DeFi Technologies Inc. Announces Receipt of MCTO

TORONTO, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – DeFi Technologies Inc. (the „Company“ or „DeFi Technologies„) (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B), a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance („DeFi„), today announced that further to its news release dated March 23, 2026, and March 31, 2026, regarding the Company’s application to the Ontario Securities Commission („OSC„) for a management cease trade order („MCTO„) to be imposed in respect of its delay in filing its audited annual financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, and related certifications, all for the year ended December 31, 2025 (collectively, the „Annual Filings„), the OSC has today granted the MCTO.

The MCTO does not affect the ability of shareholders who are not employees or insiders of the Company to trade their securities of the Company. The MCTO prohibits the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company from trading in securities of the Company for so long as the Annual Filings are not filed, including the disposition or acquisition of securities of the Company under any automatic plan. Additionally, for so long as the Annual Filings are not filed, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, issue securities or acquire securities from an insider or employee of the Company except in accordance with legally binding obligations to do so existing as of March 23, 2026.