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EX-4.(ii)

 Exhibit 4(ii) 

FORM OF 
 SOLIDX BITCOIN
TRUST 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT 

This SolidX Bitcoin Trust Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of
                    , 2017, is entered into by and among SolidX Bitcoin Trust (the “Trust”), SolidX Management LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and the sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”), on behalf of itself and as sponsor of the Trust, and
                                , a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Authorized Participant”), and is subject to acceptance by The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon” or “Transfer Agent”). 

SUMMARY 
 The Sponsor serves in its
capacity as Sponsor of the Trust pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement dated as of                    , 2017
(the “Trust Agreement”). BNY Mellon and Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Order Examiner”) each serve as agents of the Sponsor and/or the Trust for the purposes of this Agreement, and all references to agreements, obligations or
duties of BNY Mellon, Transfer Agent, or Order Examiner herein shall be deemed references to agreements, obligations or duties of the Sponsor or the Trust acting through the relevant agent. As provided in the Trust Agreement and described in the
Trust’s prospectus, as supplemented and amended from time to time (the “Prospectus”), common units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust (the “Shares”) may be created or redeemed through
the Transfer Agent by the Authorized Participant in aggregations of a specified number of Shares stated in the Prospectus and restated in Exhibit E hereto (each aggregation, a “Creation Basket” or “Redemption Basket,”
respectively; collectively, “Baskets”). Creation Baskets are offered only pursuant to the most recent registration statement of the Trust, as declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and as the
same may be amended from time to time thereafter (collectively, the “Registration Statement”). Authorized Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem Creation Baskets or Redemption Baskets. 

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict
between any provision of this Agreement other than the indemnities provided in Section 10 and the provisions of the Prospectus, the provisions of the Prospectus shall control. 

To give effect to the foregoing premises and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 Section 1. Order Placement. 
 To place an order
for the creation or redemption of one or more Baskets (except in the case of an Authorized Participant’s initial order to purchase one or more Creation Baskets on the first day the Baskets are to be offered and sold), an Authorized Participant
must follow the procedures for creation and redemption referred to in Section 4 of this Agreement and attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the “Procedures”). 

  
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 Section 2. Status and Obligations of Authorized Participant. 

The Authorized Participant represents and warrants and covenants the following: 

(a) The Authorized Participant is a participant of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) (as such a participant, a “DTC Participant”). If
the Authorized Participant ceases to be a DTC Participant, the Authorized Participant shall give prompt notice to the Sponsor of such event, and this Agreement shall terminate immediately as of the date the Authorized Participant ceased to be a DTC
Participant. 
 (b) Unless Section 2(c) applies, the Authorized Participant either (i) is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or (ii) is exempt from being, or otherwise is not required to be, licensed as a
broker-dealer or a member of FINRA, and in either case is qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where the nature of its business so requires. The Authorized Participant will maintain any such registrations,
qualifications and membership in good standing and in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement. The Authorized Participant will comply with all applicable federal law, the laws of the states or other jurisdictions concerned, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to those applicable to securities and commodities transactions, and with the Constitution, By-Laws and Conduct Rules of FINRA (if it
is a FINRA member) to the extent the foregoing relate to the Authorized Participant’s transactions in, and activities with respect to the Baskets. The Authorized Participant will not directly or indirectly offer or sell Shares in or from any
state or jurisdiction where they may not lawfully be offered or sold. 
 (c) If the Authorized Participant is offering or selling Shares in jurisdictions
outside the several states, territories and possessions of the United States, the Authorized Participant will (i) observe the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such offer and/or sale is made, (ii) comply with the full disclosure
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and, if applicable, the Commodities Exchange Act (the “CEA”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (iii) if the Authorized
Participant is not otherwise required to be registered, qualified or a member of FINRA as set forth in Section 2(b) above, conduct its business in accordance with the spirit of the FINRA Conduct Rules, in each case to the extent the foregoing relate
to the Authorized Participant’s transactions in, and activities with respect to the Baskets. 
 (d) The Authorized Participant has written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to comply with the money laundering and related provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”),
and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 (e) The Authorized Participant has the capability to send and receive communications via an authenticated
telecommunication facility to and from the Sponsor and its agents, Foreside Fund Services, LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon. The Authorized Participant shall confirm such 

  
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capability to the satisfaction of the Sponsor and the Order Examiner by the end of the Business Day before placing its first order with BNY Mellon (whether such order is to create or to redeem
Baskets). If required by the Order Examiner or BNY Mellon with respect to authorized telecommunications by telephonic facsimile, the Authorized Participant shall enter into a separate agreement with the Order Examiner or BNY Mellon, as the case may
be, indemnifying such party with respect to its communications by telephonic facsimile. 
 (f) Because new Baskets can be created and Shares therein issued
on an ongoing basis, at any point during the life of the partnership, a “distribution,” as such term is used in the 1933 Act, may be occurring with respect to resales of these Shares. The Authorized Participant is cautioned that some of
its activities may result in its being deemed a participant in a distribution in a manner that would render it a statutory underwriter and subject it to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. The Authorized Participant
should review the “Plan of Distribution” portion of the Prospectus and consult with its own counsel in connection with entering into this Agreement and placing an Order (as defined in Section 4). In addition to satisfying the
prospectus delivery and disclosure requirements of the 1933 Act, the Authorized Participant and any other participant in the distribution of the Shares purchased by the Authorized Participant also has the obligation to comply with any applicable
disclosure delivery requirements under the CEA. To the extent the Authorized Participant has distributed a preliminary Prospectus to prospective investors, if the Authorized Participant has been notified by the Sponsor of material changes made to
that document as compared to the final Prospectus, the Authorized Participant shall give notice to any prospective investor who received the preliminary Prospectus of such material change prior to consummating a sale. 

Section 3. NSCC. 
 This Agreement is intended to set
forth certain premises and the procedures by which the Authorized Participant may purchase and/or redeem (i) through the Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) clearing processes of NSCC as such processes have been enhanced to
effect purchases and redemptions of Units, such processes being referred to herein as the “CNS Clearing Process,” or (ii) outside the CNS Clearing Process (i.e., through the manual process of The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”)) (the “DTC Process”). 
 Solely with respect to Purchase Orders or Redemption Orders effected through the CNS
Clearing Process, the Authorized Participant, as a Participating Party, hereby authorizes the Transfer Agent to transmit to the NSCC on behalf of the Authorized Participant such instructions consistent with the instructions issued by the Authorized
Participant to the Transfer Agent. The Authorized Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of such instructions issued by the Transfer Agent and reported to NSCC as though such instructions were issued by the Authorized Participant directly to
NSCC to the extent that those instructions are actually consistent with the Authorized Participant’s instructions to the Transfer Agent. 

Section 4. Orders. 
 (a) All orders to create or
redeem Baskets (except in the case of an Authorized Participant’s initial order to purchase one or more Creation Baskets on the first day the Baskets are to be offered and sold) shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus, this
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Procedures. Each party will comply with such foregoing terms to the extent applicable to it. The Sponsor may issue additional or other procedures from time to time relating to the manner of
creating or redeeming Baskets and the Authorized Participant will comply with such procedures. 
 (b) The Authorized Participant acknowledges and agrees on
behalf of itself and any party for which it is acting (whether such party is a customer or otherwise) that each order to create a Basket or Baskets (a “Purchase Order”) and each order to redeem a Basket or Baskets (a “Redemption
Order,” and each Purchase Order and Redemption Order, an “Order”) may not be withdrawn by the Authorized Participant. 
 (c) The Sponsor
acting by itself or through BNY Mellon or the Order Examiner shall have the absolute right, but shall have no obligation, to reject any Purchase Order or Creation Basket Deposit (as defined in Section 6) (i) if the Sponsor determines that, due
to position limits or otherwise, investment alternatives that will enable the Trust to meet its investment objective are not available to the Trust at that time; (ii) if it is determined by the Sponsor not to be in proper form; (iii) if
the Sponsor believes that acceptance would have adverse tax consequences to the Trust or its shareholders; (iv) if the acceptance or receipt of a Creation Basket Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsor, be unlawful; or
(v) if circumstances outside the control of the Sponsor, the Order Examiner or BNY Mellon make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process creations of Creation Baskets. None of the Sponsor, the Order Examiner or BNY Mellon shall be
liable to any person by reason of the rejection of any Purchase Order or Creation Basket Deposit. 
 (d) The Sponsor acting by itself or through BNY Mellon
may, in its sole discretion, reject any Redemption Order (i) determined by the Sponsor not to be in proper form (ii) the fulfillment of which its counsel advises might be unlawful, or (iii) if, as a result of the redemption, the
number of remaining outstanding Shares would be reduced to fewer than the number of Shares in one Basket or as otherwise stated in the Prospectus. 

Section 5. Fees. 
 In connection with each Order by
an Authorized Participant to create or redeem one or more Baskets, the Sponsor shall charge, and the Authorized Participant shall pay to the Sponsor, the transaction fee (the “Transaction Fee”) prescribed in the Prospectus and restated in
Exhibit E hereto applicable to such creation or redemption. The Transaction Fee may be adjusted from time to time as set forth in the Prospectus. 

Section 6. Authorized Persons. 
 Concurrently with
the execution of this Agreement and as requested in writing from time to time thereafter, the Authorized Participant shall deliver to the Sponsor and BNY Mellon, notarized and duly certified as appropriate by its secretary or other duly authorized
official, a certificate in the form of Exhibit C setting forth the names and signatures of all persons authorized to give instructions relating to activity contemplated hereby or by any other notice, request or instruction given on behalf of the
Authorized Participant (each, an “Authorized Person”). The Sponsor or BNY Mellon may accept and rely upon such certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall consider such certificate to be in full force and
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of any Authorized Person by the Authorized Participant, the Authorized Participant shall give immediate written notice of such fact to the Sponsor and the Transfer Agent, and such notice shall be
effective upon receipt by the Sponsor. 
 Section 7. Creation Procedures. 

