Company: HODL
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000930413-25-000995
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Company: VanEck Bitcoin ETF
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 10
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The Trust does not have any directors, officers or employees. The creation
and operation of the Trust has been arranged by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is not governed by a board of directors. The following persons,
in their respective capacities as executive officers of the Sponsor perform certain functions with respect to the Trust that, if the Trust
had directors or executive officers, would typically be performed by them. The principals and executive officers of the Sponsor are as
follows:

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Jan F. van Eck

Mr. van Eck, (born 1963), serves as the Chief Executive Officer and
President of the Sponsor and VanEck. Mr. van Eck joined VanEck in 1992 and its Executive Management Team in 1998. Additionally, he is
the President and CEO of Van Eck Securities Corporation. Furthermore, Mr. van Eck is a Trustee, the President and Chief Executive Officer
of VanEck Vectors ETF Trust, VanEck Funds and VanEck VIP Trust. Furthering VanEck’s mission to anticipate asset classes and trends,
Mr. van Eck has created strategic beta, tactical allocation, emerging markets, and commodity-related investment strategies in mutual fund,
ETF, and institutional formats. Mr. van Eck founded the VanEck’s ETF business in 2006. One of the world’s largest ETF sponsors,
the Van Eck offers ETFs, branded VanEck Vectors®, globally across equity and fixed income asset classes. Mr. van Eck holds a JD from
Stanford University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College with a major in Economics. He has registrations with the National
Futures Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Mr. van Eck is a Director of the National Committee on United States-China
Relations. He routinely appears on CNBC and Bloomberg Television, and was a 2013 Finalist for Institutional Investor’s Fund Leader
of the Year and a 2019 finalist for ETF.com’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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John J. Crimmins

Mr. Crimmins (born 1957) serves as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of the Sponsor. Mr. Crimmins joined VanEck in 2009 as Vice President of Portfolio Administration. He is primarily responsible
for overseeing portfolio accounting and administration. He also serves as Chief Financial Officer to the VanEck Funds, VanEck VIP Trust
and VanEck ETF Trust. Prior to joining VanEck