DeFi Technologies has launched a new market index aimed at giving investors clearer insight into how institutional capital is moving across the digital asset sector. The Nasdaq listed company announced the release of the DEFT Valour Investment Opportunity Index, a benchmark designed to track real investor flows rather than relying on price action or raw on chain data.
The index was developed through DeFi Technologies’ subsidiaries Valour Inc. and Valour Digital Securities Ltd., which together operate one of the largest regulated crypto exchange traded product platforms globally. By focusing on regulated capital flows within Valour’s ecosystem, the company says the index provides a more reliable signal of institutional sentiment than traditional crypto indicators.
According to DeFi Technologies, crypto markets generate enormous volumes of data but often lack clarity about where serious capital is actually being allocated. Price movements can be distorted by thin liquidity, leverage, or speculative trading, while on chain activity does not always reflect the behavior of regulated investors. The DVIO Index is intended to close that gap by observing how institutions deploy capital through compliant investment vehicles.
Andrew Forson, president of DeFi Technologies and chief growth officer at Valour, said capital flows have long served as a leading indicator in traditional financial markets. He argued that applying the same discipline to digital assets can help investors better understand shifts in conviction and risk appetite. By grounding analysis in real allocations, the index aims to capture sentiment that may not yet be visible in market prices.
Valour’s platform currently includes more than one hundred crypto ETPs covering over seventy digital assets. These products operate under consistent pricing models, transparent fees, and standardized risk frameworks. DeFi Technologies says this structure reduces fragmentation and execution bias, allowing observed flows to reflect genuine investor decisions rather than technical constraints across different exchanges.
The DVIO Index tracks the top fifty digital assets based on assets under management and flow activity, with weekly rebalancing to reflect changing market conditions. Its rules based methodology is designed to filter out short term noise while highlighting sustained shifts in capital rotation. The goal is to provide stability without sacrificing responsiveness as institutional preferences evolve.
Beyond serving as a headline benchmark, the index also feeds a suite of analytical tools. These include a flow sentiment barometer, an altcoin rotation indicator, and a watchlist designed to surface emerging momentum before assets enter the top tier by assets under management. DeFi Technologies believes these tools can help investors anticipate trends rather than react to them.
The company plans to commercialize the DVIO Index through subscription based research, monthly market reports, and a forthcoming analytics terminal offering deeper access to flow data. Licensing arrangements for asset managers and financial institutions are also under development, opening the door for index linked investment products.
Built on integrated data from Valour’s trading and pricing systems alongside Stillman Digital, the index is positioned as part of a broader effort to bridge traditional finance and decentralized markets. As institutional participation in crypto continues to grow, DeFi Technologies is betting that flow based intelligence will become an essential tool for understanding where regulated capital is heading next.
