Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
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| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The unaudited financial statements in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes contained in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of these financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Trust’s financial statements have been prepared using the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The Trust qualifies as an investment company for accounting purposes. The Trust is not registered, and is not required to be registered, as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Certain prior year amounts in the financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
Use of Estimates
U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could be material.
Cash
Generally, the Trust does not intend to hold cash, except in connection with cash orders for creations or redemptions of baskets. Cash includes non-interest bearing non-restricted cash with one institution. Cash in a bank deposit account, at times, may exceed U.S. federally insured limits. The Trust has not experienced any losses in such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on such bank deposits. In accordance with ASC Topic 230 “Statement of Cash Flows,” the Trust qualifies for an exemption from the requirement to provide a statement of cash flows and has elected not to provide a statement of cash flows.
Investment Transactions and Revenue Recognition
The Trust identifies Bitcoin as an “other investment” in accordance with ASC 946. The Trust considers investment transactions to be the receipt of Bitcoin for Share creations and the delivery of Bitcoin for Share redemptions, or for payment of expenses in Bitcoin. The Trust records its investment transactions on a trade date basis and changes in fair value are reflected as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Gains and losses realized on sales of investments are calculated using a first in, first out method and will be recognized in the statements of operations in the period in which the sale occurred. Realized gains and losses are recognized in connection with transactions including settling obligations for the Management Fee and other expenses in Bitcoin.
Investments made by the Trust intend to be limited to investments in Bitcoin and cash.
Correction of immaterial error in the prior periods
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Trust corrected a previously identified error related to the classification of realized gains and unrealized appreciation on investments in Bitcoin, as well as an understatement of the cost of investment. The error resulted from the application of a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) cost methodology during the years 2019 through 2021. The correction had no impact on total net assets or results of operations; however, it resulted in an increase to accumulated net realized gain, a corresponding decrease to accumulated net change in unrealized appreciation, and an increase in the cost of investments within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Schedule of Investment.
The following table reflects the impact of the correction on the Trust’s previously reported Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Schedule of Investment as of December 31, 2025:
In addition, the Trust recorded an adjustment to correct shares outstanding from to . The difference was attributable to an immaterial historical rounding discrepancy related to a fractional share.
Management assessed the materiality of the errors using both quantitative and qualitative factors in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 (“Materiality”) and SAB 108 “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” codified in ASC 250 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” and concluded these errors were immaterial to all of the previously issued financial statements. Under ASC 250, correcting prior-period financial statements for such immaterial errors does not require previously filed reports to be amended.
These adjustments did not have a material impact on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations.
Segment Reporting
The Trust is deemed to be an individual segment and the Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor acts as the Trust’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM monitors the operating results of the Trust as a whole and the Trust’s investment objective is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement. The financial information in the form of the Trust’s total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets provided to and reviewed by the CODM is consistent with the information presented in the Trust’s financial statements.
Management Fee
The Trust is expected to pay the remuneration due to the Sponsor (the “Management Fee”). The Management Fee is charged by the Sponsor to the Trust at an annual rate of 0.49% of the daily Net Asset Value of the Trust and payable to the Sponsor monthly in arrears in U.S. dollars.
Historically, the Trust paid the Management Fee in Bitcoin, but upon listing as an exchange traded fund, the Management Fee has begun to be paid in U.S. dollars. When selling Bitcoin to pay expenses, the Sponsor endeavors to sell the exact amount of Bitcoin needed to pay expenses in order to minimize the Trust’s holdings of assets other than Bitcoin.
Trust Expenses
In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor shall assume and pay all routine and ordinary administrative and operating expenses of the Trust including the fees of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent, the Custodians’ fees, listing exchange fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing costs, tax reporting fees, audit fees, license fees and ordinary legal fees and expenses. Prior to the Trust’s conversion to an exchange-traded fund structure, routine operating and administrative expenses of the Trust were borne by the Sponsor, except for certain expenses incurred directly by the Trust, including audit fees, index licensing fees, aggregate legal fees in excess of $50,000 annually, custodian fees, and certain extraordinary expenses. Extraordinary expenses included, but were not limited to, taxes and governmental charges, costs associated with extraordinary services performed for the protection of the Trust or its unitholders, indemnification expenses, and fees and expenses related to public trading on OTCQX.
Fair Value Measurements
The Trust’s valuation procedures provide for the designation of the Sponsor to determine the valuation sources and policies to prepare the Trust’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Trust’s investment in Bitcoin is stated at fair value. To determine the fair value of the Trust’s investment in Bitcoin and the Trust’s net asset value (“NAV”) in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Trust follows the guidance in ASC 820-10 “Fair Value Measurements,” which outlines the application of fair value accounting. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
ASC 820-10 requires the Trust to assume that Bitcoin is sold in its principal market to market participants or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. The principal market is the market with the greatest volume and level of activity for Bitcoin, and the most advantageous market is defined as the market that maximizes the amount that would be received to sell the asset or minimizes the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability, after taking into account transaction costs. The principal market is generally selected based on the most liquid and reliable exchange (including consideration of the ability for the Trust to access the specific market, either directly or through an intermediary, at the end of each period). The Sponsor evaluates relevant market activity and periodically reassesses the appropriateness of the principal market. The Trust determined the fair value per Bitcoin using the price provided at 4:00 p.m., New York time, by principal market on June 30, 2026, which represents both the valuation measurement time and the end of the Trust’s reporting period.
U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Trust. Unobservable inputs reflect the Trust’s assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, these valuations do not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The availability of valuation techniques and observable inputs can vary by investment. To the extent that valuations are based on sources that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Fair value estimates do not necessarily represent the amounts that may be ultimately realized by the Trust.
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