As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2025

Registration No. 333-________

UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

COINSHARES LITECOIN ETF

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices and Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Morrison C. Warren, Esq.
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ☒

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.   ☐

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion
Preliminary Prospectus dated January 24, 2025

COINSHARES LITECOIN ETF

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The CoinShares Litecoin ETF (the “Trust”) is an exchange-traded fund that issues common shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust. The Trust’s purpose is to hold Litecoin (“LTC”), a digital commodity based on the cryptographic protocols used by the decentralized, peer-to-peer computer network (the “Litecoin Network”). The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the value of LTC as represented by the Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin - 4pm NY Time (the “Index”), less the Trust’s liabilities and expenses. The Shares are designed to provide investors with a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in LTC. As of the date of this prospectus (this “Prospectus”), CoinShares Co. is the sole sponsor of the Trust (the “Sponsor”), CSC Delaware Trust Company is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”), ________ is the transfer agent of the Trust (in such capacity, the “Transfer Agent”) and the administrator of the Trust (in such capacity, the “Administrator”), ________ is the marketing agent of the Trust (the “Marketing Agent”), ________, ________ and ________, are the custodians of the Trust’s LTC (each a “Custodian” and collectively, the “Custodians”), ________, is the prime broker of the Trust (the “Prime Broker”), and ________, is the cash custodian of the Trust (the “Cash Custodian”).

This is an initial public offering of the Shares. The Shares may be purchased from the Trust only in one or more blocks of 5,000 Shares (a block of 5,000 Shares is called a “Basket”). The Trust issues Baskets to certain authorized participants (together, the “Authorized Participants” and each, an “Authorized Participant”) on an ongoing basis as described in “Plan of Distribution.” Baskets are offered continuously in exchange for cash. The Trust does not issue fractions of a Basket. The initial price per Share is $________ and was selected as an appropriate and convenient price that would facilitate secondary market trading of Shares. The Trust intends to redeem Shares in Baskets on an ongoing basis from the Authorized Participants. The Authorized Participants have acknowledged that some activities on their part may result, depending on the circumstances, in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could, under certain interpretations of applicable law, render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).

The Trust has listed the Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq” or the “Exchange”) under the symbol “________.”

[On ____, 202_, ____ (the “Seed Capital Investor”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, purchased ____ (__) Share at a per-Share price of $___ (the “Seed Share”). Delivery of the Seed Share was made on ____, 202_. Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Share were $___. On ____, 202_, the Seed Share was redeemed for cash and the Seed Capital Investor purchased ____ Shares at a per-Share price of $____ (the “Seed Baskets”). Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Baskets were $____. On ____, 202_, the Trust purchased ____ LTC with the proceeds of the Seed Baskets. As of the date of the Prospectus, these ____Shares represent all of the outstanding Shares. The Seed Capital Investor will act as a statutory underwriter in connection with the Seed Baskets. See “Seed Capital Investor” for additional information.]

The price of the Seed Share and the Seed Baskets were each determined as described herein and such Shares could be sold at different prices if sold by the Seed Capital Investor at different times.

Holders of beneficial interests in the Shares (“Shareholders”) who decide to buy or sell Shares of the Trust will place their trade orders through their brokers and may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Shares. The Shares are expected to be listed for trading, subject to notice of issuance, on Nasdaq. Investing in the Trust involves risks similar to those involved with an investment directly in LTC and other significant risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10.

The offering of an indeterminate amount of the Shares is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in accordance with the Securities Act. The offering is intended to be a continuous offering and is not expected to terminate until three years from the date of the original offering unless extended as permitted by applicable rules under the Securities Act. The Trust is not a mutual fund registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and is not subject to regulation under the 1940 Act. The Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the “CEA”), and the Sponsor is not subject to regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading adviser. The Shares are neither interests in nor obligations of the Sponsor or the Trustee.

AN INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR SHAREHOLDERS THAT ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO ACCEPT MORE RISK THAN MAY BE INVOLVED WITH OTHER EXCHANGE-TRADED PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT HOLD LTC OR INTERESTS RELATED TO LTC. THE SHARES ARE SPECULATIVE SECURITIES. THE PURCHASE OF SHARES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND YOU COULD LOSE YOUR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ALL RISK FACTORS BEFORE INVESTING IN THE TRUST. PLEASE REFER TO “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 10.

NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

THE TRUST IS AN “EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY” AS THAT TERM IS USED IN THE U.S. JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STARTUPS ACT (THE “JOBS ACT”) AND, AS SUCH, MAY ELECT TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN REDUCED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

The date of this prospectus is [      ], 202_

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Neither the Sponsor nor the Trust has authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus or any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf. Neither the Sponsor nor the Trust takes any responsibility for, or can provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any information other than the information in this Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus or any free writing prospectus prepared by the Sponsor or the Trust, or on the Trust’s behalf. The Trust is offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, the Shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this Prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this Prospectus or any sale of the Shares.

In this Prospectus, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Sponsor acting on behalf of the Trust.

STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” with respect to the Trust’s financial conditions, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. Statements preceded by, followed by or that include words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify some of the forward-looking statements. All statements (other than statements of historical fact) included in this Prospectus that address activities, events or developments that will or may occur in the future, including such matters as changes in market prices and conditions for the LTC and/or the Shares, the Trust’s operations, the Sponsor’s plans and references to the Trust’s future success and other similar matters are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses the Sponsor made based on its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors deemed appropriate in the circumstances. You should specifically consider the numerous risks outlined under “Risk Factors.” Whether or not actual results and developments will conform to the Sponsor’s expectations and predictions, however, is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including:

Consequently, all the forward-looking statements made in this Prospectus are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments the Sponsor anticipates will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the expected consequences to, or have the expected effects on, the Trust’s operations or the value of the Shares. Should one or more of these risks discussed in “Risk Factors” or other uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on the Sponsor’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and neither the Trust nor the Sponsor is under a duty or undertakes an obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, other than as required by applicable laws. Moreover, neither the Trust, the Sponsor, nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. Investors are therefore cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Industry and Market Data

Although we are responsible for all disclosure contained in this prospectus, in some cases we have relied on certain market and industry data obtained from third-party sources that we believe to be reliable. Market estimates are calculated by using independent industry publications in conjunction with our assumptions regarding the LTC industry and market. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any market, industry or similar data presented herein, such data involves risks and uncertainties and is subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the headings “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

RISK FACTORS

You should consider carefully the risks described below before making an investment decision. You should also refer to the other information included in this prospectus, including the Trust’s financial statements and related notes thereto.

Risk Factors Related to LTC, the Litecoin Blockchain and the Litecoin Network

The value of the Shares relates directly to the price of LTC, the value of which may be highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors.

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the LTC held by the Trust and fluctuations in the price of LTC could adversely affect the value of the Shares. The market price of LTC may be highly volatile, and subject to a number of factors, including:

In addition, there is no assurance that LTC will maintain its value in the long or intermediate term. In the event that the price of LTC declines, the Sponsor expects the value of the Shares to decline proportionately.

The price of LTC as represented by the Index or by the Trust’s principal market may also be subject to momentum pricing due to speculation regarding future appreciation in value, leading to greater volatility that could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Momentum pricing typically is associated with growth stocks and other assets whose valuation, as determined by the investing public, accounts for future appreciation in value, if any. The Sponsor believes that momentum pricing of LTC has resulted, and may continue to result, in speculation regarding future appreciation in the price of LTC, inflating and making the price of LTC more volatile. As a result, LTC may be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor confidence, which could impact future appreciation or depreciation in the Index and could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

LTC is a relatively new technological innovation with a limited operating history.

LTC has a relatively limited history of existence and operations. There is a limited established performance record for the price of LTC and, in turn, a limited basis for evaluating an investment in LTC. Although past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, if LTC had a more established history, such history might (or might not) provide investors with more information on which to evaluate an investment in the Trust.

A decline in the adoption of LTC, the Litecoin Network or the Litecoin Blockchain could negatively impact the Trust.

The Sponsor will not have any strategy relating to the development of LTC, the Litecoin Network or the Litecoin Blockchain. However, a lack of expansion in usage of LTC, the Litecoin Network and the Litecoin Blockchain could adversely affect an investment in Shares.

The further development and acceptance of the Litecoin Network, which is part of a new and rapidly changing industry, is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The slowing, stopping or reversing of the development or acceptance or usage of the Litecoin Network or Litecoin Blockchain may adversely affect the price of LTC and therefore an investment in the Shares. The further adoption of LTC will require growth of the Litecoin Network. Adoption of LTC will also require an accommodating regulatory environment.

The use of digital assets such as LTC to, among other things, buy and sell goods or services or facilitate cross-border payments is part of a new and rapidly evolving industry that employs digital assets based upon computer-generated mathematical and/or cryptographic protocols. The Litecoin Network is a prominent, but not unique, part of this industry. The growth of this industry is subject to a high degree of uncertainty, as new assets and technological innovations continue to develop and evolve.

Today, there is limited use of LTC in the retail, commercial, or payments spaces, and, on a relative basis, speculators make up a significant portion of users. Certain merchants and major retail and commercial businesses have only recently begun accepting LTC and the Litecoin Blockchain as a means of payment for goods and services. This pattern may contribute to outsized price volatility, which in turn can make LTC less attractive to merchants and commercial parties as a means of payment. A lack of expansion by LTC into retail and commercial markets or a contraction of such use may result in a reduction in the price of LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust.

In addition, there is no assurance that LTC will maintain its value over the long term. The price of LTC is subject to risks related to its usage. Even if growth in Litecoin Network adoption occurs in the near or medium term, there is no assurance that LTC usage will continue to grow over the long term. A contraction in use of LTC may result in increased volatility or a reduction in the price of LTC, which would adversely impact the value of the Shares.

The fixed supply of LTC may negatively impact the operation of the Litecoin Blockchain.

The Litecoin Blockchain is structured to allow a maximum of 84 million LTC to be created, which are mined over time with the creation of each new block. The supply of new LTC is mathematically controlled so that the number of LTC grows at a limited rate pursuant to a pre-set schedule. The number of LTC awarded for solving a new block is automatically halved after every 840,000 blocks are added to the Litecoin Blockchain. Currently, the fixed reward for solving a new block is 6.25 LTC per block, and this is expected to decrease by half to become 3.125 LTC after the next 840,000 blocks since the last reward reduction have entered the Litecoin Network, which is expected to be approximately July 2027. This deliberately controlled rate of LTC creation means that the number of LTC in existence will increase at a controlled rate until the number of LTC in existence reaches 84 million LTC. As of ________, 202_, approximately ____ million LTC were outstanding, and estimates of when the 84 million LTC limitation will be reached range from at or near the year 2140.

The fixed supply of LTC could also contribute to price volatility, especially if demand fluctuates significantly. Since the supply of LTC is fixed, any significant surge in demand can result in large price spikes. For example, during periods of high market activity or speculation, the price of LTC could rapidly increase due to the inability to expand supply to match demand. This volatility could make LTC less predictable for businesses that rely on it for payments. Digital assets with a flexible supply, such as stablecoins, can adjust to maintain a stable value. LTC, however, could experience price swings that make it less attractive for everyday transactions or long-term financial planning.

The fixed supply of LTC may also not scale well with rapidly expanding use cases. As more businesses, financial institutions, and payment providers adopt LTC for cross-border transactions and other use cases, there is a risk that the fixed supply may not meet the growing demand, leading to supply shortages and further price volatility. In the case of massive adoption, the scarcity of LTC could raise its value too much, making it less appealing for day-to-day transactions or use as a liquidity bridge in cross-border payments, as businesses might prefer a more stable and widely available currency.

The Trust will not directly or indirectly participate in any staking program, and accordingly the Shareholders will not receive any staking rewards or other income.

The Litecoin Blockchain does not use proof-of-stake validation. Accordingly, neither the Trust, nor the Sponsor, nor the Custodian, nor any other person associated with the Trust will, directly or indirectly, engage in action where any portion of the Trust’s LTC becomes subject to proof-of-stake validation or is used to earn additional LTC or generate rewards or other income. Accordingly, the Trust may underperform other pooled investment vehicles that may participate in staking.  Investors who seek to participate in staking rewards should consider other investment options.

The loss or destruction of a private key required to access LTC may be irreversible. The Custodian’s loss of access to a private key associated with the Trust’s LTC could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Transfers of LTC among users are accomplished via LTC transactions (i.e., sending LTC from one user to another). The creation of an LTC transaction requires the use of a unique numerical code known as a “private key.” In the absence of the correct private key corresponding to a holder’s particular LTC, the LTC is inaccessible. The custody of the Trust’s LTC is handled by the Custodian, and the transfer of LTC to and from Authorized Participants is directed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor has evaluated the procedures and internal controls of the Trust’s Custodian to safeguard the Trust’s LTC holdings. If the Custodian’s internal procedures and controls are inadequate to safeguard the Trust’s LTC holdings, and the Trust’s private key(s) is(are) lost, destroyed or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key(s) is(are) accessible, the Trust will be unable to access its LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares. In addition, if the Trust’s private key(s) is(are) misappropriated and the Trust’s LTC holdings are stolen, the Trust could lose some or all of its LTC holdings, which could adversely impact an investment in the Shares.

New competing digital assets may result in a reduction in demand for LTC, which could have a negative impact on the price of LTC and may have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.

LTC faces significant competition from other digital assets, as well as from other technologies or payment forms, such as SWIFT, ACH, remittance networks, credit cards and cash. There is no guarantee that LTC will become a dominant form of cross-border payments, store of value or method of exchange.

Competition from central bank digital currencies (“CBDCs”) and emerging payments initiatives involving financial institutions could adversely affect the price of LTC and other digital assets.

Central banks in various countries have introduced digital forms of legal tender (“CBDCs”). China’s CBDC project, known as Digital Currency Electronic Payment, has reportedly been tested in a live pilot program conducted in multiple cities in China. Central banks representing at least 130 countries have published retail or wholesale CBDC work ranging from research to pilot projects. Whether or not they incorporate blockchain or similar technology, CBDCs, as legal tender in the issuing jurisdiction, could have an advantage in competing with, or replace, LTC and other cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange or store of value. Central banks and other governmental entities have also announced cooperative initiatives and consortia with private sector entities, with the goal of leveraging blockchain and other technology to reduce friction in cross-border and interbank payments and settlement, and commercial banks and other financial institutions have also recently announced a number of initiatives of their own to incorporate new technologies, including blockchain and similar technologies, into their payments and settlement activities, which could compete with, or reduce the demand for, LTC. As a result of any of the foregoing factors, the price of LTC could decrease, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust.

The price of LTC may be affected due to stablecoins (including Tether and USDC), the activities of stablecoin issuers and their regulatory treatment.

While the Trust does not invest in stablecoins, it may nonetheless be exposed to risks that stablecoins pose for the LTC market and other digital asset markets. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to have a stable value over time as compared to typically volatile digital assets, and are typically marketed as being pegged to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar, at a certain value. Although the prices of stablecoins are intended to be stable, their market value may fluctuate. This volatility has in the past apparently impacted the price of LTC. Stablecoins are a relatively new phenomenon and it is impossible to know all of the risks that they could pose to participants in the LTC market. In addition, some have argued that some stablecoins, particularly Tether, are improperly issued without sufficient backing in a way that, when the stablecoin is used to pay for LTC, could cause artificial rather than genuine demand for LTC, artificially inflating the price of LTC, and also argue that those associated with certain stablecoins may be involved in laundering money. On February 17, 2021, the New York Attorney General entered into an agreement with Tether’s operators, requiring them to cease any further trading activity with New York persons and pay $18.5 million in penalties for false and misleading statements made regarding the assets backing Tether. On October 15, 2021, the CFTC announced a settlement with Tether’s operators in which they agreed to pay $42.5 million in fines to settle charges that, among others, Tether’s claims that it maintained sufficient U.S. dollar reserves to back every Tether stablecoin in circulation with the “equivalent amount of corresponding fiat currency” held by Tether were untrue.

USDC is a reserve-backed stablecoin issued by Circle Internet Financial that is commonly used as a method of payment in digital asset markets, including the LTC market. While USDC is designed to maintain a stable value at US $1.00 at all times, on March 10, 2023, the value of USDC fell below US $1.00 for multiple days after Circle Internet Financial disclosed that US$3.3 billion of the USDC reserves were held at Silicon Valley Bank, which had entered FDIC receivership earlier that day. Stablecoins are reliant on the U.S. banking system and U.S. treasuries, and the failure of either to function normally could impede the function of stablecoins, and therefore could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Given the foundational role that stablecoins play in global digital asset markets, their fundamental liquidity can have a dramatic impact on the broader digital asset market, including the market for LTC. Because a large portion of the digital asset market still depends on stablecoins such as Tether and USDC, there is a risk that a disorderly de-pegging or a run on Tether or USDC could lead to dramatic market volatility in digital assets more broadly. Volatility in stablecoins, operational issues with stablecoins (for example, technical issues that prevent settlement), concerns about the sufficiency of any reserves that support stablecoins or potential manipulative activity when unbacked stablecoins are used to pay for other digital assets (including LTC), or regulatory concerns about stablecoin issuers or intermediaries, such as exchanges, that support stablecoins, could impact individuals’ willingness to trade on trading venues that rely on stablecoins, reduce liquidity in the LTC market, and affect the price of LTC, and in turn impact an investment in the Shares.

If the digital asset award for mining blocks and transaction fees for recording transactions on the Litecoin Network are not sufficiently high to incentivize miners, or if certain jurisdictions continue to limit or otherwise regulate mining activities, miners may cease expanding processing power or demand high transaction fees, which could negatively impact the value of LTC and the value of the Shares.

If the digital asset awards for mining blocks or the transaction fees for recording transactions on the Litecoin Network are not sufficiently high to incentivize miners, or if certain jurisdictions continue to limit or otherwise regulate mining activities, miners may cease expending processing power to mine blocks and the security of the Litecoin Blockchain could be compromised. For example, the realization of one or more of the following risks could materially adversely affect the value of the Shares:

If the Litecoin Network is used to facilitate illicit activities or evade sanctions, businesses that facilitate transactions in LTC could be at increased risk of criminal or civil lawsuits, or of having services cut off, which could negatively affect the price of LTC and the value of the Shares.

Digital asset networks have in the past been, and may continue to be, used to facilitate illicit activities. If the Litecoin Network is used to facilitate illicit activities or evade sanctions, businesses that facilitate transactions in LTC could be at increased risk of potential criminal or civil lawsuits, or of having banking or other services cut off, and LTC could be removed from digital asset trading platforms as a result of these concerns. Other service providers of such businesses may also cut off services if there is a concern that the Litecoin Network is being used to facilitate crime. Any of the aforementioned occurrences could increase regulatory scrutiny of the Litecoin Network and/or adversely affect the price of LTC, the attractiveness of the Litecoin Network and an investment in the Shares of the Trust.

The Trust and the Sponsor, acting on behalf of the Trust, directly interact with parties that are themselves subject to AML program requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act or similar laws.

The Authorized Participants are registered broker-dealers or financial institutions exempt from broker-dealer registration and therefore are subject to AML and countering the financing of terrorism obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act as administered by FinCEN and further overseen by the SEC and FINRA. In accordance with its regulatory obligations, the Authorized Participants conduct customer due diligence.

When the Trust and the Sponsor, acting on behalf of the Trust, buy, sell or deliver, as applicable, LTC, they transact directly with financial institution counterparties that are subject to U.S. federal and/or state licensing requirements or similar laws in non-U.S. jurisdictions and maintain practices and policies designed to comply with AML and KYC regulations or similar laws in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The Trust will not hold any LTC except those that have been delivered by the Trust’s LTC trading counterparties in connection with creation requests.

If the Sponsor, the Trust, or an Authorized Participant were nevertheless to transact with such a sanctioned entity, the Sponsor, the Trust, and such Authorized Participant would be at increased risk of potential criminal or civil lawsuits.

A temporary or permanent “fork” or a “clone” could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

The Litecoin Network operates using open-source protocols, meaning that any user can download the software, modify it and then propose that the users and miners of LTC adopt the modification. When a modification is introduced and a substantial majority of users and miners’ consent to the modification, the change is implemented and the network remains uninterrupted. However, if less than a substantial majority of users and miners’ consent to the proposed modification, and the modification is not compatible with the software prior to its modification, the consequence would be what is known as a “hard fork” of the Litecoin Network, with one group running the pre-modified software and the other running the modified software. The effect of such a fork would be the existence of two versions of LTC running in parallel, yet lacking interchangeability. Some users of the original network may harbor ill will toward the new network, and vice versa. A fork may also occur as a result of an unintentional or unanticipated software flaw in the various versions of otherwise compatible software that users run. Such a fork could lead to users and miners abandoning the digital asset with the flawed software. It is possible, however, that a substantial number of users and miners could adopt an incompatible version of the digital asset while resisting community-led efforts to merge the two chains. This could result in a permanent fork.

