---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001838028-24-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HODL"
cik: "0001838028"
company_name: "VanEck Bitcoin ETF"
filed_at: "2024-08-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:30:13.758195+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VanEck Bitcoin Trust renamed to VanEck Bitcoin ETF effective Aug 21, 2024

## Summary
- Name change from VanEck Bitcoin Trust to VanEck Bitcoin ETF effective 12:01 a.m. on August 21, 2024.
- Sponsor VanEck Digital Assets and Trustee CSC Delaware amended the trust agreement to reflect new name.
- Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust filed with Delaware Secretary of State.
- Trading symbol remains HODL on Cboe BZX Exchange.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001838028-24-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HODL
- cik: 0001838028
- company_name: VanEck Bitcoin ETF
- filed_at: 2024-08-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838028/000183802824000053/0001838028-24-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838028/000183802824000053/hodl-20240816.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001838028-24-000053
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001838028-24-000053.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001838028-24-000053.txt

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