VanEck Bitcoin ETF — Regulatory Filings 2024

Mar 11, 2024

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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) Registration No. 333-251808

VANECK BITCOIN TRUST SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 DATED MARCH 11, 2024 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 1, 2024

This prospectus supplement (“Supplement”) is part of and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of VanEck Bitcoin Trust, dated March 1, 2024 (the “Prospectus”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Supplement shall have the same meanings as in the Prospectus.

The purpose of this Supplement is to update the Sponsor’s discretion to waive the Sponsor Fee.

Sponsor Fee Waiver

The following supplements the first paragraph under the caption “Prospectus Summary—The Trust’s Fees and Expenses” on page 6 of the Prospectus.

In addition, the Sponsor may, at its sole discretion and from time to time, waive all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee for stated periods of time. The Sponsor is under no obligation to waive any portion of its fees and any such waiver shall create no obligation to waive any such fees during any period not covered by the waiver. During the period commencing on March 12 , 2024 and ending on March 31, 2025, the Sponsor will waive the entire Sponsor Fee for the first $1.5 billion of the Trust’s assets. If the Trust’s assets exceed $1.5 billion prior to March 31, 2025, the Sponsor Fee charged on assets over $1.5 billion will be 0.20%. All investors will incur the same Sponsor Fee which is the weighted average of those fee rates. After March 31, 2025, the Sponsor Fee will be 0.20%.

The following supplements the first paragraph under the caption “Additional Information About the Trust—The Trust’s Fees and Expenses” on page 69 of the Prospectus.

The Sponsor may, at its sole discretion and from time to time, waive all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee for stated periods of time. The Sponsor is under no obligation to waive any portion of its fees and any such waiver shall create no obligation to waive any such fees during any period not covered by the waiver. During the period commencing on March 12 , 2024 and ending on March 31, 2025, the Sponsor will waive the entire Sponsor Fee for the first $1.5 billion of the Trust’s assets. If the Trust’s assets exceed $1.5 billion prior to March 31, 2025, the Sponsor Fee charged on assets over $1.5 billion will be 0.20%. All investors will incur the same Sponsor Fee which is the weighted average of those fee rates. After March 31, 2025, the Sponsor Fee will be 0.20%. In the future, if the Sponsor decides to waive all or a portion o f the Sponsor’s Fee, Shareholders will be notified in a prospectus supplement, in its periodic Exchange Act reports and/or on the Trust’s website.

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