The success of the Company’s Ventures line
of business will depend upon: (i) the availability of appropriate investment opportunities; (ii) the Company’s ability to identify,
select, acquire, grow and exit those investments; and (iii) the Company’s ability to generate funds for future investments. The
Company can expect to encounter competition from other entities having similar investment objectives, including institutional investors
and strategic investors. These groups may compete for the same investments as the Company, may be better capitalized, have more personnel,
have a longer operating history and have different return targets. As a result, the Company may not be able to compete successfully for
investments. In addition, competition for investments may lead to the price of such investments increasing which may further limit the
Company’s ability to generate desired returns. There can be no assurance that there will be a sufficient number of suitable investment
opportunities available to invest in or that such investments can be made within a reasonable period of time. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to identify suitable investment opportunities, acquire them at a reasonable cost or achieve an appropriate
rate of return. Identifying attractive opportunities is difficult, highly competitive and involves a high degree of uncertainty. Potential
returns from investments will be diminished to the extent that the Company is unable to find and make a sufficient number of attractive
investments.
Share Prices of Investments
Investments in securities of public companies
are subject to volatility in the share prices of the companies. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for any of the
subject shares is sustainable. The trading prices of the subject shares could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors
beyond the Company’s control, including quarterly variations in the subject companies’ results of operations, changes in earnings,
results of exploration and development activities, estimates by analysts, conditions in the mining, technological and cryptocurrency industries
and general market or economic conditions. In recent years equity markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These
fluctuations have had a substantial effect on market prices, often unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. Such
market fluctuations could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s investments.
Additional Financing Requirements
The Company anticipates ongoing requirements for
funds to support its growth and may seek to obtain additional funds for these purposes through public or private equity, or debt financing.
There are no assurances that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, at an acceptable level or at all. Any additional
equity financing may cause shareholders to experience dilution, and any debt financing would result in interest expense and possible restrictions
on the Company’s operations or ability to incur additional debt. Any limitations on the Company’s ability to access the capital
markets for additional funds could have a material adverse effect on its ability to grow its investment portfolio.
No Guaranteed Return
There is no guarantee that an investment in the
Company’s securities will earn any positive return in the short term or long term. The task of identifying investment opportunities,
monitoring such investments and realizing a significant return is difficult. Many organizations operated by persons of competence and
integrity have been unable to make, manage and realize a return on such investments. In addition, past performance provides no assurance
of future success.
Failure to Develop and Execute Successful
Investment or Trading Strategies
The success of the Company’s investment
and trading activities, including though DeFi Alpha, will depend on the ability of the investment team to identify overvalued and undervalued
investment opportunities and to exploit price discrepancies. This process involves a high degree of uncertainty. No assurance can be given
that the Company will be able to identify suitable or profitable investment opportunities in which to deploy our capital. The success
of the trading activities also depends on the Company’s ability to remain competitive with other DeFi providers. Competition in
trading is based on price, offerings, level of service, technology, relationships and market intelligence. The success of investment activities
depends on the Company’s ability to source deals and obtain favorable terms. The barrier to entry in each of these businesses is
very low and competitors can easily and will likely provide similar services in the near future. The success of the Company’s Venture
investments and trading business could suffer if the Company is not able to remain competitive.
Management of the Company’s Growth
Significant growth in the business, as a result
of acquisitions or otherwise, could place a strain on the Company’s managerial, operational and financial resources and information
systems. Future operating results will depend on the ability of senior management to manage rapidly changing business conditions, and
to implement and improve the Company’s technical, administrative and financial controls and reporting systems. No assurance can
be given that the Company will succeed in these efforts. The failure to effectively manage and improve these systems could increase costs,
which could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s operating results and overall performance.
Social, Political, Environmental and
Economic Risks in the Countries in which the Company’s Investments are Located
The Company’s investments are affected in
varying degrees by the political and social stability, environmental and economic conditions in the countries in which its investments
are located. Such investments may also be affected in varying degrees by terrorism, military conflict or repression, crime, populism,
activism, labour unrest, renegotiation, nullification or failure to renew or grant existing concessions, licences permits and contracts,
unstable or unreliable legal systems, changes in fiscal regimes including taxation, and other risks arising out of sovereignty issues.
