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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 19, 2021, pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”), filed a Form 19b-4 proposing to list and trade shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (the “Trust”) under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E (Commodity Based Trust Shares). A notice of the proposed rule change for publication in the Federal Register was attached thereto as Exhibit 1. A copy of the press release from Grayscale Investments, LLC, the sponsor of the Trust, announcing the Exchange’s filing is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press Release Announcing NYSE Arca’s Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Form 19b-4 Filing | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 19, 2021
| Grayscale Investments, LLC as Sponsor of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)* | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael Sonnenshein | |
| Michael Sonnenshein Chief Executive Officer | ||
| * | As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by Grayscale Investments, LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in his capacity as an authorized officer of Grayscale Investments, LLC. |