DeFi Technologies Taps ShareIntel and Urvin to Boost Market Transparency and Trading Intelligence
In a bid to reinforce investor trust and sharpen its market intelligence, DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT) has announced new strategic partnerships with Shareholder Intelligence Services (ShareIntel) and Urvin Consulting. The move is part of a broader effort to enhance transparency and visibility into the trading behavior of its common shares across both U.S. and Canadian markets.
As the first Nasdaq-listed digital asset manager of its kind, DeFi Technologies is positioning itself as a serious contender in the intersection of traditional capital markets and decentralized finance (DeFi). This latest initiative signals the company’s intent to not only innovate in crypto, but also to hold itself to public-market standards when it comes to governance and shareholder engagement.
“Engaging ShareIntel and Urvin is about strengthening our foundation of transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making,” said Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO of DeFi Technologies. “It’s part of a long-term effort to enhance our understanding of the shareholder base and support the integrity of our market presence.”
Why This Matters: Data is Power
The financial markets are a battlefield of information—and understanding how your stock is traded is as critical as the fundamentals of your business. With this engagement, DeFi Technologies is arming itself with tools to analyze everything from routine order flow to potentially manipulative behaviors like spoofing and layering.
- ShareIntel’s DRIL-Down™ platform offers compliance-focused data analytics by tracking stock movement across broker-dealers, clearing firms, and custodians. It’s especially valuable for uncovering unusual short interest or inconsistencies in settlement data.
- Urvin Consulting, meanwhile, brings expertise in cross-border trading pattern recognition, helping companies spot anomalies that might otherwise go unnoticed, particularly across multiple exchanges and regulatory jurisdictions.
Together, these platforms will give DeFi Technologies greater visibility into how shares are being traded, who’s trading them, and where friction points may lie.
A Proactive Approach to Shareholder Visibility
The timing of this initiative aligns with increasing scrutiny on off-exchange trading, dark pool activity, and naked short selling, particularly in small- to mid-cap tech stocks. By implementing these advanced analytics tools, DeFi Technologies is adopting a more proactive and data-driven stance—something often lacking in the digital asset space.
This initiative goes beyond the optics of transparency—it can materially improve decision-making at both the strategic and operational levels. With greater insight into shareholder composition and trading behavior, DeFi Technologies can more effectively manage investor relations, capital allocation, and compliance.
A Broader Strategy to Institutionalize Digital Assets
The partnerships with ShareIntel and Urvin come on the heels of other expansionary moves by DeFi Technologies, whose subsidiaries span a wide swath of the digital asset ecosystem:
- Valour offers regulated ETPs for over 70 digital assets, enabling investors to gain crypto exposure through traditional brokerages.
- Stillman Digital delivers institutional-grade liquidity and trading execution.
- Reflexivity Research provides high-quality research into Bitcoin and broader crypto markets.
- Neuronomics AG brings AI-powered trading strategies to the mix, incorporating neuroscience and quantitative finance.
- DeFi Alpha, the company’s internal trading arm, builds arbitrage and strategy infrastructure.
These entities position DeFi Technologies as not just another fintech with a blockchain twist, but a multi-vertical operator with real institutional chops.
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