Forks may also occur as a digital asset network’s community’s response to a significant security breach. For example, in July 2016, Ethereum “forked” into Ethereum and a new digital asset, Ethereum Classic, as a result of the Ethereum network community’s response to a significant security breach. In June 2016, an anonymous hacker exploited a smart contract running on the Ethereum network to syphon approximately $60 million of Ether held by The DAO, a distributed autonomous organization, into a segregated account. In response to the exploit, most participants in the Ethereum community elected to adopt a “fork” that effectively reversed the exploit. However, a minority of users continued to develop the original blockchain, referred to as “Ethereum Classic” with the digital asset on that blockchain now referred to as ETC. ETC now trades on several digital asset trading platforms. A fork may also occur as a result of an unintentional or unanticipated software flaw in the various versions of otherwise compatible software that users run. Such a fork could lead to users and miners abandoning the digital asset with the flawed software. It is possible, however, that a substantial number of users and miners could adopt an incompatible version of the digital asset while resisting community-led efforts to merge the two chains. This could result in a permanent fork, as in the case of Ethereum and Ethereum Classic.

In addition, many developers have previously initiated hard forks in the bitcoin blockchain to launch new digital assets, such as Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Silver and Bitcoin Diamond, as well as the Bitcoin Cash blockchain to launch a new digital asset, Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision. To the extent such digital assets compete with Litecoin, such competition could impact demand for LTC and could adversely impact the value of the Shares.

Furthermore, a hard fork can lead to new security concerns. For example, when the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic networks, two other digital asset networks, split in July 2016, replay attacks, in which transactions from one network were rebroadcast to nefarious effect on the other network, plagued Ethereum trading platforms through at least October 2016. An Ethereum trading platform announced in July 2016 that it had lost 40,000 Ethereum Classic, worth about $100,000 at that time, as a result of replay attacks. Similar replay attack concerns occurred in connection with the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision networks split in November 2018. Another possible result of a hard fork is an inherent decrease in the level of security due to significant amounts of mining power remaining on one network or migrating instead to the new forked network. After a hard fork, it may become easier for an individual miner or mining pool’s hashing power to exceed 50% of the processing power of a digital asset network that retained or attracted less mining power, thereby making digital asset networks that rely on proof-of-work more susceptible to attack.

Digital asset networks and related protocols may also be cloned. Unlike a fork of a digital asset network, which modifies an existing blockchain, and results in two competing digital asset networks, each with the same genesis block, a “clone” is a copy of a protocol’s codebase, but results in an entirely new blockchain and new genesis block. Tokens are created solely from the new “clone” network and, in contrast to forks, holders of tokens of the existing network that was cloned do not receive any tokens of the new network. For example, Litecoin is the result of a clone of the bitcoin network. A “clone” results in a competing network that has characteristics substantially similar to the network it was based on, subject to any changes as determined by the developer(s) that initiated the clone.

A hard fork may adversely affect the price of LTC at the time of announcement or adoption. For example, the announcement of a hard fork could lead to increased demand for the pre-fork digital asset, in anticipation that ownership of the pre-fork digital asset would entitle holders to a new digital asset following the fork. The increased demand for the pre-fork digital asset may cause the price of the digital asset to rise. After the hard fork, it is possible the aggregate price of the two versions of the digital asset running in parallel would be less than the price of the digital asset immediately prior to the fork. Furthermore, while the Trust would be entitled to both versions of the digital asset running in parallel, the Sponsor will, as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement, determine which version of the digital asset is generally accepted as the Litecoin Network and should therefore be considered the appropriate network for the Trust’s purposes, and there is no guarantee that the Sponsor will choose the digital asset that is ultimately the most valuable fork. Either of these events could therefore adversely impact the value of the Shares. For example, on November 15, 2020, certain Bitcoin Cash developers enacted a proposed update to the Bitcoin Cash Network requiring 8% of mined tokens to be redistributed to the developer pool, causing a hard fork, and created a network with a token labeled BCHA. For the days following the fork, the price of BCH fluctuated from $246.15 on November 15, 2020 to $256.55 on November 20, 2020. A clone may also adversely affect the price of LTC at the time of announcement or adoption. For example, on November 6, 2016, Rhett Creighton, a Zcash developer, cloned the Zcash network to launch Zclassic, a substantially identical version of the Zcash network that eliminated the Founders’ Reward. For the days following the date the first Zclassic block was mined, the price of ZEC fell from $504.57 on November 5, 2016 to $236.01 on November 7, 2016 in the midst of a broader sell off of ZEC beginning immediately after the Zcash network launch on October 28, 2016.

A future fork in or clone of the Litecoin Network could adversely affect the value of the Shares or the ability of the Trust to operate.

In the event of a hard fork of the Litecoin Blockchain, the Sponsor will, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, use its discretion to determine which network should be considered the appropriate network for the Trust’s purposes, and in doing so may adversely affect the value of the Shares.

In the highly unlikely event of a hard fork of the Litecoin Blockchain, the Sponsor will use its discretion to determine, promptly and in good faith, which digital asset network, among a group of incompatible forks of the Litecoin Blockchain, is generally accepted as the Litecoin Blockchain and should therefore be considered the appropriate network for the Trust’s purposes. The Sponsor will base its determination on a variety of then-relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the Sponsor’s beliefs regarding expectations of the core developers of LTC, users, services, businesses, miners and other constituencies, as well as the actual continued acceptance of, and miner and community engagement with, the Litecoin Blockchain, along with market capitalization and trading activity. There is no guarantee that the Sponsor will choose the cryptocurrency that is ultimately the most valuable fork, and the Sponsor’s decision may adversely affect the value of the Shares as a result. The Sponsor may also disagree with Shareholders, the Custodian, security vendors and the Benchmark Administrator on what is generally accepted as LTC and should therefore be considered “LTC” for the Trust’s purposes, which may also adversely affect the value of the Shares as a result.

In the event of a hard fork of the Litecoin Blockchain, the Custodian’s operations may be interrupted or subject to additional security risks that could disrupt the Trust’s ability to process creations and redemptions of Shares or otherwise threaten the security of the Trust’s LTC holdings.

In the event of a hard fork of the Litecoin Blockchain, the Custodian may temporarily halt the ability of customers (including the Trust) to deposit, withdraw or transfer LTC on the Custodian’s platform. Such a delay may be intended to permit the Custodian to assess the resulting versions of the Litecoin Blockchain, to determine how best to securely “split” the LTC from the Forked Asset, and to prevent malicious users from conducting “replay attacks” (i.e., broadcasting transactions on both versions of the forked networks to put Custodian assets at risk). As a result, the Trust is likely to suspend creations and redemptions during a period in which the Custodian’s operations are halted.

In addition, any losses experienced by the Custodian due to a hard fork, including due to replay attacks or technological errors in assessing the fork, could have a materially adverse impact on an investment in the Shares.

Shareholders may not receive the benefits of any forks or “airdrops.”

In addition to forks, a digital asset, including LTC, may become subject to a similar occurrence known as an “airdrop.” In an airdrop, the promotors of a new digital asset announce to holders of another digital asset that such holders will be entitled to claim a certain amount of the new digital asset for free, based on the fact that they hold such other digital asset. Such airdrops are not uncommon on the Litecoin Blockchain. Airdrops may be conducted by sending a token to the holders of set amounts of LTC or to particular public addresses on the Litecoin Blockchain. Airdrops may involve a user being entitled to claim tokens on a decentralized application, second-layer network or entirely separate digital asset network. A user entitled to receive airdrops may be required to take little or significant actions in order to receive such airdropped tokens. Shareholders may not receive the benefits of any forks; the Trust may not choose, or be able, to participate in an airdrop; and the timing of receiving any benefits from a fork, airdrop or similar event is uncertain.

A right to receive any such benefit of a fork or airdrop is referred to as an “Incidental Right” and any digital asset acquired through an Incidental Right is known as an “IR Asset.” Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets. Such assets are not considered assets of the Trust at any point in time and will not be taken into account for purposes of determining the Trust’s NAV and the NAV per Share.

Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, to the extent that the Trust involuntarily receives such assets in a Trust wallet, it will, as soon as practicable and, if possible, immediately, distribute such assets to the Sponsor. Once such assets have been acquired, the Sponsor may take any lawful action necessary or desirable in connection with its acquisition thereof. In the event that the Sponsor decides to sell the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s), it will seek to do so for cash. This may be a sale of the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) directly in exchange for cash, or in exchange for another digital asset that may subsequently be exchanged for cash. The Sponsor would then contribute that cash back to the Trust, which in turn would distribute the cash to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to be distributed to Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares owned.

Although the Sponsor intends, if possible, to arrange for the sale of any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) it receives from the Trust and subsequently contribute such cash proceeds back to the Trust, it is under no obligation to do so. There are likely to be operational, tax, securities law, regulatory, legal and practical issues that significantly limit, or prevent entirely, the Sponsor’s ability to realize a benefit from any such Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s). The Sponsor may choose to evaluate any such fork, airdrop or similar occurrence on a case-by-case basis in consultation with its legal advisers, tax consultants and custodian. In determining whether to attempt to acquire and/or retain any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s), the Sponsor expects to take into consideration whatever factors it deems relevant in its discretion, including, without limitation:

The Sponsor is under no obligation to realize any economic benefit from any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) it receives from the Trust. The Sponsor may instead determine, in its sole discretion, to abandon such Incidental Rights or IR Assets permanently and irrevocably for no consideration. Before the Trust claims any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) resulting from a fork or airdrop on the Litecoin Blockchain (other than LTC), the Trust would need to seek and obtain certain regulatory approvals, including an amendment to the Trust’s registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part and approval of an application by the Exchange to amend its listing rules.

If a malicious actor or botnet obtains control of more than 50% of the processing power on the Litecoin Network, or otherwise obtains control over the Litecoin Network through its influence over core developers or otherwise, such actor or botnet could manipulate the Blockchain to adversely affect the value of the Shares or the ability of the Trust to operate.

If a malicious actor or botnet (a volunteer or hacked collection of computers controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers) obtains a majority of the processing power on the Litecoin Network, it may be able to alter the Blockchain on which transactions in LTC rely by constructing fraudulent blocks or preventing certain transactions from completing in a timely manner, or at all. The malicious actor or botnet could also control, exclude or modify the ordering of transactions. Although the malicious actor or botnet may not be able to generate new digital assets or transactions using such control, it may be able to “double-spend” its own digital assets (i.e., spend the same tokens in more than one transaction) and prevent the confirmation of other users’ transactions for so long as it maintained control. To the extent that such malicious actor or botnet did not yield its control of the processing power on the Litecoin Network or the LTC community did not reject the fraudulent blocks as malicious, reversing any changes made to the Blockchain may not be possible. Further, a malicious actor or botnet could create a flood of transactions in order to slow down the Litecoin Network.

For example, in August 2020, the Ethereum Classic network was the target of two double-spend attacks by an unknown actor or actors that gained more than 50% of the processing power of the Ethereum Classic network. The attack resulted in reorganizations of the Ethereum Classic blockchain that allowed the attacker or attackers to reverse previously recorded transactions in excess of over $5.0 million and $1.0 million. Any similar attacks on the Litecoin Network could negatively impact the value of LTC and the value of the Shares.

Although there are no known reports of malicious activity on, or control of, the Litecoin Network, it is believed that certain mining pools may have exceeded the 50% threshold on the Litecoin Network. The crossing of the 50% threshold indicates a greater risk that a single mining pool or small group of mining pools, for example, could exert authority over the validation of LTC transactions, and this risk is heightened if over 50% of the processing power on the network falls within the jurisdiction of a single governmental authority.

The digital asset trading platforms on which LTC trades are relatively new and largely unregulated or may not be complying with existing regulations.

Digital asset markets, including spot markets for LTC, are growing rapidly. The digital asset trading platforms through which LTC and other digital assets trade are new and largely unregulated or may not be complying with existing regulations. These markets are local, national and international and include a broadening range of digital assets and participants. Significant trading may occur on systems and platforms with minimum predictability. Spot markets may impose daily, weekly, monthly or customer-specific transaction or withdrawal limits or suspend withdrawals entirely, rendering the exchange of LTC for fiat currency difficult or impossible. Participation in spot markets requires users to take on credit risk by transferring LTC from a personal account to a third party’s account.

Digital asset trading platforms do not appear to be subject to, or may not comply with, regulation in a manner similar to other regulated trading platforms, such as national securities exchanges or designated contract markets. Many digital asset trading platforms are unlicensed, are unregulated, operate without extensive supervision by governmental authorities, and do not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management team, corporate practices, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. In particular, those located outside the United States may be subject to significantly less stringent regulatory and compliance requirements in their local jurisdictions. Digital asset trading platforms may be out of compliance with existing regulations.

As a result, trading activity on or reported by these digital asset trading platforms is generally significantly less regulated than trading in regulated U.S. securities and commodities markets and may reflect behavior that would be prohibited in regulated U.S. trading venues. Furthermore, many digital asset trading platforms lack certain safeguards put in place by more traditional exchanges to enhance the stability of trading on the platform and prevent flash crashes, such as limit-down circuit breakers. As a result, the prices of digital assets such as LTC on digital asset trading platforms may be subject to larger and/or more frequent sudden declines than assets traded on more traditional exchanges. Tools to detect and deter fraudulent or manipulative trading activities (such as market manipulation, front-running of trades, and wash-trading) may not be available to or employed by digital asset trading platforms or may not exist at all. Consequently, the marketplace may lose confidence in, or may experience problems relating to, these venues.

No digital asset trading platform on which LTC trades is immune from these risks. The closure or temporary shutdown of the digital asset trading platforms due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in the Litecoin Network and can slow down the mass adoption of LTC. Further, digital asset trading platform failures or the failure of any other major component of the overall LTC ecosystem can have an adverse effect on LTC markets and the price of LTC, and could therefore have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.

Negative perception, a lack of stability in the digital asset trading platforms, manipulation of LTC trading platforms by customers and/or the closure or temporary shutdown of such trading platforms due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in LTC generally and result in greater volatility in the market price of LTC and the Shares of the Trust. Furthermore, the closure or temporary shutdown of an LTC trading platform may impact the Trust’s ability to determine the value of its LTC holdings or for the Trust’s Authorized Participants to effectively arbitrage the Trust’s Shares.

Digital asset trading platforms may be exposed to security breaches.

The nature of the assets held at LTC trading platforms makes them appealing targets for hackers and a number of LTC trading platforms have been victims of cybercrimes. Over the past several years, some digital asset trading platforms have been closed due to security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such digital asset trading platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such digital asset trading platforms. While, generally speaking, smaller digital asset trading platforms are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger digital asset trading platforms more stable, larger digital asset trading platforms are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and malware. For example, the collapse of Mt. Gox, which filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan in late February 2014, demonstrated that even the largest digital asset trading platforms could be subject to abrupt failure with consequences both for users of digital asset trading platforms and for the digital asset industry as a whole. In particular, in the two weeks that followed the February 7, 2014, halt of bitcoin withdrawals from Mt. Gox, the value of one bitcoin fell on other exchanges from around $795 on February 6, 2014, to $578 on February 20, 2014. Additionally, in January 2015, Bitstamp announced that approximately 19,000 bitcoin had been stolen from its operational or “hot” wallets. Further, in August 2016, it was reported that almost 120,000 bitcoin worth around $78 million were stolen from Bitfinex, a large digital asset exchange. The value of bitcoin and other digital assets immediately decreased by more than 10% following reports of the theft at Bitfinex. In July 2017, FinCEN assessed a $110 million fine against BTC-e, a now-defunct digital asset exchange, for facilitating crimes such as drug sales and ransomware attacks. In December 2017, Yapian, the operator of Seoul-based cryptocurrency exchange Youbit, suspended digital asset trading and filed for bankruptcy following a hack that resulted in a loss of 17% of Yapian’s assets. Following the hack, Youbit users were allowed to withdraw approximately 75% of the digital assets in their exchange accounts, with any potential further distributions to be made following Yapian’s pending bankruptcy proceedings. In January 2018, the Japanese digital asset trading platform, Coincheck was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $535 million, and in February 2018, the Italian digital asset trading platform Bitgrail was hacked, resulting in approximately $170 million in losses. In May 2019, one of the world’s largest digital asset trading platforms, Binance, was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $40 million.

Digital asset trading platforms may be exposed to fraud and market manipulation.

The blockchain infrastructure could be used by certain market participants to exploit arbitrage opportunities through schemes such as front-running, spoofing, pump-and-dump and fraud across different systems, platforms or geographic locations. As a result of reduced oversight, these schemes may be more prevalent in digital asset markets than in the general market for financial products.

The SEC has identified possible sources of fraud and manipulation in the LTC market generally, including, among others, (1) “wash trading”; (2) persons with a dominant position in LTC manipulating LTC pricing; (3) hacking of the Litecoin Blockchain and trading platforms; (4) malicious control of the Litecoin Blockchain; (5) trading based on material, nonpublic information (for example, plans of market participants to significantly increase or decrease their holdings in LTC, new sources of demand for LTC, etc.) or based on the dissemination of false and misleading information; (6) manipulative activity involving purported “stablecoins,” including Tether; and (7) fraud and manipulation at LTC trading platforms.

Over the past several years, a number of digital asset trading platforms have been closed or faced issues due to fraud. In many of these instances, the customers of such digital asset trading platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such digital asset trading platforms.

In 2019, there were reports claiming that 80.95% of bitcoin trading volume on digital asset trading platforms was false or noneconomic in nature, with specific focus on unregulated exchanges located outside of the United States. Such reports alleged that certain overseas exchanges have displayed suspicious trading activity suggestive of a variety of manipulative or fraudulent practices. Other academics and market observers have put forth evidence to support claims that manipulative trading activity has occurred on certain digital asset exchanges. For example, in a 2017 paper titled “Price Manipulation in the Bitcoin Ecosystem” sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University, a group of researchers used publicly available trading data, as well as leaked transaction data from a 2014 Mt. Gox security breach, to identify and analyze the impact of “suspicious trading activity” on Mt. Gox between February and November 2013, which, according to the authors, caused the price of bitcoin to increase from around $150 to more than $1,000 over a two-month period. In August 2017, it was reported that a trader or group of traders nicknamed “Spoofy” was placing large orders on Bitfinex without actually executing them, presumably in order to influence other investors into buying or selling by creating a false appearance that greater demand existed in the market. In December 2017, an anonymous blogger (publishing under the pseudonym Bitfinex’d) cited publicly available trading data to support his or her claim that a trading bot nicknamed “Picasso” was pursuing a paint-the-tape-style manipulation strategy by buying and selling bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash between affiliated accounts in order to create the appearance of substantial trading activity and thereby influence the price of such assets.

In November 2022, FTX, one of the largest digital asset trading platforms by volume at the time, halted customer withdrawals amid rumors of the company’s liquidity issues and likely insolvency, which were subsequently corroborated by its CEO. Shortly thereafter, FTX’s CEO resigned and FTX and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy in the United States, while other affiliates have entered insolvency, liquidation, or similar proceedings around the globe, following which the U.S. Department of Justice brought criminal fraud and other charges, and the SEC and CFTC brought civil securities and commodities fraud charges, against certain of FTX’s and its affiliates’ senior executives, including its former CEO. Around the same time, there were reports that approximately $300 million to $600 million of digital assets were removed from FTX. The full facts remain unknown, including whether such removal was the result of a hack, theft, insider activity, or other improper behavior.

The potential consequences of a digital asset trading platform’s failure or failure to prevent market manipulation could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Any market abuse, and a loss of investor confidence in LTC, may adversely impact pricing trends in LTC markets broadly, as well as an investment in Shares of the Trust.

Digital asset trading platforms may be exposed to wash trading.

Digital asset trading platforms may be susceptible to wash trading. Wash trading occurs when offsetting trades are entered into for other than bona fide reasons, such as the desire to inflate reported trading volumes. Wash trading may be motivated by non-economic reasons, such as a desire for increased visibility on popular websites that monitor markets for digital assets so as to improve a trading platform’s attractiveness to investors who look for maximum liquidity, or it may be motivated by the ability to attract listing fees from token issuers who seek the most liquid and high-volume trading platforms on which to list their tokens. Results of wash trading may include unexpected obstacles to trade and erroneous investment decisions based on false information.