Due Diligence
The due diligence process undertaken by the Company
in connection with investment opportunities may not reveal all facts that may be relevant in connection with the investments. Before making
investments, the Company conducts due diligence that it deems reasonable and appropriate based on the facts and circumstances applicable
to each investment. When conducting due diligence, the Company may be required to evaluate important and complex business, financial,
tax, accounting, environmental and legal issues. Outside consultants, legal advisors, accountants and investment banks may be involved
in the due diligence process in varying degrees depending on the type of investment. Nevertheless, when conducting due diligence and making
an assessment regarding an investment, the Company relies on resources available including information provided by the target of the investment
and, in some circumstances, third-party investigations. The due diligence process that is carried out with respect to investment opportunities
may not reveal or highlight all relevant facts that may be necessary or helpful in evaluating such investment opportunity. Moreover, such
an investigation will not necessarily result in the investment being successful.
Exchange Rate Fluctuations
A significant portion of the Company’s cryptocurrency,
DeFi protocol tokens and digital asset holdings could be invested in United States dollar denominated investments or other foreign currencies.
Changes in the value of the foreign currencies in which the Company’s investments are denominated could have a negative impact on
the ultimate return on its investments and overall financial performance.
Non-controlling Interests
The Company’s investments include debt instruments
and equity securities of companies that it does not control. Such instruments and securities may be acquired through trading activities
or through purchases of securities directly from the issuer. These investments are subject to the risk that the company in which the investment
is made may make business, financial or management decisions with which the Company does not agree or that the majority stakeholders or
the management of the investee company may take risks or otherwise act in a manner that does not serve the Company’s interests.
If any of the foregoing was to occur, the value of the Company’s investments could decrease and its financial condition, results
of operations and cash flow could suffer as a result.
Changes in Legislation and Regulatory Risk
There can be no assurance that laws applicable
to the Company or the businesses in which the Company invests, including securities legislation, will not be changed in a manner which
adversely affects the Company. If such laws change, such changes could have a negative effect upon the value of the Company and upon investment
opportunities available to the Company.
Risks Relating to the Business and Financial Condition of the Company
Limited Operating History as a DeFi
Company
The Company announced its focus in the DeFi industry
on January 19, 2021. The Company’s limited operating history and the lack of meaningful historical financial data makes it difficult
to fully evaluate the Company’s prospects. To the extent that the Company is able to execute its business plan, its business will
be subject to all of the problems that typically affect a business with a limited operating history, such as unanticipated expenses, capital
shortfalls, delays in program development and possible cost overruns. Investment in the securities of the Company is highly speculative
given the nature of the Company’s business.
The Company’s success will depend on many
factors, including some which may be beyond its control or which cannot be accounted for at this time, such as the market’s acceptance
of the products of its investee companies, the emergence of potential competitors, and changes in economic conditions. For the reasons
discussed in this section and elsewhere in this MD&A, it is possible that the Company may not generate revenues or profits in the
foreseeable future or at all.
No History of Operating Revenue and
Cash Flow
The Company is dependent on financings and future
cash flows to meet its obligations. The future performance of the business and the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to provide
the Company with payments may be constrained by factors such as, among others: success of the Company’s corporate strategy, economic
downturns; technological and regulatory changes; the cash flows generated by operations, investment activities and financing activities;
and the level of taxation, particularly corporate profits and withholding taxes. If the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash
from operations, the Company may be required to incur indebtedness, raise funds in a public or private equity or debt offering, or sell
some or all of its assets. There can be no assurance that any such financing will be available on satisfactory terms or that it will be
sufficient.
The Company may be subject to limitations on the
repatriation of earnings in each of the countries where the Company, including its investee companies, do business. In particular, there
may be significant withholding taxes applicable to the repatriation of funds from foreign countries to Canada. There can be no assurance
that changes in regulations, including tax treaties, in and among the relevant countries where the Company or its investee companies do
business will not take place, and if such changes occur, they may adversely impact the Company’s ability to receive sufficient cash
payments from its subsidiaries.
