Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

April 16, 2020

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-56121		46-7019388
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

250 Park Avenue South

New York, New York 10003

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 16, 2020, Grayscale Investments, LLC, the sponsor of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (the “Trust”), issued a report setting forth investment data for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 for certain investment products it sponsors and manages, including the Trust. A copy of the report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The Company does not intend for this Item 7.01 or Exhibit 99.1 to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to be incorporated by reference into filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Grayscale Digital Asset Investment Report Q1 2020

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 17, 2020

 

		Grayscale Investments, LLC as Sponsor of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)*
By:		/s/ Barry E. Silbert
		Barry E. Silbert Chief Executive Officer

 

*	As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by Grayscale Investments, LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in his capacity as an authorized officer of Grayscale Investments, LLC.