Even in the United States, there have been allegations of wash trading even on regulated trading venues. Any actual or perceived false trading on digital asset trading platforms, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of LTC and/or negatively affect the market perception of LTC.

To the extent that wash trading either occurs or appears to occur in digital asset trading platforms on which LTC trades, investors may develop negative perceptions about LTC and the digital assets industry more broadly, which could adversely impact the price of LTC and, therefore, the price of the Shares. Wash trading also may place more legitimate digital asset trading platforms at a relative competitive disadvantage.

Digital asset trading platforms may be exposed to front-running.

Digital asset trading platforms may be susceptible to “front-running,” which refers to the process when someone uses technology or market advantage to get prior knowledge of upcoming transactions. Front-running is a frequent activity on centralized as well as decentralized trading platforms. By using bots functioning on a millisecond-scale timeframe, bad actors are able to take advantage of the forthcoming price movement and make economic gains at the cost of those who had introduced these transactions. The objective of a front runner is to buy tokens at a low price and later sell them at a higher price while simultaneously exiting the position. To the extent that front-running occurs, it may result in investor frustrations and concerns as to the price integrity of digital asset trading platforms and digital assets more generally.

Momentum pricing.

The market price of LTC is not based on any kind of claim, nor is it backed by any physical asset. Instead, the market value depends on the expectation of being usable in future transactions and continued interest from investors. This strong correlation between an expectation and market value is the basis for the current (and probable future) volatility of the market price of LTC and may increase the likelihood of momentum pricing.

Momentum pricing typically is associated with growth stocks and other assets whose valuation, as determined by the investing public, is impacted by appreciation in value. Momentum pricing may result in speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of digital assets, which inflates prices and leads to increased volatility. As a result, LTC may be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor confidence in future appreciation or depreciation in prices, which could adversely affect the price of LTC and, in turn, an investment in the Trust.

The price of LTC as represented by the Index may also be subject to momentum pricing due to speculation regarding future appreciation in value, leading to greater volatility that could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Momentum pricing of LTC has previously resulted, and may continue to result, in speculation regarding future appreciation or depreciation in the price of LTC, further contributing to volatility and potentially inflating prices at any given time. These dynamics may impact the value of an investment in Trust.

Some market observers have asserted that in time, the price of LTC will fall to a fraction of its current value, or even to zero. LTC has not been in existence long enough for market participants to assess these predictions with any precision, but if these observers are even partially correct, an investment in the Shares may turn out to be substantially worthless.

Political or economic crises may motivate large-scale sales of LTC, which could result in a reduction in the price of LTC and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

As an alternative to fiat currencies that are backed by central governments, LTC is subject to supply and demand forces based upon the desirability of an alternative, decentralized means of buying and selling goods and services, and it is unclear how such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical events. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of LTC, either globally or locally. Large-scale sales of LTC would result in a reduction in its price and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Ownership of LTC is pseudonymous, and the supply of accessible LTC is unknown. Entities with substantial holdings in LTC may engage in large-scale sales or distributions, either on nonmarket terms or in the ordinary course, which could result in a reduction in the price of LTC and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

There is no registry showing which individuals or entities own LTC or the quantity of LTC that is owned by any particular person or entity. It is possible, and in fact, reasonably likely, that a small group of early LTC adopters hold a significant proportion of the LTC that has been created to date. There are no regulations in place that would prevent a large holder of LTC from selling LTC it holds. To the extent such large holders of LTC engage in large-scale sales or distributions, either on nonmarket terms or in the ordinary course, it could result in a reduction in the price of LTC and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Irrevocable nature of blockchain-recorded transactions.

LTC transactions recorded on the Litecoin Blockchain are not, from an administrative perspective, reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction or, in theory, control or consent of a majority of the Litecoin Blockchain’s aggregate hash rate. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer of LTC or a theft of LTC generally will not be reversible, and the Trust may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, the Trust’s LTC could be transferred from custody accounts in incorrect quantities or to unauthorized third parties. To the extent that the Trust is unable to seek a corrective transaction with such third party or is incapable of identifying the third party that has received the Trust’s LTC through error or theft, the Trust will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred LTC. To the extent that the Trust is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

A disruption of the internet may affect Litecoin Blockchain operations, which may adversely affect the LTC industry and an investment in the Trust.

The Litecoin Blockchain relies on the internet. A significant disruption of internet connectivity could disrupt the Litecoin Blockchain’s functionality until such disruption is resolved. A disruption in the internet could adversely affect an investment in the Trust or the ability of the Trust to operate. In particular, some variants of digital assets have experienced a number of denial-of-service attacks, which have led to temporary delays in block creation and digital asset transfers.

Digital assets are also susceptible to border gateway protocol hijacking (“BGP hijacking”). Such an attack can be a very effective way for an attacker to intercept traffic en route to a legitimate destination. BGP hijacking impacts the way different nodes and miners are connected to one another to isolate portions of them from the remainder of the network, which could lead to a risk of the network allowing double-spending and other security issues. If BGP hijacking occurs on the Litecoin Blockchain, participants may lose faith in the security of LTC, which could affect LTC’s value and consequently the value of the Shares.

Any internet failures or internet connectivity-related attacks that impact the ability to transfer LTC could have a material adverse effect on the price of LTC and the value of an investment in the Shares.

Changes in the governance of a digital asset network or protocol may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s or protocol’s ability to grow and respond to challenges.

The governance of some digital asset networks and protocols, such as the Litecoin Network, is generally by voluntary consensus and open competition. For such networks and protocols, there may be a lack of consensus or clarity on that network’s or protocol’s governance, which may stymie such network’s or protocol’s utility, adaptability and ability to grow and face challenges.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the underlying software for some digital asset networks and protocols, such as the Litecoin Network, is informally or formally managed or developed by a group of core developers that propose amendments to the relevant network’s or protocol’s source code. Core developers’ roles may evolve over time, generally based on self-determined participation. If a significant majority of users and miners were to adopt amendments to the Litecoin Network based on the proposals of such core developers, the Litecoin Network would be subject to new source code that may adversely affect the value of LTC.

As a result of the foregoing, it may be difficult to find solutions or marshal sufficient effort to overcome any future problems, especially long-term problems, on digital asset networks.

Decentralized governance of the Litecoin Blockchain could have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.

Governance of decentralized networks, such as the Litecoin Blockchain, is achieved through voluntary consensus and open competition. In other words, the Litecoin Blockchain has no central decision-making body or clear manner in which participants can come to an agreement other than through overwhelming consensus. The lack of clarity on governance may adversely affect LTC’s utility and ability to grow and face challenges, both of which may require solutions and directed effort to overcome problems, especially long-term problems. To the extent lack of clarity in corporate governance of the Litecoin Blockchain leads to ineffective decision-making that slows development and growth, the value of the Shares may be adversely affected.

Double-spending risks.

The Litecoin Blockchain is designed to be resistant to double-spending risks through its consensus algorithm. The consensus protocol ensures that once a transaction is confirmed by a supermajority of trusted miners, it is immutable and cannot be reversed. This immediate finality is a key defense against double-spending. Additionally, transactions on the Litecoin Blockchain are atomic, meaning they are either fully executed or not executed at all. This prevents any partial completion that could lead to inconsistencies or double-spending. Nonetheless, if the consensus mechanism fails (e.g., due to a significant portion of miners being compromised), conflicting transactions could potentially be validated by different parts of the network. Additionally, if a malicious actor or botnet (a volunteer or hacked collection of computers controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers) obtains a majority of the processing power on the Litecoin Network, it may be able to alter the Litecoin Blockchain on which transactions in LTC rely by constructing fraudulent blocks or preventing certain transactions from completing in a timely manner, or at all. The malicious actor or botnet could also control, exclude or modify the ordering of transactions. Although the malicious actor or botnet may not be able to generate new digital assets or transactions using such control, it may be able to “double-spend” its own digital assets (i.e., spend the same tokens in more than one transaction) and prevent the confirmation of other users’ transactions for so long as it maintained control. To the extent that such malicious actor or botnet did not yield its control of the processing power on the Litecoin Network or the LTC community did not reject the fraudulent blocks as malicious, reversing any changes made to the Litecoin Blockchain may not be possible. Further, a malicious actor or botnet could create a flood of transactions in order to slow down the Litecoin Network.

Flaws in source code.

In the past, flaws in the source code for digital asset networks and related protocols have been exposed and exploited, including flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users’ personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users’ digital assets. The cryptography underlying LTC could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology, including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to take the Trust’s LTC, which would adversely affect the value of the Shares. Moreover, functionality of the Litecoin Network may be negatively affected by such an exploit such that it is no longer attractive to users, thereby dampening demand for LTC. Even if another digital asset other than LTC were affected by similar circumstances, any reduction in confidence in the source code or cryptography underlying digital asset networks and related protocols generally could negatively affect the demand for digital assets and therefore adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Competition from the emergence or growth of other digital assets or methods of investing in LTC could have a negative impact on the price of LTC and adversely affect the value of the Shares.

As of ________, 202_, LTC was the ________ largest digital asset by market capitalization as tracked by CoinMarketCap.com. As of ________, 202_, the digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com, had a total market capitalization of approximately $____ billion (including the approximately $____ billion market cap of LTC), as calculated using market prices and total available supply of each digital asset, excluding tokens pegged to other assets. In addition, many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned blockchain platforms rather than open platforms like the Litecoin Network. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms, such as Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche or Cardano, could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, LTC and thereby adversely affect the value of the Shares.

In addition, some digital asset networks may be the target of ill will from users of other digital asset networks. For example, Litecoin is the result of a clone of bitcoin and some users of the bitcoin network may harbor ill will toward the Litecoin Network, and vice versa. These users may attempt to negatively impact the use or adoption of the Litecoin Network.

Investors may invest in LTC through means other than the Shares, including through direct investments in LTC and other potential financial vehicles, possibly including securities backed by or linked to LTC and digital asset financial vehicles similar to the Trust. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Sponsor’s control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in LTC directly, which could limit the market for, and reduce the liquidity of, the Shares. In addition, to the extent digital asset financial vehicles other than the Trust tracking the price of LTC are formed and represent a significant proportion of the demand for LTC, large purchases or redemptions of the securities of these digital asset financial vehicles, or private funds holding LTC, could negatively affect the Index Price, the NAV, the value of the Shares, the Principal Market NAV and the Principal Market NAV per Share. Moreover, any reduced demand for Shares of the Trust may cause the Shares of the Trust to trade at a discount to the NAV per Share.

Congestion or delay in the Litecoin Network may delay purchases or sales of LTC by the Trust.

Increased transaction volume could result in delays in the recording of transactions due to congestion in the Litecoin Network. Moreover, unforeseen system failures, disruptions in operations, or poor connectivity may also result in delays in the recording of transactions on the Litecoin Network. Any delay in the Litecoin Network could affect an Authorized Participant’s ability to buy or sell LTC at an advantageous price resulting in decreased confidence in LTC. Over the longer term, delays in confirming transactions could reduce the attractiveness to merchants and other commercial parties as a means of payment. As a result, LTC and the value of the Trust would be adversely affected.

________ serves as the Custodian and Broker for several competing exchange-traded LTC products, which could adversely affect the Trust’s operations and ultimately the value of the Shares.

The Prime Broker and the ________ Custodian are both affiliates of ________. As of the date hereof, ________is the largest publicly traded crypto asset company in the world by market capitalization and is also the largest crypto asset custodian in the world by assets under custody. By virtue of its leading market position and capabilities, and the relatively limited number of institutionally capable providers of crypto asset brokerage and custody services, ________serves as the Custodian and broker for several competing exchange-traded LTC products. Therefore, ________has a critical role in supporting the U.S. spot LTC exchange-traded product ecosystem, and its size and market share create the risk that ________may fail to properly resource its operations to adequately support all such products that use its services that could harm the Trust, the Shareholders and the value of the Shares. If ________were to favor the interests of certain products over others, it could result in inadequate attention or comparatively unfavorable commercial terms to less favored products, which could adversely affect the Trust’s operations and ultimately the value of the Shares.

Anonymity and illicit financing risk.

Although transaction details of peer-to-peer transactions are recorded on the Litecoin Blockchain, a buyer or seller of digital assets on a peer-to-peer basis directly on the Litecoin Blockchain may never know to whom the public key belongs or the true identity of the party with whom it is transacting. Public key addresses are randomized sequences of alphanumeric characters that, standing alone, do not provide sufficient information to identify users. In addition, certain technologies may obscure the origin or chain of custody of digital assets. The opaque nature of the market poses asset verification challenges for market participants, regulators and auditors and gives rise to an increased risk of manipulation and fraud, including the potential for Ponzi schemes, bucket shops and pump-and-dump schemes. Digital assets have in the past been used to facilitate illicit activities. If a digital asset were used to facilitate illicit activities, businesses that facilitate transactions in such digital assets could be at increased risk of potential criminal or civil liability or lawsuits, or of having banking or other services cut off, and such digital asset could be removed from digital asset platforms. Any of the aforementioned occurrences could adversely affect the price of the relevant digital asset, the attractiveness of the respective blockchain network and an investment in the Shares. If the Trust or the Sponsor were to transact with a sanctioned entity, the Trust or the Sponsor would be at risk of potential criminal or civil lawsuits or liability. Transacting with a sanctioned entity could also have a material adverse effect on the Trust or the Sponsor’s financial condition and operational results.

The Trust takes measures with the objective of reducing illicit financing risks in connection with the Trust’s activities. However, illicit financing risks are present in the digital asset markets, including markets for LTC. There can be no assurance that the measures employed by the Trust will prove successful in reducing illicit financing risks, and the Trust is subject to the complex illicit financing risks and vulnerabilities present in the digital asset markets. If such risks eventuate, the Trust or the Sponsor or their affiliates could face civil or criminal liability, fines, penalties, or other punishments, be subject to investigation, have their assets frozen, lose access to banking services or services provided by other service providers, or suffer disruptions to their operations, any of which could negatively affect the Trust’s ability to operate or cause losses in value of the Shares.

While the Sponsor and the Trust are not “financial institutions” within the meaning of the implementing regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act and therefore not required to implement an AML program, the Sponsor and the Trust will only interact with known third-party service providers with respect to whom the Sponsor or its affiliates have engaged in a thorough due diligence process and/or a thorough know-your-customer (“KYC”) process, such as the Authorized Participants, LTC Trading Counterparties, Prime Broker and Custodians. The Prime Broker and Custodians must undergo counterparty due diligence by the Sponsor. Each Authorized Participant must undergo onboarding by the Sponsor prior to placing creation or redemption orders with respect to the Trust. Each LTC Trading Counterparty who deposits LTC as part of a purchase made by the Trust in connection with a cash creation or receives LTC from the Trust as part of a sale made by the Trust in connection with a cash redemption must establish an account and transfer or receive such LTC through such account at the Prime Broker. As a result, the Sponsor and the Trust have instituted procedures reasonably designed to ensure that a situation would not arise where the Trust would engage in transactions with a counterparty whose identity the Sponsor and the Trust did not know.

Each Custodian has adopted and implemented an anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance program, which provides additional protections to ensure that the Sponsor and the Trust do not transact with a sanctioned party. Notably, each Custodian performs screening using blockchain analytics to identify, detect, and mitigate the risk of transacting with a sanctioned or other unlawful actor. Pursuant to these blockchain analytics screening programs, any LTC that is delivered to the Trust’s custody account will undergo screening to assess whether the origins of that LTC are illicit.

Furthermore, Authorized Participants, as broker-dealers, the Prime Broker and ________Custodian, each as an entity licensed to conduct virtual currency business activity by the New York Department of Financial Services and a limited purpose trust company subject to New York Banking Law, respectively, ________, as a South Dakota trust company organized and chartered under the South Dakota Banking Law, and ________, as a private limited company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the conduct of a fund services business pursuant to the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, are “financial institutions” subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, and U.S. economic sanctions laws. The Trust will only accept creation and redemption requests from Authorized Participants and trade with LTC Trading Counterparties who have represented to the Trust that they have implemented compliance programs that are designed to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions and AML laws. In addition, with respect to all LTC delivered by LTC Trading Counterparties, the LTC Trading Counterparties must represent to the Trust that they will form a reasonable belief (i) as to the identities of, and conduct necessary diligence with respect to, any counterparties from whom such party obtains LTC being transferred and (ii) that such LTC being transferred by such party to the Trust was not derived from, or associated with, unlawful or criminal activity. The Trust will not hold any LTC except that which has been delivered by LTC Trading Counterparties or by execution through the Prime Broker, in connection with Authorized Participant creation requests. Moreover, the Prime Broker has represented to the Trust that it has implemented and will maintain and follow compliance programs that are designed to comply with applicable sanctions and AML laws and that it performs both initial and ongoing due diligence on each of its customers as well as ongoing transaction monitoring that is designed to identify and report suspicious activity conducted through customer accounts, including those opened by the Authorized Participants or their agents/partners for purposes of facilitating LTC deposits to, and withdrawals from, the Trust’s Trading Account, as required by law.

The Prime Broker Agreement provides, among others, that if the Prime Broker conducts blockchain analytics screening on an LTC transaction deposited by an Authorized Participant and such screening results in the LTC transaction being suspected or determined to be in violation of certain applicable sanctions laws, the Prime Broker and its affiliates, including the ________Custodian, will (a) block or reject the deposit of such LTC into the Trust’s Trading Account, where required by applicable sanctions laws, and (b) agree to promptly inform the Trust if any fund movement between an Authorized Participant’s account at the Prime Broker and the Trust’s account(s) involves such LTC, so long as permitted by applicable law.

However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will always prove to be effective or that the Prime Broker and its affiliates will always perform their obligations. Such screening may also result in the LTC identified by such screening being blocked or frozen by the Prime Broker, and thus made unavailable to the Trust. Moreover, the Prime Broker Agreement and ________Custody Agreement require the Trust to attest that it has performed its own due diligence on the Authorized Participants it has contracted with to source LTC from and has confirmed that the Authorized Participants and LTC Trading Counterparties, as applicable, have implemented policies, procedures and controls designed to comply with applicable AML and applicable sanctions laws. Although the Trust arranges for such diligence to be performed, including by the Trust’s service providers, including the Sponsor and its affiliates, there is no guarantee such diligence will prove effective in identifying all possible sources of illicit financing risks. LTC Trading Counterparties represent to the Trust that they conduct due diligence on their own counterparties from whom they source the LTC they deposit with the Trust in creation Baskets, and that they have formed a reasonable belief that such LTC being transferred by the LTC Trading Counterparty to the Trust was not derived from, or associated with, unlawful or criminal activity. However, there is the risk that LTC Trading Counterparties may not conduct sufficient due diligence processes on the sources of their LTC or that their representations to the Trust may turn out to be inaccurate, which could cause the Trust to suffer a loss. If the Authorized Participants or LTC Trading Counterparties have inadequate policies, procedures and controls for complying with applicable AML and applicable sanctions laws or the Trust’s procedures or diligence proves to be ineffective, violations of such laws could result, which could result in regulatory liability for the Trust or the Sponsor, or their affiliates, under such laws, including governmental fines, penalties, and other punishments, as well as potential liability to or cessation of services by the Prime Broker and its affiliates, including the ________Custodian, under the Prime Broker Agreement and ________Custody Agreement, the Custodians or the Trust’s other service providers and counterparties. Any of the foregoing could result in losses to the Shareholders or negatively affect the Trust’s ability to operate, and could further negatively affect the price of LTC and the value of the Shares. 

Risks Associated with LTC Trading Markets

The Trust is subject to risks due to its concentration in a single asset: LTC. Any losses suffered as a result of a decrease in the value of LTC or disruption of the LTC trading markets, generally, can be expected to reduce the value of the Shares and will not be offset by other gains if the Trust were to invest in other assets.

Unlike certain funds that may invest in diversified assets, the Trust’s investment strategy is concentrated in a single asset: LTC. This concentration maximizes the degree of the Trust’s exposure to a variety of market risks associated with LTC and the LTC trading market. By concentrating its investment strategy solely in LTC, any losses suffered as a result of a decrease in the value of individual LTC or disruption of the LTC trading markets, generally, can be expected to reduce the value of the Shares and will not be offset by other gains if the Trust were to invest in underlying assets that were diversified.

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the LTC held by the Trust and fluctuations in the price of LTC could materially and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The investment objective of the Trust is to provide exposure to the value of the Trust’s LTC holdings, less the Trust’s liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses). The price of LTC has fluctuated widely and may continue to experience significant price fluctuations.

