DeFi Technologies Inc.

NasdaqCM:DEFT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$411.5m

DeFi Technologies Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

DeFi Technologies' CEO is Johan Wattenstrom, appointed in Nov 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $27.18M, comprised of 1.4% salary and 98.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.44% of the company’s shares, worth $5.93M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1 years and 1.7 years respectively.

Key information

Johan Wattenstrom

Chief executive officer

US$27.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage1.43%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership1.4%
Management average tenure1yr
Board average tenure1.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Johan Wattenstrom's remuneration changed compared to DeFi Technologies's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$9m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$19m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$16m

Dec 31 2024US$27mUS$390k

-US$27m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$4m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$22m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$16m

Dec 31 2023US$442kUS$416k

-US$15m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$37m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$40m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$52m

Dec 31 2022US$248kUS$173k

-US$49m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$62m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$64m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$62m

Dec 31 2021US$287kUS$60k

-US$57m

Compensation vs Market: Johan's total compensation ($USD27.18M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.29M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Johan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Johan Wattenstrom (54 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
US$27,175,468
Compensation

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Johan Wattenstrom
Co-Founderless than a yearUS$27.18m1.44%
$ 5.9m
Andrew Forson
Presidentless than a yearno data0.015%
$ 60.8k
James Starr
Head of Capital Markets3.3yrsUS$635.98kno data
Kenny Choi
Corporate Secretary7.1yrsUS$499.64k0.37%
$ 1.5m
Paul Bozoki
Chief Financial Officer1yrno data0.044%
$ 181.3k
Curtis Schlaufman
Vice President of Marketing & Communicationsno datano datano data
Rafael Recavarren
Head of Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
Marco Infuso
Chief Sales Officer of Valour Asset Managementno datano datano data
Thomas Ochsner
Head of Trading for Valour Asset Managementno datano datano data
Niclas Larsen
Chief Technology Officer of Valour Asset Managementno datano datano data
Carson Rorai
Head of Special Projects1yrno datano data
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: DEFT's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Johan Wattenstrom
Co-Founderless than a yearUS$27.18m1.44%
$ 5.9m
Anthony Pompliano
Member of Advisory Board4.8yrsno datano data
Trapp Hampton Lewis
Member of Advisory Board5.2yrsno datano data
Thibaut Ceyrolle
Member of Advisory Board4.9yrsno datano data
Silvia Andriotto
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Mikael Tandetnik
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$216.41k0.26%
$ 1.1m
Chase Ergen
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Per Rosen
Directorless than a yearno datano data
1.7yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Board: DEFT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/13 09:28
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/12 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

DeFi Technologies Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark PalmerBenchmark Company
Harold GoetschB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Edward EngelCompass Point Research & Trading, LLC