Insufficient Cash Flow and Funds in Reserve
The Company’s cash flow and funds in reserve
may not be sufficient to fund its ongoing activities at all times and from time to time and it may require additional financing in order
to carry out its activities. In addition, the Company may incur major unanticipated liabilities or expenses. Although the Company has
been successful in the past in financing its activities, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional
financing on commercially acceptable terms. The ability of the Company to arrange such financing in the future will depend in part upon
the prevailing capital market conditions as well as the business performance of Company. There is risk that if the economy and banking
industry experienced unexpected and/or prolonged deterioration, the Company’s access to additional financing may be affected. This
may be further complicated by the limited market liquidity for shares of smaller companies such as the Company, restricting access to
some institutional investors. Due to uncertainty in the capital markets, the Company may from time to time have restricted access to capital
and increased borrowing costs. To the extent that external sources of capital become limited, unavailable, or available on onerous terms,
the Company’s ability to make capital investments and maintain existing assets may be impaired, and its assets, liabilities, business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be affected materially and adversely as a result.
The Company, along with all other companies, may
face reduced cash flow and restricted access to capital if the global economic situation deteriorates. A prolonged period of adverse market
conditions may impede the Company’s ability to grow and complete additional acquisitions, if desired. In addition, a prolonged period
of adverse market conditions may impede the Company’s ability to service any of its loans or arrange alternative financing when
the existing loans become due. In each case, the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects would
be adversely affected.
Material Weakness in the Company’s
Financial Statements
We identified a material weakness in our internal
control over financial reporting and restated our financial statements for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023, and September
30, 2023 as a result of factors related to that weakness. This may adversely affect the accuracy and reliability of our financial statements
and, if we fail to maintain effective internal financial control reporting (“ICFR”) it could impact our reputation,
business and the price of the Common Shares, as well as lead to a loss of investor confidence in us.
There can be no assurance that we will be able
to successfully remediate the identified material weakness, or that we will not identify additional control deficiencies or material weaknesses
in the future. If we are unable to successfully remediate our existing or any future material weaknesses in our ICFR, the accuracy and
timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities laws and CBOE listing
requirements regarding the timely filing of periodic reports, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and the price of
our stock may decline.
We continue to execute our plan to remediate the
material weakness identified. The remediation measures are ongoing, and although not all inclusive, include implementing additional policies,
procedures, and controls. We are working to remediate our material weakness as efficiently and effectively as possible. At this time,
we cannot provide an estimate of the timing for achieving full remediation or the costs expected to be incurred in connection with implementing
this remediation plan; however, these remediation measures will be time consuming, could result in us incurring significant costs, and
could place significant demands on our financial and operational resources. We cannot assure you that the measures undertaken to remediate
the material weakness will be sufficient or that they will prevent future material weaknesses. Additional material weaknesses or failure
to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations as a public company
and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods.
The preparation of financial statements and related
disclosures in conformity with IFRS requires us to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes. Our critical accounting policies describe those significant accounting policies and methods
used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements that we consider “critical” because they require judgments,
assumptions and estimates that materially affect our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. As a result, if future
events or regulatory or auditor views differ significantly from the judgments, assumptions and estimates in our critical accounting policies,
those events or assumptions could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, in each case
resulting in our needing to revise or restate prior period financial statements, cause damage to our reputation and the price of our common
shares, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks related to the Expense and Impact
of Restatement of the Company’s Historical Financial Statements
The Company will need to restate certain historical
financial statements to reflect a correction to its accounting for its digital assets. Specifically, the Company had previously valued
its position in Equity Investments in Digital Assets subject to an extended lock-up period based on market price; however, in connection
with the preparation of its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s auditors concluded that the
valuation of the position should use a discounted valuation reflecting the lock-up. For more information, see “Restatement of Previously
Issued Condense Interim Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Company’s Annual Management’s Discussion and Analysis
for the year ended December 31, 2024.
