Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 7, 2024

VANECK BITCOIN TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-41908	85-6811021
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor New York, New York		10017

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Shares	HODL	Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Effective May 31, 2024, MarketVector Indexes GmbH, the index sponsor and index administrator for the MarketVector^TM Bitcoin Benchmark Rate (the “Index”), replaced itBit with Bitfinex as a constituent trading platform used to calculate the Index. The current platform composition of the Index is Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Coinbase, LMAX and Kraken.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 7, 2024

		VanEck Bitcoin Trust *

		By:	VanEck Digital Assets, LLC, as Sponsor of the Trust

		By:	/s/ Jonathan R. Simon
		Name:	Jonathan R. Simon
		Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


*	The registrant is a trust. The individual specified above is signing in his capacity as an officer of VanEck Digital Assets, LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.

Document And Entity Information	Jun. 07, 2024
Document Information Line Items
Entity Registrant Name	VANECK BITCOIN TRUST
Trading Symbol	HODL
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001838028
Document Period End Date	Jun. 07, 2024
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-41908
Entity Tax Identification Number	85-6811021
Entity Address, Address Line One	666 Third Avenue
Entity Address, Address Line Two	9th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10017
City Area Code	212
Local Phone Number	293-2000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Shares
Security Exchange Name	CboeBZX