Several factors may affect the price of LTC, including:

If LTC markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, you may experience losses if you need to sell your Shares at a time when the price of LTC is lower than it was when you made your prior investment. Even if you are able to hold Shares for the long term, your Shares may never generate a profit, since LTC markets have historically experienced extended periods of flat or declining prices, in addition to sharp fluctuations.

In addition, investors should be aware that there is no assurance that LTC will maintain its long-term value in terms of future purchasing power. In the event that the price of LTC declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline.

The platforms on which users trade LTC are relatively new and, in some cases, largely unregulated, and, therefore, may be more exposed to fraud and security breaches than established, regulated exchanges for other financial assets or instruments, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.

Over the past several years, a number of LTC trading platforms have been closed or faced issues due to fraud, failure, security breaches or governmental regulations. Particularly for operators outside of the United States, LTC trading platforms are not regulated in ways similar to national securities exchanges and other highly regulated trading environments. As a result, capital requirements, clearing infrastructure and technical and operational security requirements may vary. The nature of the assets held at LTC trading platforms makes them appealing targets for hackers and a number of LTC trading platforms have been victims of cybercrimes. In many of these instances, the customers of such LTC trading platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such trading platforms. No LTC trading platform is immune from these risks.

While the Trust itself does not buy or sell LTC on LTC trading platforms, certainty in LTC trading markets may impact the Trust’s operation and the value of the Shares. Negative perception, a lack of stability in the LTC trading markets and the closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset trading platforms due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in the Litecoin Blockchain and result in greater volatility in the prices of LTC. Furthermore, the closure or temporary shutdown of a LTC trading platform used in calculating the Index may result in a loss of confidence in the Trust’s ability to determine its NAV on a daily basis. These potential consequences of such a LTC trading platform’s failure could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Further, the failure of the LTC market, major LTC trading platforms or any other major component of the overall LTC ecosystem can have a direct adverse effect on the liquidity and price of LTC and could therefore have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.

The value of LTC may be subject to momentum pricing whereby the current LTC price may account for speculation regarding future appreciation in value. Momentum pricing may result in greater volatility and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Momentum pricing typically is associated with growth stocks and other assets whose valuation, as determined by the investing public, accounts for anticipated future appreciation in value. The Sponsor believes that momentum pricing of LTC has resulted, and may continue to result, in speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of LTC, inflating and making more volatile the price of LTC. As a result, LTC may be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor confidence in future appreciation (or depreciation) in the price of LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Risk Factors Related to the LTC Exchange Market

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the LTC held by the Trust and fluctuations in the price of LTC could materially and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The Shares are designed to mirror as closely as possible the performance of the price of LTC, as measured by the Index, and the value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the LTC held by the Trust, less the Trust’s liabilities (including estimated accrued but unpaid fees and expenses). The Index is an independently calculated value based on an aggregation of executed trade flow of major LTC spot exchanges (“LTC Exchanges” and the general market environment of LTC Exchanges, the “LTC Exchange Market”). Only trades from the selected LTC Exchanges (the “Selected Exchanges”) will be considered in the Index computation. The price of LTC has fluctuated widely over the past several years and may continue to experience significant price fluctuations. Several factors may affect the LTC Index Price, including, but not limited to:

If LTC markets continue to be subject to sharp fluctuations, you may experience losses if you need to sell your Shares at a time when the price of LTC is lower than it was when you made your prior investment. Even if you are able to hold Shares for the long term, your Shares may never generate a profit, since LTC markets have historically experienced extended periods of flat or declining prices, as well as sharp fluctuations.

In addition, investors should be aware that there is no assurance that LTC will maintain their long-term value in terms of future purchasing power or that the acceptance of LTC payments by mainstream retail merchants and commercial businesses will continue to grow. In the event that the price of LTC declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately.

Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of LTC Exchanges, the marketplace may lose confidence in LTC Exchanges, upon which the Trust is dependent.

LTC Exchanges are relatively new and, in some cases, unregulated. Furthermore, while many prominent LTC Exchanges provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance, many LTC Exchanges do not provide this information. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in LTC Exchanges, including prominent exchanges that handle a significant volume of LTC trading.

For example, in 2019 there were reports claiming that 80-95% of bitcoin trading volume on digital asset exchanges was false or non-economic in nature, with specific focus on unregulated exchanges located outside of the United States. Such reports may indicate that the digital asset exchange market is significantly smaller than expected and that the United States makes up a significantly larger percentage of the digital asset exchange market than is commonly understood. Nonetheless, any actual or perceived false trading in the digital asset exchange market and the LTC Exchange Market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of LTC and/or negatively affect the market perception of LTC.

In addition, over the past several years, some LTC Exchanges have been closed due to fraud and manipulative activity, business failure or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such LTC Exchanges were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such LTC Exchanges. While smaller LTC Exchanges are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger LTC Exchanges more stable, larger LTC Exchanges are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and malware and may be more likely to be targets of regulatory enforcement action. For example, the collapse of Mt. Gox, which filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan in late February 2014, demonstrated that even the largest digital asset exchanges could be subject to abrupt failure with consequences for users of LTC Exchanges and for the LTC industry as a whole. In particular, in the two weeks that followed the February 7, 2014 halt of bitcoin withdrawals from Mt. Gox, the value of one bitcoin fell on other exchanges from around $795 on February 6, 2014 to $578 on February 20, 2014.

In January 2015, Bitstamp announced that approximately 19,000 bitcoin had been stolen from its operational or “hot” wallets. Further, in August 2016, it was reported that almost 120,000 bitcoin worth around $78 million were stolen from Bitfinex, a large digital asset exchange. The value of bitcoin immediately decreased over 10% following reports of the theft at Bitfinex. In July 2017, FinCEN assessed a $110 million fine against BTC-E, a now-defunct digital asset exchange, for facilitating crimes such as drug sales and ransomware attacks. In addition, in December 2017, Yapian, the operator of Seoul-based cryptocurrency exchange Youbit, suspended digital asset trading and filed for bankruptcy following a hack that resulted in a loss of 17% of Yapian’s assets. Following the hack, Youbit users were allowed to withdraw approximately 75% of the digital assets in their exchange accounts, with any potential further distributions to be made following Yapian’s pending bankruptcy proceedings. In January 2018, the Japanese digital asset exchange Coincheck was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $535 million, and in February 2018, the Italian digital asset exchange Bitgrail was hacked, resulting in approximately $170 million in losses. In May 2019, one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges, Binance, was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $40 million. Further, in November 2022, FTX, one of the largest digital asset exchanges by volume at the time, halted customer withdrawals amid rumors of the company’s liquidity issues and likely insolvency, which were subsequently corroborated by its CEO. Shortly thereafter, FTX’s CEO resigned and FTX and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy in the United States, while other affiliates have entered insolvency, liquidation, or similar proceedings around the globe, following which the U.S. Department of Justice brought criminal fraud and other charges, and the SEC and CFTC brought civil securities and commodities fraud charges, against certain of FTX’s and its affiliates’ senior executives, including its former CEO. Around the same time, there were reports that approximately $300-600 million of digital assets were removed from FTX and the full facts remain unknown, including whether such removal was the result of a hack, theft, insider activity, or other improper behavior. Various claims and issues related to FTX have not yet been resolved.

LTC trading venues that are regulated typically must comply with minimum net worth, cybersecurity, and AML requirements, but are not typically required to protect customers to the same extent as regulated securities exchanges or futures exchanges.

Some academics and market observers have put forth evidence to support claims that manipulative trading activity has occurred on certain digital asset exchange. For example, in a 2017 paper titled “Price Manipulation in the Bitcoin Ecosystem” sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University, a group of researchers used publicly available trading data, as well as leaked transaction data from a 2014 Mt. Gox security breach, to identify and analyze the impact of “suspicious trading activity” on Mt. Gox between February and November 2013, which, according to the authors, caused the price of bitcoin to increase from around $150 to more than $1,000 over a two-month period. In August 2017, it was reported that a trader or group of traders nicknamed “Spoofy” was placing large orders on Bitfinex without actually executing them, presumably in order to influence other investors into buying or selling by creating a false appearance that greater demand existed in the market. In December 2017, an anonymous blogger (publishing under the pseudonym Bitfinex’d) cited publicly available trading data to support his or her claim that a trading bot nicknamed “Picasso” was pursuing a paint-the-tape-style manipulation strategy by buying and selling bitcoin and bitcoin cash between affiliated accounts in order to create the appearance of substantial trading activity and thereby influence the price of such assets.

Furthermore, many digital asset exchange lack certain safeguards put in place by exchanges for more traditional assets to enhance the stability of trading on the exchanges and prevent “flash crashes,” such as limit-down circuit breakers. As a result, the prices of LTC on trading venues may be subject to larger and/or more frequent sudden declines than assets traded on more traditional exchanges. The lack of certain safeguards also may permit “front-running” (trading by other persons ahead of the Trust with the intention of obtaining better results than the Trust). Such trading could occur in the event that an individual associated with a trading venue uses information regarding the Trust’s trading activity to the detriment of the Trust. In addition, the lack of trading safeguards may permit “wash trading” (sales of LTC by the Trust for a loss followed by repurchases of LTC that, under IRS rules, may prevent the Trust from claiming a tax loss on the sale of LTC).

Operational problems or failures by LTC trading venues and fluctuations in LTC prices may reduce confidence in these venues or in LTC generally, which could adversely affect the price of LTC and therefore adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Negative perception, a lack of stability in the LTC Exchange Markets and the closure or temporary shutdown of LTC Exchanges due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in the Litecoin Blockchain and result in greater volatility in the prices of LTC. Furthermore, the closure or temporary shutdown of a LTC Exchange used in calculating the LTC Index Price may result in a loss of confidence in the Trust’s ability to determine its LTC Holdings on a daily basis or for the Trust’s Authorized Participants to effectively arbitrage the Trust’s Shares. These potential consequences of such a LTC Exchange’s failure could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Since there is no limit on the number of LTC that the Trust may acquire, the Trust itself, as it grows, may have an impact on the supply and demand of LTC that ultimately may affect the price of the Shares in a manner unrelated to other factors affecting the global market for LTC.

The Trust Agreement places no limit on the number of LTC the Trust may hold. Moreover, the Trust may issue an unlimited number of Shares, subject to registration requirements, and therefore acquire an unlimited number of LTC in existence at any point in time. The global market for LTC is characterized by supply and demand constraints that generally are not present in the markets for commodities or other assets such as gold and silver. The Litecoin Blockchain’s mathematical protocols under which LTC are created or “mined” permit the creation of a limited, predetermined number of LTC not to exceed 84 million. Furthermore, the rate of creation or issuance of LTC cannot be increased ahead of the protocol’s schedule.

If the number of LTC acquired by the Trust is large enough relative to global LTC supply and demand, further creations and redemptions of Shares could have an impact on the supply of and demand for LTC in a manner unrelated to other factors affecting the global market for LTC. Such an impact could affect the LTC Index Price, which would directly affect the price at which Shares are traded on Nasdaq or the price of future Baskets created or redeemed by the Trust.

The Shares may trade at a discount or premium in the trading price relative to the Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share as a result of non-concurrent trading hours between Nasdaq and the LTC Exchange Market.

The value of a Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between Nasdaq and various LTC Exchanges, including those that are included within the Index’s methodology. While Nasdaq is open for trading in the Shares for a limited period each day, the LTC Exchange Market is a 24-hour marketplace; however, trading volume and liquidity on the LTC Exchange Market are not consistent throughout the day and LTC Exchanges, including the larger-volume markets, have been known to shut down temporarily or permanently due to security concerns, distributed denial-of-service (“DDoS”) attacks and other reasons. As a result, during periods when Nasdaq is open but large LTC Exchanges (or a substantial number of smaller LTC Exchanges) are either lightly traded or closed, trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares may widen and, therefore, increase the difference between the price of the Shares and the Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share. Premiums or discounts may have an adverse effect on an investment in the Shares if a Shareholder sells or acquires its Shares during a period of discount or premium, respectively.

If LTC prices on the LTC Exchange Market move negatively during hours when Nasdaq is closed, trading prices on Nasdaq may “gap” down at market open.

The value of a Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between Nasdaq and various LTC Exchanges, including those that represent components of the Index. While Nasdaq is open for trading in the Shares for a limited period each day, the LTC Exchange Market is a 24-hour marketplace. During periods when Nasdaq is closed but LTC Exchanges are open, significant changes in the price of LTC on the Exchange Market could result in a difference in performance between the value of LTC as measured by the Index and the most recent LTC Holdings per Share or closing trading price. To the extent that the price of LTC on the Exchange Market and the value of LTC as measured by the Index move significantly in a negative direction after the close of Nasdaq, the trading price of the Shares may “gap” down to the full extent of such negative price shift when Nasdaq reopens. To the extent that the price of LTC on the Exchange Market drops significantly during hours Nasdaq is closed, investors may not be able to sell their Shares until after the “gap” down has been fully realized, resulting in an inability to mitigate losses in a rapidly negative market.

LTC Exchanges are subject to the risk of fraud and manipulation.

The LTC market globally and in the United States is not subject to comparable regulatory guardrails as exist in regulated securities markets. Furthermore, many LTC trading venues lack certain safeguards put in place by exchanges for more traditional assets to enhance the stability of trading on the exchanges and prevent “flash crashes,” such as limit-down circuit breakers. As a result, the prices of LTC on trading venues may be subject to larger and/or more frequent sudden declines than assets traded on more traditional exchanges. Tools to detect and deter fraudulent or manipulative trading activities such as market manipulation, front-running of trades, and wash trading may not be available to or employed by digital asset trading platforms, or may not exist at all. The SEC has identified possible sources of fraud and manipulation in the LTC market generally, including, among others (1) wash trading; (2) persons with a dominant position in LTC manipulating LTC pricing; (3) hacking of the Litecoin Blockchain and trading platforms; (4) malicious control of the Litecoin Blockchain; (5) trading based on material, non-public information (for example, plans of market participants to significantly increase or decrease their holdings in LTC, new sources of demand for LTC) or based on the dissemination of false and misleading information; (6) manipulative activity involving purported “stablecoins,” including Tether, the activities of stablecoin issuers and their regulatory treatment; and (7) fraud and manipulation at LTC trading platforms. The effect of potential market manipulation, front-running, wash trading, and other fraudulent or manipulative trading practices may inflate the volumes actually present in the crypto market and/or cause distortions in price, which could adversely affect the Trust or cause losses to Shareholders.

LTC Exchanges may be exposed to front-running.

LTC Exchanges on which LTC trades may be susceptible to “front-running,” which refers to the process when someone uses technology or market advantage to get prior knowledge of upcoming transactions. Front-running is a frequent activity on centralized as well as decentralized exchanges. By using bots functioning on a millisecond-scale timeframe, bad actors are able to take advantage of the forthcoming price movement and make economic gains at the cost of those who had introduced these transactions. The objective of a front runner is to buy a chunk of tokens at a low price and later sell them at a higher price while simultaneously exiting the position. Front-running happens via manipulations of gas prices or timestamps, also known as slow matching. To the extent that front-running occurs, it may result in investor frustrations and concerns as to the price integrity of digital asset trading platforms and digital assets more generally.

LTC Exchanges may be exposed to wash trading.

LTC Exchanges on which LTC trades may be susceptible to wash trading. Wash trading occurs when offsetting trades are entered into for other than bona fide reasons, such as the desire to inflate reported trading volumes. Wash trading may be motivated by non-economic reasons, such as a desire for increased visibility on popular websites that monitor markets for digital assets so as to improve their attractiveness to investors who look for maximum liquidity, or it may be motivated by the ability to attract listing fees from token issuers who seek the most liquid and high-volume exchanges on which to list their coins. Results of wash trading may include unexpected obstacles to trade and erroneous investment decisions based on false information.

In the United States, there have been allegations of wash trading even on regulated venues. Any actual or perceived false trading in the digital asset exchange market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of LTC and/or negatively affect the market perception of LTC.

To the extent that wash trading either occurs or appears to occur in LTC Exchanges on which LTC trades, investors may develop negative perceptions about LTC and the digital assets industry more broadly, which could adversely impact the price of LTC and, therefore, the price of Shares. Wash trading also may place more legitimate digital asset trading platforms at a relative competitive disadvantage.

A possible “short squeeze” due to a sudden increase in demand for the Shares that largely exceeds supply may lead to price volatility in the Shares.

Investors may purchase Shares to hedge existing LTC or other digital currencies, commodity or currency exposure or to speculate on the price of LTC. Speculation on the price of LTC may involve long and short exposures. To the extent that aggregate short exposure exceeds the number of Shares available for purchase (for example, in the event that large redemption requests by Authorized Participants dramatically affect Share liquidity), investors with short exposure may have to pay a premium to repurchase Shares for delivery to Share lenders. Those repurchases may, in turn, dramatically increase the price of the Shares until additional Shares are created through the creation process. This is often referred to as a “short squeeze.” A short squeeze could lead to volatile price movements in the Shares that are not directly correlated to the price of LTC.

Purchasing activity in the LTC Exchange Market associated with Basket creations or redemptions may affect the LTC Index Price and Share trading prices, adversely affecting an investment in the Shares.

Purchasing activity associated with acquiring LTC with proceeds received by the Trust in connection with the creation of Baskets may increase the market price of LTC on the LTC Exchange Market, which will result in higher prices for the Shares. Increases in the market price of LTC may also occur as a result of the purchasing activity of other market participants. Other market participants may attempt to benefit from an increase in the market price of LTC that may result from increased purchasing activity of LTC connected with the issuance of Baskets. Consequently, the market price of LTC may decline immediately after Baskets are created.

Selling activity associated with sales of LTC withdrawn from the Trust in connection with the redemption of Baskets may decrease the market price of LTC on the LTC Exchange Market, which will result in lower prices for the Shares. Decreases in the market price of LTC may also occur as a result of the selling activity of other market participants. If the LTC Index Price declines, the trading price of the Shares will generally also decline.

An investment in the Shares may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in LTC.

The Trust competes with direct investments in LTC and other potential financial vehicles, possibly including securities backed by or linked to LTC and digital currency financial vehicles similar to the Trust. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Sponsor’s control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in LTC directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce the liquidity of the Shares.

The LTC Index Price may be affected by the sale of other digital currency financial vehicles that invest in and track the price of LTC.

To the extent digital currency financial vehicles other than the Trust tracking the price of LTC are formed and represent a significant proportion of the demand for LTC, large redemptions of the securities of these digital currency financial vehicles, or private funds holding LTC, could negatively affect the LTC Index Price, the Trust’s LTC Holdings and the price of the Shares.

The impact of geopolitical or economic events on the supply and demand for LTC is uncertain but could motivate large-scale sales of LTC, which could result in a reduction in the LTC Index Price and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

As an alternative to fiat currencies that are backed by central governments, digital assets such as LTC, which are relatively new, are subject to supply and demand forces based on the desirability of an alternative, decentralized means of buying and selling goods and services, and it is unclear how such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical events. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of LTC either globally or locally. Large-scale sales of LTC would result in a reduction in the LTC Index Price and could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Demand for LTC is driven, in part, by its status as a prominent and secure digital asset. It is possible that a digital asset other than LTC could have features that make it more desirable to a material portion of the digital asset user base, resulting in a reduction in demand for LTC, which could have a negative impact on the price of LTC and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

As of ________, 202_, LTC was the ________ largest digital asset by market capitalization as tracked by CoinMarketCap.com. As of ________, 202_, there were over 8,000 alternative digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com, having a total market capitalization of approximately $____ trillion (including the approximately $____ billion market cap of LTC), as calculated using market prices and total available supply of each digital asset, excluding tokens pegged to other assets. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contracts platforms rather than open platforms like the Litecoin Blockchain. Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms, such as Solana, Avalanche or Cardano, could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, LTC and thereby adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Investors may invest in LTC through means other than the Shares, including through direct investments in LTC and other potential financial vehicles, possibly including securities backed by or linked to LTC and digital asset financial vehicles similar to the Trust. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Sponsor’s control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in LTC directly, which could limit the market for, and reduce the liquidity of, the Shares. In addition, to the extent digital asset financial vehicles other than the Trust tracking the price of LTC are formed and represent a significant proportion of the demand for LTC, large purchases or redemptions of the securities of these digital asset financial vehicles, or private funds holding LTC, could negatively affect the LTC Index Price, the LTC Holdings, the price of the Shares, the NAV and the NAV per Share.

Risk Factors Related to the Trust and the Shares

As the Sponsor and its management have no meaningful history of operating an investment vehicle like the Trust, their experience may be inadequate or unsuitable to manage the Trust.