It is difficult to predict all of the ramifications
to the Company from the restatement. The restatement process is time and resource-intensive and involved substantial attention from management
and significant costs and expenses, including for professional advisors assisting with the restatement. It is possible that the Company
will receive inquiries from the Canadian securities regulators, and/or Cboe Canada regarding the restated financial statements or related
matters, which could consume a significant amount of resources. Moreover, many companies that have been required to restate their historical
financial statements have experienced volatility in stock prices and declines in stock prices and shareholder lawsuits, which can be expensive
to defend and divert Management attention and resources. The Company may suffer similar consequences as a result of the restatement.
Lack of Comprehensive Accounting Guidance
for Digital Assets under IFRS Accounting Standards
The holding of digital assets in Canada is an
emerging industry with unique technological aspects, a number of novel auditing challenges have arisen. Audit firms, standard setters,
and regulatory bodies continue to explore these challenges and potential solutions. Because there has been limited precedent set and a
lack of specific accounting guidance for cryptocurrencies under certain applicable accounting standards, including, among other things,
revenue recognition, it is unclear if DeFi companies (in particular, companies like the Company that utilize IFRS Accounting Standards)
may be required to account for cryptocurrency operations, transactions and assets and related revenue recognition. A change in regulatory
or financial accounting standards, or interpretations thereof by the Canadian Securities Administrators, particularly as they relate to
the Company and the financial accounting of its DeFi-related operations, could result in changes in the Company’s accounting policies.
Further, unlike in the case of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles where the Financial Accounting Standards Board has recently
issued ASU 2023-08, which addresses the accounting and disclosure requirements for certain crypto assets, no similar guidance has yet
been issued in respect of IFRS Accounting Standards. In addition, the accounting policies of many Bitcoin mining companies are being subjected
to heightened scrutiny by regulators and the public.
It is possible that, as a result of the determinations
by applicable securities regulators as to the application of the relevant IFRS Accounting Standards, the Company could be obligated in
the future to restate historical financial statements. In connection with any such restatement the market price of the Common Shares could
be adversely affected, and the Company could become subject to private litigation or to investigations or enforcement actions by the Ontario
Securities Commission or other regulatory authorities, all of which could require the Company’s expenditure of additional financial
and management resources. Furthermore, continued uncertainty with regard to financial accounting matters, particularly as they relate
to the Company, the financial accounting of its DeFi-related operations, could negatively impact the Company’s business, prospects,
financial condition and results of operations and its ability to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all.
Conflicts of Interest may Arise
Certain current or future directors and officers
of the Company and its subsidiaries may be shareholders, directors and officers of other companies that may operate in the same sectors
as the Company. Such associations may give rise to conflicts of interest from time to time. The directors and officers of the Company
are required by law to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and to disclose any interest that
they may have in any project or opportunity of the Company. If a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the Board, any director in
such conflict is required under the applicable corporate laws to disclose his or her interest and to abstain from voting on such matter.
Hedging Risk
Except as described in the Base Prospectus and
the VDSL Base Prospectus We are not obligated to, and often times may not, hedge our exposures. However, from time to time, we may use
a variety of financial instruments and derivatives, such as options, swaps, and forward contracts, for risk management purposes, including
to: protect against possible changes in the market value of our investment or trading assets resulting from fluctuations in cryptocurrency
markets or securities markets and changes in interest rates; protect our unrealized gains in the value of our investments or trading assets;
facilitate the sale of any such assets; enhance or preserve returns, spreads or gains on any trade or investment; hedge the interest-rate
or currency-exchange risk on any of our liabilities or assets; protect against any increase in the price of any assets that we anticipate
purchasing at a later date; or to any other end that we deem appropriate. The success of any hedging activities by us will depend, in
part, on our ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the instruments used in the hedging strategy
and the performance of the assets being hedged. Since the characteristics of many assets change as markets change or time passes, the
success of our hedging strategy will also be subject to our ability to continually recalculate, readjust and execute hedges in an efficient
and timely manner. In addition, while we may enter into hedging transactions to seek to reduce risk, such transactions may actually increase
risk or result in a poorer overall performance for us than if we had not engaged in such hedging transactions.
