Organization |
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | ||||
| Organization |
Osprey Bitcoin Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust that issues shares representing fractional undivided beneficial interests (“Shares”, formerly referred to as “Units”) in its net assets. The assets of the Trust consist primarily of Bitcoin held by a custodian on behalf of the Trust. The Trust seeks to generally reflect the performance of the price of Bitcoin as measured by reference to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant (the “Index”), less the Trust’s expenses and other liabilities. Osprey Funds, LLC (the “Sponsor”) is the sponsor of the Trust; CSC Delaware Trust Company (the “Trustee”) is the trustee of the Trust; Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (the “Bitcoin Custodian”) is the custodian for the Trust’s Bitcoin holdings; U.S. Bank National Association (the “Cash Custodian” and, together with the Bitcoin Custodian, the “Custodians”) is the custodian for the Trust’s cash holdings; and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services) (the “Trust Administrator”, the “Fund Accountant” and the “Transfer Agent”) is the administrator of, the accountant of, and the transfer agent for, the Trust, effective December 19, 2025; Securitize Fund Services, LLC was Trust Administrator prior to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC. The sub-transfer agent for the Trust (the “sub-Transfer Agent”) is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The Trust was formed on January 3, 2019, and commenced operations on January 22, 2019. The Trust is governed by the Third Amended And Restated Declaration Of Trust And Trust Agreement dated December 18, 2025 (the “Trust Agreement”), as further amended on January 9, 2026. On August 6, 2025, the Sponsor filed a registration on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register the Trust’s Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the Trust’s conversion to an exchange traded product. The registration statement, as amended, was declared effective on December 18, 2025.
The Sponsor is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement. The Sponsor is responsible for preparing and providing annual reports on behalf of the Trust to investors and is also responsible for selecting and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. As consideration for the Sponsor’s services, the Trust pays the Sponsor a Management Fee as discussed in Notes 2 and 5. Pursuant to agreements between REX Services, LLC (“REX Services”) and the Sponsor, REX Services provides legal, compliance, general administrative, operational, and marketing support to the Sponsor.
The Index is an independently calculated value based on an aggregation of executed trade flow of major Bitcoin spot platforms. The administrator of the Index is CF Benchmarks Ltd.
The Trust has listed the Shares on Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Listing Exchange”) under the symbol “OBTC.” Prior to listing the Shares for trading on the Listing Exchange, the Trust issued Shares pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Shares were quoted on OTC Markets Group, Inc.’s OTCQX® Best Marketplace (“OTCQX”) under the ticker symbol “OBTC.”
The Trust is a passive investment vehicle that does not seek to generate returns beyond tracking the price of Bitcoin. This means the Sponsor does not speculatively sell Bitcoin at times when its price is high or speculatively acquire Bitcoin at low prices in the expectation of future price increases. It also means the Trust will not utilize leverage, derivatives, or any similar arrangements in seeking to meet its investment objective. The Trust is not a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act and is not required to register under the Investment Company Act. The Sponsor is not registered with 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 Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act, and the Sponsor is not subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor in connection with its activities with respect to the Trust.
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