The Sponsor has no meaningful history of past performance in managing investment vehicles like the Trust. Affiliates of the Sponsor have operated similar products in Europe for several years. The past performances of the Sponsor’s management in other investment vehicles, including their experiences in the LTC and private funds industries, are no indication of their ability to manage an investment vehicle such as the Trust. If the experience of the Sponsor and its management is inadequate or unsuitable to manage an investment vehicle such as the Trust, the operations of the Trust may be adversely affected.

The value of the Shares could decrease if unanticipated operational or trading problems arise.

The mechanisms and procedures governing the creation, redemption and offering of the Shares and storage of the LTC have been developed specifically for this product. There may be unanticipated problems or issues with respect to the mechanics of the Trust’s operations and the trading of the Shares that could have an adverse effect on an investment in the Shares. In addition, although the Trust is not actively “managed” by traditional methods, to the extent that unanticipated operational or trading problems or issues arise, the Sponsor’s past experience and qualifications may not be suitable for solving these problems or issues.

The Shares may trade at a price which that is at, above or below the Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share and any discount or premium in the trading price relative to the Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share may widen as a result of non-concurrent trading hours.

The Shares may trade on Nasdaq at, above or below the Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share. The Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Trust’s assets. The trading price of the Shares will fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Trust’s LTC Holdings per Share as well as market supply and demand. The price difference may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the public trading market for Shares are closely related, but not identical, to the same forces influencing the LTC Index Price. Consequently, an Authorized Participant may be able to create or redeem a Basket of Shares at a discount or a premium to the public trading price per Share.

Authorized Participants, or their clients or customers, may have an opportunity to participate directly in the spot markets and they may profit in these instances if they can create a Basket at a discount to the public trading price of the Shares or can redeem a Basket at a premium over the public trading price of the Shares. The Sponsor expects that the exploitation of such arbitrage opportunities by Authorized Participants and their clients and customers will tend to cause the public trading price to track the LTC Holdings per Share closely over time. Such arbitrage opportunities will not be available to Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants.

The Trust is a passive investment vehicle. The Trust is not actively managed and will be affected by a general decline in the price of LTC.

The Sponsor does not actively manage the LTC held by the Trust. This means that the Sponsor does not sell LTC at times when its price is high, or acquire LTC at low prices in the expectation of future price increases. It also means that the Sponsor does not make use of any of the hedging techniques available to professional LTC investors to attempt to reduce the risks of losses resulting from price decreases. Any losses sustained by the Trust will adversely affect the value of the Shares.

If Authorized Participants are able to purchase or sell large aggregations of LTC in the open market at prices that are different than the LTC Index Price, the arbitrage mechanism intended to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the LTC Index Price may not function properly and the Shares may trade at a discount or premium to the LTC Holdings per Share.

The arbitrage mechanism on which the Trust relies to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the LTC Index Price may not function properly if Authorized Participants are able to purchase or sell large aggregations of LTC in the open market at prices that are materially higher or lower than the LTC Index Price. Authorized Participants may purchase or sell LTC on public or private markets not included among the LTC Exchanges included in the Index, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the LTC Index Price. Furthermore, while the Index provides a reference rate for the price of LTC by identifying the principal exchange of LTC at any given time, the prices on each individual LTC Exchange are not necessarily equal to the value of a LTC as represented by the Index.

Although the average price variance between the LTC Index Price and the price of LTC on the LTC Exchanges, both individually and as a group, has historically been immaterial, the price of LTC on an individual LTC Exchange has historically been, and could in the future be, materially higher or lower than the LTC Index Price. Under either such circumstance, the arbitrage mechanism will function to link the price of the Shares to the prices at which Authorized Participants are able to purchase or sell large aggregations of LTC. To the extent such prices differ materially from the LTC Index Price, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the LTC Index Price, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors’ confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC and the LTC Index Price.

Arbitrage transactions intended to keep the price of Shares closely linked to the price of LTC may be problematic if the process for the purchase and redemption of Baskets encounters difficulties, which may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

If the processes of creation and redemption of Shares (which depend on timely transfers of LTC to and by the Custodians) encounter any unanticipated difficulties due to, for example, the price volatility of LTC, the insolvency, business failure or interruption, default, failure to perform, security breach, or other problems affecting the Prime Broker or Custodians, the operational issues that may arise from the initial implementation of an all-cash trade model to accommodate the change from the originally contemplated in-kind creations and redemptions to cash creations and redemptions, the closing of LTC trading platforms due to fraud, failures, security breaches or otherwise, or network outages or congestion, spikes in transaction fees demanded by miners, or other problems or disruptions affecting the Litecoin Blockchain, then potential market participants, such as the Authorized Participants and their customers, who would otherwise be willing to purchase or redeem Baskets to take advantage of any arbitrage opportunity arising from discrepancies between the price of the Shares and the price of the underlying LTC may not take the risk that, as a result of those difficulties, they may not be able to realize the profit they expect. Alternatively, in the case of a network outage or other problems affecting the Litecoin Blockchain, the processing of transactions on the Litecoin Blockchain may be disrupted, which in turn may prevent LTC Trading Counterparties from depositing or withdrawing LTC from their accounts, which in turn could affect the creation or redemption of Baskets. If this is the case, the liquidity of the Shares may decline and the price of the Shares may fluctuate independently of the price of LTC and may fall or otherwise diverge from NAV. Furthermore, in the event that the market for LTC should become relatively illiquid and thereby materially restrict opportunities for arbitraging by delivering LTC in return for Baskets, the price of Shares may diverge from the value of LTC.

The use of cash creations and redemptions, as opposed to in-kind creations and redemptions, may adversely affect the arbitrage transactions by Authorized Participants intended to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the price of LTC and, as a result, the price of the Shares may fall or otherwise diverge from NAV.

The use of cash creations and redemptions, as opposed to in-kind creations and redemptions, could cause delays in trade execution due to potential operational issues arising from implementing a cash creation and redemption model, which involves greater operational steps (and therefore execution risk) than the originally contemplated in-kind creation and redemption model, or the potential unavailability or exhaustion of the Trade Credits, which the Trust would not be able to use in connection with in-kind creations and redemptions. Such delays could cause the execution price associated with such trades to materially deviate from the Index price used to determine the NAV. Even though the Authorized Participant is responsible for the dollar cost of such difference in prices, Authorized Participants could default on their obligations to the Trust, or such potential risks and costs could lead to Authorized Participants, who would otherwise be willing to purchase or redeem Baskets to take advantage of any arbitrage opportunity arising from discrepancies between the price of the Shares and the price of the underlying LTC, to elect to not participate in the Trust’s Share creation and redemption processes. This may adversely affect the arbitrage mechanism intended to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the price of LTC and, as a result, the price of the Shares may fall or otherwise diverge from NAV. If the arbitrage mechanism is not effective, purchases or sales of Shares on the secondary market could occur at a premium or discount to NAV, which could harm Shareholders by causing them to buy Shares at a price higher than the value of the underlying LTC held by the Trust or to sell Shares at a price lower than the value of the underlying LTC held by the Trust, causing Shareholders to suffer losses.

The inability of Authorized Participants and market makers to hedge their LTC exposure may adversely affect the liquidity of Shares and the value of an investment in the Shares.

Authorized Participants and market makers will generally want to hedge their exposure in connection with Basket creation and redemption orders. To the extent Authorized Participants and market makers are unable to hedge their exposure due to market conditions (e.g., insufficient LTC liquidity in the market, inability to locate an appropriate hedge counterparty, extreme volatility in the price of LTC, wide spreads between prices quoted on different LTC trading platforms, etc.), such conditions may make it difficult to create or redeem Baskets or cause them not to create or redeem Baskets. In addition, the hedging mechanisms employed by Authorized Participants and market makers to hedge their exposure to LTC may not function as intended, which may make it more difficult for them to enter into such transactions. Such events could negatively impact the market price of Shares and the spread at which Shares trade on the open market. To the extent Authorized Participants wish to use futures to hedge their exposure, note that while growing in recent years, the market for exchange-traded LTC futures has a limited trading history and operational experience and may be less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than more established futures markets. The liquidity of the market will depend on, among other things, the adoption of LTC and the commercial and speculative interest in the market.

The Authorized Participants serve in such capacity for several competing exchange-traded LTC products, which could adversely affect the market for the Shares.

Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Trust. Some or all of the Trust’s Authorized Participants are expected to serve as authorized participants or market makers for one or more exchange-traded LTC products that compete with the Trust. This may make it more difficult to engage or retain Authorized Participants for the Trust. Furthermore, because there is no obligation on the part of the Authorized Participants to engage in creation and redemption or market making activities with respect to the Trust’s Shares, decisions by the Authorized Participants to not engage with the Trust or its Shares may result in a decline in the liquidity of the Shares and the price of the Shares may fluctuate independently of the price of Trust’s LTC (i.e., at a greater premium or discount to the Trust’s NAV).

The postponement, suspension or rejection of creation or redemption orders may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor may suspend or reject creation or redemption orders, as applicable, for a variety of permitted reasons under certain circumstances. To the extent such orders are suspended or rejected, the arbitrage mechanism resulting from the process through which Authorized Participants create and redeem Shares directly with the Trust may fail to closely link the price of the Shares to the value of the underlying LTC, as measured using the LTC Index Price. If this is the case, the liquidity of the Shares may decline and the price of the Shares may fluctuate independently of the LTC Index Price and may fall.

Furthermore, the placement of in-cash creation and redemption orders requires additional administrative steps as compared to in-kind creation and redemption orders, which could hinder arbitrage opportunities for in-cash creation and redemption orders. The Sponsor, Administrator or Marketing Agent’s failure to quickly execute such administrative steps could cause a delay in the execution of an Authorized Participant’s order, which could hinder an Authorized Participant’s ability to arbitrage the difference between the LTC Index Price and the price of the Shares, thereby impacting an Authorized Participant’s ability to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the LTC Index Price. See “Description of Creation and Redemption of Shares.”

The Trust could experience unforeseen difficulties in operating and maintaining key elements of its technical infrastructure.

The LTC Account has been designed specifically to provide security for the Trust’s assets and may be expanded, updated and altered from time to time. Any effort to expand, update or alter the security system is likely to be complex, and unanticipated delays in the completion of these projects may lead to unanticipated project costs, operational inefficiencies or vulnerabilities to security breaches. In addition, there may be problems with the design or implementation of the LTC Account or with an expansion or upgrade thereto that are not evident during the testing phases of design and implementation, and that may only become apparent after the Trust has utilized the infrastructure. Any issues relating to the performance and effectiveness of the security procedures used by the Trust and the Custodians to protect the LTC Account, such as algorithms, codes, passwords, multiple signature systems, encryption and telephone call-backs (together, the “Security Procedures”), may have an adverse impact on an investment in the Shares.

The Security Procedures implemented by the Custodians are technical and complex, and the Trust depends on the Security Procedures to protect the storage, acceptance and distribution of data relating to LTC and the digital wallets into which the Trust deposits its LTC. The Security Procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws (i.e., bugs) or vulnerabilities. Defects in the Security Procedures may only be discovered after a failure in a Custodian’s safekeeping and storage of the Trust’s LTC.

It is not uncommon for businesses in the digital asset space to experience large losses due to fraud and breaches of their security systems. For example, in September 2015, the global bitcoin payment agent BitPay lost approximately $1.8 million of bitcoin due to a hacker’s fraudulent impersonation of BitPay’s CFO, whereby the hacker was able to access the CFO’s email account and successfully request BitPay’s custodian to transfer funds.

Furthermore, the Trust’s private keys required to transfer the Trust’s LTC are stored in vaults located across the world, including but not limited to the United States, Europe, including Switzerland, and South America, which could be subject to (i) hostile regulatory treatment of LTC, (ii) unforeseen social, economic or political unrest and (iii) natural or man-made disaster. For example, one of the Custodian’s vaults is located in a South American country that could be considered to have an elevated risk of hostile regulatory treatment and social, economic or political unrest, including high rates of inflation and general economic mismanagement. If a vault were compromised, it could cause a possible delay in operations of up to 72 hours, which could have a negative impact on the value of the Shares.

The Trust’s and the Custodians’ ability to adopt technology in response to changing security needs or trends poses a challenge to the safekeeping of the Trust’s LTC.

LTC Exchanges and large holders of LTC must adapt to technological change in order to secure and safeguard client accounts. While the Sponsor believes the Security Procedures in place have been reasonably designed to safeguard the Trust’s LTC from theft, loss, destruction or other issues relating to hackers and technological attack, such assessment is based on known technology and threats. As technological change occurs, the security threats to the Trust’s LTC will likely adapt and previously unknown threats may emerge. Furthermore, the Sponsor believes that the Trust may become a more appealing target of security threats as the size of the Trust’s assets grows. To the extent that the Trust or the Custodians are unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats, the Trust’s LTC may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Shares or result in loss of the Trust’s assets.

Security threats to the LTC Account could result in the halting of Trust operations, the suspension of redemptions, and a loss of Trust assets or damage to the reputation of the Trust, each of which could result in a reduction in the price of the Shares.

Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in the LTC Exchange Market since the launch of the Litecoin Blockchain. Any security breach caused by hacking, which involves efforts to gain unauthorized access to information or systems, or to cause intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment, and the inadvertent transmission of computer viruses, could harm the Trust’s business operations or result in loss of the Trust’s assets. Any breach of the Trust’s infrastructure could result in damage to the Trust’s reputation and reduce demand for the Shares, resulting in a reduction in the price of the Shares. Furthermore, the Sponsor believes that, as the Trust’s assets grow, it may become a more appealing target for security threats such as hackers and malware.

The Sponsor believes that the Security Procedures that the Sponsor and Custodians utilize are reasonably designed to safeguard the Trust’s LTC from theft, loss, destruction or other issues relating to hackers and technological attack. Nevertheless, the Security Procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by the Trust, absent gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Sponsor, the Custodians or their agents.

The Security Procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee of the Sponsor or the Custodians, or otherwise, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to the LTC Account, private keys, data or LTC. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of the Custodians or the Sponsor to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to the Trust’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, the Sponsor may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of the LTC Account occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of the Trust could be harmed, which could result in a reduction in the price of the Shares.

In the event of a security breach of the LTC Account, the Trust may cease operations, suspend redemptions or suffer a reduction in assets, the occurrence of each of which could result in a reduction in the price of the Shares.

A loss of confidence or breach in the Trust’s security and technology policies may adversely affect the Trust and the value of an investment in the Shares.

The Trust, Sponsor, Custodians and each of their agents will take measures to protect the Trust and its LTC from unauthorized access, damage or theft. However, it is possible that the Security Procedures in place may not prevent improper access to, or damage or theft of the Trust’s LTC. A security breach could harm the Trust’s reputation or result in the loss of some or all of the Trust’s LTC, which represent the Trust’s only asset. A resulting perception that the Security Procedures do not adequately protect the Trust’s LTC could result in a loss of current or potential Shareholders, reducing demand for, and price of, the Shares.

LTC transactions are irrevocable and stolen or incorrectly transferred LTC may be irretrievable. As a result, any incorrectly executed LTC transactions could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

LTC transactions are not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the Litecoin Blockchain, an incorrect transfer of LTC or a theft of LTC generally will not be reversible and the Trust may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. Although the Trust’s transfers of LTC will regularly be made to or from the LTC Account, it is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, the Trust’s LTC could be transferred from the Prime Broker or the Custodians in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts.

For example, in September 2014, the Chinese digital asset exchange Huobi announced that it had sent approximately 900 bitcoin and 8,000 LTC (worth approximately $400,000 at the prevailing market prices at the time) to the wrong customers, although it claimed that many customers returned the bitcoin and LTC. To the extent that the Trust is unable to seek a corrective transaction with such third party or is incapable of identifying the third party that has received the Trust’s LTC through error or theft, the Trust will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred Trust LTC. The Trust will also be unable to convert or recover Trust LTC transferred to uncontrolled accounts. To the extent that the Trust is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The Trust’s LTC may be subject to loss, damage, theft or restriction on access.

There is a risk that some or all of the Trust’s LTC could be lost, stolen or destroyed. The Sponsor believes that the Trust’s LTC held in the LTC Account will be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal the Trust’s LTC. Although the Custodians use Security Procedures with various elements, neither the Custodians nor the Sponsor can guarantee the prevention of such loss, damage or theft, whether caused intentionally, accidentally or by an act of God. Access to the Trust’s LTC could also be restricted by natural events (such as an earthquake or flood) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). Any of these events may adversely affect the operations of the Trust and, consequently, an investment in the Shares.

Shareholders’ limited rights of legal recourse against the Trust, Trustee, Sponsor, Administrator, Transfer Agent, Cash Custodian, Prime Broker and Custodians and the Trust’s lack of direct insurance protection expose the Trust and its Shareholders to the risk of loss of the Trust’s LTC for which no person is liable.

The Trust is not a banking institution and is not a member of the FDIC or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) and, therefore, investments in the Trust are not subject to the protections enjoyed by depositors with FDIC or SIPC member institutions. Likewise, the Custodians are not depository institutions and are not members of the FDIC or SIPC and, therefore, the Trust’s assets held with the Custodians are not subject to FDIC or SIPC insurance coverage. In addition, neither the Trust nor the Sponsor insure the Trust’s LTC.

While the ________ Custodian and ________have advised the Sponsor that it has insurance coverage, up to $320 million in the case of the ________Custodian, $250 million in the case of ________and $50 million in the case of ________, that covers losses of the digital assets it custodies on behalf of its clients, including the Trust’s LTC, resulting from theft, Shareholders cannot be assured that the Custodians will maintain adequate insurance, that such coverage will cover losses with respect to the Trust’s LTC, or that sufficient insurance proceeds will be available to cover the Trust’s losses in full. The Custodians’ insurance may not cover the type of losses experienced by the Trust. Alternatively, the Trust may be forced to share such insurance proceeds with other clients or customers of such Custodian, which could reduce the amount of such proceeds that are available to the Trust. In addition, the LTC insurance market is limited, and the level of insurance maintained by a Custodian may be substantially lower than the assets of the Trust held by such Custodian. While the Custodians maintain certain capital reserve requirements depending on the assets under custody, and such capital reserves may provide additional means to cover client asset losses, the Trust cannot be assured that the Custodians will maintain capital reserves sufficient to cover actual or potential losses with respect to the Trust’s digital assets.

Furthermore, under each of the Custody Agreements, the respective Custodian’s liability is limited. With respect to the ________Custody Agreement, ________Custody’s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than with respect to claims and losses arising from spot trading of LTC, or fraud or willful misconduct, the Mutually Capped Liabilities (defined below), the ________Custodian’s aggregate liability under the ________Custody Agreement shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of (x) $5 million and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the ________ Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Custodian’s liability, and (B) the value of the affected LTC or cash giving rise to the ________Custodian’s liability; (ii) the ________Custodian’s aggregate liability in respect of each cold storage address shall not exceed $100 million; (iii) in respect of the ________ Custodian’s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses to the extent arising out of or relating to, among others, the ________Custodian’s gross negligence, violation of its confidentiality, data protection and/or information security obligations, or violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision of its services (the “Mutually Capped Liabilities”), the ________Custodian’s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the ________Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the ________Custodian’s liability; and (iv) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the ________Custodian is not liable, even if the ________Custodian has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. In general, the ________ Custodian is not liable under the ________Custody Agreement unless in the event of its negligence, fraud, material violation of applicable law or willful misconduct. The ________Custodian is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the ________Custodian. In the event of potential losses incurred by the Trust as a result of the ________Custodian losing control of the Trust’s LTC or failing to properly execute instructions on behalf of the Trust, the ________Custodian’s liability with respect to the Trust will be subject to certain limitations which may allow it to avoid liability for potential losses or may be insufficient to cover the value of such potential losses, even if the ________Custodian directly caused such losses. Furthermore, the insurance maintained by the ________Custodian may be insufficient to cover its liabilities to the Trust.

With respect to the ________Custody Agreement, ________and its affiliates, including their officers, directors, agents, and employees, are not liable for any lost profits, special, incidental, indirect, intangible, or consequential damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use of the Trust or Sponsor’s site or services. This includes damages arising from any contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or other legal grounds, even if ________was previously advised of, knew, or should have known about the possibility of such damages. However, this exclusion of liability does not extend to cases of ________’s fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. In situations of gross negligence, ________’s liability is specifically limited to the value of the digital assets or fiat currency that were affected by the negligence. Additionally, the total liability of ________for direct damages is capped at the fees paid or payable to them under the relevant agreement during the three-month period immediately preceding the first incident that caused the liability.

