R E N É

Studies Business Administration with a focus on Marketing & Digital Business @ Hagen Business School • GER/EU • DeepDiver • Common Good Economist

[R E N É @rene_grnr]

@DeFiTechGlobal | $DEFT 🔍 👀

👉🏻 @ValourFunds
👉🏻 @DigitalStillman
👉🏻 @reflexivityres

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@einsrichy @K33HQ @Coinmotion Im Grunde fängt die Geschichte jetzt auch erst richtig an. #Expansion

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@einsrichy @K33HQ @Coinmotion Das kann noch dauern. Markt- und Verwässerungsrisiken dominieren bei Wachstumsunternehmen. Die Kennzahlen sind soweit Klasse und müssen ihren Aufwärtstrend die nächsten Jahre beibehalten, um Stabilität des Geschäftsmodells zu beweisen.

[R E N É @rene_grnr]

@shindaejin0722 The four-year cycle is based on a very small number of historical data points, so treating it as a reliable roadmap is more of a guessing game than a science. Markets can always surprise.

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@shindaejin0722 Most analysts like to say “the pattern suggests…” — or something to that effect. In reality, no one knows with any real certainty when one phase actually ends and a new one begins. 👇

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@shindaejin0722 @CSchlauf Mayor?

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@Dasmesee1 Close your eyes and tap it with your finger, then open your eyes again.

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@James1993__ @DawnwalkerGame It should appear in your inventory after the prologue. A pop-up message usually notifies you about it.

[R E N É @rene_grnr]

$DEFT 👇🏻💬

[Johan @jhnwtt]

Shareholder update

Share price
First, I want to take the opportunity to assure all shareholders that management and the team take the share price decline very seriously. We are all shareholders ourselves, and we feel the impact alongside you.

Our share price has always been highly correlated with crypto market levels and activity, which, in turn, correlate strongly with our assets under management—the dominant driver of revenues.

In my view, the primary drivers of the share price performance are a very weak crypto market, with altcoins hit significantly harder, sector rotation out of crypto equities, and technical factors mostly related to our capital raise.

Technical factors were one-off; our product innovation is steadily making us more unique and competitive. When the market turns, the business is primed to deliver even higher output than during the last crypto bull market, with even greater asymmetric upside.

Our core business has evolved and continues to become more diversified, scalable, and efficient. Our monetization rate continues to improve on an asset basis, while new, innovative products and business lines are set to go live soon.

It is certainly frustrating when launch deadlines are extended. This is almost exclusively due to a particularly difficult regulatory landscape in the EU —a reality in this sector since the company's founding. As such, it also raises the barrier to entry for competitors who lack our hard-won experience navigating our specific markets.

We saw a similar dynamic in the last cycle, when the company traded below $0.10 during the depths of the 2022/2023 bear market. At that time, the business was far less mature, Stillman was not part of the company, and DeFi Technologies carried more than $40 million of debt. During that period, management, insiders, friends, and family, myself included, helped bootstrap the company with millions of dollars of capital to keep building through the downturn.

Today, the company is considerably better positioned in this crypto bear market than it was in the previous cycle. DeFi Technologies delivered record revenue and net income in 2025, has a fortress balance sheet of approximately $150 million as of the end of Q1, is profitable, has effectively zero debt, and now operates a more diversified platform across Valour and Stillman.

Operations
We continue to invest across our core business areas while building new ones, and we are aggressively identifying and reducing suboptimal costs to lower our break-even level. While the depressed crypto market and high Bitcoin dominance put revenues under pressure, the competitiveness of our operation is only growing stronger, and we are using the weak market regime to strengthen our underlying business.

Our first hedge fund is expected to launch very soon, with more to follow, pending onboarding with one additional trading counterpart, which is now underway.

We plan to scale arbitrage strategies in the second half of the year.

Finansinspektionen, the Swedish FSA, denied approval for the UCITS structure for crypto-related assets; we have appealed the decision and are working to have it overturned. For the benefit of our investors, we aimed to base the first UCITS fund in our main market. We are now instead establishing a UCITS platform elsewhere in the EU as it’s uncertain how long the appeal process will be. We will soon update on the new timeline.

The Valour Custody platform is advancing, with a clearer launch target in the second half of the year, enabling new products and services to be built on top of it.

Stillman Digital’s growth continues despite the market climate, onboarding more and larger clients each quarter, pacing for a record year of revenue.

Crypto winters present significant opportunities for us, backed by our strong balance sheet and scalable platform. We are actively sourcing and pursuing high-value, large-scale acquisitions. It is hard to predict when any transactions may be announced, as we set a high bar for closing deals based on our criteria for shareholder value creation, but the quality and quantity of interesting opportunities are unprecedented.

AI has proven highly effective in optimizing the business, is now integral to daily operations, and will soon contribute directly to revenue generation. You will also see new AI-related investment products in our core markets, complementing our crypto product range.

Furthermore, the team behind our first fund has effectively integrated AI for many years, developing and deploying automated, AI-driven trading algorithms.

