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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL)

VanEck Bitcoin ETF: Index replaces Bitfinex and LMAX with Bullish and Gemini

Neutral Impact 1 of 5 other Written later

Effective December 2, 2024, the index sponsor for the MarketVector Bitcoin Benchmark Rate, which the fund's index tracks, replaced Bitfinex and LMAX with Bullish and Gemini as trading platforms used to calculate the index. The filing is an administrative update that discloses the current platform mix of Bitstamp, Bullish, Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken, and it does not describe any change to the fund's operations or fees.

Key points

  • Effective December 2, 2024, Bitfinex was replaced by Bullish as a constituent trading platform for the index.
  • LMAX was replaced by Gemini as a constituent trading platform for the index.
  • Current index platforms: Bitstamp, Bullish, Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken.
  • The change was made by MarketVector Indexes GmbH, the index sponsor and administrator.

The filing

CompanyVanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 7, 2025, 2:15 PM ET
Accession number0001838028-25-000008

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:45 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 07, 2025.

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