The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (the “Trust”) was organized on June 8, 2023 as a Delaware statutory trust. The trustee is BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Trustee”), which is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust. The Trust’s sponsor is iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The Bank of New York Mellon serves as the “Trust Administrator.” The Trust is governed by the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) executed by the Sponsor, the Trustee and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national association (“Delaware Trustee”), as of December 28, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, with effect from August 8, 2024. The Trust issues units of beneficial interest (“Shares”) representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in its net assets.

On January 5, 2024, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Seed Capital Investor”) redeemed 4,000 Shares for $100,000 ($25.00 per share) (the “Seed Shares”) for cash and the Seed Capital Investor purchased 400,000 Shares at a per-Share price of $25.00 (the “Seed Creation Baskets”). Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Creation Baskets were $10,000,000. The Seed Capital Investor is an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Sponsor’s fee started accruing daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.25% of the net asset value of the Trust on January 5, 2024.

The Trust’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its continuous public offering of Shares was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 10, 2024 (Effective Date) and the Shares were listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) on January 11, 2024.

The Trust seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of bitcoin. The Trust seeks to reflect such performance before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Shares are intended to constitute a simple means of making an investment similar to an investment in bitcoin.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements, have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025.

The Trust qualifies as an investment company solely for accounting purposes and not for any other purpose and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies, but is not registered, and is not required to be registered, as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.