In general, ________’s (and its affiliates’) liability arising out of or relating to the ________Custody Agreement will be limited to those damages that are caused directly by ________’s failure to exercise such care and skill to be reasonably expected of a professional custodian for hire of assets of the same type as the Trust’s assets, acting without gross negligence, willful default or fraud. More particularly, ________’s liability is limited by the following, among others: (i) in no event shall ________ (or its affiliates) be liable for any reduction in the value of the Trust’s assets; (ii) in no event shall ________ (or its affiliates) be liable for any losses suffered or incurred due to an event (or series of connected events) which could reasonably be considered to be outside of ________’s control; (iii) in no event shall ________ (or its affiliates) be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, loss of profits, contract, revenue, cost, opportunity, anticipated savings, business and/or goodwill, in each case, arising out of or in connection with the ________Custody Agreement, even if that loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or ________ (or its affiliates) was aware of the possibility of that loss or damage arising. To the extent that ________ (or its affiliates) is liable in accordance with the terms of the ________Custody Agreement, ________’s (or its affiliates’) liability to the Trust in the case of Theft (a “Theft” is defined in the ________Custody Agreement as unauthorized access to ________’s systems by a third party resulting in a reduction of the amount of the Trust’s assets held by ________on behalf of the Trust) shall be limited to the higher of the service fees (paid and/or payable) by the Trust to ________under the ________Custody Agreement during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Theft, or the actual amount received by ________under its insurance policies maintained, if any, for the Theft. Other than in the case of Theft, to the extent that ________ (or its affiliates) is liable given the limitation and exclusions outlined in the ________Custody Agreement, ________ (or its affiliates) shall not be liable to the Trust (whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise) for any sum which would result in ________’s (or its affiliates) total liability under the ________Custody Agreement to exceed the service fees paid or payable by the Trust to ________ under the agreement during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the event (or series of connected events) giving rise to the liability.

Similarly, under the Prime Broker Agreement, the Prime Broker’s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than with respect to claims and losses arising from spot trading of LTC, or fraud or willful misconduct, or the PB Mutually Capped Liabilities (defined below), the Prime Broker’s aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of (x) $5 million and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Prime Broker in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime Broker’s liability, and (B) the value of the cash or affected LTC giving rise to the Prime Broker’s liability; (ii) in respect of the Prime Broker’s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses to the extent arising out of or relating to, among others, the Prime Broker’s gross negligence, violation of its confidentiality, data protection and/or information security obligations, violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision of its services, or the full amount of the Trust’s assets lost due to the insolvency of or security event at a Connected Trading Venue (as defined below) (the “PB Mutually Capped Liabilities”), the Prime Broker’s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Prime Broker in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime Broker’s liability; and (iii) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the Prime Broker is not liable, even if the Prime Broker has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. In general, with limited exceptions (such as for failing to execute an order), the Prime Broker is not liable under the Prime Broker Agreement unless in the event of its gross negligence, fraud, material violation of applicable law or willful misconduct. The Prime Broker is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Prime Broker. These and the other limitations on the Prime Broker’s liability may allow it to avoid liability for potential losses or may be insufficient to cover the value of such potential losses, even if the Prime Broker directly caused such losses. Both the Trust and the Prime Broker and its affiliates (including the ________ Custodian) are required to indemnify each other under certain circumstances.

Moreover, in the event of an insolvency or bankruptcy of the Prime Broker (in the case of the Trading Account) or the Custodians (in the case of the Vault Accounts) in the future, given that the contractual protections and legal rights of customers with respect to digital assets held on their behalf by third parties are relatively untested in the bankruptcy of an entity such as the Custodian or Prime Broker in the virtual currency industry, there is a risk that customers’ assets – including the Trust’s assets – may be considered the property of the bankruptcy estate of the Prime Broker (in the case of the Trading Account) or the Custodians (in the case of the Vault Accounts), and customers – including the Trust – may be at risk of being treated as general unsecured creditors of such entities and subject to the risk of total loss or markdowns on the value of such assets.

The ________ Custody Agreement contains an agreement by the parties to treat the LTC credited to the Vault Account at the ________ Custodian as financial assets under Article 8 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (“Article 8”), in addition to stating that the ________ Custodian will serve as fiduciary and custodian on the Trust’s behalf. The ________ Custodian’s parent, ________, has stated in its most recent public securities filings that in light of the inclusion in its custody agreements of provisions relating to Article 8 it believes that a court would not treat custodied digital assets as part of its general estate in the event the ________ Custodian were to experience insolvency. However, due to the novelty of digital asset custodial arrangements courts have not yet considered this type of treatment for custodied digital assets and it is not possible to predict with certainty how they would rule in such a scenario. If either Custodian became subject to insolvency proceedings and a court were to rule that the custodied LTC was part of such Custodian’s general estate and not the property of the Trust, then the Trust would be treated as a general unsecured creditor in the respective Custodian’s insolvency proceedings and the Trust could be subject to the loss of all or a significant portion of its assets. Moreover, in the event of the bankruptcy of a Custodian, an automatic stay could go into effect and protracted litigation could be required in order to recover the assets held with such Custodian, all of which could significantly and negatively impact the Trust’s operations and the value of the Shares.

With respect to the Prime Broker Agreement, there is a risk that the Trading Account, in which the Trust’s LTC and cash are held in omnibus accounts by the Prime Broker (in the latter case, as described below in “—Loss of a critical banking relationship for, or the failure of a bank used by, the Prime Broker could adversely impact the Trust’s ability to create or redeem Baskets, or could cause losses to the Trust”), could be considered part of the Prime Broker’s bankruptcy estate in the event of the Prime Broker’s bankruptcy. The Prime Broker Agreement contains an Article 8 opt-in clause with respect to the Trust’s assets held in the Trading Account.

The Prime Broker is not required to hold any of the LTC or cash in the Trust’s Trading Account in segregation. Within the Trading Account, the Prime Broker Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular LTC (and cash). Instead, the Trust’s Trading Account represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the LTC (and cash) the Prime Broker has allocated to the omnibus wallets the Prime Broker holds, as well as the accounts in the Prime Broker’s name that the Prime Broker maintains at Connected Trading Venues (the “Connected Trading Venue”) (which are typically held on an omnibus, rather than segregated, basis). If the Prime Broker suffers an insolvency event, there is a risk that the Trust’s assets held in the Trading Account could be considered part of the Prime Broker’s bankruptcy estate and the Trust could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of the Prime Broker, which could result in losses for the Trust and Shareholders. Moreover, in the event of the bankruptcy of the Prime Broker, an automatic stay could go into effect and protracted litigation could be required in order to recover the assets held with the Prime Broker, all of which could significantly and negatively impact the Trust’s operations and the value of the Shares.

Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor will not be liable for any liability or expense incurred, including, without limitation, as a result of any loss of LTC by the Custodians or Prime Broker, absent fraud, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Sponsor. As a result, the recourse of the Trust or the Shareholders to the Sponsor, including in the event of a loss of LTC by the Custodians or Prime Broker, is limited.

The Shareholders’ recourse against the Sponsor and the Trust’s other service providers for the services they provide to the Trust, including, without limitation, those relating to the holding of LTC or the provision of instructions relating to the movement of LTC, is limited. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Sponsor, the Trustee, any of their affiliates, nor any other party has guaranteed the assets or liabilities, or otherwise assumed the liabilities, of the Trust, or the obligations or liabilities of any service provider to the Trust, including, without limitation, the Custodians and Prime Broker. In particular, the Prime Broker Agreement and ________ Custody Agreement provide that neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates shall have any obligation of any kind or nature whatsoever, by guaranty, enforcement or otherwise, with respect to the performance of any of the Trust’s obligations, agreements, representations or warranties under the Prime Broker Agreement or ________ Custody Agreement or any transaction thereunder. Consequently, a loss may be suffered with respect to the Trust’s LTC that is not covered by a Custodian’s insurance and for which no person is liable in damages. As a result, the recourse of the Trust or the Shareholders, under applicable law, is limited.

If the Trade Credits are not available or become exhausted, the Trust may face delays in buying or selling LTC that may adversely impact Shareholders; if the Trust does not repay the Trade Credits on time, its assets may be liquidated by the Trade Credit Lender and its affiliates.

To avoid having to pre-fund purchases or sales of LTC in connection with cash creations and redemptions and sales of LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, to the extent applicable, the Trust may borrow LTC or cash as trade credit (“Trade Credit”) from ________ (the “Trade Credit Lender”) on a short-term basis pursuant to the ________ Post-Trade Financing Agreement (the “Trade Financing Agreement”). The Trade Credit Lender is only required to extend Trade Credits to the Trust to the extent such LTC or cash is actually available to the Trade Credit Lender. To the extent that Trade Credits are not available or become exhausted, (1) there may be delays in the buying and selling of LTC related to cash creations and redemptions or the selling of LTC related to paying the Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses, to the extent applicable, (2) Trust assets may be in held the Trading Account for a longer duration than if Trade Credits were available, and (3) the execution price associated with such trades may deviate significantly from the Index price used to determine the net asset value of the Trust. To the extent that the execution price for purchases and sales of LTC related to creations and redemptions and sales of LTC in connection with paying the Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses deviate significantly from the Index price used to determine the net asset value of the Trust, the Shareholders may be negatively impacted because the added costs of such price deviations would be incurred by the Authorized Participants and may be passed onto the Shareholders in the secondary market.

The Trust generally must repay Trade Credits by 6:00 p.m. ET (the “Settlement Deadline”) on the calendar day immediately following the day the Trade Credit was extended by the Trade Credit Lender to the Trust (or, if such day is not a business day, on the next business day). Pursuant to the Trade Financing Agreement, the Trust has granted a security interest, lien on, and right of set-off against all of the Trust’s right, title and interest, in the Trust’s Trading Account and Vault Account established pursuant to the Prime Broker Agreement and ________ Custody Agreement, in order to secure the repayment by the Trust of the Trade Credits and financing fees to the Trade Credit Lender. If the Trust fails to repay the Trade Credits to the Trade Credit Lender on time and in full, the Trade Credit Lender can take control of the Trust’s assets held at the ________ Custodian or Prime Broker and liquidate them to repay the Trade Credit debt owed by the Trust to the Trade Credit Lender.

Loss of a critical banking relationship for, or the failure of a bank used by, the Prime Broker could adversely impact the Trust’s ability to create or redeem Baskets, or could cause losses to the Trust.

The Prime Broker may be used to facilitate the buying and selling or settlement of LTC by the Trust in connection with cash creations and redemptions between the Trust and the Authorized Participants and the sale of LTC to pay Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. The Prime Broker relies on bank accounts to provide its trading platform services and including temporarily holding any cash related to a customer’s purchase or sale of LTC. In particular, the Prime Broker has disclosed that customer cash held by the Prime Broker, including the cash associated with the Trust’s Trading Account, is held in one or more banks’ accounts for the benefit of the Prime Broker’s customers, or in money market funds in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rated “AAA” by S&P (or the equivalent from any eligible rating service), provided that such investments are held in accounts in ________’s name for the benefit of customers and are permitted and held in accordance with state money-transmitter laws (“Money Market Funds”). The Prime Broker has represented to the Sponsor that it has implemented the following policy with respect to the cash associated with the Trust’s Trading Account. First, any cash related to the Trust’s purchase or sale of LTC will be held in an omnibus account in the Prime Broker’s name for the benefit of (“FBO”) its customers at each of multiple FDIC-insured banks (an “FBO Account”), or in a Money Market Fund. The amount of Trust cash held at each FBO Account shall be in an amount at each bank that is the lower of (i) the FDIC insurance limit for deposit insurance and (ii) any bank-specific limit set by the Prime Broker for the applicable bank. Deposit insurance does not apply to cash held in a Money Market Fund. The Prime Broker has agreed to title the accounts in a manner designed to enable receipt of FDIC deposit insurance where applicable on a pass-through basis, but does not guarantee that pass-through insurance will apply since such insurance is dependent on the compliance of the bank. Second, to the extent the Trust’s cash in the Trading Account in aggregate exceeds the amounts that can be maintained at the banks on the foregoing basis, the Prime Broker has represented that it currently conducts an overnight sweep of the excess into U.S. government money market funds. The Sponsor has not independently verified the Prime Broker’s representations. To the extent that the Prime Broker faces difficulty establishing or maintaining banking relationships, the loss of the Prime Broker’s banking partners or the imposition of operational restrictions by these banking partners and the inability of the Prime Broker to utilize other financial institutions may result in a disruption of creation and redemption activity of the Trust, or cause other operational disruptions or adverse effects for the Trust. In the future, it is possible that the Prime Broker could be unable to establish accounts with new banking partners or establish new banking relationships, or that the banks with which the Prime Broker is able to establish relationships may not be as large or well-capitalized or subject to the same degree of prudential supervision as the existing providers.

The Trust could also suffer losses in the event that a bank in which the Prime Broker holds customer cash, including the cash associated with the Trust’s Trading Account (which is used by the Prime Broker to move cash flows associated with the Trust’s orders to sell LTC in connection with payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor), fails, becomes insolvent, enters receivership, is taken over by regulators, enters financial distress, or otherwise suffers adverse effects to its financial condition or operational status. Recently, some banks have experienced financial distress. For example, on March 8, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) announced that Silvergate Bank had entered voluntary liquidation, and on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank, (“SVB”), was closed by the DFPI, which appointed the FDIC, as receiver. Similarly, on March 12, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services took possession of Signature Bank and appointed the FDIC as receiver. A joint statement by the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC on March 12, 2023, stated that depositors in Signature and SVB will have access to all of their funds, including funds held in deposit accounts, in excess of the insured amount. On May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. Following a bidding process, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, to acquire the substantial majority of the assets and assume certain liabilities of First Republic Bank from the FDIC.

The Prime Broker has historically maintained banking relationships with Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank. While the Sponsor does not believe there is a direct risk to the Trust’s assets from the failures of Silvergate Bank or Signature Bank, in the future, changing circumstances and market conditions, some of which may be beyond the Trust’s or the Sponsor’s control, could impair the Trust’s ability to access any of the Trust’s cash held with the Prime Broker in the Trust’s Trading Account or associated with the Trust’s orders to sell LTC in connection with payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. If the Prime Broker were to experience financial distress or its financial condition is otherwise affected by the failure of its banking partners, the Prime Broker’s ability to provide services to the Trust could be affected. Moreover, the future failure of a bank at which the Prime Broker maintains customer cash, in the Trust’s Trading Account associated with the Trust’s orders to sell LTC in connection with payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, could result in losses to the Trust, to the extent the balances are not subject to deposit insurance, notwithstanding the regulatory requirements to which the Prime Broker is subject or other potential protections. Although the Prime Broker has made certain representations to the Sponsor regarding the Prime Broker’s maintenance of records in a manner reasonably designed to qualify for FDIC insurance on a pass-through basis in connection with the accounts in which the Prime Broker maintains cash on behalf of its customers (including the Trust), there can be no assurance that such pass-through insurance will ultimately be made available. In addition, the Trust may maintain cash balances with the Prime Broker that are not insured or are in excess of the FDIC’s insurance limits, or which are maintained by the Prime Broker at Money Market Funds and subject to the attendant risks (e.g., “breaking the buck”). As a result, the Trust could suffer losses.

LTC held by the Trust are not subject to FDIC or SIPC protections.

The Trust is not a banking institution or otherwise a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) and, therefore, deposits held with or assets held by the Trust are not subject to the protections enjoyed by depositors with FDIC or SIPC member institutions. The undivided interests in the Trust’s LTC represented by Shares in the Trust are not insured directly by the Trustee or the Sponsor.

The Custodians’ limited liability under the Custody Agreements may impair the ability of the Trust to recover losses relating to its LTC and any recovery may be limited, even in the event of fraud, to the market value of the LTC at the time the fraud is discovered.

Under the ________ Custody Agreement, the ________ Custodian’s liability is limited to the greater of (i) the market value of the Vault Account at the time the events giving rise to the liability occurred and (ii) the fair market value of the Vault Account at the time that the Custodian notifies the Sponsor or Trustee in writing, or the Sponsor or the Trustee otherwise has actual knowledge of the events giving rise to the liability.

In addition, the ________ Custodian will not be liable for any delay in performance or any non-performance of any of its custodial obligations under the Trust Agreement or any Authorized Participant Agreement by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, war or terrorism. The ________ Custodian will also not be liable for any system failure or third-party penetration of the LTC Account, unless such system failure or third-party penetration is the result of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Custodian. As a result, the recourse of the Trust or the Shareholder, under New York law, is limited.

Under the ________ Custody Agreement, ________ and its affiliates, including their officers, directors, agents, and employees, are not liable for any lost profits, special, incidental, indirect, intangible, or consequential damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use of the Trust or Sponsor’s site or services. This includes damages arising from any contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or other legal grounds, even if ________ was previously advised of, knew, or should have known about the possibility of such damages. However, this exclusion of liability does not extend to cases of ________’s fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. In situations of gross negligence, ________’s liability is specifically limited to the value of the digital assets or fiat currency that were affected by the negligence. Additionally, the total liability of ________ for direct damages is capped at the fees paid or payable to them under the relevant agreement during the three-month period immediately preceding the first incident that caused the liability.

In addition, ________ shall not be liable for delays, suspension of operations, whether temporary or permanent, failure in performance, or interruption of service which results directly or indirectly from any cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of ________, including, but not limited to, any delay or failure due to an act of God, natural disasters, act of civil or military authorities, act of terrorists, including, but not limited to, cyber-related terrorist acts, hacking, government restrictions, exchange or market rulings, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failure of equipment and/or software, other catastrophe or any other occurrence which is beyond the reasonable control of ________.

Under the ________ Custody Agreement, ________’s (or its affiliates’) liability to the Trust in the case of Theft is limited to the greater of (i) the service fees paid or payable by the Trust to ________ under the ________ Custody Agreement during the 24-month period immediately preceding the Theft, or (ii) the actual amount received by ________ under its insurance policies maintained, if any, for the Theft, or related to such claim, which shall be prorated across all clients impacted by such Theft. Other than in the case of Theft, ________ (or its affiliates) shall not be liable to the Trust (whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise) for any sum which would result in ________’s (or its affiliates’) total liability under the ________ Custody Agreement to exceed the service fees paid or payable by the Trust to ________ under the ________ Custody Agreement during the 12-month period immediately preceding the event giving rise to liability.

In addition, ________ shall not be liable for any losses or for its failure to comply with its obligations under the ________ Custody Agreement if such losses or failure is caused by, or is directly or indirectly due to circumstances beyond ________’s reasonable control (including industrial action or strike action; currency restrictions; suspension or disruption of the normal procedures and practices of, or disruption of the infrastructure of, any settlement provider, clearing house, distributed ledger technology network, securities market or exchange; acts, omissions or insolvency of a third party; failure of a material utility supply; war damage; terrorist action; the act of any governmental agency or other competent authority; riot; pandemic or epidemic; fire; or flood lock-out); provided, that ________ shall: (i) notify the Trust in a timely manner of the occurrence of a perceived force majeure event and its anticipated duration and impact; and (ii) use reasonable efforts to minimize the effects of the event.

The Trust may not have adequate sources of recovery if its LTC are lost, stolen or destroyed.

If the Trust’s LTC are lost, stolen or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party liable to the Trust, the responsible party may not have the financial resources sufficient to satisfy the Trust’s claim. For example, as to a particular event of loss, the only source of recovery for the Trust might be limited to a Custodian or, to the extent identifiable, other responsible third parties (for example, a thief or terrorist), any of which may not have the financial resources (including liability insurance coverage) to satisfy a valid claim of the Trust.

If a Custody Agreement is terminated or a Custodian fails to provide services as required, the Sponsor may need to find and appoint a replacement custodian, which could pose a challenge to the safekeeping of the Trust’s LTC, and the Trust’s ability to continue to operate may be adversely affected.

The Trust is dependent on the Custodians and the LTC Trading Counterparties to operate. The Custodians perform essential functions in terms of safekeeping the Trust’s LTC in the Vault Accounts. In addition, the LTC Trading Counterparties, including ________ Custodian’s affiliate, ________, in its capacity as Prime Broker, facilitate the buying and selling or settlement of LTC by the Trust in connection with cash creations and redemptions between the Trust and the Authorized Participants, the selling or transfer of LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee, any other Trust expenses, to the extent applicable, and in extraordinary circumstances, to liquidate the Trust’s LTC. If the Custodians or LTC Trading Counterparties, including Prime Broker fails to perform the functions they perform for the Trust, the Trust may be unable to operate or create or redeem Creation Units, which could force the Trust to liquidate or adversely affect the price of the Shares.