An Authorized Participant may choose whether Creation Baskets will be created in exchange for cash or for an in-kind
deposit of bitcoin (or for a combination of cash and bitcoin). 
 On any Business Day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Transfer Agent
to create one or more Creation Baskets of the Trust in accordance with this Agreement and the Procedures. Purchase orders submitted (i) in cash must be placed by 3:00 p.m. New York time, or the close of regular trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, whichever is earlier, and (ii) in-kind must be places by 4:00 p.m. New York time, or the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier, except in the case of an
Authorized Participant’s initial order to purchase one or more Creation Baskets of the Trust on the first day the Baskets of the Trust are to be offered and sold, when such orders shall be placed by 9:00 a.m. New York time on the day
agreed to by the Sponsor and the Authorized Participant. The day on which the Order Examiner receives a valid Purchase Order, as approved by the Order Examiner, is the “Purchase Order Date”. 

Prior to the delivery of Baskets for a Purchase Order, the Authorized Participant must also have submitted via CNS the
non-refundable transaction fee due for the Purchase Order. 
 The total deposit required to create each basket
(“Creation Basket Deposit”) will be (a) for a cash Purchase Order, an amount of cash and (b) for an in-kind Purchase Order, an amount of bitcoin together with an amount of cash (and/or
bitcoin, as determined by the Authorized Participant) representing the difference between the net asset value of the Creation Basket and the market value of the bitcoin deposited (the “Balancing Amount”), in each case equal to the net
asset value per Share (“NAV”) of the Trust multiplied by the number of Shares to be created under the Purchase Order. BNY Mellon, as the Transfer Agent, shall notify the Authorized Participant of the NAV of the Trust and the corresponding
amount of cash (in the case of a cash Purchase Order) or bitcoin (in the case of an in-kind Purchase Order, together with any Balancing Amount) to be included in a Creation Basket Deposit by e-mail or telephone correspondence and such amount is available via the Trust’s website. 
 By placing a Purchase
Order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deposit the Creation Basket Deposit with the relevant parties as described above. Failure to consummate such a deposit shall result in the cancellation of the Order. 

An Authorized Participant who places a Purchase Order is responsible for transferring to (a) the Trust’s account with BNY Mellon the required amount
of cash, in the case of a cash Purchase Order (and any Balancing Amount, in the case of an in-kind Purchase Order), and (b) the Trust the required amount of bitcoin, in the case of an in-kind Purchase Order, in each case by the end of the next Business Day following the Purchase Order Date (T+1), except in the case of an Authorized Participant’s initial order to purchase one or more Creation
Baskets of the Trust on the first day the Baskets of the Trust are to be offered and sold, when the Creation Basket Deposit will be due on the date the Purchase Order was accepted by the Transfer Agent. Upon receipt of the deposit amount, BNY Mellon
will cause DTC to credit the number of Baskets ordered to the Authorized Participant’s DTC account. 

  
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 Section 8. Redemption Procedures. 

An Authorized Purchase may choose whether to redeem a Basket in cash or in-kind (or partly in cash and partly in-kind). 
 On any Business Day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Transfer Agent to redeem one or
more Redemption Baskets of the Trust in accordance with this Agreement and the Procedures. Redemption Orders submitted (i) in cash must be placed by 3:00 p.m. New York time or the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange,
whichever is earlier, and (ii) in-kind must be placed by 4:00 p.m. New York time or the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier. The day on which the Transfer Agent
receives a valid Redemption Order, as approved by the Order Examiner, is the “Redemption Order Date”. By placing a Redemption Order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Redemption Basket to be redeemed through DTC’s
book-entry system to the Trust’s account with BNY Mellon not later than the end of the Business Day following the effective date of the Redemption Order (“Redemption Distribution Date”). Failure to consummate such delivery shall
result in the cancellation of the order. Prior to the delivery of the redemption distribution for a Redemption Order, the Authorized Participant must also have submitted via CNS the non-refundable Transaction
Fee due for the Redemption Order. 
 The redemption distribution from the Trust consists of a transfer to the redeeming Authorized Participant of
(a) in the case of a cash redemption, an amount of cash and (b) in the case of an in-kind redemption, an amount of bitcoin plus any Balancing Amount, in each case equal to the NAV of the Trust
multiplied by the number of Shares to be redeemed under the Redemption Order. 
 The redemption distribution due from the Trust is delivered to the
Authorized Participant on the Redemption Distribution Date if the Trust’s DTC account has been credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Trust’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by the end of
such date, the redemption distribution is delivered to the extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the next Business Day to the extent of remaining whole Baskets received if the Trust receives
the fee applicable to the extension of the Redemption Distribution Date which the Sponsor may, from time to time, determine and the remaining Baskets to be redeemed are credited to the Trust’s DTC account on such next Business Day. Any further
outstanding amount of the Redemption Order shall be cancelled. 
 The Sponsor, acting by itself or through BNY Mellon, or the Order Examiner may, in its
discretion, suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the Redemption Distribution Date, (i) for any period during which the NYSE Arca, Inc. is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. is
suspended or restricted; (ii) the order is not in proper form as determined by the Trust, BNY Mellon or the Order Examiner; (iii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation of
bitcoin is not reasonably practicable; or (iv) for such other period as the Sponsor reasonably determines to be necessary for the protection of shareholders. None of the Sponsor, the Order Examiner, or BNY Mellon will be liable to any person or
in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement. 

  
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 Section 9. Role of Authorized Participant. 

(a) The Authorized Participant acknowledges that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Authorized Participant is and shall be deemed to be an independent
contractor and has and shall have no authority to act as agent for the Trust, the Order Examiner, BNY Mellon or the Sponsor in any matter or in any respect. 

(b) The Authorized Participant will, to the extent reasonably practicable, make itself and its employees available, upon reasonable prior request, during
normal business hours to consult with the Sponsor and BNY Mellon concerning the performance of the Authorized Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement; provided that the Authorized Participant shall be under no obligation to divulge
or otherwise discuss any information that the Authorized Participant believes (i) is confidential or proprietary in nature or (ii) the disclosure of which to third parties would be prohibited by applicable law or by a non-disclosure agreement to which the Authorized Participant is bound. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
9(b), the Authorized Participant will, to the extent required by applicable law, maintain records of all sales of Creation Baskets made by or through it and, upon reasonable request of the Sponsor, except if prohibited by applicable law and subject
to any privacy obligations or other obligations it may have to its customers arising under contract or the federal or state securities laws, will furnish the Sponsor with the names and addresses of the purchasers of such Creation Baskets and the
number of Creation Baskets purchased if and to the extent that the Sponsor has been requested to provide such information to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Securities Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or
Internal Revenue Service (“Trust Regulators”). For the avoidance of doubt, all such information provided by the Authorized Participant shall be Confidential Information (as defined in Section 19) and shall not be used for any purpose
other than to satisfy requests of Trust Regulators. 
 (d) The Trust may from time to time be obligated to deliver prospectuses, proxy materials, annual or
other reports of the Trust or other similar information (“Trust Documents”) to the Trust’s shareholders. The Authorized Participant agrees (i) subject to any contractual obligations, privacy obligations, or obligations arising
under federal or state securities laws it may have to its customers, to reasonably assist the Sponsor in ascertaining certain information regarding sales of Creation Baskets made by or through the Authorized Participant that is necessary for the
Trust to comply with such obligations upon written request of the Sponsor or (ii) in lieu thereof, and at the option of the Authorized Participant, the Authorized Participant may undertake to deliver Trust Documents to the Authorized
Participant’s customers that custody Shares with the Authorized Participant, after receipt from the Trust of sufficient quantities of such Trust Documents to allow mailing thereof to such customers. The expenses associated with such
transmissions shall be borne by the Sponsor in accordance with usual custom and practice in respect of such communications. The Sponsor agrees that the names, addresses and other information concerning the Authorized Participant’s customers are
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any purposes except in connection with the performance of their duties and responsibilities hereunder and except to the extent necessary for the Trust to meet its regulatory requirements as set
forth in Section 8(c) and in this Section 8(d) of the Agreement. 
 Section 10. Indemnification. 

(a) Indemnification of Authorized Participant. The Sponsor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Authorized Participant, its partners,
stockholders, members, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents and any person who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors and assigns of all of
the foregoing persons (each a “Sponsor Indemnified Person”), from and against any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim (including reasonable attorney fees and the reasonable cost of investigation) which the Authorized Participant or
any such person may incur under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act, the CEA, the common law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim arises out of or is based upon: 

(1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or in the Registration
Statement as amended or supplemented) or in a Prospectus (the term Prospectus for the purpose of this Section 10 being deemed to include the Prospectus and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented) or any omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact required to be stated in either such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading, except insofar as any such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim arises out of or is
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in and in conformity with information concerning the Authorized Participant furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Authorized Participant to the Sponsor
expressly for use in such Registration Statement; 
 (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or breach by the
Sponsor of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement; 
 (3) the failure by the Sponsor, the Trust or their respective
agents to perform when and as required, any agreement, obligation, duty or covenant contained herein; or 
 (4) the failure by the Sponsor,
the Trust or their respective agents to comply with applicable laws and the rules and regulations of any governmental entity or any self-regulatory organization to the extent the foregoing relates to transactions in and activities with respect to
Baskets. 
 In no case is the indemnity of the Sponsor in favor of the Authorized Participant and such other persons as are specified in this Section 10(a)
to be deemed to protect the Authorized Participant and such persons against any liability to the Sponsor or the Trust to which the Authorized Participant would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in
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 If any action, suit or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”) is brought against a Sponsor Indemnified
Person or any such person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Sponsor pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, such Sponsor Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Sponsor in writing of the institution of such Proceeding,
provided, however, that the omission to so notify the Sponsor shall not relieve the Sponsor or the Trust from any liability which it may have to the Sponsor Indemnified Person except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such
failure and has not otherwise learned of such Proceeding. The Sponsor Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such case and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the Sponsor and the Trust and paid
as incurred (it being understood, however, that the Sponsor shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) in any one Proceeding or series of related Proceedings in the same jurisdiction
representing the Sponsor Indemnified Persons who are parties to such Proceeding), except for the expenses and fees incurred with respect to matters that are not indemnifiable in accordance with the preceding paragraph. A Sponsor Indemnified Person
shall give the Sponsor reasonable prior notice of settlement of any Proceeding in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Sponsor pursuant to this Section 10(a), provided, however that the omission to so notify the Sponsor shall not
relieve the Sponsor or the Trust from any liability which it may have to the Sponsor Indemnified Person. 
 (b) The Authorized Participant agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Trust, the Sponsor and its partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers, employees and any person who controls the Sponsor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors and assigns of all of the foregoing persons (each, an “AP Indemnified Person”), from and against any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim (including reasonable attorney fees and
the reasonable cost of investigation) which the AP Indemnified Person may incur as a result of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in and in conformity with information furnished in
writing by or on behalf of the Authorized Participant to the Sponsor expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or in the Registration Statement as amended or supplemented by any post-effective amendment thereof) or in a Prospectus, or arises
out of or is based upon any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in connection with such information required to be stated in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or necessary to make such information not misleading. 

