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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-25-041690
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250512
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250512
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250512

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Defi Technologies, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001888274
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	09 Crypto Assets
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41056
		FILM NUMBER:		25932446

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		198 DAVENPORT ROAD
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			Z4
		ZIP:			M5R 1J2
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-861-5882

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		198 DAVENPORT ROAD
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			Z4
		ZIP:			M5R 1J2
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Form 6-K</B></P>

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RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">For the month of May, 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>DEFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Translation of registrant&rsquo;s name into English)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Suite 2400, 333 Bay Street, </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Toronto, ON M5H 2T6 Canada</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive office)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9746;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date May 12, 2025</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>DEFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/ Kenny Choi</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kenny Choi</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U><A HREF="ea024160301ex99-1_defi.htm">Press Release dated May 9, 2025</A></U></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;<IMG SRC="ex99-1_001.jpg" ALT=""></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>DeFi Technologies Receives
Approval to List on Nasdaq</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Toronto, Canada</B>, May 9, 2025 - DeFi Technologies
Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo; or &ldquo;<B>DeFi Technologies</B>&rdquo;) (CBOE
CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) (OTC:
DEFTF), a financial technology company that pioneers the convergence of traditional capital markets with the world of decentralised
finance (&ldquo;<B>DeFi</B>&rdquo;), is pleased to announce it has received approval to list its common shares (the &ldquo;<B>Common Shares</B>&rdquo;)
on the Nasdaq Capital Market (&ldquo;<B>Nasdaq</B>&rdquo;). Trading is expected to commence on Nasdaq under the symbol &ldquo;DEFT&rdquo;
on May 12, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Upon commencement of trading on Nasdaq, the Company&rsquo;s
Common Shares will cease to be quoted on the OTC Markets. DeFi Technologies will continue to trade on the CBOE Canada (CBOE
CA: DEFI) and the B&ouml;rse Frankfurt exchanges (GR: R9B)
.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO of DeFi Technologies,
commented,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30pt; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Securing our Nasdaq listing marks a
significant milestone in our mission to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralized technologies. This uplisting is a
reflection of the strong fundamentals and momentum behind our business. We believe it will enhance our visibility, improve liquidity,
and provide broader access to our Company for institutional and retail investors who want exposure to the future of finance.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 30pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Nasdaq listing does not involve any capital
raising activity as DeFi Technologies maintains a strong financial position of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">C$61.9M (US$44.7M)
in cash, USDT, and other digital asset treasury holdings as of April 30, 2025.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In conjunction with the listing, the Company has
filed a Form 40-F Registration Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>SEC</B>&rdquo;). The
SEC has declared the Registration Statement Effective.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Composition of Committees and Nasdaq Exemptions</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company&rsquo;s current board of director
committees (the &ldquo;<B>Committees</B>&rdquo;) are as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">-</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee - Stefan Hascoet (independent), Mikael Tandetnik (independent)
and Olivier Roussy Newton (non-independent)</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company has elected to follow applicable Canadian
securities laws and rules of the Cboe Canada Exchange in lieu of the requirements of:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">a. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(e)(1) (Independent
Director Oversight of Director Nominations). The Company&rsquo;s Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee (the &ldquo;<B>CNG
Committee</B>&rdquo;) Charter (the &ldquo;<B>Charter</B>&rdquo;) provides that the CNG Committee shall be composed of at least three directors
as shall be designated by the Board from time-to-time, the majority of whom shall meet any independence requirements of Sections 1.4 and
1.5 of <I>National Instrument 52-110 &ndash; Audit Committees</I> (&ldquo;<B>NI 52-110</B>&rdquo;) of the Canadian Securities Administrators;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">b. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(d)(2) (Compensation
Committee Composition). The Charter provides that the CNG Committee shall be composed of at least three directors as shall be designated
by the Board from time-to-time, the majority of whom shall meet any independence requirements of Sections 1.4 and 1.5 of NI 52-110; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">c. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(c) (Quorum). The Company&rsquo;s
bylaws provide that two persons present in person, each being a shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting or a duly appointed proxyholder
for an absent shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting shall be a quorum at any meeting of the shareholders</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company will be holding its 2025 Annual and
Special Meeting of Shareholders on June 30, 2025 (&ldquo;<B>Meeting</B>&rdquo;). The Company anticipates reconstituting its Committees
following the Meeting to meet the requirements of the rules of Nasdaq.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>About DeFi Technologies</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B></B>DeFi Technologies
Inc. (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) (OTC: DEFTF) is a financial technology company that pioneers the convergence of traditional capital markets
with the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). With a dedicated focus on industry-leading Web3 technologies, DeFi Technologies aims
to provide widespread investor access to the future of finance. Backed by an esteemed team of experts with extensive experience in financial
markets and digital assets, we are committed to revolutionising the way individuals and institutions interact with the evolving financial
ecosystem. Follow DeFi Technologies on Linkedin and Twitter, and for more details, visit https://defi.tech/&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>About Valour</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Valour Inc. and Valour Digital Securities Limited
(together, &ldquo;<B>Valour</B>&rdquo;) issues exchange traded products (&ldquo;<B>ETPs&rdquo;</B>) that enable retail and institutional
investors to access digital assets in a simple and secure way via their traditional bank account. Valour is part of the asset management
business line of DeFi Technologies Inc. (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) (OTC: DEFTF). For more information about Valour, to subscribe, or to
receive updates, visit valour.com.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><I>Cautionary note regarding forward-looking
information:</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><I></I></B><I>This press release contains &quot;forward-looking information&quot; within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to the trading of the Common Shares on Nasdaq; the Meeting
and composition of the Committees; the pursuit by DeFi Technologies and its subsidiaries of business opportunities; and the merits or
potential returns of any such opportunities. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of DeFi Technologies, as the case may be, to
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors
include, but is not limited the acceptance of exchange traded product by exchanges; change in valuation of digital assets held by the
Company; growth and development of decentralised finance and digital asset sector; rules and regulations with respect to decentralised
finance and digital assets; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties. Although the Company has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information
will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking
information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>THE CBOE CANADA EXCHANGE DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE</B></P>

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