DeFi Technologies Enters Active Hedge Funds with Valour Funds SPC

DeFi Technologies is expanding its business model beyond traditional exchange-traded products (ETPs) with the launch of Valour Funds SPC, a platform for actively managed digital-asset strategies. The company's first product under this umbrella, the Smart Crypto Fund SP, will be run by Neuronomics AG, in which DeFi Technologies holds a minority stake.

The fund's portfolio management is entirely algorithm-driven, with AI models continuously weighing market prices and trading volumes to decide on risk exposure. Dr. Michael Kometer, founder and CEO of Neuronomics, said the technology allows for the separation of meaningful market signals from statistical noise.

DeFi Technologies' chairman, Johan Wattenström, framed the move as an effort to extend the company's offering beyond listed products into the active hedge fund segment. The new institutional fund is expected to open up additional revenue streams that are less exposed to the swings of the retail segment.