The Authorized Participant will also indemnify each AP Indemnified Person from and against any reasonable loss, damage, expense, liability or claim (including
the reasonable cost of investigation) which such AP Indemnified Person may incur as a result of or in connection with any actions of an AP Indemnified Person in accordance with any verified instructions by the Authorized Participant except in the
case of any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of an AP Indemnified Person. In no case is the indemnity of the Authorized Participant in favor of each AP Indemnified Person to be
deemed to protect the AP Indemnified Person and such persons against any liability to the Authorized Participant to which the AP Indemnified Person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
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 If any Proceeding is brought against an AP Indemnified Person, such AP Indemnified Person shall promptly notify
the Authorized Participant in writing of the institution of such Proceeding; provided, however, that the omission to so notify the Authorized Participant shall not relieve the Authorized Participant from any liability which it may have to such AP
Indemnified Person except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and has not otherwise learned of such Proceeding. The AP Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ its own counsel and the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall be borne by the Authorized Participant and paid as incurred (it being understood, however, that the Authorized Participant shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel)
in any one Proceeding or series of related Proceedings in the same jurisdiction representing the AP Indemnified Persons who are parties to such Proceeding), except for the expenses and fees incurred with respect to matters that are not indemnifiable
in accordance with the preceding paragraph. An AP Indemnified Person shall give the Authorized Participant reasonable prior notice of settlement of any Proceeding in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Authorized Participant
pursuant to this Section 10(b), provided, however that the omission to so notify the Authorized Participant shall not relieve the Authorized Participant from any liability which it may have to the AP Indemnified Person. 

(c) The indemnity agreements contained in this Section 10 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
the Authorized Participant, its partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers, employees and or any person (including each partner, stockholder, member, director, officer or employee of such person) who controls the Authorized Participant
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, or by or on behalf of each of the Sponsor, the Trust, their partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers, employees or any person who controls the
Sponsor or the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the initial issuance and delivery of the Shares. The Sponsor and the Authorized
Participant agree promptly to notify each other of the commencement of any Proceeding against it and, in the case of the Sponsor, against any of the Sponsor’s officers or directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares, or in
connection with the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. 
 Section 11. 

(a) Limitation of Liability. 
 (1) None of the
Sponsor, the Authorized Participant, the Order Examiner, or BNY Mellon, shall be liable to each other or to any other person, including any party claiming by, through or on behalf of the Authorized Participant, for any losses, liabilities, damages,
costs or expenses arising out of any mistake or error in data or other information provided to any of them by each other or any other person or out of any interruption or delay in the electronic means of communications used by them. 

(2) In no event shall any party to this Agreement be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
(including but not limited to lost profit), even if such parties have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. In no event shall any party to this Agreement be liable for the acts or omissions of
DTC, NSCC or any other securities depository or clearing corporation. 

  
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 (3) BNY Mellon, acting as Transfer Agent or otherwise, shall not be required to advance, expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur or become exposed to financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder, except as may be required as a result of its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. 

(b) Tax Liability. 
 The Authorized Participant shall be
responsible for the payment of any transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp tax, recording tax, value added tax and any other similar tax or government charge applicable to the creation or redemption of any Basket made pursuant to this Agreement,
regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the Authorized Participant. To the extent the Sponsor or the Trust is required by law to pay any such tax or charge, the Authorized Participant agrees to promptly indemnify such
party for any such payment, together with any applicable penalties, additions to tax or interest thereon. 
 Section 12. Acknowledgment. 

The Authorized Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Prospectus and represents that it has reviewed and understands such document. 

Section 13. Effectiveness and Termination. 
 Upon the
execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto, this Agreement shall become effective in this form as of the date first set forth above, and may be terminated at any time by any party upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other
parties unless earlier terminated: (i) in accordance with Section 2(a); (ii) upon notice to the Authorized Participant by the Sponsor in the event of a breach by the Authorized Participant of this Agreement or the procedures described or
incorporated herein; or (iii) at such time as the Trust is terminated. 
 Section 14. Marketing Materials; Representations Regarding Baskets;
Identification in Registration Statement. 
 (a) The Authorized Participant represents, warrants and covenants that, (i) without the written consent
of the Sponsor, the Authorized Participant will not make, or permit any of its representatives to make, in connection with any sale or solicitation of a sale of Baskets any representations concerning the Shares or the Sponsor, the Trust, or any AP
Indemnified Person other than representations consistent with (A) the then-current Prospectus of the Trust, (B) printed information approved by the Sponsor as information supplemental to such Prospectus or (C) any promotional
materials or sales literature furnished to the Authorized Participant by the Sponsor, and (ii) the Authorized Participant will not furnish or cause to be furnished to any person or display or publish any information or material relating to the
Baskets or any AP Indemnified Person that is not consistent with the Trust’s then current Prospectus. Copies of the then-current Prospectus of the Trust and any such printed supplemental information will be supplied by the Sponsor to the
Authorized Participant in reasonable quantities upon request. 
 (b) The Authorized Participant agrees to comply with the prospectus and disclosure delivery
requirements of the federal securities and commodities laws. In connection therewith, the Authorized Participant will provide each prospective purchaser of the Trust with a copy of the Trust’s Prospectus if required under applicable law. 

  
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 (c) The Authorized Participant hereby agrees that for the term of this Agreement the Sponsor or its agent, the
Order Examiner, may deliver the then-current Prospectus, and any supplements or amendments thereto or recirculation thereof, to the Authorized Participant in Portable Document Format (“PDF”) via electronic mail to
                                , in lieu of delivering the Prospectus in paper form. The
Authorized Participant may revoke the foregoing agreement at any time by delivering written notice to the Sponsor and, whether or not such agreement is in effect, the Authorized Participant may, at any time, request reasonable quantities of the
Prospectus, and any supplements or amendments thereto or recirculation thereof, in paper form from the Sponsor or its agent, the Order Examiner. The Authorized Participant acknowledges that it has the capability to access, view, save and print
material provided to it in PDF and that it will incur no appreciable extra costs by receiving the Prospectus in PDF instead of in paper form. The Sponsor will, when requested by the Authorized Participant, make available at no cost the software and
technical assistance necessary to allow the Authorized Participant to access, view and print the PDF version of the Prospectus. 
 (d) For as long as this
Agreement is effective, the Authorized Participant agrees to be identified as an Authorized Participant of the Trust at the Sponsor’s discretion (i) in any section of the Trust’s Prospectus included within the Registration Statement
as may be required by the SEC and (ii) on the Trust’s website. Upon the termination of this Agreement as to the Trust, (i) during the period prior to when the Sponsor qualifies and elects to file on Form
S-3, the Sponsor will remove such identification from the Prospectus in the amendment of the Registration Statement next occurring after the date of the termination of this Agreement and, during the period
after when the Sponsor qualifies and elects to file on Form S-3, the Sponsor will promptly file a current report on Form 8-K indicating the withdrawal of the Authorized
Participant as an Authorized Participant of the Trust and (ii) the Sponsor will promptly update the Trust’s website to remove any identification of the Authorized Participant as an Authorized Participant of the Trust. 

Section 15. Certain Covenants of the Sponsor. 
 The
Sponsor, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Trust, covenants and agrees: 
 (a) to notify the Authorized Participant promptly of the happening of any
event during the term of this Agreement which could require the making of any change in the Prospectus then being used so that the Prospectus would not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and, during such time, to prepare and deliver or otherwise make available, at the expense of the Trust, to the Authorized Participant copies of such
amendments or supplements to such Prospectus as may be necessary to reflect any such change at such time and in such numbers as necessary to enable the Authorized Participant to comply with any obligation it may have to deliver such revised,
supplemented or amended Prospectus to customers. 

  
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 (b) to notify the Authorized Participant when a revised, supplemented, or amended Prospectus is available and to
deliver or otherwise make available to the Authorized Participant copies of such revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus at such time and in such numbers as to enable the Authorized Participant to comply with any obligation it may have to
deliver such revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus to customers, provided that as a general matter the Sponsor will make such revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus available to the Authorized Participant on or before its effective date;

 (c) to cause the independent public accounting firm for the Trust to deliver to the Authorized Participant upon the request of the Authorized Participant
(i) at the time of filing of any pre-effective or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a new Registration Statement filed to register additional Baskets in reliance on Rule 429 of the
1933 Act, if in any such case the Registration Statement or amendment includes or incorporates by reference financial information not previously included or incorporated by reference in a Registration Statement or amendment, and (iii) at the
time of effectiveness of any such Registration Statement or amendment, letters dated such dates and addressed to the Authorized Participant, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ letters to
underwriters with respect to the financial statements and other financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; 

(d) to deliver to the Authorized Participant (i) at the time of purchase of the initial Basket of the Trust by the Trust’s initial Authorized
Participant, and (ii) if requested by the Authorized Participant, at the time of purchase of the first Basket of the Trust subsequent to the registration of additional Shares of the Trust, a certification by a duly authorized officer of the
Sponsor in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D. In addition, any certificate signed by any officer of the Sponsor and delivered to the Authorized Participant or counsel for the Authorized Participant pursuant hereto shall be deemed
to be a representation and warranty by the Sponsor as to matters covered thereby to the Authorized Participant; and 
 (e) to furnish directly or through
BNY Mellon or the Order Examiner to the Authorized Participant (i) at the time of purchase of the initial Basket of the Trust by the Trust’s initial Authorize Purchaser, and (ii) at the time of purchase of the first Basket of the
Trust subsequent to the registration of additional Shares of the Trust, such documents and certificates in the form as reasonably requested. 