On March 22, 2023, ________ and the ________ Custodian’s parent company, ________ (together, the “Relevant ________ Entities”) received a “Wells Notice” from the SEC staff stating that the SEC staff made a “preliminary determination” to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against the Relevant ________ Entities alleging violations of the federal securities laws, including the Exchange Act and the Securities Act. According to ________’s public reporting company disclosure, based on discussions with the SEC staff, the Relevant ________ Entities believe these potential enforcement actions would relate to aspects of the Relevant ________ Entities’ ________ Prime service, spot market, staking service ________ Earn, and ________ Wallet and the potential civil action may seek injunctive relief, disgorgement, and civil penalties. On June 6, 2023, the SEC filed a complaint against the Relevant ________ Entities in federal district court in the Southern District of New York, alleging, inter alia: (i) that ________ has violated the Exchange Act by failing to register with the SEC as a national securities exchange, broker-dealer, and clearing agency, in connection with activities involving certain identified digital assets that the SEC’s complaint alleges are securities, (ii) that ________ has violated the Securities Act by failing to register with the SEC the offer and sale of its staking program, and (iii) that ________ is jointly and severally liable as a control person under the Exchange Act for ________’s violations of the Exchange Act to the same extent as ________. The SEC’s complaint against the Relevant ________ Entities does not allege that LTC is a security nor does it allege that ________’s activities involving LTC caused the alleged registration violations, and the ________ Custodian was not named as a defendant. The SEC’s complaint seeks a permanent injunction against the Relevant ________ Entities to prevent them from violations of the Exchange Act or Securities Act, disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate or necessary. ________ could be required, as a result of a judicial determination, or could choose, to restrict or curtail the services it offers, or its financial condition and ability to provide services to the Trust could be affected. If ________ were to be required or choose as a result of a regulatory action (including, for example, the litigation initiated by the SEC), to restrict or curtail the services it offers, it could negatively affect the Trust’s ability to operate or process creations or redemptions of Baskets, which could force the Trust to liquidate or adversely affect the price of the Shares. While the ________ Custodian is not named in the complaint, if ________, as the parent of the ________ Custodian, is required, as a result of a judicial determination, or could choose, to restrict or curtail the services its subsidiaries provide to the Trust, or its financial condition is negatively affected, it could negatively affect the Trust’s ability to operate.

Alternatively, the Sponsor could decide to replace one of the Custodians as a Custodian with custody of the Trust’s LTC, pursuant to the Custody Agreements. Similarly, the Custodians or Prime Broker could terminate their applicable agreements. The ________ Custodian or ________ could terminate services under the ________ Custody Agreement or the Prime Broker Agreement, respectively, upon providing the applicable notice to the Trust for any reason, or immediately for Cause (a “Termination for Cause” is defined in the ________ Custody Agreement as (i) the Trust materially breaching any provision of the ________ Custody Agreement; (ii) the Trust becomes bankrupt or insolvent; or (iii) the Trust fails to pay and settle in full its obligations to the ________ Custodian’s affiliate, the Trade Credit Lender (as defined below), which may, from time to time, provide financing to the Trust in the form of Trade Credits). In addition, ________ may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Trust and to the Sponsor, or immediately if ________ perceives a risk of legal or regulatory non-compliance associated with the Trust’s custodial account activity, among others. ________ may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing at least three (3) months’ written notice to the Trust, or immediately upon written notice to the Trust if: (i) ________ determines, in its sole discretion, that continued provision of the custody services would result in violation of applicable law or regulation relating to either ________ or the Trust and the parties are unable to amend the relevant provisions of the ________ Custody Agreement, (ii) a force majeure event, as defined in the ________ Custody Agreement, continues for at least forty-five (45) days, or (iii) the Trust does not utilize the custody services set forth in the ________ Custody Agreement for a period of twelve (12) months from the effective date of the ________ Custody Agreement. Transferring maintenance responsibilities of a Vault Account at a Custodian to another custodian will likely be complex and could subject the Trust’s LTC to the risk of loss during the transfer, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Shares or result in loss of the Trust’s assets.

As Prime Broker, ________ does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Trading Platform or the services it provides to the Trust as Prime Broker. Under certain circumstances, ________ is permitted to halt or suspend trading on its trading platform, or impose limits on the amount or size of, or reject, the Trust’s orders, including in the event of, among others, (a) delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service that are directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of ________, (b) the Trust has engaged in unlawful or abusive activities or fraud, (c) the acceptance of the Trust’s order would cause the amount of Trade Credits extended to exceed the maximum amount of Trade Credit (as defined below) that the Trust’s agreement with the Trade Credit Lender permits to be outstanding at any one time, or (d) a security or technology issue occurred and is continuing that results in ________ being unable to provide trading services or accept the Trust’s order, in each case, subject to certain protections for the Trust.

Also, if a Custodian or ________ becomes insolvent, suffers business failure, ceases business operations, defaults on or fails to perform their obligations under their contractual agreements with the Trust, or abruptly discontinues the services they provide to the Trust for any reason, the Trust’s operations would be adversely affected.

The Sponsor may not be able to find a party willing to serve as the custodian of the Trust’s LTC or as the Trust’s broker under the same terms as the current Custody Agreements or Prime Broker Agreement or at all. To the extent that the Sponsor is not able to find a suitable party willing to serve as the custodian or prime broker, the Sponsor may be required to terminate the Trust and liquidate the Trust’s LTC. In addition, to the extent that the Sponsor finds a suitable party but must enter into a modified custody agreement or prime broker agreement that is less favorable for the Trust, the value of the Shares could be adversely affected. If the Trust is unable to find a replacement prime broker, its operations could be adversely affected.

The Sponsor may need to find and appoint a replacement custodian quickly, which could pose a challenge to the safekeeping of the Trust’s LTC.

The Sponsor could decide to replace one or both of the Custodians as the custodian of the Trust’s LTC. Transferring maintenance responsibilities of the Trust’s account with a Custodian to another party will likely be complex and could subject the Trust’s LTC to the risk of loss during the transfer, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Shares or result in loss of the Trust’s assets. The Sponsor may not be able to find a party willing to serve as the custodian under the same terms as the current Custody Agreements. To the extent that the Sponsor is not able to find a suitable party willing to serve as the custodian, the Sponsor may be required to terminate the Trust and liquidate the Trust’s LTC.

The Custodians and Cash Custodian could become insolvent.

If the Custodians or Cash Custodian becomes insolvent or subject to a receivership or bankruptcy proceeding, the Trust’s operations may be adversely affected, and there is a risk that the insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy of a Custodian may result in the loss of all or a substantial portion of the Trust’s assets or in a significant delay in the Trust having access to those assets. The Trust’s assets will be held in one or more accounts maintained for the Trust by the Custodians. Further, the Custodians have agreed to hold Trust assets for the benefit of the Trust as the entitlement holder, and while the Trust assets will be commingled with assets of the Custodians’ other customers in an omnibus account, such assets will not be commingled with either Custodian’s proprietary assets. While other types of assets held in a similarly segregated manner have been deemed not to be part of the custodian’s bankruptcy estate under various regulatory regimes, bankruptcy courts have not yet fully addressed the appropriate treatment of custodial holdings of digital assets and any such determination may be highly fact-specific.

Given that the contractual protections and legal rights of customers with respect to digital assets held on their behalf by third parties are relatively untested in a bankruptcy or receivership proceeding of an entity such as either Custodian, in the event of an insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceeding with respect to a Custodian, there is a risk that the Trust’s assets may be considered the property of the bankruptcy estate of such Custodian, and that customers of such Custodian – including the Trust – may be at risk of being treated as general unsecured creditors of such Custodian and subject to the risk of total loss or markdowns on value of such assets. Moreover, even if the Trust’s assets ultimately are not treated as part of a Custodian’s bankruptcy estate, the automatic stay could apply until the bankruptcy court made such a determination, and the limited precedent and fact-dependent nature of the determination could delay or preclude the return of such assets to the Trust. Further, the bankruptcy court may permit a Custodian to retain possession or custody of its customers’ assets until any claims the estate may have against the customers (including the Trust) are resolved.

An actual or perceived business failure or interruption, default, failure to perform security breach or other problems affecting a Custodian, Cash Custodian or LTC Trading Counterparties could harm the Trust’s operations, result in partial or total loss of the Trust’s assets, damage the Trust’s reputation and negatively affect the market perception of the effectiveness of the Trust, all of which could in turn reduce demand for the Shares, resulting in a reduction in the price of the Shares.

The liquidity of the Shares may be affected if Authorized Participants cease to perform their obligations under the Authorized Participant Agreements.

In the event that one or more Authorized Participants having substantial interests in Shares or otherwise responsible for a significant portion of the Shares’ daily trading volume on Nasdaq terminates its Authorized Participant Agreement, the liquidity of the Shares would likely decrease, which could adversely affect the market price of, and an investment in, the Shares.

There is no guarantee that an active trading market for the Shares will continue to develop.

There can be no assurance an active trading market of the Shares will develop on Nasdaq. The Sponsor may elect to terminate the Trust if it determines, at its sole discretion, that the Trust is not an economically viable size, i.e., if the Trust fails to raise sufficient revenue to cover the costs associated with launching and maintaining the Trust, which could result in the liquidation of the Trust’s LTC at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.

To the extent that Nasdaq halts trading in the Shares, whether on a temporary or permanent basis, investors may not be able to buy or sell Shares, thus adversely affecting an investment in the Shares. If an active trading market for the Shares does not exist or continue to exist, the market prices and liquidity of the Shares may be adversely affected.

The Trust may be required to terminate and liquidate at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.

If the Trust is required to terminate and liquidate, such termination and liquidation could occur at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders, such as when the LTC Index Price is lower than it was at the time when Shareholders purchased their Shares. In such a case, when the Trust’s LTC are sold as part of the Trust’s liquidation, the resulting proceeds distributed to Shareholders will be less than if the LTC Index Price were higher at the time of sale. See “Description of the Trust Agreement—The Trustee—Termination of the Trust” for more information about the termination of the Trust, including when the termination of the Trust may be triggered by events outside the direct control of the Sponsor, the Trustee or the Shareholders.

The Trust Agreement includes a provision that restricts the right of a beneficial owner of a statutory trust from bringing a derivative action.

Under Delaware law, the right of a beneficial owner of a statutory trust (such as a Shareholder of the Trust) to bring a derivative action (i.e., to initiate a lawsuit in the name of a the statutory trust in order to assert a claim belonging to the statutory trust against a fiduciary of the statutory trust or against a third party when the statutory trust’s management has refused to do so) may be restricted by the terms of the governing instrument of the statutory trust. The Trust Agreement provides that in addition to any other requirements of applicable law, no Shareholder shall have the right, power or authority to bring or maintain a derivative action, suit or other proceeding on behalf of the Trust unless two or more Shareholders who (i) are not affiliates of one another and (ii) collectively hold at least 10% of the outstanding Shares join in the bringing or maintaining of such action, suit or other proceeding. Therefore, the Trust Agreement limits the likelihood that a Shareholder could successfully assert a derivative action.

The Administrator is solely responsible for determining the value of the LTC, and any errors, discontinuance or changes in such valuation calculations may have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares.

The Administrator will determine the Trust’s LTC Holdings and LTC Holdings per Share on a daily basis as soon as practicable after 4:00 p.m. ET on each business day. The Administrator’s determination is made utilizing data from the Custodians’ operations and the LTC Index Price, calculated at 4:00 p.m. ET on such day. To the extent that the Trust’s LTC Holdings or LTC Holdings per Share are incorrectly calculated, the Administrator may not be liable for any error and such misreporting of valuation data could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Extraordinary expenses resulting from unanticipated events may become payable by the Trust, adversely affecting an investment in the Shares.

In consideration for the Sponsor’s Fee, the Sponsor has contractually assumed the Sponsor-assumed Fees, which are certain operational and periodic expenses of the Trust. See “Activities of the Trust—Trust Expenses.” Extraordinary expenses of the Trust (for example, expenses relating to litigation) are not assumed by the Sponsor and are instead borne by the Trust and paid through the sale of the Trust’s LTC. Because the Trust does not generate any income, every time that it delivers LTC to the Sponsor for the Sponsor’s Fee or sells LTC for the Additional Trust Expenses, the number of LTC represented by each Share will gradually decrease over time. In addition, the Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, increase the Sponsor’s Fee or decrease the Sponsor-paid Expenses which could result in a greater decline in the number of LTC that the Trust holds. Such an increase in the Sponsor’s Fee or decrease in the Sponsor-paid Expenses could occur if the expenses of the Trust materially increase. Alternatively, the Sponsor could choose to decrease the Sponsor’s Fee in response to competitive pressures from other digital currency financial vehicles similar to the Trust. The Sponsor will balance such competitive pressures and the costs that it incurs in acting as Sponsor for the Trust when determining the Sponsor’s Fee. The Sponsor has no current intention of increasing or decreasing the Sponsor’s Fee or modifying the terms of the Trust Agreement related to Sponsor-paid Expenses, and there are no specific circumstances under which the Sponsor has determined it would do so.

The Trust’s delivery or sale of LTC to pay expenses or other operations of the Trust could result in Shareholders incurring tax liability without an associated distribution from the Trust.

Assuming that the Trust is treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each delivery of LTC by the Trust to pay the Sponsor’s Fee or other expenses and each sale of LTC by the Trust to pay Additional Trust Expenses will be a taxable event to Shareholders. Thus, the Trust’s payment of expenses could result in Shareholders’ incurring tax liability without an associated distribution from the Trust. Any such tax liability could adversely affect an investment in the Shares. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”

If the Trust incurs extraordinary expenses in U.S. dollars, the Trust will sell LTC to pay these expenses. The sale of the Trust’s LTC to pay expenses at a time of low LTC prices could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

The Sponsor will sell LTC held by the Trust to pay Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor on an as-needed basis, irrespective of then-current LTC prices on the LTC Exchange Market. The Trust is not actively managed and no attempt will be made to protect against or to take advantage of fluctuations in the price of LTC. Consequently, if the Trust incurs expenses in U.S. dollars, the Trust’s LTC may be sold at a time when the LTC prices on the LTC Exchange Market are low, resulting in a negative impact on the value of the Shares.

The value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the Trust is required to indemnify the Sponsor, the Trustee, the Transfer Agent, the Administrator or the Custodians under the Trust Documents.

Under the Trust Documents, each of the Sponsor, the Trustee, the Transfer Agent, the Administrator, the Custodians and Prime Broker has a right to be indemnified by the Trust for certain liabilities or expenses that it incurs without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part. Therefore, the Sponsor, Trustee, Transfer Agent, the Administrator, Custodians or Prime Broker may require that the assets of the Trust be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered by it. Any sale of that kind would reduce the Trust’s LTC Holdings and the value of the Shares.

Intellectual property rights claims may adversely affect the Trust and an investment in the Shares.

The Sponsor is not aware of any intellectual property rights claims that may prevent the Trust from operating and holding LTC; however, third parties may assert intellectual property rights claims relating to the operation of the Trust and the mechanics instituted for the investment in, holding of and transfer of LTC. Regardless of the merit of an intellectual property or other legal action, any legal expenses to defend or payments to settle such claims would be Additional Trust Expenses and be borne by the Trust through the sale of the Trust’s LTC. Additionally, a meritorious intellectual property rights claim could prevent the Trust from operating and force the Sponsor to terminate the Trust and liquidate the Trust’s LTC. As a result, an intellectual property rights claim against the Trust could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Risk Factors Related to the Regulation of the Trust and the Shares

A determination that LTC or any other digital asset is a “security” may adversely affect the value of LTC and the value of the Shares, and result in potentially extraordinary, nonrecurring expenses to, or termination of, the Trust.

Depending on its characteristics, a digital asset may be considered a “security” under the federal securities laws. The test for determining whether a particular digital asset is a “security” is complex and difficult to apply, and the outcome is difficult to predict. Public, though non-binding, statements by senior officials at the SEC have indicated that the SEC did not consider bitcoin or ether to be securities, and does not currently consider bitcoin to be a security. In addition, the SEC, by action through delegated authority approving the exchange rule filings to list shares of trusts holding Ether as a commodity-based exchange traded products, has implicitly taken the view that Ether is a commodity that is not a security. The SEC staff has also provided informal assurances via no-action letter to a handful of promoters that their digital assets are not securities. On the other hand, the SEC has brought enforcement actions against the issuers and promoters of several other digital assets on the basis that the digital assets in question are securities. More recently, the SEC has also brought enforcement actions against digital asset trading platforms for operating unregistered securities exchanges on the basis that certain of the digital assets traded on their platforms are securities.

For example, in June 2023, the SEC brought the Binance Complaint and the Coinbase Complaint, alleging violations of a variety of securities laws. In its complaints, the SEC asserted that SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, ATOM, SAND, MANA, ALGO, AXS, COTI, CHZ, FLOW, ICP, NEAR, VGX, DASH and NEXO, are securities under the federal securities laws. DASH is a fork of LTC and thus shares certain similarities with LTC. In addition, in November 2023, the SEC brought the Kraken Complaint, alleging that Kraken operated as an unregistered securities exchange, brokerage and clearing agency. In July 2024, the SEC amended the Binance Complaint to remove its claims asserting that SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, ATOM, SAND, MANA, ALGO, AXS and COTI are securities under the federal securities laws. However, there can be no guarantee that the SEC will not bring similar claims involving these or other digital assets in the future.

Whether a digital asset is a security under the federal securities laws depends on whether it is included in the lists of instruments making up the definition of “security” in the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act. Digital assets as such do not appear in any of these lists, although each list includes the terms “investment contract” and “note,” and the SEC has typically analyzed whether a particular digital asset is a security by reference to whether it meets the tests developed by the federal courts interpreting these terms, known as the Howey and Reves tests, respectively. For many digital assets, whether or not the Howey or Reves tests are met is difficult to resolve definitively, and substantial legal arguments can often be made both in favor of and against a particular digital asset qualifying as a security under one or both of the Howey and Reves tests. Adding to the complexity, the SEC staff has indicated that the security status of a particular digital asset can change over time as the relevant facts evolve, though recent arguments advanced in ongoing litigation may suggest that the SEC no longer believes the status of a digital asset can change over time.

As part of determining whether LTC is a security for purposes of the federal securities laws, the Sponsor takes into account a number of factors, including the various definitions of “security” under the federal securities laws and federal court decisions interpreting elements of these definitions, such as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in the Howey and Reves cases and their progeny, as well as reports, orders, press releases, public statements and speeches by the SEC, its commissioners and its staff providing guidance on when a digital asset may be a security for purposes of the federal securities laws. Finally, the Sponsor discusses the security status of LTC with external counsel, and has received a memorandum regarding the status of LTC under the federal securities laws from external counsel and has discussed the status of LTC with external counsel and continues to believe that LTC is not a security. Through this process the Sponsor believes that it is applying the proper legal standards in determining that LTC is not a security in light of the uncertainties inherent in the Howey and Reves tests. The Sponsor has been contacted by staff from the SEC’s Divisions of Corporation Finance and Enforcement concerning the Sponsor’s securities law analysis of LTC and has responded to the SEC staff.

In light of these uncertainties and the fact-based nature of the analysis, the Sponsor acknowledges that the SEC may take a contrary position; and the Sponsor’s conclusion, even if reasonable under the circumstances, would not preclude legal or regulatory action based on the presence of a security.

As is the case with LTC, analyses from counsel typically review the often-complex facts surrounding a particular digital asset’s underlying technology, creation, use case and usage, development, distribution and secondary-market trading characteristics as well as contributions and of marketing or promotional efforts by the individuals or organizations who appear to be involved in these activities, among other relevant facts, usually drawing on publicly available information. This information, usually found on the internet, often includes both information that originated with or is attributed to such individuals or organizations, as well as information from third-party sources and databases that may or may not have a connection to such individuals or organizations, and the availability and nature of such information can change over time. The Sponsor and counsel often have no independent means of verifying the accuracy or completeness of such information, and therefore of necessity usually must assume that such information is materially accurate and complete for purposes of the Howey and Reves analyses. After having gathered this information, counsel typically analyzes it in light of the Howey and Reves tests, in order to inform a judgment as to whether or not a federal court would conclude that the digital asset in question is or is not a security for purposes of the federal securities laws. Often, certain factors appear to support a conclusion that the digital asset in question is a security, while other factors appear to support the opposite conclusion, and in such a case counsel endeavors to weigh the importance and relevance of the competing factors. This analytical process is further complicated by the fact that, at present, federal judicial case law applying the relevant tests to digital assets is limited and in some situations inconsistent, with no federal appellate court having considered the question on the merits, as well as the fact that because each digital asset presents its own unique set of relevant facts, it is not always possible to directly analogize the analysis of one digital asset to another. Because of this factual complexity and the current lack of a well-developed body of federal case law applying the relevant tests to a variety of different fact patterns, the Sponsor has not in the past received, and currently does not expect that it would be able to receive, “opinions” of counsel stating that a particular digital asset is or is not a security for federal securities law purposes. The Sponsor understands that as a matter of practice, counsel is generally able to render a legal “opinion” only when the relevant facts are substantially ascertainable and the applicable law is both well-developed and settled. As a result, given the relative novelty of digital assets, the challenges inherent in fact-gathering for particular digital assets, and the fact that federal courts have only recently been tasked with adjudicating the applicability of federal securities law to digital assets, the Sponsor understands that at present counsel is generally not in a position to render a legal “opinion” on the securities-law status of LTC or any other particular digital asset.

