UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2023 |
Grayscale Horizen Trust (ZEN)
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 000-56435 | 83-6217411 | ||
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c/o Grayscale Investments, LLC 290 Harbor Drive, 4th Floor |
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Stamford, Connecticut |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212 668-1427 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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| Trading |
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Grayscale Horizen Trust (ZEN) Shares |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
CoinDesk Indices, Inc. (the “Reference Rate Provider”) announced a change to the Constituent Exchanges used to derive the Reference Rate Price for Grayscale Horizen Trust (ZEN) (the “Trust”). Effective April 21, 2023, the Reference Rate Provider removed Bittrex from the CoinDesk Horizen Reference Rate (the “Reference Rate”) due to Bittrex’s announcement that the exchange will no longer service U.S. customers, and did not add any Constituent Exchanges as part of its review. As of the date of this current report, the Digital Asset Exchanges included in the Reference Rate are Coinbase Pro and Binance.US.
The Reference Rate Provider may change the trading venues that are used to calculate the Reference Rate Price or otherwise change the way in which an Reference Rate Price is calculated at any time. The Reference Rate Provider has scheduled quarterly reviews in which it may add or remove Constituent Exchanges that satisfy or fail the criteria described in “Item 1. Business—Overview of the ZEN Industry and Market—ZEN Value—The Reference Rate and the Reference Rate Price” in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2022.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| Grayscale Investments, LLC as Sponsor of Grayscale Horizen Trust (ZEN) |
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Date: | April 26, 2023 | By: | /s/ Michael Sonnenshein |
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| Michael Sonnenshein |
