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Issuer:     Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)
CIK:        0001869699
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-07T20:32:13+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-075990
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to switch pricing benchmark from CF Benchmarks to FTSE
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- Terminated licensing agreement with CF Benchmarks for CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate—New York Variant, effective Aug 31, 2026.
- Sponsor intends to enter licensing agreement with FTSE International Limited around Aug 24, 2026 for FTSE index data.
- FTSE will provide non-exclusive license for use in developing, calculating, and marketing the Trust.
- Change is part of a broader transition to a new benchmark provider; FTSE is unaffiliated with Sponsor.
- FTSE is experienced in digital asset indices; license expected to have one-year initial term with auto-renewal.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869699/000121390026075990/0001213900-26-075990-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1869699/000121390026075990/ea0296648-8k_ark21share.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-075990

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