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Grayscale Horizen Trust changes ZEN valuation benchmark to CoinDesk Benchmark Extended Rate
Grayscale Horizen Trust (ZEN)
- Effective Sept 1, 2026, Trust switches NAV valuation from CoinDesk Horizen Reference Rate to CoinDesk Horizen Benchmark Extended Rate.
- New Index is volume-weighted, calculated every 5 seconds over 24 hours, with outlier detection and inactivity de-weighting.
- Illustrative constituent weights: Crypto.com 67.06%, Kraken 14.57%, LMAX Digital 11.88%, Bitstamp by Robinhood 6.49%.
- Fallback cascade: Index, then Coin Metrics Real-Time Rate, then principal market spot, then Sponsor's good faith estimate.
- Index Provider may alter methodology without consent; Sponsor may switch provider or change rules with SEC filing.