DeFi Technologies Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
DeFi Technologies' CEO is Johan Wattenstrom, appointed in Nov 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $1.69M, comprised of 60.5% salary and 39.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.46% of the company’s shares, worth $3.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 1.4 years respectively.
Key information
Johan Wattenstrom
Chief executive officer
US$1.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 60.55% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 1.5% |
| Management average tenure | 1.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$24m |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$37m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$2m | US$1m | US$62m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$8m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$15m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$27m | US$390k | -US$29m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$253k | US$177k | -US$15m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$37m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$40m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$52m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$248k | US$173k | -US$49m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$62m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$64m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$62m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$287k | US$60k | -US$57m |
Compensation vs Market: Johan's total compensation ($USD1.69M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.62M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Johan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Johan Wattenstrom (56 yo)
Mr. Johan Wattenstrom is Co-Founder and Director of Valour Inc. Mr. Wattenstrom is Co-Founder of DeFi Technologies Inc. and was its Chief Operating Officer from October 4, 2021 until 2022. He served as Mem...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | less than a year | US$1.69m | 1.46% $ 3.1m | |
| President | 1.4yrs | US$1.06m | 0.015% $ 30.9k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.7yrs | US$575.36k | 0.068% $ 143.1k | |
| General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Marketing & Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer of Valour Asset Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Special Projects | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Structured Products & Quantitative Analysis Principal | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: DEFT's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | less than a year | US$1.69m | 1.46% $ 3.1m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.018% $ 38.0k | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Strategic Advisor | no data | US$76.50k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$14.57k | 0.00082% $ 1.7k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$38.25k | 0.26% $ 551.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.5yrs | US$14.57k | no data | |
| Director | 1.3yrs | US$14.57k | 0.00082% $ 1.7k |
Experienced Board: DEFT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/21 21:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
DeFi Technologies Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Harold Goetsch | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Edward Engel | Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC |
| Kevin Dede | H.C. Wainwright & Co. |