DeFi

DeFi Technologies
Capital Market Series London

June 4, 2026 | Canada House, London

The DeFi Technologies Capital Markets Series made its debut in London in partnership with the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce and OMFIF, gathering over 40 institutional leaders from traditional finance and digital assets. The programme featured expert-led sessions alongside asset deep dives across Valour's ETP offering — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Hedera — positioning exchange-traded products as the structural bridge between institutional capital and digital assets. The closing panel on the DVIO Index tied it together — institutional signals, portfolio construction, and the growing legitimacy of digital assets as core financial infrastructure.

Asset Deep Dives

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Arbitrum

Brendan Ma, Head of Investment Strategy, Arbitrum Foundation

The deep dive broke down why enterprises are building on Arbitrum: institutional-grade infrastructure, deep liquidity, and the flexibility to launch on Arbitrum One, deploy a custom Arbitrum Chain, or both. With 2.6 billion+ transactions processed, $20 billion+ in secured value, and names like Robinhood, Stripe, J.P. Morgan, and KKR building on it, the institutional case is clear. $ARB is available through the Valour Arbitrum ETP, listed on Spotlight Stock Market.

Valour Arbitrum ETP

ARB - Valour Arbitrum SEK (ISIN: CH1108680054)

Bitcoin

Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance

The presentation made the case for Bitcoin as an institutional allocation now: outsized upside, no central issuer, real diversification value, and a debasement hedge that's hard to replicate. Custody has matured alongside institutional access, with ETPs putting Bitcoin on the same reporting rails as stocks and bonds. $BTC is available through 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking, listed on the London Stock Exchange, fully collateralized and held by licensed institutional custodians.

Valour Bitcoin ETP

BTC - Valour Bitcoin Zero (ISIN: CH0573883474)

Ethereum

Marina Markezic, CEO, European Ethereum Institute

The session laid out why Ethereum belongs on an institutional balance sheet, not just a watchlist. BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, and Franklin Templeton already run tokenized products on the network, and independent assessments rank its security among the strongest of any chain. $ETH is available through Valour's Ethereum Physical Staking ETP, listed on the London Stock Exchange, with staking rewards built in.

Valour Ethereum ETP

ETH - Valour Ethereum Zero SEK (ISIN: CH1104954362)

Hedera

John Kikko, Senior Director, Investments, Hashgraph

The deep dive covered why institutions are drawn to Hedera: predictable low fees, ~3-second finality, and an architecture enabling off-chain data with on-chain consensus. With over 70 billion transactions processed and Fortune 500 participants including Google, IBM, FedEx, and Hitachi, Hedera's enterprise engagement continues to grow. $HBAR is available through the Valour HBAR ETP, listed on Börse Frankfurt.

Valour Hedera ETP

HBAR - Valour Hedera (ISIN: CH1213604528)

Session Highlights

Keynote: Bridging Traditional Capital Markets with Digital Assets – DeFi Technologies & Valour

Andrew Forson, President, DeFi Technologies

The keynote traced how digital assets have matured from a fragmented, speculative market into genuine financial infrastructure, and why regulated vehicles now play a central role in bringing traditional capital into that space. It positioned DeFi Technologies and Valour at the forefront of this shift, building the regulated infrastructure that allows institutional investors to access digital assets through familiar, compliant frameworks.

Presentation: DeFi Technologies Valour Investment Opportunity Index (DVIO)

Andrea Disarò, Structured Products & Quantitative Analysis, DeFi Technologies

The presentation introduced the DVIO Index (top 50 digital assets by AUM, weekly flow-based weighting), the DVIO Altcoin Barometer (BTC-altcoin rotation signals), and the Watchlist (early-stage momentum outside the top 50) — showing how DeFi Technologies and Valour give institutional investors an edge through regulated ETP flow data, revealing capital positioning and rotation before prices catch up.

Panel: Data-Driven Capital Allocation – The DVIO Index & Institutional Investment Signals

Andrew Forson (DeFi Technologies), Brendan Ma (Arbitrum Foundation), John Kikko (Hashgraph), Myles Harrison (AMINA Bank) moderated by Lewis McLellan (OMFIF Digital Monetary Institute)

The panel unpacked how data, indices, community sentiment, and benchmarks are shaping institutional decision-making in digital assets. The conversation centred on turning signal into strategy by using data-driven tools to bring greater precision and confidence to capital allocation decisions in this asset class.