We have had net inflows in Vaopur’s ETP’s year to date, which I see as a sign of strength in the current environment. We have also concluded two large, successful brand-building campaigns in our core market, in addition to our ongoing marketing and PR activities.

Some shareholders have voiced concerns regarding the company adding a potential share consolidation to its toolbox. We must maintain maximum strategic optionality for a worst-case scenario—anything less would constitute mismanagement. We have no plans to do a reverse split if not deemed necessary and will use that option only if needed to increase the attractiveness of the share and to be 100% certain we will comply with the Nasdaq framework. It's also notable that 73% of shareholders voted in favor of the company having the option to undertake a share consolidation if needed.

I have never been more confident in our trajectory. The lesson I have learned through all the cycles since my first venture in 2014 is that success in the strong market regimes is defined by how hard we work in the downturns. Thank you for your continued support and patience. I understand these are trying times for all investors, but we are working diligently every day to build a world-class company and rebuild shareholder trust and value.

I look forward to updating you on our progress in the quarters ahead.

[R E N É @rene_grnr]

@jhnwtt The pressure you’re under must be enormous. I honestly don’t know whether most shareholders have truly engaged with your work, the market conditions, and the various hurdles involved. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and bracing myself. 🍀🛡️

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@CSchlauf @Aider_Khalilov @Salim767715 @EugenJen54441 @Forson Entrepreneurship, business management, and being a shareholder are all fundamentally learning processes; what is right and what is wrong only becomes apparent over time.

Thanks for your replies. It's good to read that you're all still around. 🙂👍

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👇😌 | #expansion

[K33 @K33HQ]

K33 is taking the first step in its active European expansion by passporting its MiCA authorization into Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Germany.

Read more: https://t.co/milHhqGx6Q

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🔥 @K33HQ | $K33

[Torbjørn @TorbjrnBullJens]

Summer is here, but K33 takes no break.

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@RobLentz @DeFiTechGlobal @jhnwtt @CSchlauf @Forson @Russ_N_Starr On some days, the internal tension couldn't be higher. It won't be a strong year, considering the general state of the crypto market and the time it takes to release new products; it is a real test of nerves. 😵‍💫

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♟️ $DEFT

[GUL @gulVasikova]

$DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ: $DEFT ): More Than a Proxy Extension—A Company Building the Bridge Between Traditional Finance and Crypto

DeFi Technologies announced that it has extended the shareholder voting deadline to June 28, 2026 (5:00 PM ET) for its Annual General & Special Meeting on June 29.

While this may look like routine corporate housekeeping, the reason is important:

✅ More time for shareholders to vote

✅ Ensures quorum so key proposals can be approved

For investors, this is primarily an administrative update—not a change to fundamentals.

Why DEFT is attracting attention

Unlike many crypto companies focused on a single business, DeFi Technologies has built a diversified digital asset ecosystem.

🏦 Valour

Issues regulated digital asset ETPs, giving traditional investors exposure to cryptocurrencies through stock exchanges without directly holding crypto wallets.

💹 Stillman Digital

Institutional trading and liquidity platform serving professional investors with execution and settlement services.

📈 DeFi Alpha

Internal proprietary trading, arbitrage and capital allocation business designed to generate additional returns during market opportunities.

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Why it matters

DeFi Technologies is positioning itself as a bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Instead of relying solely on Bitcoin prices, the company is building multiple revenue engines across:

• Digital asset investment products

• Institutional trading infrastructure

• Liquidity services

• Arbitrage strategies

• Capital markets

This diversified approach could make the business more resilient as institutional crypto adoption continues to grow.

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Long-term thesis

As regulations become clearer and institutional investors increasingly enter digital assets, companies providing the infrastructure—not just holding crypto—may become some of the biggest beneficiaries.

$DEFT is betting that the future isn’t choosing between Wall Street or blockchain.

It’s building the bridge connecting both worlds.

[R E N É @rene_grnr]

I’d rather have a company that only speaks when it actually has something to say, than a lot of fuss about nothing. 📣 $DEFT

[Mitchell Frondal, MBA @MitchellFrondal]

$DEFT what if they are quiet because they have a big announcement pending? I would prefer a buyback over reverse split but it doesn’t really matter to me. I am still buying every month.

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@MissJanesMike @CSchlauf The company is investing in its own growth and operations, not in engineering short-term price pops for impatient holders.
Compliance issues are fair game to criticize, but acting like the CEO should be glued to the Level 2 ticker is just unserious.

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@MissJanesMike @CSchlauf What kind of people are these in the shareholder base? 😂
Management’s actual job isn’t babysitting the daily share price. Their task is to scale the company, execute on the strategy and build long-term value. You invested in a growth company — not a hype machine.

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@MissJanesMike

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@Ash116766 @EugenJen54441 I’m still well within the safe zone—very much so, in fact. Ultimately, of course, I’m interested in protecting my strong position, but I completely understand the people who aren’t in my situation. I’ve experienced this with other stocks.

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@EugenJen54441 But ultimately, doesn't it affect retail shareholders too? Lower liquidity and tradability, wider spreads, etc.

I understand your point of view, but I also think retail should consider every move. ♟️