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VanEck Bitcoin ETF

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 12, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 12, 2026

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**UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
or
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to

Commission File Number:001-41908

VanEck Bitcoin ETF

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware85-6811021
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

**c/o VanEck Digital Assets, LLC

Jonathan R. Simon, Esq.

Matthew A. Babinsky, Esq.

666 Third Avenue,9th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(212)293-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
SharesHODLCboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

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

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes☐ No ☒

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒Smaller reporting company ☒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☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐ No☒

As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of the shares of VanEck Bitcoin ETF held by non-affiliates was approximately $1,568,121,495.

As of February 28, 2026, the Registrant had 59,400,000 Shares outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Report”) includes statements which relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, you can identify such forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. All statements (other than statements of historical fact) included in this Report that address activities, events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as changes in commodity prices and market conditions (for bitcoin and the “Shares”), the operations of VanEck Bitcoin ETF (the “Trust”), the plans of VanEck Digital Assets, LLC, the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”), and references to the Trust’s future success and other similar matters are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses made by the Sponsor on the basis of its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Whether or not actual results and developments will conform to the Sponsor’s expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the special considerations discussed in this Report, general economic, market and business conditions, changes in laws or regulations, including those concerning taxes, made by governmental authorities or regulatory bodies and other world economic and political developments. Consequently, all the forward-looking statements made in this Report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments the Sponsor anticipates will be realized or, even if substantially realized, will result in the expected consequences to, or have the expected effects on, the Trust’s operations or the value of the shares issued by the Trust. Moreover, neither the Sponsor nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the forward-looking statements. Neither the Trust nor the Sponsor undertakes an obligation to publicly update or conform to actual results any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Risk Factors Summary

The following is only a summary of the principal risks that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, which should be read in conjunction with the detailed description of these risks in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” Some of the factors that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows include, but are not limited to, the following:

●The trading prices of many digital assets, including bitcoin, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading prices of bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.
●The value of the Shares is subject to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of bitcoin as a digital asset, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, destruction, or compromise of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset, and the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies such as the bitcoin blockchain.
●Due to the nature of private keys, bitcoin transactions are irrevocable and stolen or incorrectly transferred bitcoin may be irretrievable. As a result, any incorrectly executed bitcoin transactions could adversely affect an investment in the Trust.
●The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of bitcoin, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.
●The MarketVectorTM Bitcoin Benchmark Rate (the “Index”) has a limited history, the Index price could fail to track the global bitcoin price, and a failure of the Index price could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

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●The Index price used to calculate the value of the Trust’s bitcoin may be volatile, adversely affecting the value of the Shares.
●Security threats to the Trust’s accounts with the Gemini Trust Company, LLC (the “Bitcoin Custodian”) or Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (the “Additional Bitcoin Custodian”, and together with the Bitcoin Custodian, the “Bitcoin Custodians”) could result in the halting of Trust operations and a loss of Trust assets or damage to the reputation of the Trust, each of which could result in a reduction in the price of the Shares.
●Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of bitcoin trading platforms, which may be subject to regulation in a relevant jurisdiction, but may not be complying, they may experience fraud, manipulation, security failures or operational problems, which may adversely affect the value of bitcoin and, consequently, the value of the Shares.
●Digital asset markets in the United States exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of bitcoin or the Shares, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of bitcoins, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and providing custody services for bitcoin, the operation of the bitcoin network, or the digital asset markets generally.
●The holders of Shares (the “Shareholders”) do not have the protections associated with ownership of Shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) or the protections afforded by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the “CEA”).
●If regulatory changes or interpretations of a financial firm that is authorized to purchase or redeem Shares with the Trust (known as “Authorized Participants”), a third party selected by the Sponsor to purchase bitcoin from (such third party, a “Liquidity Provider”), the Trust’s or the Sponsor’s activities require the regulation of an Authorized Participant, Liquidity Provider, the Trust or the Sponsor as a money service business under the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) under the authority of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act or as a money transmitter or digital asset business under state regimes for the licensing of such businesses, an Authorized Participant, Liquidity Provider, the Trust or the Sponsor may be required to register and comply with such regulations, which could result in extraordinary, recurring and/or nonrecurring expenses to the Authorized Participant, Trust or Sponsor or increased commissions for the Authorized Participant’s clients, thereby reducing the liquidity of the Shares.
●The treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes is uncertain.
●Potential conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor or its affiliates and the Trust. The Sponsor and its affiliates have no fiduciary duties to the Trust and its Shareholders other than as provided in the Trust Agreement, which may permit them to favor their own interests to the detriment of the Trust and its Shareholders.

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Table of Contents

PART I1
Item 1. Business1
Item 1A. Risk Factors21
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments74
Item 1C. Cybersecurity74
Item 2. Properties75
Item 3. Legal Proceedings75
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures75
PART II75
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities75
Item 6. [Reserved]76
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations76
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk78
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data78
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure78
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures78
Item 9B. Other Information79
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections79
PART III79
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance79
Item 11. Executive Compensation79
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters80
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence80
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services80
Part IV81
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules81

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