Section 16. Third Party Beneficiaries. 
 Each AP
Indemnified Person, to the extent it is not a party to this Agreement, is a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and may proceed directly against the Authorized Participant (including by bringing proceedings against the Authorized Participant
in its own name) to enforce any obligation of the Authorized Participant under this Agreement which directly or indirectly benefits such AP Indemnified Person. Each Sponsor Indemnified Person, to the extent it is not a party to this Agreement, is a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and may proceed directly against the Sponsor, the Trust or their respective agents (including by bringing proceedings against the Sponsor, the Trust or their respective agents in its own name) to enforce any
obligation of the Sponsor, the Trust or their agents under this Agreement which directly or indirectly benefits such Sponsor Indemnified Person. 

  
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 Section 17. Force Majeure. 

No party to this Agreement shall incur any liability for any delay in performance, or for the non-performance, of any
of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control. This includes any act of God or war or terrorism, any breakdown, malfunction or failure of transmission in connection with or other unavailability of any
wire, communication or computer facilities, any transport, port, or airport disruption, industrial action, acts and regulations and rules of any governmental or supra-national bodies or authorities or regulatory or self-regulatory organization or
failure of any such body, authority or organization for any reason, to perform its obligations. 
 Section 18. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains all of the agreements among the parties with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, among the parties with respect thereto. 

(b) Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument executed by all the parties. 

(c) Successors and Assigns; Assignment. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties and any assignment without such consent shall be null and void. 

(d) Waiver of Compliance. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of any of the parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement
or condition herein may be waived by the party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but any such waiver, or the failure to insist upon strict compliance with any obligation,
covenant, agreement or condition herein, shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure or breach. 
 (e)
Severability. The parties hereto desire that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the law and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, in the event that
any provision of this Agreement would be held in any jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such
jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

(f) Notices. All notices, waivers, or other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be sufficient if delivered
personally, by facsimile (and, if sent by facsimile, followed by delivery by nationally-recognized express courier), sent by nationally-

  
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recognized express courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party
as shall be specified by like notice): 
 (1) if to Sponsor or the Trust, to: 

200 Park Avenue, 17th FL 

New York, NY 10166 
 (2) if to the
Authorized Participant, to: 
 [please provide] 

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery or delivery by
facsimile or e-mail, on the date of such delivery if delivered during business hours on a Business Day or, if not delivered during business hours on a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter,
(ii) in the case of delivery by nationally-recognized express courier, on the first Business Day following dispatch, and (iii) in the case of mailing, on the third Business Day following such mailing. 

(g) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. 
 (1) All
questions concerning the construction, interpretation and validity of this Agreement and all transactions hereunder shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether in the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
internal law of the State of New York will control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would
ordinarily or necessarily apply. 
 (2) Each party irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the other parties, that any legal
action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any related agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York and hereby
irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in person, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself and in respect of its
properties, assets and revenues. Each party irrevocably waives any immunity to jurisdiction to which it may otherwise be entitled or become entitled (including sovereign immunity, immunity to pre-judgment
attachment and execution) in any legal suit, action or proceeding against it arising out of or based on this Agreement or any related agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby which is instituted in any court of the State of New
York. 
 The provisions of this Section 17(g) shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part. 

  
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 (h) No Partnership. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or will be construed to constitute the Sponsor or
the Trust, on the one hand, and the Authorized Participant or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, as partners or joint venturers; it being intended that the relationship between them will at all times be that of independent contractors. 

(i) Interpretation. The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the
parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 (j) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement
will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. 

(k) Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile counterpart signatures to this Agreement shall be acceptable and binding. 
 (l) Other
Usages. The following usages shall apply in interpreting this Agreement: (i) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of such
agency, authority or instrumentality; and (ii) “including” means “including, but not limited to.” 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above. 
 SolidX Management LLC, on behalf of itself and as Sponsor of SolidX Bitcoin
Trust 
  

			
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 [INSERT NAME] 
  

			
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 Accepted by: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 
  

			
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 EXHIBIT B 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING 

PURCHASE ORDERS AND REDEMPTION ORDERS 

This Exhibit B to the Authorized Participant Agreement supplements the Prospectus with respect to the procedures to be used in processing (1) a
Purchase Order for the purchase of Shares of SolidX Bitcoin Trust in Creation Units of the Trust and a (2) Redemption Order for the redemption of Shares of SolidX Bitcoin Trust in Creation Units of the Trust. Capitalized terms, unless otherwise
defined in this Exhibit B, have the meanings attributed to them in the Authorized Participant Agreement or the Prospectus. 
 An Authorized
Participant is required to have signed the Authorized Participant Agreement. Upon acceptance of the Agreement and execution thereof by the Trust and in connection with the initial Purchase Order submitted by the Authorized Participant, the Transfer
Agent will assign a PIN Number to each Authorized Person authorized to act for an Authorized Participant. This will allow an Authorized Participant through its Authorized Person(s) to place a Purchase Order or Redemption Order with respect to the
purchase or redemption of Creation Units of Shares of SolidX Bitcoin Trust. 

 EXHIBIT B – PART A 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

TO PLACE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR 

CREATION UNIT(S) OF SHARES OF 

SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 
  

	1.	PLACING A PURCHASE ORDER. 

 The Authorized Participant (“AP”) submitting an order to create
shall submit such orders containing the information required by the Transfer Agent in the following manner: (a) through the Transfer Agent’s electronic order entry system, as such may be made available and constituted from time to time,
the use of which shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Electronic Services Agreement, incorporated herein by reference; or (b) by telephone to BNY Mellon according to the procedures set forth below. The order so transmitted
(either in writing or electronic form) is hereinafter referred to as the “Submission” or the “Purchase Order” as applicable, and the Business Day on which a Submission is made is hereinafter referred to as the “Transmittal
Date”. NOTE THAT IF THE TELEPHONIC METHOD OF SUBMITTING ORDERS IS USED, THE TELEPHONE CALL IN WHICH THE ORDER/CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED INITIATES THE ORDER PROCESS BUT DOES NOT ALONE CONSTITUTE THE ORDER. AN ORDER OR REQUEST IS ONLY
COMPLETED AND PROCESSED UPON RECEIPT OF THE FAXED ORDER FORM. 
 To begin a telephonic Purchase Order, the Authorized Participant (“AP”) must
telephone BNY Mellon at [number] or such other number as the Order Examiner designates in writing to the AP. This telephone call must be made by an Authorized Person of the AP and answered by BNY Mellon before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (the
“Order Cutoff Time”). Upon verifying the authenticity of the AP (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN Number), BNY Mellon will request that the AP place the Purchase Order. To do so, the AP must provide the appropriate ticker
symbols when referring to the Trust. After the AP has placed the Purchase Order, BNY Mellon will read the Purchase Order back to the AP. The AP then must confirm that the Purchase Order has been taken correctly by BNY Mellon. If the AP confirms that
Purchase Order has been taken correctly, BNY Mellon will issue a confirmation number to the AP. All orders may also be placed by the AP via the web by the times described above. 

When placing a Purchase Order, the AP shall notify BNY Mellon whether the Purchase Order shall be effected in cash,
in-kind or partly in cash and partly in-kind. The AP has the right to choose which of those methods shall be used to effect the Purchase Order. 

PLEASE NOTE: A PURCHASE ORDER REQUEST IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED BY BNY MELLON. AN ORDER FOR TRUST SHARES CANNOT BE CANCELED BY
THE AP AFTER THE CLOSE OF REGULAR 

  
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TRADING ON THE NYSE ARCA, INC. (THE “LISTED EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME”). INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED AND WILL BE HANDLED IN THE SEQUENCE RECEIVED. ACCORDINGLY, THE AP SHOULD NOT
HANG UP AND REDIAL. CALLS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS AT THE ORDER CUTOFF TIME ARE VALID AND THE ORDER WILL BE TAKEN. PLEASE NOTE THAT “IN PROGRESS” IS DEFINED AS AN AP ACTUALLY SPEAKING WITH BNY MELLON. FOR CALLS THAT ARE PLACED BEFORE THE ORDER
CUTOFF TIME THAT ARE IN THE HOLDING QUEUE UNANSWERED AT OR AFTER THE ORDER CUTOFF TIME, WILL BE VERBALLY DENIED. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE ORDER CUTOFF TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY BNY MELLON. ALL TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE RECORDED.

  

	2.	RECEIPT OF TRADE CONFIRMATION. 

 Subject to the conditions that a properly completed telephone Purchase
Order has been placed with the Transfer Agent by the AP (either on its own or its customer’s behalf) not later than the Order Cutoff Time, the Order Examiner will approve the Purchase Order on behalf of the Trust and will confirm in writing to
the AP that its Purchase Order has been approved as of the Business Day that the Purchase Order was received by the Transfer Agent. Once the Purchase Order has been approved by the Order Examiner, the Order Examiner will sign or time-stamp the order
and send that Purchase Order to BNY Mellon. 
  

	3.	QUALITY ASSURANCE. 

 After a confirmation number is issued by BNY Mellon to the AP, the AP will fax a
written version of the Purchase Order (the “Order Form”) to BNY Mellon. Upon receipt, BNY Mellon should immediately telephone the AP if BNY Mellon believes that the Order Form has not been completed correctly by the AP. In addition, BNY
Mellon will telephone the AP if BNY Mellon is in non-receipt of the Purchase Order Form within 15 minutes after the Purchase Order has been called into BNY Mellon. 

 

	4.	REJECTING OR SUSPENDING PURCHASE ORDERS. 

 The Sponsor, acting by itself or through BNY Mellon, or the
Order Examiner may, in its discretion, reject the acceptance of a Purchase Order if (i) due to position limits or otherwise, investment alternatives that will enable the Trust to meet its investment objective are not available or practicable at
that time; (ii) the order is not in proper form as determined by the Trust, BNY Mellon or the Order Examiner; (iii) acceptance of the Creation Basket Deposit would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Trust or its Shareholders;
(iv) the acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; or (v) circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Order Examiner, or BNY Mellon make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process
a Purchase Order. The Order Examiner shall notify the AP of a rejection or revocation of any Purchase Order. The Order Examiner is under no duty, however, to give notification of any specific defects or irregularities in the delivery of the Creation
Basket Deposit nor shall the Order Examiner or the Trust incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust and Order Examiner may not revoke a previously accepted Purchase Order, as defined in Section 2 of this Part.

