- UK retail access is now available: Valor has received approval from the FCA and LSE and began offering certain Valor ETPs to UK retail investors on the London Stock Exchange from January 26, 2026.
- Bitcoin And Ethereum ETP staking: Approved products available to retailers in the UK are 1Valor Bitcoin Physical Staking (ISIN: GB00BRBV3124) and 1Valor Ethereum Physical Staking (ISIN: GB00BRBMZ190).
- Significant expansion from professional to retail trade: Following previous LSE launches for professional investors, Valor is now extending access so UK retail investors can obtain BTC/ETH exposure with a yield component through traditional brokerage accounts.
TORONTO, January 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – (the “Business” Or “Challenge Technologies“) (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: CHALLENGE) (GR:R9B), a financial technology company that bridges the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance (“Challenge“), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Valor Inc., and Valor Digital Securities Limited (together, “Value“), a major issuer of exchange-traded products (“FTE“) has received UK regulatory approval and has begun offering certain Valor ETPs to UK retail investors via the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) starting January 26, 2026.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has approved Valor’s UK base prospectuses for the following products, supporting wider access to regulated markets for UK retail investors. digital asset exposure through traditional brokerage and investment platforms:
Approved products (UK basic prospectus)
- 1Value Bitcoin Physical Staking – GB00BRBV3124
- 1Value Ethereum Physical Staking – GB00BRBMZ190
Building on Valor’s previous LSE launches for professional investors, retail access now extends to the UK. Following the launch of Valor’s asset-backed fund Ethereum Physical Staking ETP for Professional Investors and Launch of the World’s First Physical-Backed ETP Bitcoin ETP staking, Valor is pleased to offer these products to UK retail investors.
“This is a major milestone for Valor and Challenge technologies as we continue to expand access to digital asset investment products,” said Johan Wattenström, CEO and President of Challenge Technologies. “The UK is one of the most important financial markets in the world, and these approvals expand our ability to serve UK retail investors with transparent, exchange-traded products that provide direct exposure to developments in the economy. digital asset economy.”
The value 1Value Bitcoin The physical staking ETP is designed to provide regulated access to Bitcoin with a staking yield component that is reflected in the ETP’s net asset value (“NAV”). The value Ethereum The physical staking ETP similarly provides physically supported exposure to Ethereum with participation in staking rewards via a publicly traded instrument.
About Challenge Technologies
Challenge Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEF) (CBOE CA: CHALLENGE) (GR: R9B) is a financial technology company that bridges the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance (“Challenge“). As the first group listed on Nasdaq digital asset manager of his kind, Challenge Technologies provide equity investors with diversified exposure to the broader market decentralized the economy thanks to its integrated and scalable economic model. This includes Valour, which provides access to over a hundred of the world’s most innovative digital assets through regulated ETPs; Stillman Digital, a digital asset prime brokerage focused on institutional quality execution and custody; Reflexivity Research, which provides cutting-edge research into digital asset space; Neuronomics, which develops quantitative trading strategies and infrastructures; And Challenge Alpha, the company’s in-house arbitrage and trading business. With deep expertise in capital markets and emerging technologies, Challenge Technologies are building the institutional bridge to the future of finance. Follow Challenge Technologies on LinkedIn And X/Twitterand for more details visit https://challenge.technology/
Challenge Technology subsidiaries
About Valor
Valor Inc. and Valor Digital Securities Limited (together, “Value“) issues exchange-traded products (“FTE”) which allow individual and institutional investors to access digital assets simply and securely via their traditional bank account. Valor is part of the asset management business of Challenge Technologies. For more information about Valor, to subscribe, or to receive updates, visit value.com.
About reflexivity research
Reflexivity Research LLC is a leading research firm specializing in creating high-quality, in-depth research reports for the bitcoin And digital asset the industry, providing investors with valuable information. For more information, please visit
About Stillman Digital
Stillman Digital is a leader digital asset liquidity provider that offers unlimited liquidity solutions to businesses, focusing on cutting-edge trade execution, settlement and technology. For more information, please visit
Caution regarding forward-looking information:
This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, the listing of 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking, 1Valor Ethereum Physical staking; the development of the Bitcoin And Ethereum blockchains; investor confidence in Valor’s ETPs; investor interest and confidence in digital assets; the regulatory environment as it relates to the growth and adoption of decentralized finance; the pursuit by the Company and its subsidiaries of business opportunities; and the merits or potential returns of such opportunities. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, as applicable, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the acceptance of Valor ETPs by exchanges; growth and development of decentralized finance and cryptocurrency sector; rules and regulations regarding decentralized finance and cryptocurrency; general uncertainties related to business, economics, competition, politics and society. 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. Therefore, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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SOURCE DeFi Technologies Inc.