With respect to Valour, Valour’s hedging
programs will not fully eliminate the market and other risks related to its ETPs, and the hedging programs themselves expose Vaour to
additional risks. Valour’s hedging programs are not designed to completely offset all risks associated with the various exposures
embedded in the ETPs. The profit (loss) on the hedge instruments employed may not completely offset the underlying losses (gains) related
to its ETPs for many potential reasons including
a portion of the
yield on any ETP may not hedged;
hedging instruments
may have differing liquidity attributes as compared to the liquidity requirements of the ETPs;
hedging instruments
introduce additional risks to Valour, including counterparty risk;
performance of
the underlying funds hedged may differ from the performance of the corresponding hedge instruments; and
not all other
risks are hedged.
Valour’s hedging programs may employ various
types of instruments including, but not long and short direct and indirect positions on underlying assets, swaps, options, forwards and
futures. Improper use of these instruments could have an adverse impact on earnings.
Risks Relating to the Common Shares and Listings
Market Price of Common Shares may Experience
Volatility
The market price of the Common Shares has been
volatile in the past and may continue to be volatile. The market price is, and could be, subject to wide fluctuations due to a number
of factors, including actual or anticipated fluctuations in the Company’s results of operations, changes in estimates of its future
results of operations by management or securities analysts, market rumours, investments or divestments by the Company or its competitors
and general industry changes.
Many of the factors that could affect the market
price of the Common Shares are outside of the Company’s control. Broad market fluctuations, as well as economic conditions generally,
may adversely affect the market price of the Common Shares. The stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that
have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated
or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general
economic, political and market conditions such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively
impact the market price of the Common Shares.
Shareholders’ Interest in the Company
may be Diluted in the Future
If the Company raises additional funding by issuing
additional equity securities, or securities convertible into equity, such financing may substantially dilute the interests of shareholders.
The Company has Never Paid Dividends and
may not do so in the Foreseeable Future
The Company has never paid cash dividends on its
Common Shares. Currently, the Company intends to retain its future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of its business,
and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on its Common Shares in the near future. As a result, shareholders will have to rely
on capital appreciation, if any, to earn a return on investment in any Common Shares in the foreseeable future. See “Dividends”.
Securities industry analyst research reports
The trading markets for the common shares rely
in part on the research and reports that securities analysts and other third parties choose to publish about the Company. The Company
does not control these analysts or other third parties. The price of the common shares could decline if one or more securities analysts
downgrade the common shares or if one or more securities analysts or other third parties publish unfavorable or inaccurate research about
the Company or cease publishing reports about the Company. If one or more analysts cease coverage of Company or fail to regularly publish
reports on the Company, the Company could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause declines in the prices or
trading volumes of common shares.
Public company requirements strain resources
As a public company, the Company is subject to
the reporting requirements of securities regulators, including without limitation, the Securities Act (Ontario), related rules and regulations
(including the national and multilateral instruments adopted as rules), decisions, rulings, and orders under the Securities Act (Ontario),
the published policy statements issued by the Ontario Securities Commission, and the stock exchange requirements issued by CBOE and Nasdaq.
Complying with these requirements is time-consuming and expensive and involves significant management time and other company resources
that could otherwise be used in operating and developing the Company’s business. The Company expects to monitor the resources the
Company devotes to these public company compliance matters, and could determine that it is necessary to hire or engage additional accounting,
financial, and legal staff with appropriate public company experience and technical knowledge, all of which would increase the Company’s
operating costs.
Foreign Private Issuer Risks
As a foreign private issuer, we are subject to
different U.S. securities laws and rules than a domestic U.S. issuer, which may limit the information publicly available to our shareholders,
or otherwise result in less protection than is accorded to investors under rules applicable to domestic U.S. issuers.
We are a “foreign private issuer”
as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and are not subject to the same requirements that are imposed upon U.S.
domestic issuers by the SEC. Under the Exchange Act, we will be subject to reporting obligations that, in certain respects, are less detailed
and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies, accordingly we are not subject to all of the rules that would apply
to a domestic issuer.
In addition, as a foreign private issuer, we have
the option to follow certain Canadian corporate governance practices, except to the extent that such laws would be contrary to U.S. securities
laws, and provided that we disclose the requirements we are not following and describe the Canadian practices we follow instead. We intend
to rely on this exemption with respect to requirements regarding the quorum for any meeting of our shareholders, the requirement for compensation
committee composition and the requirement for independent director oversight of director nominees. We may in the future elect to follow
home country practices in Canada with regard to other matters. As a result, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded
to shareholders of U.S. domestic companies that are subject to all corporate governance requirements.
