Business Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST The Trust is an exchange-traded fund that issues common shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) that trade on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) under the symbol “ARKB.” The Trust’s investment objective is to seek to track the performance of bitcoin, as measured by the performance of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant (the “Index”), adjusted for the Trust’s expenses and other liabilities. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust holds bitcoin and values its Shares daily based on the Index. The Sponsor is the sponsor of the Trust and CSC Delaware Trust Company (the “Trustee”) is the trustee of the Trust. The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Trust’s Administrator, Transfer Agent, and the Cash Custodian. Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (“Coinbase Custodian”), BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. (“BitGo”), Anchorage Digital Bank N.A (“Anchorage”) and BitGo New York Trust Company, LLC (“BitGo New York”, and, together with Coinbase Custodian, BitGo and Anchorage, as the context may require, the “Bitcoin Custodians” and each a “Bitcoin Custodian”), are the Bitcoin Custodians for the Trust and hold all the Trust’s bitcoin on the Trust’s behalf. ARK Investment Management LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) is the sub-adviser of the Trust and aids in the marketing of the Shares. The Trust is an exchange-traded fund. The Trust does not purchase or sell bitcoin other than in connection with the creation and redemption of Shares or to pay certain expenses, which are facilitated by Coinbase, Inc. (the “Prime Broker”), or any other prime brokers with whom the Trust contracts. The Trust is not managed like a corporation or an active investment vehicle. It does not have any officers, directors, or employees. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is not required to register under such act. The Trust does not and will not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“CEA”). The Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the CEA and none of the Sponsor, Trustee or the Marketing Agent is subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor under the CEA in connection with the shares. The Sponsor is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an investment adviser and is not subject to regulation by the SEC as such in connection with its activities with respect to the Trust. The Sponsor maintains a website at www.21shares.com/en-us, through which the Trust’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), are made available free of charge after they have been filed or furnished to the SEC. The information on the Sponsor’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, part of this report or incorporated into any other filings we make with the SEC. Additional information regarding the Trust may also be found on the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. organization The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust, formed on June 22, 2021, pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (“DSTA”). The Trust continuously issues Shares that may be purchased and sold on the Exchange. The Trust operates pursuant to the Trust Agreement. CSC Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, is the Delaware trustee of the Trust. The Trust is managed and controlled by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is a limited liability company formed in the state of Delaware on June 16, 2021. Shares are issued and redeemed by the Trust in blocks of 5,000 Shares (each a “Basket” or “Creation Basket”). The number of outstanding Shares is expected to increase and decrease from time to time because of the creation and redemption of Baskets. The creation and redemption of Baskets requires the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of cash equivalent to the amount of bitcoin represented by the NAV of the Baskets being created or redeemed. The total amount of bitcoin required for the creation of Baskets is based on the combined net assets represented by the number of Baskets being created or redeemed. 1 The Trust and the Sponsor face