Johannesburg, South Africa, April 17, 2025, Chainwire
Valr, the largest cryptocurrency exchange of Africa per trade volume, has today announced the launch of Defi Lending, so that customers have seamless access to decentralized finances (Defi), giving opportunities directly via the VALR platform.
Powered by Aave, one of the world’s largest liquidity protocols known for transparency, security and user control, allows Valr’s Defi -Loans to borrow customers to borrow popular crypto operations -including USDC, USDT and ETH and property rights directly from blockchain protocols. With this new offer, VALR continues to simplify access to advanced crypto products, whereby technical barriers are removed that often prevent wider acceptance.
Users can effortlessly manage loan positions, whether it is about unlocking funds, adding positions or viewing detailed history of interests. Funds that are lent by Valr’s Defi loans are easily unlocked, with liquidity that is usually available directly or within a day.
Currently available via the VALR website, the function will soon be expanded to the Valr mobile app, so that all customers will provide even greater accessibility for all customers.
Valr’s Defi loans complement the existing series of yield-generating products from the Exchange, including crypto loans and commitment, which further strengthens its position as the leading extensive crypto platform in Africa. The company actively continues to investigate additional protocols and assets to expand its yields from the revenue product in the future.
About Valr
Valr offers an extensive series of crypto products and services, including spot trade, spot margin, futures, deployment, loans, an API for high-frequency traders, subconcounts with governance functions, OTC trade, simple purchase/sale and Valr Pay.
Founded in 2018, Valr is the largest cryptocurrency exchange of Africa per trade volume, which serve more than 1,300 business and institutional customers and more than 1.3 million users worldwide. With headquarters in Johannesburg, Valr is a permit by the FSCA in South Africa, with legal approvals in Europe and the first approval of Dubai’s VARA. VALR has obtained $ 55 million in stock financing from top investors, including Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, GSR and F-Prime, affiliated with Fidelity Investments. Visit to discover more about Valr and his offer www.valr.com Or connect to X and Instagram @valrdotcom.