Loss of Foreign Private Issuer Status could
result in significant additional costs and expenses to us.
We may in the future lose our foreign private issuer status if a majority of our
shares are held in the United States, among other possible occurrences. A loss of foreign private issuer status would require us to
fully comply with U.S. regulatory provisions. The regulatory and compliance costs to us under U.S. securities laws as a U.S.
domestic issuer would be more burdensome than the costs incurred as a Canadian foreign private issuer. Further, we would become
subject to the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements. Additionally,
if we are not a foreign private issuer, we may lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance
requirements on U.S. stock exchanges that are available to foreign private issuers. We would also need prepare our financial statements in accordance U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“US GAAP”) rather than IFRS.
Multilateral
Instrument 52-109 Disclosure
In accordance with National Instrument 52-109
Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, management is responsible for the establishment and maintenance
of DC&P and ICFR. The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, has designed the DC&P and ICFR based on the 2013
Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO
2013 Framework”) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.
Regardless of how well the DC&P and ICFR are
designed, internal controls have inherent limitations and can only provide reasonable assurance that the controls are meeting the Corporation’s
objectives in providing reliable financial reporting information in accordance with IFRS. These inherent limitations include, but are
not limited to, human error and circumvention of controls and as such, there can be no assurance that the controls will prevent or detect
all misstatements due to errors or fraud, if any.
The CEO and the CFO have concluded that the Corporation’s
ICFR were not effective as of March 31, 2025 because of the material weakness identified above under the headings “Restatement of
Previously Issued Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements” and Change in Valuation and Classification of Equity Investments
in Digital Assets, at FVTPL.
Remediation of Material Weakness in ICFR
We continue to work to fully remediate the material
weakness and are taking steps to strengthen our internal control over financial reporting. We are taking appropriate and reasonable steps
to remediate this material weakness through the planned implementation of a new ERP system and hiring of additional staff for our finance
department. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we created a new accounting role for a dedicated accountant to oversee our digital
assets.
Management expects to continue to review and make
necessary changes to the overall design of our internal control environment, as well as policies and procedures to improve the overall
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We believe these measures, and others that may be implemented, will remediate
the material weakness in ICFR described above.
The material weakness will not be considered remediated,
however, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these
controls are operating effectively.
Material
Accounting Policies
The Company’s material accounting policies
can be found in Note 2 of its interim condensed financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the audited annual
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
New Accounting Policies Adopted during the Three Months Ended March
31, 2025
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission published Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 122 to rescind SAB 121 with an effective date of January 30, 2025.
The application of SAB 122 is applicable for all annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2024.
Prior to the release of SAB 122, the Company accounted
for client digital assets, held by its wholly owned subsidiary Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd., in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin
121 due to the limited IFRS guidance applicable to custodians of digital assets.
The Company adopted SAB 122 during the three months
ended March 31, 2025. The implication of adoption of SAB 122 was that the Company removed its safeguarding obligation liability and corresponding
client digital assets from its statement of financial position. The Company also retrospectively de-recognized $3,356,235 of client digital
assets and associated liabilities from its December 31, 2024 statement of financial position. No adjustments to retained earnings were
made nor an accrual for loss contingency given the lack of loss events to date at Stillman Digital Bermuda Ltd.
Critical
Accounting Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of the Company’s Consolidated
financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated financial statements
and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and
are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Actual outcomes can differ from these estimates. The impacts of such estimates are pervasive throughout the financial
statements, and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the
period in which the estimate is revised and the revision affects both current and future periods.
