{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001705181-26-000003","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ETCG","cik":"0001705181","company_name":"Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC)","filed_at":"2026-07-02T20:34:35+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-07-02T20:35:00.294086+00:00","generated_at":"2026-07-02T20:35:11.354055+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust sponsor CFO McGee steps down; Masci, Plourde named interim co-CFOs","bullets":["Edward McGee resigns as CFO, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, and Board member effective July 2, 2026, for personal reasons.","Kathryn Masci (SVP Finance) and Daniel Plourde (SVP Finance) appointed as interim Co-CFOs of the sponsor, effective July 2, 2026.","Masci also named Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the trust and a member of the sponsor's Board of Managers.","Masci has been with Grayscale since May 2020; Plourde joined in September 2022 and has over 20 years of financial services experience.","McGee leaves on good terms after 7 years; no disagreement with company operations or policies."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001705181-26-000003","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001705181-26-000003.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001705181-26-000003.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001705181-26-000003.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705181/000170518126000003/0001705181-26-000003-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705181/000170518126000003/etcg-20260626.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-07-02T20:35:11.354055+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}