  
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	5.	CONTRACTUAL SETTLEMENT OF IN-KIND PURCHASE ORDERS. 

 (a) To the
extent Purchase Orders are effected in-kind, except as provided below, the bitcoin in the Creation Basket Deposit of the Trust must be delivered to a bitcoin address maintained by the Trust on or before the
Contractual Settlement Date (defined below). The AP must also make available on or before the Contractual Settlement Date, by means satisfactory to the Trust, immediately available or same day funds estimated by the Trust to be sufficient to pay the
balancing amount component of the Creation Basket Deposit (the “Balancing Amount”), if any, together with the applicable purchase Transaction Fee. The Balancing Amount may be paid in cash or in bitcoin, as determined by the AP. Any excess
amounts will be returned following settlement of the issue of the Creation Unit of Shares of the Trust. The “Contractual Settlement Date” is the next Business Day following the Purchase Order Date (t + 1). 

(b) In the case of in-kind Purchase Orders, if any amount of bitcoin is not available for delivery, the Trust will
permit the substitution of an amount of cash (i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount) to be added to the Balancing Amount to replace any such amount of bitcoin which. The additional cost, if any, to acquire the omitted bitcoin will be at the
expense of the AP. 
 (c) Except as provided in the next paragraph, a Creation Unit of Shares will not be issued in respect of an in-kind Purchase Order until the transfer to the Trust of bitcoin and the payment of the Balancing Amount and the purchase Transaction Fee have been completed. When the Sponsor confirms to BNY Mellon that the
required bitcoin have been delivered to the Trust’s bitcoin address, BNY Mellon will cause the delivery of the Creation Unit of Shares. 
 (d) If the
Trust notifies the Order Examiner that a “cash in lieu” amount will be accepted for any amount of bitcoin in an in-kind Purchase Order, the Order Examiner or Transfer Agent will notify the AP and the
AP shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, the “cash in lieu” amount, with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust which may include any difference between the actual cost to the Trust to
acquire omitted bitcoin and the value of the bitcoin had the bitcoin been delivered in kind. Additional amounts, if any, shall be included in the calculation of the Balancing Amount to be received, any excess amounts will be returned to the AP
following settlement of the issue of the Creation Unit of Shares. 
  

	6.	CASH PURCHASES. 

 When an AP chooses to effect a cash purchase of Creation Units of Shares, such
purchases shall be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind purchases thereof. In the case of a cash purchase, the AP must pay the cash equivalent of the bitcoin it would otherwise be required to
provide through an in-kind purchase, plus the same Balancing Amount required to be paid by an in-kind purchaser. In addition, to offset the Trust’s brokerage, transaction, and other costs associated with
using the cash to purchase the requisite bitcoin, the AP may be required to pay an additional Transaction Fee or adjustment as advised by the Trust which may include any difference between the actual cost to the Trust to acquire the bitcoin and the
value of the bitcoin had the bitcoin been delivered. Such Transaction Fees and additional amounts, if any, shall be included in the calculation of the Balancing Amount to be received. Any excess amounts will be returned to the AP following
settlement of the issue of the Creation Unit of Shares. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B – PART B 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

PROCEDURES TO PLACE A REDEMPTION ORDER FOR 

CREATION UNIT(S) OF SHARES OF 

SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 
  

	1.	PLACING A REDEMPTION ORDER. 

 The AP submitting a request to redeem shall submit such requests containing
the information required by the Transfer Agent in the following manner: (a) through the Transfer Agent’s electronic order entry system, as such may be made available and constituted from time to time, the use of which shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of the Electronic Services Agreement, incorporated herein by reference; or (b) by telephone to the Transfer Agent Representative according to the procedures set forth below. The request so transmitted (either in writing
or electronic form) is hereinafter referred to as the “Submission” or the “Redemption Order” as applicable, and the Business Day on which a Submission is made is hereinafter referred to as the “Transmittal Date”. NOTE
THAT IF THE TELEPHONIC METHOD OF REQUESTING A REDEMPTION IS USED, THE TELEPHONE CALL IN WHICH THE ORDER/CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED INITIATES THE REQUEST PROCESS BUT DOES NOT ALONE CONSTITUTE THE REQUEST. A REQUEST IS ONLY COMPLETED AND PROCESSED
UPON RECEIPT OF THE FAXED ORDER FORM. 
 Redemption Orders for Creation Units of Shares may be initiated only on days that the New York Stock Exchange is
open for trading. Redemption Orders may only be made in whole Creation Units of shares of the Trust. To begin a telephonic Redemption Order, the AP must telephone BNY Mellon at (718) 315-7500. This telephone
call must be made by an Authorized Person of the AP and answered by BNY Mellon before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (the “Order Cutoff Time”). Upon verifying the authenticity of the AP (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN
Number), BNY Mellon will request that the AP place the Redemption Order. To do so, the AP must provide the appropriate ticker symbol when referring to the Trust. After the AP has placed the Redemption Order, BNY Mellon will read the Redemption Order
back to the AP. The AP then must confirm that the Redemption Order has been taken correctly by BNY Mellon. If the AP confirms that the Redemption Order has been taken correctly, BNY Mellon will issue a confirmation number to the AP. 

When placing a Redemption Order, the AP shall notify BNY Mellon whether the Redemption Order shall be effected in cash,
in-kind or partly in cash and partly in-kind. The AP has the right to choose which of those methods shall be used to effect the Redemption Order. 

PLEASE NOTE: A REDEMPTION ORDER REQUEST IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS ISSUED BY BNY MELLON. AN ORDER FOR TRUST SHARES CANNOT BE CANCELED BY
THE AP AFTER THE CLOSE OF REGULAR TRADING ON THE NYSE ARCA, INC. (THE “LISTED EXCHANGE CLOSING TIME”). 

  
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INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED AND WILL BE HANDLED IN THE SEQUENCE RECEIVED. ACCORDINGLY, THE AP SHOULD NOT HANG UP AND REDIAL. CALLS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS AT THE CUTOFF TIME ARE VALID AND
THE ORDER WILL BE TAKEN. PLEASE NOTE THAT “IN PROGRESS” IS DEFINED AS AN AP ACTUALLY SPEAKING WITH BNY MELLON. FOR CALLS THAT ARE PLACED BEFORE THE CUTOFF TIME THAT ARE IN THE HOLDING QUEUE UNANSWERED BY STAFF AT OR AFTER THE CUTOFF TIME,
WILL BE VERBALLY DENIED. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE CUTOFF TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY BNY MELLON. ALL TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE RECORDED. 

2. RECEIPT OF CONFIRMATION. 
 Subject to the conditions
that a properly completed Redemption Order has been placed with the Transfer Agent by the AP (either on its own or its customer’s behalf) not later than the Order Cutoff Time, the Order Examiner will approve the Redemption Order on behalf of
the Trust and will confirm in writing to the AP that its Redemption Order has been approved as of the Business Day that the Redemption Order was received by the Transfer Agent. Once the Redemption Order has been approved by the Order Examiner, the
Order Examiner will sign or time-stamp the order and send that Redemption Order to BNY Mellon. 
 3. QUALITY ASSURANCE. 

After a confirmation number is issued by BNY Mellon to the AP, the AP will fax a copy of the Redemption Order (the “Order Form”) to BNY Mellon. Upon
receipt, BNY Mellon should immediately telephone the AP, if BNY Mellon believes that the Order Form has not been completed correctly by the AP. In addition, BNY Mellon will telephone the AP if BNY Mellon is in
non-receipt of the Redemption Order Form within 15 minutes after the Redemption Order has been called into BNY Mellon. 

4. REJECTING OR SUSPENDING PURCHASE ORDERS 
 The Sponsor,
acting by itself or through BNY Mellon, or the Order Examiner may, in its discretion, suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the Redemption Distribution Date, (i) for any period during which the NYSE Arca, Inc. is closed other than
customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. is suspended or restricted; (ii) the order is not in proper form as determined by the Trust, BNY Mellon or the Order Examiner; (iii) for any period during which an
emergency exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation of bitcoin is not reasonably practicable; or (iv) for such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of shareholders. None of the Sponsor,
the Order Examiner, or BNY Mellon will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement. 

5. TAKING DELIVERY OF BITCOIN FOR IN-KIND REDEMPTION ORDERS. 

The bitcoin constituting the in-kind portion of a redemption distribution (to the extent a Redemption Order is effected
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must be indicated in the AP’s Standing Redemption Instructions (see Part C of this Exhibit B). An Authorized Person of the AP may amend the AP’s Standing Redemption Instructions from
time to time in writing to the parties hereto in a form approved by the Trust. A redeeming Beneficial Owner or the AP acting on behalf of such Beneficial Owner who wishes to effect a Redemption Order in-kind
must maintain an appropriate bitcoin address to which such bitcoin will be delivered. Redemptions of Shares for bitcoin will be subject to compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state laws. 

6. CONTRACTUAL SETTLEMENT. 
 (a) Except as provided below,
the Shares of the Trust must be delivered through the NSCC to a DTC account maintained at BNY Mellon on or before the Contractual Settlement Date (defined below). The Trust will make available on the Contractual Settlement Date, the Balancing Amount
less the applicable Transaction Fee. The “Contractual Settlement Date” is the date upon which all of the required Shares must be delivered to the Trust and the bitcoin, any cash in lieu amounts and Balancing Amount less any fees are
delivered by the Trust to the AP (ordinarily trade date plus one (t + 1) Business Day). Except as provided in the next two paragraphs, the bitcoin and any Balancing Amount will be delivered concurrently with the transfer of good title to the Trust
of the required number of Shares through the NSCC’s Continuous Net Settlement (CNS) system. 
 (b) The Trust will permit the substitution of an amount
of cash (i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount) to be added to the Balancing Amount to replace any bitcoin with respect to the Trust which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery. 