Information about critical judgments and estimates
in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the Consolidated financial statements
are as follows:
Accounting for digital assets
The IFRS Interpretations Committee (the “Committee”)
published its agenda decision on Holdings of Cryptocurrencies in June 2019. The Committee concluded that IAS 2 – Inventories applies
to cryptocurrencies when they are held for sale in the ordinary course of business, otherwise an entity should apply IAS 38 - Intangible
Assets to holdings of cryptocurrencies. The Company has assessed that it acts in a capacity as a commodity broker trader as defined in
IAS 2 - Inventories, in characterizing certain of its holdings as inventory, or more specifically, digital assets. If assets held by commodity
broker-traders are principally acquired for the purpose of selling in the near future and generating a profit from fluctuations in price
or broker-traders’ margin, such assets are accounted for as inventory, and changes in fair value less costs to sell are recognized
in profit or loss. Digital currencies consist of cryptocurrency denominated assets (see Note 7) and are included in current and long-term
assets. Digital currencies are carried at their fair value determined by the spot rate less costs to sell. The digital currency market
is still a new market and is highly volatile; historical prices are not necessarily indicative of future value; a significant change in
the market prices for digital currencies would have a significant impact on the Company’s earnings and financial position. Fair
value is determined by taking the mid-point price at 17:30 CET from Kraken, Bitfinex, Binance, Coinbase other exchanges consistent with
the final terms for each ETP. Fair value for Mobilecoin, Shyft, Blocto, Maps, Oxygen, Boba Network, Saffron.finance, Clover, Sovryn, Wilder
World, Pyth and Vomex is determined by taking the last closing price for the day (UTC time) from www.coinmarketcap.com.
Equity investments in digital assets at fair value
through profit and loss
Investments in equity instruments at fair value
through profit or loss - Included in investments in equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss are investments in a US private
company (LLC), and a U.S. Limited Liability Partnership via a Cayman Island domiciled feeder Limited Liability Partnership.
Management accounted for such investments at fair
value to profit or loss under IFRS 9, because the Company does not exercise significant influence over the investee. The Company does
not have any contractual right to appoint any representative to the investee’s board of directors. In addition, the Company does
not have any participation in policymaking processes and does not have any material transactions with the investee. The fair value of
investments in investment funds which are not quoted in an active market is determined by using net asset value as determined by the investment
fund’s administrator and include a discount for lack of marketability (“DLOM”). Management deems the net asset value
to be the fair value after considering key factors such as the liquidity of the investment fund or its underlying investments, any restrictions
on redemptions and basis of accounting.
Fair value of financial derivatives
Investments in options and warrants which are
not traded on a recognized securities exchange do not have a readily available market value. Valuation technique such as Black Scholes
model is used to value these instruments.
Fair value of investment in securities not
quoted in an active market or private company investments
Where the fair values of financial assets and
financial liabilities recorded on the statement of financial position cannot be derived from active markets, they are determined using
a variety of valuation techniques. The inputs to these models are derived from observable market data where possible, but where observable
market data are not available, judgment is required to establish fair values.
Share-based payments
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing
model to fair value options in order to calculate share-based compensation expense. The Black-Scholes model involves six key inputs to
determine the fair value of an option: risk-free interest rate, exercise price, market price of the Company’s shares at date of
issue, expected dividend yield, expected life, and expected volatility. Certain of the inputs are estimates which involve considerable
judgment and are, or could be, affected by significant factors that are out of the Company’s control. The Company is also required
to estimate the future forfeiture rate of options based on historical information in its calculation of share-based compensation expense.
Business combinations and goodwill
Judgment is used in determining whether an acquisition
is a business combination or an asset acquisition. In a business combination, all identifiable assets and liabilities acquired are recorded
at their fair values. In determining the allocation of the purchase price in a business combination, including any acquisition related
contingent consideration, estimates including market based and appraisal values are used. The contingent consideration is measured at
its acquisition-date fair value and included as part of the consideration transferred in a business combination. Contingent consideration
that is classified as equity is not remeasured at subsequent reporting dates and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity.
Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually.
Estimated useful lives and impairment considerations
Amortization of intangible assets is dependent
upon estimates of useful lives, which are determined through the exercise of judgment. The assessment of impairment of these assets is
dependent upon estimates of recoverable amounts that consider factors such as economic and market conditions and the useful lives of assets.
Impairment of non-financial assets
The Company’s non-financial assets include
prepaid expenses, digital assets excluding USDC, equipment and right of use assets, intangibles and goodwill. Impairment of these non-financial
assets exists when the carrying value of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs to
sell and its value in use. These calculations are based on available data, other observable inputs and projections of cash flows, all
of which are subject to estimates and assumptions. See Note 8 for the discussion regarding impairment of the Company’s non-financial
assets.
