The Trust pays the Sponsor a fee (the “Sponsor Fee”) in accordance with the Trust agreement and as set forth in the Prospectus. The Sponsor Fee is 0.25% per annum of the Trust’s average daily net asset value. The Sponsor Fee will accrue daily and be payable monthly in U.S. dollars. The Trust’s only ordinary recurring expense is expected to be the Sponsor Fee. In exchange for the Sponsor’s Fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume the marketing and the following administrative expenses of the Trust: the fees of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent, the Marketing Agent, Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC (the “Bitcoin Custodian”), the Cash Custodian’s Fee, Exchange listing fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing costs, tax reporting fees, audit fees, license fees and ordinary legal fees and expenses. The Sponsor paid the costs of the Trust’s organization and the initial sale of the Shares. There is no cap on the amount of these Sponsor paid expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2025 and the period from January 11, 2024 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2024, the Trust accrued a Sponsor Fee of $515,401 and $366,373, respectively.

For the period that commenced on January 11, 2024 through July 11, 2024, the Sponsor waived the Sponsor Fee for the first $1.0 billion of the Trust’s assets. After the close of business on July 11, 2024, the waiver expired and was not renewed. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Sponsor Fee amount waived totaled $75,748.

The Trust may incur certain non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor, including but not limited to, taxes and governmental charges, any applicable brokerage commissions, financing charges or fees, bitcoin network fees and similar transaction fees, expenses and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Sponsor (or any other service provider) on behalf of the Trust to protect the Trust or the interests of Shareholders (including, for example, in connection with any fork of the Bitcoin blockchain), any indemnification of the Cash Custodian, Bitcoin Custodian, Trust Administrator or other agents, service providers or counterparties of the Trust and extraordinary legal fees and expenses, including any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with litigation, regulatory enforcement or investigation matters.

The Trust does not have any income and will need to sell bitcoin at the price available through Coinbase Inc. (the “Prime Execution Agent”) to cover the Sponsor’s Fee and expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, if any. The Trust is responsible for paying any costs associated with the transfer of bitcoin to the Sponsor or the sale of bitcoin. Under the terms of each Authorized Participant Agreement, the Authorized Participants will be responsible for any brokerage or transaction costs associated with the sale or transfer of bitcoin incurred in connection with the fulfillment of a creation and redemption order. Brokerage or transaction costs associated with the sale or transfer of bitcoin are recorded by the Trust as a reduction of realized gain or an increase in realized loss from investment in bitcoin on the Statement of Operations. Reimbursements of brokerage or transaction costs by an Authorized Participant are included in the capital share transactions activity shown on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as an increase to “Net proceeds from sale of shares” or a decrease to “Cost of shares redeemed”. The Trust may also be subject to other liabilities (for example, as a result of litigation) that have also not been assumed by the Sponsor.

To cover the Sponsor’s Fee and expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, the Sponsor or its delegate will cause the Trust (or its delegate) to convert bitcoin into U.S. dollars at the price available through the Prime Execution Agent. The number of bitcoins represented by a Share will decline each time the Trust pays the Sponsor Fee or any Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor by transferring or selling bitcoins.