(c) If the Trust’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by the end of the settlement date, the redemption
distribution is delivered to the extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the next Business Day to the extent of remaining whole Baskets received if the Trust receives the fee applicable to the
extension of the Redemption Distribution Date which the Sponsor may, from time to time, determine and the remaining Redemption Baskets are credited to the Trust’s DTC account on such next Business Day. Any further outstanding amount of the
Redemption Order shall be cancelled. 
 7. CASH REDEMPTIONS. 

When an AP chooses to effect a cash redemption of Creation Units of Shares of the Trust, such redemptions shall be effected in essentially the same manner as in-kind sales thereof. In the case of a cash sale, the AP will receive the cash equivalent of the bitcoin it would otherwise be entitled to receive through an in-kind
redemption, less the same Balancing Amount required by an in-kind redeemer. In addition, to offset the Trust’s brokerage, transaction, and other costs associated with selling the requisite bitcoin for
cash, the AP may be required to pay an additional Transaction Fee or adjustment as advised by the Trust which may include any difference between the actual cost to the Trust to sell the bitcoin and the value of the bitcoin had the bitcoin been
delivered. Such Transaction Fees and additional amounts, if any, shall be included in the calculation of the Balancing Amount to be received. Any excess amounts will be returned to the AP following settlement of the redemption of the Creation Unit
of Shares. 

  
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 8. STANDING REDEMPTION INSTRUCTIONS. 

Part C to this Exhibit B contains the AP’s Standing Redemption Instructions, which include information identifying the account(s) into which bitcoin of
the Trust and any other redemption cash proceeds should be delivered by the Trust pursuant to a Redemption Order. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B – PART C 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

THE AP ACCOUNTS 

FOR DELIVERY OF BITCOIN 
 The
bitcoin address into which SolidX Bitcoin Trust should deposit the bitcoin of the Trust upon redemption by the AP is set forth below: 

Bitcoin
Address:                                       
                                         
                                 

  
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 EXHIBIT C 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 
  

 FORM OF CERTIFIED AUTHORIZED PERSONS 

OF THE AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT 
 The
following are the names, titles and signatures of all persons (each an “Authorized Person”) authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated by this Agreement or any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of
the AP pursuant to this Agreement. 

Name:                         
    

Title:                         
    

Signature:                        
     
 Email
address:                             

Telephone
Number:                             

Name:                         
    

Title:                         
    

Signature:                        
     
 Email
address:                             

Telephone
Number:                             

Name:                         
    

Title:                         
    

Signature:                        
     
 Email
address:                             

Telephone
Number:                             

The undersigned, [name], [title],
                                , does hereby certify that the persons listed
above have been duly elected to the offices set forth beneath their names, that they presently hold such offices, that they have been duly authorized to act as Authorized Persons of this institution in its capacity as an AP pursuant to the Agreement
by and between SolidX Bitcoin Trust, SolidX Management LLC and
                                 AP dated [date] and that their signatures set
forth above are their own true and genuine signatures. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereby set his/her hand and the seal of
                                . 

 

			
	By:	 	  

	Name:
	Title:
	Date:

  
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 EXHIBIT D 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 
  

 SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE 
 The
undersigned, a duly authorized officer of SolidX Management LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and pursuant to Section 15(d) of the SolidX Bitcoin Trust Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”),
dated as of                     , by and among the Sponsor, SolidX Bitcoin Trust and
                     (“the Authorized Participant”), hereby certifies that: 

1. Each of the following representations and warranties of the Sponsor is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof: 

(a) the Prospectus does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; the Registration Statement complies in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the Prospectus complies in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act and any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement have been so
described or filed; the conditions to the use of Form S-1 or S-3, if applicable, have been satisfied; and the Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Sponsor makes no warranty or representation with respect to any statement
contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information concerning the Authorized Participant and furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Authorized Participant to the Sponsor expressly for
use in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus; 
 (b) the Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust under the laws of
the State of Delaware as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and as described in the Prospectus, and is authorized to issue and deliver the Baskets to the Authorized Participant as described in the Prospectus; 

(c) the Sponsor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with
full power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement; 

(d) the Sponsor is duly qualified and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires such qualification; and the Trust is
not required to so qualify in any jurisdiction; 

  
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 (e) the outstanding Shares have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; 
 (f)
the Shares conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and the holders of the Shares will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; 

(g) the Sponsor is not in breach or violation of or in default under (nor has any event occurred which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any
breach or violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under) its
constitutive documents, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness to which the Sponsor is a party or by which the Sponsor or any of its properties may be bound or affected, and the
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement, the issuance and sale of Shares to the Authorized Participant hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does not conflict with, result in any breach or violation of
or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default under), respectively, the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of
the Sponsor, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, or any license, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Sponsor is a party or by which, respectively, the
Sponsor or any of its properties may be bound or affected, or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, judgment or order applicable to the Sponsor; 

(h) no approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body,
authority or agency is required to be obtained by the Sponsor or the Trust in connection with the issuance and sale of Creation Baskets to the Authorized Participant hereunder or the consummation by the Sponsor or the Trust of the transactions
contemplated hereunder other than registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act and the filing of the Prospectus with the National Futures Association, and any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various
jurisdictions in which the Shares are being offered; 
 (i) except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i) no person has the
right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Trust to issue or sell to it any Shares, and (ii) no person has the right to act as an underwriter to the Trust in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares, in the case of each of the
foregoing clauses (i), and (ii), whether as a result of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the sale of the Shares as contemplated thereby or otherwise; no person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Trust
to register under the 1933 Act any other equity interests of the Trust, or to include any such shares or interests in the Registration Statement or the offering contemplated thereby, whether as a result of the filing or effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the sale of the Shares as contemplated thereby or otherwise; 

  
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 (j) each of the Sponsor and the Trust has all necessary licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals and has
made all necessary filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule, and has obtained all necessary authorizations, consents and approvals from other persons, in order to conduct its respective business; the
Sponsor is not in violation of, or in default under, or has not received notice of any proceedings relating to revocation or modification of, any such license, authorization, consent or approval or any federal, state, local or foreign law,
regulation or rule or any decree, order or judgment applicable to the Sponsor; 
 (k) all legal or governmental proceedings, affiliate transactions, off-balance sheet transactions, contracts, licenses, agreements, leases or documents of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement have been so described or filed as required; 
 (l) except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are
no actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings pending or threatened or contemplated to which the Sponsor or the Trust, or (to the extent that is or could be material in the context of the offering and sale of the Baskets to the Authorized
Participant) any of the Sponsor’s directors or officers, is or would be a party or of which any of their respective properties are or would be subject at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or
regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency; 
 (m) Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C., whose report on the audited financial
statements of the Trust is filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act; 

(n) the audited financial statement(s) of the Trust included in the Prospectus, together with the related notes and schedules, presents fairly the financial
position of the Trust as of the date indicated and has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the 1933 Act and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; there are no financial statements (historical or pro forma)
that are required to be included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that are not included as required; and the Trust does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; 
 (o) to the reasonable
belief of the Sponsor, the Trust is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares, will not be an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are
defined in the Investment Company Act; 
 (p) (i) except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Sponsor and the Trust own, or
have obtained valid and enforceable licenses for, or other rights to use, the inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks (both registered and unregistered), tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary information described
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as being owned or licensed by them or which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses (collectively, “Intellectual Property”); 

  
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 (ii) except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, to the knowledge of
the Sponsor or the Trust, there are no third parties who have or will be able to establish rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the ownership rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is licensed to the Sponsor or the Trust;

 (iii) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property owned or
licensed to the Sponsor or the Trust; 
 (iv) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or claim by others challenging the Sponsor’s or the Trust’s rights in or to any Intellectual Property, and the Sponsor and the Trust are unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such claim; 

(v) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging
the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property; 
 (vi) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no pending or threatened
action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Sponsor or the Trust infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Sponsor and the Trust are unaware of any facts
which could form a reasonable basis for any such claim; 
 (vii) to the knowledge of the Sponsor or the Trust, there is no patent or patent
application that contains claims that interfere with the issued or pending claims of any of the Intellectual Property owned or licensed to the Sponsor or the Trust; and 

(r) all tax returns required to be filed by the Sponsor have been filed, and all taxes and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or
through withholding) including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto due or claimed to be due from such entities have been paid; and no tax returns or tax payments are due with respect to the Trust as of the date of this
Certificate; 
 (s) the Sponsor has not sent or received any communication regarding termination of, or intent not to renew, any of the contracts or
agreements referred to or described in, or filed as an exhibit to, the Registration Statement, and no such termination or non-renewal has been threatened by the Sponsor or any other party to any such contract
or agreement; 
 (t) on behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, giving effect to the rules and regulations, and SEC staff interpretations (whether or not public), thereunder); such disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Trust is made known to the Sponsor, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the functions for which they were established; on
behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor has disclosed to the Trust’s auditors when and to the extent required: (i) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Trust’s ability
to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Trust’s internal controls; 

  
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 (u) any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are based
on or derived from sources that the Sponsor believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Sponsor has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources to the extent required; and 

(v) neither the Sponsor, nor any of the Sponsor’s directors, members, officers, affiliates or controlling persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any
action designed, or which has constituted or might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of asset of the Trust to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Shares. 
 For purposes hereof, the term “ Registration Statement” shall mean the Registration Statement as amended or supplemented from time to
time up to the date hereof, and the term “Prospectus” shall mean the Prospectus as amended or supplemented from time to time up to the date hereof. 

2. Each of the obligations of the Sponsor to be performed by it on or before the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and each of the
provisions thereof to be complied with by the Sponsor on or before the date hereof, has been duly performed and complied with in all material respects. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the Agreement. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto, on behalf of the Sponsor, subscribed my name this      day of
                    ,         . 
  

			
		 	By:
                                         
   
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 I,                     ,
in my capacity as [title], hereby certify that                      is the duly elected [title] of the Sponsor, and that the signature set forth
immediately above is [his/her] genuine signature. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the date first set forth above. 