Functional currency
The functional currency of the Company has been
assessed by management based on consideration of the currency and economic factors that mainly influence the Company’s digital currencies,
production and operating costs, financing and related transactions. Specifically, the Company considers the currencies in which digital
currencies are most commonly denominated and the currencies in which expenses are settled, by each entity, as well as the currency in
which each entity receives or raises financing. Changes to these factors may have an impact on the judgment applied in the determination
of the Company’s functional currency.
Assessment of transaction as an asset purchase
or business combination
Significant acquisitions require judgements and
estimates to be made at the date of acquisition in relation to determining the relative fair value of the allocation of the purchase consideration
over the fair value of the assets. The information necessary to measure the fair values as at the acquisition date of assets acquired
requires management to make certain judgements and estimates about future performance of these assets.
Control
Significant judgment is involved in the determination
whether the Company controls under IFRS 10. The Company is deemed to control an investee when it demonstrates: power over the investee,
exposure, or rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to use its power over the investee
to affect the amount of the investor’s returns. There is judgement required to determine whether these criterions are met. The Company
determined it controlled Valour Digital Securities Limited through its role as arranger.
Exhibit 99.3
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
I, Olivier Roussy Newton,
Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Technologies Inc., certify the following:
| 1. | Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim
filings”) of DeFi Technologies Inc. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2025. |
| 2. | No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having
exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made,
with respect to the period covered by the interim filings. |
| 3. | Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised
reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for
the periods presented in the interim filings. |
| 4. | Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s)
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial
reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim
Filings, for the issuer. |
| 5. | Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described
in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim
filings |
| (a) | designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance that |
| (i) | material information relating to the issuer is made known
to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and |
| (ii) | information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual
filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and |
| (b) | designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP. |
| 5.1 | Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s
other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control –
Integrated Framework (COSO Framework) published by the Committee of Sponsoring organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). |
| 5.2 | ICFR – material weakness relating to design: The issuer
has disclosed in its interim MD&A for each material weakness relating to design existing for the interim period ended March 31, 2025; |
| (a) | a description of the material weakness; |
| (b) | the impact of the material weakness on the issuer’s
financial reporting and its ICFR; and |
| (c) | the issuer’s current plans, if any, or any actions already
undertaken, for remediating the material weakness. |
| 5.3 | Limitation on scope of design: N/A |
| 6. | Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in
its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2025 and ended on
March 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: May 14, 2025
(signed) “Olivier Roussy Newton” |
|
Olivier Roussy Newton |
|
Chief Executive Officer |
|
Exhibit 99.4
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
I, Paul Bozoki, Chief Financial Officer of DeFi
Technologies Inc. certify the following:
| 1. | Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report
and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of DeFi Technologies Inc. (the “issuer”) for the interim
period ended March 31, 2025. |
| 2. | No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having
exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made,
with respect to the period covered by the interim filings. |
| 3. | Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised
reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for
the periods presented in the interim filings. |
| 4. | Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s)
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial
reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim
Filings, for the issuer. |
| 5. | Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described
in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim
filings |
| (a) | designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance that |
| (i) | material information relating to the issuer is made known to
us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and |
| (ii) | information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual
filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and |
| (b) | designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP. |
| 5.1 | Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s
other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control –
Integrated Framework (COSO Framework) published by the Committee of Sponsoring organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). |
| 5.2 | ICFR – material weakness relating to design: The issuer
has disclosed in its interim MD&A for each material weakness relating to design existing for the interim period ended March 31, 2025; |
| (a) | a description of the material weakness; |
| (b) | the impact of the material weakness on the issuer’s
financial reporting and its ICFR; and |
| (c) | the issuer’s current plans, if any, or any actions already
undertaken, for remediating the material weakness. |
| 5.3 | Limitation on scope of design: N/A |
| 6. | Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in
its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2025 and ended on
March 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: May 14, 2025
(signed) “Paul Bozoki” |
|
Paul Bozoki |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
|
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