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Signing of MoU with RWA.io & Defactor
Valereum Plc has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with RWA.io and Defactor to explore a collaborative approach to compliant tokenised asset issuance, marketplace visibility, and distribution across institutional and decentralised channels. This partnership will integrate VLRM Markets into the RWA.io ecosystem, enhancing visibility for issuers and providing verification features. The collaboration will also leverage Defactor for expanded asset distribution to Valereum's institutional network, including family offices, wealth managers, and funds. Future plans include exploring decentralised liquidity mechanisms and a dedicated RWA decentralised exchange. Disclaimer*
About this update from Valereum Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nDate: 9 February 2026\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Aquis Stock Exchange: VLRM)\nValereum Plc\n(\"Valereum\", \"VLRM\" or the \"Company\")\n \nMemorandum of Understanding with RWA.io & Defactor\n \nValereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM), a company aiming to be the global market leader in the rapidly developing tokenised digital markets sector, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (\"MoU\") with RWA.io, a leading infrastructure provider for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, as well as tokenisation technology partner, Defactor.\n \nThe collaboration establishes a framework to explore a shared approach to compliant tokenised asset issuance, marketplace visibility and distribution across both institutional and decentralised channels.\nIntegration of VLRM Markets\nAs part of this relationship, VLRM Markets will be integrated into the RWA.io ecosystem as a recognised venue for compliant tokenised asset listings. This will give greater visibility to issuers seeking regulated pathways, with the RWA.io platform providing verification features such as transparent total-value-locked (TVL) data for each listing, as well as aggregated reporting.\nPartnerships and Defactor\nTogether, Valereum and RWA.io will explore how asset distribution can be expanded through partnerships, including buy-side channels made available via Defactor. This framework would allow RWA.io-originated issuances to reach Valereum's institutional network of family offices, wealth managers and funds, supporting broader investor access while aligning with regulatory standards.\nBeyond this, collaboration will include technical introductions to the Injective ecosystem, where RWA.io already maintains integrations.\nLonger-term Roadmap\nLooking ahead, the partnership intends to explore how decentralised liquidity mechanisms may complement regulated venues. This includes early-stage discussions around a decentralised exchange (DEX) model dedicated to RWAs, alongside evaluation of RWA.io's collateralisation modules, to enable holders of tokenised assets to secure loans against their positions. These concepts form part of a longer-term roadmap to expand functionality and liquidity optionality across the RWA landscape.\nGary Cottle, Group CEO of Valereum Plc, comments:\n\"Real-world assets are fast becoming a defining bridge between tr...