 

			
		 	By:
                                         
   
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT E 

TO 
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT
AGREEMENT 
 FOR SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

CREATION AND REDEMPTION BASKETS 

SHARE REQUIREMENT AND FEES 

AS OF [DATE] 
 The size of the Basket for
the Trust is set forth in the Prospectus. As of the date of this agreement, Baskets are 10,000 shares. 
 The amount of the “Transaction Fee”
provided for in Section 5 of this Agreement for the Trust is set forth in the Prospectus. As of the date of this Agreement, the Transaction Fee is [dollar amount] per Order. 

These Basket sizes and Transaction Fees may be adjusted from time to time as set forth in the Prospectus without amending this Exhibit E. 

  
 16EX-10.(i)

 Exhibit 10(i) 

FORM OF 
 ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT 
 This Administrative Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made this [    ]th day
of December 2016, by and between SolidX Bitcoin Trust, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the “Trust”) having its principal place of business at 200 Park Ave, 17FL, New York, NY 10166, and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Service Provider”) having its principal place of business at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. 

WHEREAS, the Trust is, or will be, offering SolidX Bitcoin Shares (the “Shares”) having filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); 

WHEREAS, the Trust intends to create and redeem shares of beneficial interest, (the “Shares”) of the Shares on a continuous basis at
their net asset value only in aggregations constituting a Basket, as such term is defined in the Registration Statement; 
 WHEREAS, the
Shares will be listed on one or more national securities exchanges (together, the “Listing Exchanges”); 
 WHEREAS, the Trust
desires to retain the Service Provider to provide the services described in Section 1 of the Agreement with respect to the issuance and order processing of Baskets of the Shares, hold itself available to review and process orders for such
Baskets in the manner set forth in the Trust’s Prospectus, and to facilitate arrangements between the Sponsor, the Trust’s Transfer Agent and broker-dealers for the purchase and redemption of Baskets.; 

WHEREAS, the Service Provider is a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)
and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) (the successor organization to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.); and 

WHEREAS, the Service Provider desires to provide the services described herein to the Trust. 

 

 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the
parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Appointment. 

 The Trust hereby appoints the Service Provider to provide certain
services, as described in Section 3 of this Agreement, to the Shares on the terms and for the period set forth in this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the federal securities laws and of the laws governing the sale of
securities in the various states, and the Service Provider hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act in such capacity hereunder. 
  

	2.	Definitions. 

 Wherever they are used herein, the following terms have the following
respective meanings: 
 (a) “Prospectus” means the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement of the Trust under
the 1933 Act as such Prospectus may be amended or supplemented and filed with the Commission from time to time; 
 (b) “Registration
Statement” means the registration statement most recently filed from time to time by the Trust with the Commission and effective, or pending effectiveness, under the 1933 Act as such registration statement is amended by any amendments thereto
at the time in effect; 
 (c) All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. 
  

	3.	Duties of the Service Provider 

 (a) The Service Provider agrees to act as agent of the
Trust in connection with the review and processing of all orders for purchases and redemptions of Baskets of the Shares from DTC Participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation
(the “NSCC Participants”) that have executed a Participant Agreement (the “Authorized Participants”), as defined in paragraph 3(b) hereof, with the Sponsor and Transfer Agent in accordance with the Registration Statement and
Prospectus; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect or limit the right and ability of the Sponsor or its delegates to accept bitcoin and/or cash and the related Balancing Amount through or outside the Clearing Process, and as provided in
and in accordance with the Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Trust acknowledges that the Service Provider shall not be obligated to approve any certain number of orders for Baskets and nothing herein contained shall prevent the Service
Provider from entering into similar arrangements with other trusts or investment vehicles. 
 (b) The Service Provider agrees to use
commercially reasonable efforts to act as agent of the Trust with respect to the continuous offering of Baskets of Shares as set forth in the Registration Statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. The Service Provider further agrees
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Provider shall facilitate the process of the Sponsor and Transfer Agent entering into dealer participant agreements (“Participant Agreements”) between and among Authorized Participants,
the Sponsor and the Transfer Agent, for the purchase and redemption of Baskets of the Shares, in accordance with the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ii) the Service Provider shall deliver copies of the Prospectus, included in the
Registration Statement, to purchasers of such Baskets; and (iii) the Service Provider shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the Transfer Agent. 

(c) All activities by the Service Provider and its agents and employees in connection with the purchase and redemption of Baskets shall comply
with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Sponsor, the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement,, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and
regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1933 Act by the Commission or any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Exchange. 

(d) If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for Baskets
will be processed by the Service Provider except such unconditional orders as may have been approved by the Service Provider before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to suspend sales and Service
Provider’s authority to process orders for Baskets on behalf of the Trust, upon due notice to the Service Provider, if, in the judgment of the Trust, it is in the best interests of the Trust to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as
may be determined by the Trust. 
 (e) The Service Provider is not authorized by the Trust to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Service Provider’s use. The Service Provider
shall be entitled to rely on and shall not be responsible in any way for information provided to it by the Trust and its respective service providers and shall not be liable or responsible for the errors and omissions of such service providers,
provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to protect the Service Provider against any liability to the Trust or the Trust’s shareholders to which the Service Provider would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. 

(f) The Service Provider shall ensure that all direct requests for Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, product descriptions
and periodic reports, as applicable, are fulfilled. In addition, the Service Provider shall arrange to provide the Exchange with copies of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and product descriptions to be provided to purchasers in
the secondary market. The Service Provider will generally make it known in the brokerage community that Prospectuses and 

  
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Statements of Additional Information and product descriptions are available, including by (i) advising the Exchange on behalf of its member firms of the same, (ii) making such
disclosure in all marketing and advertising materials prepared and/or filed by the Service Provider with FINRA, and (iii) as may otherwise be required by the Commission. The Service Provider shall not bear any costs associated with printing
Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and all other such materials. 
 (g) The Service Provider agrees to make available, at
the Trust’s request, one or more members of its staff to attend to requests from the Sponsor or Trust officers in order to provide information with regard to the ongoing order processing and for such other purposes as may be requested by the
officers of the Trust or the Sponsor. 
 (h) The Service Provider shall review and approve all sales and marketing materials for compliance
with applicable laws and conditions of any applicable exemptive order, and file such materials with FINRA as required by the 1933 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder. All such sales and marketing materials must be approved, in writing, by the
Service Provider prior to use. 
 (i) The Service Provider shall not process any orders for Baskets hereunder if and so long as the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect or any necessary amendments thereto shall be suspended under any of the provisions of the 1933 Act or if and so long as a current prospectus as required by Section 10 of the 1933 Act is
not on file with the Commission; provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph shall in any way restrict or have any application to or bearing upon the Trust’s obligation to redeem or repurchase any Shares from any shareholder in
accordance with provisions of the Prospectus or Registration Statement. 
 (j) The Service Provider shall work with the Transfer Agent to
review and accept or reject orders placed by Authorized Participants and transmitted to the Service Provider by the Transfer Agent. 
 (k)
The Service Provider has as of the date hereof, and shall at all times have and maintain, net capital of not less than that required by Rule 15c3-1 under the 1934 Act, or any successor provision thereto. In
the event that the net capital of the Service Provider shall fall below that required by Rule 15c3-1, or any successor provision thereto, the Service Provider shall promptly provide notice to the Trust and the
Sponsor of such event. 
  

	4.	Duties of the Trust. 

 (a) The Trust agrees to issue Baskets of the Shares and to request
DTC to record on its books the ownership of the Shares constituting such Baskets in accordance with the book-entry system procedures described in the Prospectus in such amounts as the Service Provider has requested through the Transfer Agent in
writing or other means of data transmission, as promptly as practicable after receipt by the Trust of the requisite bitcoin and/or cash plus any Balancing Amount (together with any fees) and acceptance

  
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of such order, upon the terms described in the Registration Statement. The Trust may reject any order for Baskets or stop all receipts of such orders at any time upon reasonable notice to the
Service Provider, in accordance with the provisions of the Prospectus. 
 (b) The Trust agrees that it will take all action necessary to
register Shares under the 1933 Act as stated in the Prospectus. The Trust will make available to the Service Provider such number of copies of its then currently effective Prospectus and product description as the Service Provider may reasonably
request. The Trust will furnish to the Service Provider copies of semi-annual reports and annual audited reports of the Trust’s books and accounts made by independent public accountants regularly retained by the Trust and such other publicly
available information that the Service Provider may reasonably request for use in connection with the creation and redemption of Baskets. The Trust shall keep the Service Provider informed of the jurisdictions in which the Trust has filed notice
filings for Shares for sale under the securities laws thereof and shall promptly notify the Service Provider of any change in this information. The Service Provider shall not be liable for damages resulting from the sale of Shares in authorized
jurisdictions where the Service Provider had no information from the Trust that such sale or sales were unauthorized at the time of such sale or sales. 

(c) Except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Baskets will be the aggregate net asset
value of the Shares per Basket of the Trust, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. 
  

	5.	Fees and Expenses. 

 (a) The Service Provider shall be entitled to no compensation or
reimbursement of expenses from the Trust for the services provided by the Service Provider pursuant to this Agreement. The Service Provider may receive compensation from the Sponsor related to its services hereunder or for additional services as may
be agreed to between the Sponsor and Service Provider. 
 (b) The Sponsor and not Foreside shall bear the cost and expenses of: (i) the
registration of the Shares for sale under the Securities Act; and (ii) the registration or qualification of the Shares for sale under the securities laws of the various States; 

(c) The Service Provider shall pay (i) all expenses relating to Service Provider’s broker-dealer qualification and registration
under the 1934 Act; and (ii) the expenses incurred by the Service Provider in connection with routine FINRA filing fees. 
 (d)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Service Provider and its affiliates may receive compensation or reimbursement from the Trust and the Sponsor with respect to any services not included under this Agreement, as may be
agreed upon by the parties from time to time. 

  
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	6.	Indemnification. 

