---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-028540"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LTCN"
cik: "0001732406"
company_name: "Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTC)"
filed_at: "2022-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T11:09:36.741624+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTCN) switches to CoinDesk Litecoin Price Index without averaging, effective Feb 1, 2022

## Summary
- Effective Feb 1, 2022, Trust values LTC using CoinDesk Litecoin Price Index (LTX) without an additional averaging mechanism, replacing prior 'Old Index Price' method.
- Historical avg difference between Old Index Price and new Index Price from Jan 2019-Dec 2021 is 0.31%; Sponsor says switch provides more transparency.
- New Index License Agreement with CoinDesk Indices, Inc. entered Feb 1, 2022; prior 2019 agreement terminated Jan 31, 2022.
- No change to underlying index or exchange selection criteria; Index Price uses same volume-weighted methodology as publicly available LTX price.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-028540
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LTCN
- cik: 0001732406
- company_name: Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTC)
- filed_at: 2022-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 1.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1732406/000119312522028540/0001193125-22-028540-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1732406/000119312522028540/d271271d8k.htm

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