AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC)

Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF adds in-kind creations and redemptions, moves to generic listing

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 product/contract Written later

The Trust's sponsor amended participant agreements with Jane Street Capital and Virtu Americas, allowing them to create and redeem shares in-kind, and NYSE Arca has received SEC approval for in-kind transactions for crypto-based ETPs, including this Trust. The Trust also moved its NYSE Arca listing to the Generic Listing Standards, which the exchange approved on December 16, 2025, and the sponsor says this is meant to keep the Trust on par with similar products.

Key points

  • Jane Street Capital, LLC and Virtu Americas LLC are the amended Authorized Participants, and the sponsor may add more in the future.
  • Shares can be created or redeemed in-kind as an alternative to the Trust's cash-based process, based on SEC approval for NYSE Arca-listed crypto ETPs.
  • NYSE Arca approved the Trust's listing under the Generic Listing Standards on December 16, 2025, after trading began under the Original Listing Standards on July 31, 2024.
  • A Basket is a block of 10,000 Shares, the minimum unit for creations and redemptions.

The filing

CompanyGrayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 6, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-041204

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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