 (a) The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Service
Provider, its affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers and employees and agents and any person who controls the Service Provider within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (any of the Service Provider, its officers,
employees, agents and directors or such control persons, for purposes of this paragraph, a “Service Provider Indemnitee”) against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending
any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising out of or based upon (i) Service Provider’s services as Service Provider for the Trust pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) any claim that the Registration Statement, Prospectus, product description, shareholder reports, sales literature and advertisements specifically approved by the Trust and Sponsor or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as
from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (and in the case of the Prospectus and product
description, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law; (iii) the breach by the Trust of any obligation, representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement; or (iv) the Trust’s failure to comply in any material respect with applicable securities laws. 
 The Trust does not
agree to indemnify the Service Provider or hold it harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Service Provider. The Trust will
also not indemnify any Service Provider Indemnitee with respect to any untrue statement or omission made in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or product description that is subsequently corrected in such document (or an amendment thereof or
supplement thereto) if a copy of the Prospectus (or such amendment or supplement) was not sent or given to the person asserting any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense at or before the written confirmation to such person in any case where
such delivery is required by the 1933 Act and the Trust had notified the Service Provider of the amendment or supplement prior to the sending of the confirmation. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Trust in favor of any Service Provider
Indemnitee to be deemed to protect the Service Provider Indemnitee against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders to which the Service Provider Indemnitee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) is the Trust to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this Section with respect to any claim made
against any Service Provider Indemnitee unless the Service Provider Indemnitee shall have notified the Trust in writing of the claim at its principal offices at 200 Park Ave, 17FL, New York, NY 10166 within a reasonable time after the summons or
other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Service Provider Indemnitee (or after Service Provider Indemnitee shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). 

  
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 Failure to notify the Trust of any claim shall not relieve the Trust from any liability that it
may have to any Service Provider Indemnitee against whom such action is brought unless failure or delay to so notify the Trust prejudices the Trust’s ability to defend against such claim. The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own
expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Trust elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Service Provider
Indemnitee, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Trust elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Service Provider Indemnitee, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional
counsel retained by them. If the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Service Provider Indemnitee, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.
The Trust agrees to notify the Service Provider promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the Baskets or the Shares. 

(b) The Service Provider agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each of its officers and any person who controls the Trust within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (for purposes of this paragraph, the Trust and each of its officers and its controlling persons are collectively referred to as the “Trust Affiliates”) against any loss, liability, claim,
damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising out of or based upon (i) the allegation
of any wrongful act of the Service Provider or any of its directors, officers, employees or affiliates in connection with its activities as Service Provider pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) the breach of any obligation, representation or
warranty contained in this Agreement by the Service Provider; (iii) the Service Provider’s failure to comply in any material respect with applicable securities laws, including applicable FINRA regulations; or (iv) any allegation that
the Registration Statement, Prospectus, product description, shareholder reports, any information or materials relating to the Trust (as described in section 3(e)) or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended)
included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading, insofar as such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in
conformity with information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Service Provider. 
 In no case (i) is the indemnity of the
Service Provider in favor of any Trust Affiliate to be deemed to protect any Trust Affiliate against any liability to the Trust or its security holders to which such Trust Affiliate would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or (ii) is the Service Provider to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this
Section with respect to any claim made against any Trust Affiliate unless the Trust Affiliate shall have notified the Service Provider in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Trust Affiliate (or after the Trust Affiliate shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). 

  
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 Failure to notify the Service Provider of any claim shall not relieve the Service Provider from
any liability that it may have to the Trust Affiliate against whom such action is brought on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this Section unless failure or delay to so notify the Service Provider prejudices the Service
Provider’s ability to defend against such claim. The Service Provider shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if the Service
Provider elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Trust, its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that
Service Provider elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Trust or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the
Service Provider does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Trust, its officers and Trustees or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel
retained by them. The Service Provider agrees to notify the Trust promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the Baskets or the
Shares. 
 (c) No indemnified party shall settle any claim against it for which it intends to seek indemnification from the indemnifying
party, under the terms of section 6(a) or 6(b) above, without prior written notice to and consent from the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnified or indemnifying party shall settle any claim unless the
settlement contains a full release of liability with respect to the indemnified party in respect of such action. This section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

	7.	Representations. 

 (a) The Service Provider represents and warrants that (i) it is
duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under
or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Service Provider is a party or by which it is bound; and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA. 

(b) The Service Provider and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a
minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of

  
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the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money
laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. 
 (c) The Service
Provider and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial
information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. 

(d) The Trust represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware Statutory Trust and is and at all times will remain
duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) its entering into this
Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) the Registration Statement and the
Shares’ Prospectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the Trust and the Sponsor or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Service Provider’s use (“Sales Literature and
Advertisements”) shall be prepared, in all materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (v) the Registration Statement and the Shares’
Prospectus contain, and all Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vi) all statements of fact contained therein, or to
be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, nor any Sales
Literature and Advertisements shall include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Shares’ Prospectus in light of
the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and the Shares’ Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of
the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and the Shares’ Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the
Shares’ Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or the Shares’ Prospectus without giving the Service Provider reasonable notice thereof in
advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the Registration Statement or any Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Service Provider for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus. 

  
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 (e) The Trust represents to the Service Provider that the Registration Statement and Prospectus
filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the
Service Provider promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall
in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and
unconditional. The Trust and the Sponsor shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Service Provider or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or
representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements. 

(f) The Trust represents that, upon delivery of bitcoin and/or cash to an Authorized Participant in connection with a redemption of Baskets,
the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such bitcoin and/or cash, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such bitcoin and/or cash will not be
“restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act. 
  

	8.	Duration, Termination and Amendment. 

 (a) This Agreement shall be effective on the date
set forth above, and unless terminated as provided herein, shall continue for two years from its effective date, and thereafter from year to year, provided such continuance is approved by the Trust. This Agreement may be terminated at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, as to the Shares by the Service Provider, on at least sixty (60) days prior written notice or the Trust. This Agreement shall automatically terminate without the payment of any penalty in the event of its
assignment. 
 (b) No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed
by the party against which an enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. 

  
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	9.	Notice. 

 Any notice or other communication authorized or required by this Agreement to
be given to either party shall be in writing and deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by confirmed facsimile, or posted by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following address (or such other address as a party may
specify by written notice to the other): 
 If to the Service Provider: 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC 

Attn: 
 Three Canal Plaza, Suite
100 
 Portland, ME 04101 

Telephone: 
 Facsimile: 

If to the Trust: 
 SolidX
Bitcoin Trust 
 Attn: 
 200
Park Ave, 17FL 
 New York, NY 10166 

Telephone: 
  

	10.	Choice of Law. 

 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof. 
  

	11.	Counterparts. 

 This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

	12.	Severability. 

 If any provisions of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid, in
whole or in part, then the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in force. Invalid provisions shall, in accordance with this Agreement’s intent and purpose, be amended, to the extent legally possible, in order to effectuate the
intended results of such invalid provisions. 
  

	13.	Insurance. 

 The Service Provider will maintain at its expense an errors and omissions
insurance policy adequate to cover services provided by the Service Provider hereunder. 

  
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	14.	Confidentiality. 

 During the term of this Agreement, the Service Provider and the Trust
may have access to confidential information relating to such matters as either party’s business, trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, products, contracts, personnel, and clients. As used in this Agreement, “Confidential
Information” means information belonging to one of the parties that is of value to such party and the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to such party. Confidential Information includes, without limitation,
financial information, proposal and presentations, reports, forecasts, inventions, improvements and other intellectual property; trade secrets; know-how; designs, processes or formulae; software; market or
sales information or plans; customer lists; and business plans, prospects and opportunities (such as possible acquisitions or dispositions of businesses or facilities). Confidential Information includes information developed by either party in the
course of engaging in the activities provided for in this Agreement, unless: (i) the information is or becomes publicly known through lawful means; (ii) the information is disclosed to the other party without a confidential restriction by
a third party who rightfully possesses the information and did not obtain it, either directly or indirectly, from one of the parties, as the case may be, or any of their respective principals, employees, affiliated persons, or affiliated entities.
The parties understand and agree that all Confidential Information shall be kept confidential by the other both during and after the term of this Agreement. Each party shall maintain commercially reasonable information security policies and
procedures for protecting Confidential Information. The parties further agree that they will not, without the prior written approval by the other party, disclose such Confidential Information, or use such Confidential Information in any way, either
during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, except as required in the course of this Agreement and as provided by the other party or as required by law. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, or as otherwise requested by
the Trust, all Confidential Information held by or on behalf of the Trust shall be promptly returned to the Trust, or an authorized officer of the Service Provider will certify to the Trust in writing that all such Confidential Information has been
destroyed. This section 14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party may disclose the other’s Confidential Information if (i) required by law, regulation or legal process or if requested by the
Commission or other governmental regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the parties hereto or (ii) requested to do so by the other party; provided that in the event of (i), the disclosing party shall give the other party reasonable prior
notice of such disclosure to the extent reasonably practicable and shall reasonably cooperate with the other party (at such other party’s expense) in any efforts to prevent such disclosure. 

 

	15.	[RESERVED] 

  

	16.	Use of Names; Publicity. 

 The Trust shall not use the Service Provider’s name in
any offering material, shareholder report, advertisement or other material relating to the Trust, other than for the 

  
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purpose of merely identifying and describing the functions of the Service Provider hereunder, in a manner not approved by the Service Provider in writing prior to such use, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld. The Service Provider hereby consents to all uses of its name required by the Commission, any state securities commission, or any federal or state regulatory authority. 

The Service Provider shall not use the name “SolidX” in any offering material, shareholder report, advertisement or other material
relating to the Service Provider, other than for the purpose of merely identifying and describing the functions of the Trust hereunder, in a manner not approved by the Trust in writing prior to such use; provided, however, that the Trust shall
consent to all uses of its name required by the Commission, any state securities commission, or any federal or state regulatory authority; and provided, further, that in no case shall such approval be unreasonably withheld. 

The Service Provider will not issue any press releases or make any public announcements regarding the existence of this Agreement without the
express written consent of the Trust. Neither the Trust nor the Service Provider will disclose any of the economic terms of this Agreement, except as may be required by law. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
officers designated below as of the date first set forth above. 
 SOLIDX BITCOIN TRUST 

 

			
	By:	 	 

			
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

			
		
	By:	 	 

  
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