As such, notwithstanding the Sponsor’s receipt of a memorandum regarding the status of LTC under the federal securities laws from external counsel and the Sponsor’s view that LTC is not a security, the SEC or a federal court may in the future take a different view as to the security status of LTC.

If the Sponsor determines that LTC is a security under the federal securities laws, whether that determination is initially made by the Sponsor itself, or because a federal court upholds an allegation that LTC is a security, the Sponsor does not intend to permit the Trust to continue holding LTC in a way that would violate the federal securities laws (and therefore would either dissolve the Trust or potentially seek to operate the Trust in a manner that complies with the federal securities laws, including the Investment Company Act). Because the legal tests for determining whether a digital asset is or is not a security often leave room for interpretation, for so long as the Sponsor believes there to be good faith grounds to conclude that the Trust’s LTC is not a security, the Sponsor does not intend to dissolve the Trust on the basis that LTC could at some future point be finally determined to be a security.

Any enforcement action by the SEC or a state securities regulator asserting that LTC is a security, or a court decision to that effect, would be expected to have an immediate material adverse impact on the trading value of LTC, as well as the Shares. This is because the business models behind most digital assets are incompatible with regulations applying to transactions in securities. If a digital asset is determined to be a security, it is likely to become difficult or impossible for the digital asset to be traded, cleared or custodied in the United States through the same channels used by non-security digital assets, which in addition to materially and adversely affecting the trading value of the digital asset is likely to significantly impact its liquidity and market participants’ ability to convert the digital asset into U.S. dollars. Any assertion that a digital asset is a security by the SEC or another regulatory authority may have similar effects. For example, in 2020 the SEC filed a complaint against the issuer of XRP, Ripple Labs, Inc., and two of its executives, alleging that they raised more than $1.3 billion through XRP sales that should have been registered under the federal securities laws, but were not. In the years prior to the SEC’s action, XRP’s market capitalization at times reached over $140 billion. However, in the weeks following the SEC’s complaint, XRP’s market capitalization fell to less than $10 billion, which was less than half of its market capitalization in the days prior to the complaint.

Likewise, in the days following the announcement of the Binance Complaint and Coinbase Complaint, the price of various digital assets, including bitcoin, ether and LTC, declined significantly and may continue to decline as these cases advance through the federal court system. Subsequently, in July 2023, the District Court for the Southern District of New York held that while XRP is not a security, certain sales of XRP to certain buyers (but not other types of sales to other buyers) amounted to “investment contracts” under the Howey test. The District Court entered a final judgment in the case on August 7, 2024. On October 2, 2024, the SEC filed a notice of appeal with the S.D.N.Y to appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from the final judgment entered by the S.D.N.Y. on August 7, 2024. Moreover, also in July 2023, another judge in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, in litigation between the SEC and the issuer of the UST and LUNA digital assets, suggested that he disagreed with the approach underlying the XRP decision. The Binance Complaint, the Coinbase Complaint, the Kraken Complaint, and the SEC’s actions against XRP’s issuer and the issuer of the UST and LUNA digital assets, as well as seemingly inconsistent views of different district court judges, underscore the continuing uncertainty around which digital assets are securities and what the correct analysis is to determine each digital asset’s status. For example, the conflicting district court opinions and analyses demonstrate that factors such as how long a digital asset has been in existence, how widely held it is, how large its market capitalization is, the manner in which it is offered, sold or promoted, and whether it has actual use in commercial transactions, ultimately may have limited to no bearing on whether the SEC, a state securities regulator or any particular court will find it to be a security.

In addition, if LTC is in fact a security, the Trust could be considered an unregistered “investment company” under the Investment Company Act, which could necessitate the Trust’s liquidation. In this case, the Trust and the Sponsor may be deemed to have participated in an illegal offering of investment company securities and there is no guarantee that the Sponsor will be able to register the Trust under the Investment Company Act at such time or take such other actions as may be necessary to ensure the Trust’s activities comply with applicable law, which could force the Sponsor to liquidate the Trust.

Moreover, whether or not the Sponsor or the Trust were subject to additional regulatory requirements as a result of any determination that the Trust’s assets include securities, the Sponsor may nevertheless decide to terminate the Trust, in order, if possible, to liquidate the Trust’s assets while a liquid market still exists. If the SEC or a federal court were to determine that LTC is a security, it is likely that the value of the Shares of the Trust would decline significantly. Furthermore, if a federal court upholds an allegation that LTC is a security, the Trust itself may be terminated and, if practical, its assets liquidated.

Regulatory changes or actions by the U.S. Congress or any U.S. federal or state agencies may affect the value of the Shares or restrict the use of LTC, mining activity or the operation of the Litecoin Network or the digital asset markets in a manner that adversely affects the value of the Shares.

As digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including FinCEN, OFAC, SEC, CFTC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve and state financial institution and securities regulators) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset markets, with particular focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities, evade sanctions or fund criminal or terrorist enterprises and the safety and soundness of trading platforms and other service providers that hold or custody digital assets for users. Many of these state and federal agencies have issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. President Biden’s March 9, 2022 Executive Order, asserting that technological advances and the rapid growth of the digital asset markets “necessitate an evaluation and alignment of the United States Government approach to digital assets,” signals an ongoing focus on digital asset policy and regulation in the United States. A number of reports issued pursuant to the Executive Order have focused on various risks related to the digital asset ecosystem, and have recommended additional legislation and regulatory oversight. In addition, federal and state agencies, and other countries and international bodies have issued rules or guidance about the treatment of digital asset transactions or requirements for businesses engaged in digital asset activity. Moreover, the failure of FTX Trading Ltd. (“FTX”) in November 2022 and the resulting market turmoil substantially increased regulatory scrutiny in the United States and globally and led to SEC and criminal investigations, enforcement actions and other regulatory activity across the digital asset ecosystem.

In addition, the SEC, U.S. state securities regulators and several foreign governments have issued warnings and instituted legal proceedings in which they argue that certain digital assets may be classified as securities and that both those digital assets and any related initial coin offerings or other primary and secondary market transactions are subject to securities regulations. For example, in June 2023, the SEC brought charges against Binance and Coinbase, and in November 2023, the SEC brought charges against Kraken, alleging that they operated unregistered securities exchanges, brokerages and clearing agencies. In its complaints, the SEC asserted that several digital assets are securities under the federal securities laws. The outcomes of these proceedings, as well as ongoing and future regulatory actions, have had a material adverse effect on the digital asset industry as a whole and on the price of LTC, and may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the Shares and/or the ability of the Trust to continue to operate. Additionally, U.S. state and federal, and foreign regulators and legislatures have taken action against virtual currency businesses or enacted restrictive regimes in response to adverse publicity arising from hacks, consumer harm, or criminal activity stemming from virtual currency activity.

In August 2021, the chair of the SEC stated that he believed investors using digital asset trading platforms are not adequately protected, and that activities on the platforms can implicate the securities laws, commodities laws and banking laws, raising a number of issues related to protecting investors and consumers, guarding against illicit activity, and ensuring financial stability. The chair expressed a need for the SEC to have additional authorities to prevent transactions, products, and platforms from “falling between regulatory cracks,” as well as for more resources to protect investors in “this growing and volatile sector.” The chair called for federal legislation centering on digital asset trading, lending, and decentralized finance platforms, seeking “additional plenary authority” to write rules for digital asset trading and lending. However, the chair has subsequently stated that the SEC already has explicit authority under existing laws to regulate the digital asset sector and several enforcement actions were filed against digital asset trading platforms during the first half of 2023. In particular, in June 2023, the SEC brought enforcement actions against Binance and Coinbase, two of the largest digital asset trading platforms, alleging that they operated unregistered securities exchanges, brokerages and clearing agencies.

The SEC has taken steps to interpret its existing authorities as covering various digital asset activities. For example, the SEC has recently proposed amendments to the custody rules under Rule 406(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act. The proposed rule changes would amend the definition of a “qualified custodian” under Rule 206(4)-2(d)(6) and expand the current custody rule under Rule 406(4)-2 to cover digital assets and related advisory activities. If enacted as proposed, these rules would likely impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to the custody and storage of digital assets and could lead to additional regulatory oversight of the digital asset ecosystem more broadly.

Various foreign jurisdictions have, and may continue to, in the near future, adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect a digital asset network, the digital asset markets, and their users, particularly digital asset trading platforms and service providers that fall within such jurisdictions’ regulatory scope. For example:

There remains significant uncertainty regarding foreign governments’ future actions with respect to the regulation of digital assets and digital asset trading platforms. Such laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of LTC by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the Litecoin ecosystem in the United States and globally, or otherwise negatively affect the value of LTC held by the Trust. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Trust or the LTC held by the Trust is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the Trust and the value of the Shares.

The Trust is not a registered investment company and is not subject to the Commodity Exchange Act.

The Trust is not a registered investment company subject to the Investment Company Act. Consequently, Shareholders of the Trust do not have the regulatory protections provided to Shareholders in registered and regulated investment companies, which, for example, require investment companies to have a certain percentage of disinterested directors and regulate the relationship between the investment company and certain of its affiliates. Further, the Trust will not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts regulated by the Commodity Exchange Act, as administered by the CFTC. The Trust will not engage in “retail commodity transactions”— any LTC transaction entered into on a leveraged, margined or financed basis (as described above). Such transactions are deemed to be commodity futures under the Commodity Exchange Act and subject to CFTC jurisdiction. Furthermore, the Sponsor believes that the Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. Consequently, Shareholders will not have the regulatory protections provided to Shareholders in Commodity Exchange Act-regulated instruments or commodity pools.

Changes in SEC policy could adversely impact the value of the Shares.

The effect of any future regulatory change on the Trust or the digital assets held by the Trust is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the Trust and the value of the Shares. In particular, with the exception of funds that hold bitcoin, ether and certain ether-based derivatives, the SEC has not yet approved the listing on a national securities exchange of any non-futures based digital-asset focused exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). If the SEC were to approve any such ETF other than ours in the future, such an ETF may be perceived to be a superior investment product offering exposure to digital assets compared to the Trust because the value of the shares issued by such an ETF would be expected to more closely track the ETF’s net asset value than do Shares of the Trust, and investors may therefore favor investments in such ETFs over investments in the Trust. Any weakening in demand for the Shares compared to digital asset ETF shares could cause the value of the Shares to decline.

Competing industries may have more influence with policymakers than the digital asset industry, which could lead to the adoption of laws and regulations that are harmful to the digital asset industry.

The digital asset industry is relatively new, although its influence over public policy is increasing, and it does not have the same access to policymakers and lobbying organizations in many jurisdictions compared to industries with which digital assets may be seen to compete, such as banking, payments and consumer finance. Competitors from other, more established industries may have greater access to and influence with governmental officials and regulators and may be successful in persuading these policymakers that digital assets require heightened levels of regulation compared to the regulation of traditional financial services. As a result, new laws and regulations may be proposed and adopted in the United States and elsewhere, or existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in new ways, that disfavor or impose compliance burdens on the digital asset industry or digital asset platforms, which could adversely impact the value of LTC and therefore the value of the Shares.

Regulatory changes or other events in foreign jurisdictions may affect the value of the Shares or restrict the use of one or more digital assets, mining activity or the operation of their networks or the digital asset trading platform market in a manner that adversely affects the value of the Shares.

Various foreign jurisdictions have, and may continue to adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect the digital asset network, the digital asset markets, and their users, particularly digital asset trading platforms and service providers that fall within such jurisdictions’ regulatory scope. For example, if foreign jurisdictions in addition to China were to ban or otherwise restrict mining activity, including by regulating or limiting manufacturers’ ability to produce or sell semiconductors or hard drives in connection with mining, it would have a material adverse effect on digital asset networks (including the Litecoin Network), the Digital Asset Market, and as a result, impact the value of the Shares.

A number of foreign jurisdictions have recently taken regulatory action aimed at digital asset activities. China has made transacting in cryptocurrencies illegal for Chinese citizens in mainland China, and additional restrictions may follow. Both China and South Korea have banned initial coin offerings entirely and regulators in other jurisdictions, including Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong, have opined that initial coin offerings may constitute securities offerings subject to local securities regulations. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority published final rules in October 2020 banning the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes that reference certain types of digital assets, contending that they are “ill-suited” to retail investors citing extreme volatility, valuation challenges and association with financial crime. A new law, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (“FSMA”), received royal assent in June 2023. The FSMA brings digital asset activities within the scope of existing laws governing financial institutions, markets and assets. In addition, the Parliament of the European Union approved the text of MiCA in April 2023, establishing a regulatory framework for digital asset services across the European Union. Certain parts of MiCA became effective as of June 2024 and the remainder will start to apply as of December 2024. MiCA is intended to serve as a comprehensive regulation of digital asset markets and imposes various obligations on digital asset issuers and service providers. The main aims of MiCA are industry regulation, consumer protection, prevention of market abuse and upholding the integrity of digital asset markets.

Foreign laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of one or more digital assets by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the digital asset economy in the European Union, China, Japan, Russia and the United States and globally, or otherwise negatively affect the value of LTC. Moreover, other events, such as the interruption in telecommunications or internet services, cyber-related terrorist acts, civil disturbances, war or other catastrophes, could also negatively affect the digital asset economy in one or more jurisdictions. For example, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 led to volatility in digital asset prices, with an initial steep decline followed by a sharp rebound in prices. The effect of any future regulatory change or other events on the Trust or LTC is impossible to predict, and such change could be substantial and adverse to the Trust and the value of the Shares.

If regulators or public utilities take actions that restrict or otherwise impact mining activities, there may be a significant decline in such activities, which could adversely affect the Litecoin Network and the value of the Shares.

Concerns have been raised about the electricity required to secure and maintain digital asset networks. For example, as of ________, 202_, over 1,005 tera hashes are performed every second in connection with mining on the Litecoin Network. Although measuring the electricity consumed by this process is difficult because these operations are performed by various machines with varying levels of efficiency, the process consumes a significant amount of energy. The operations of the Litecoin Network and other digital asset networks may also consume significant amounts of energy. Further, in addition to the direct energy costs of performing calculations on any given digital asset network, there are indirect costs that impact a network’s total energy consumption, including the costs of cooling the machines that perform these calculations.

Driven by concerns around energy consumption and the impact on public utility companies, various states and cities have implemented, or are considering implementing, moratoriums on mining activity in their jurisdictions. For example, in November 2022, New York imposed a two-year moratorium on new proof-of-work mining permits at fossil fuel plants in the state. A significant reduction in mining activity as a result of such actions could adversely affect the security of the Litecoin Network by making it easier for a malicious actor or botnet to manipulate the Blockchain. See “Risk Factors Related to Digital Assets—If a malicious actor or botnet obtains control of more than 50% of the processing power on the Litecoin Network, or otherwise obtains control over the Litecoin Network through its influence over core developers or otherwise, such actor or botnet could manipulate the Blockchain to adversely affect the value of the Shares or the ability of the Trust to operate.” If regulators or public utilities take action that restricts or otherwise impacts mining activities, such actions could result in decreased security of a digital asset network, including the Litecoin Network, and consequently adversely impact the value of the Shares.

If regulators subject an Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor to regulation as a money service business or money transmitter, this could result in extraordinary expenses to the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor and also result in decreased liquidity for the Shares.

To the extent that the activities of any Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor cause it to be deemed a “money services business” under the regulations promulgated by FinCEN, such Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor may be required to comply with FinCEN regulations, including those that would mandate the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor to implement anti-money laundering programs, make certain reports to FinCEN and maintain certain records. Similarly, the activities of an Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor may require it to be licensed as a money transmitter or as a digital asset business, such as under the ‘NYDFS’ BitLicense regulations or California’s Digital Financial Assets Law, once effective.

Such additional regulatory obligations may cause the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor to incur extraordinary expenses. If the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor decided to seek the required licenses, there is no guarantee that they will timely receive them. An Authorized Participant may instead decide to terminate its role as Authorized Participant of the Trust, or the Sponsor may decide to discontinue and wind up the Trust. An Authorized Participant’s decision to cease acting as such may decrease the liquidity of the Shares, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares, and termination of the Trust in response to the changed regulatory circumstances may be at a time that is disadvantageous to the Shareholders.

Additionally, to the extent an Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor is found to have operated without appropriate state or federal licenses, or registrations, it may be subject to investigation, administrative or court proceedings, and civil or criminal monetary fines and penalties, all of which would harm the reputation of the Trust or the Sponsor, decrease the liquidity, and have a material adverse effect on the price of, the Shares.

As LTC and the broader digital assets ecosystem have grown, they have begun to attract more regulatory attention around the globe. The future regulatory environment is uncertain and may vary by country or even within countries. Failure to appropriately regulate the digital assets ecosystem could stifle innovation, which could adversely impact the value of the Shares.

Current and future legislation, CFTC and SEC rulemaking and other regulatory developments may impact the manner in which LTC is treated. In particular, LTC may be classified by the CFTC as a “commodity interest” under the CEA or may be classified by the SEC as a “security” under U.S. federal securities laws. The Sponsor and the Trust cannot be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of LTC under the law. In the face of such developments, the required registrations and compliance steps may result in extraordinary, nonrecurring expenses to the Trust. If the Sponsor decides to terminate the Trust in response to the changed regulatory circumstances, the Trust may be dissolved or liquidated at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.

To the extent that LTC is deemed to fall within the definition of a “commodity interest” under the CEA, the Trust and the Sponsor may be subject to additional regulation under the CEA and CFTC regulations. The Sponsor may be required to register as a commodity pool operator or commodity trading adviser with the CFTC and become a member of the National Futures Association and may be subject to additional regulatory requirements with respect to the Trust, including disclosure and reporting requirements. These additional requirements may result in extraordinary, recurring and/or nonrecurring expenses of the Trust, thereby materially and adversely impacting the Shares. If the Sponsor determines not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, the Sponsor will terminate the Trust. Any such termination could result in the liquidation of the Trust’s LTC at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.

To the extent that LTC is determined to be a security under U.S. federal securities laws, the Trust and the Sponsor may be subject to additional requirements under the Investment Company Act and the Sponsor may be required to register as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act. Such additional registration may result in extraordinary, recurring and/or non-recurring expenses of the Trust, thereby materially and adversely impacting the Shares. If the Sponsor determines not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, the Sponsor will terminate the Trust. Any such termination could result in the liquidation of the Trust’s LTC at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.

It may be illegal now, or in the future, to acquire, own, hold, sell or use LTC in one or more countries, and ownership of, holding or trading in the Shares may also be considered illegal and subject to sanction.

Although currently LTC is not regulated or is lightly regulated in most countries, including the United States, one or more countries such as China, India or Russia may take regulatory actions in the future that severely restricts the right to acquire, own, hold, sell or use LTC or to exchange LTC for fiat currency. Such an action may also result in the restriction of ownership, holding or trading in the Shares. Such a restriction could result in the termination and liquidation of the Trust at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders, or may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Due to the largely unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of digital asset trading platforms, they may experience fraud, market manipulation, business failures, security failures or operational problems, which may adversely affect the value of LTC and, consequently, the value of the Shares.

Digital asset trading platforms are relatively new and, in many ways, are not subject to, or may not comply with, regulation in relevant jurisdictions in a manner similar to other regulated trading platforms, such as national securities exchanges or designated contract markets. While many prominent digital asset trading platforms provide the public with significant information regarding their on-chain activities, ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices, cybersecurity practices and regulatory compliance, many other digital asset trading platforms do not provide this information. Furthermore, while digital asset trading platforms are and may continue to be subject to federal and state licensing requirements in the United States, digital asset trading platforms do not currently appear to be subject to regulation in a similar manner as other regulated trading platforms, such as national securities exchanges or designated contract markets. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in digital asset trading platforms, including prominent trading platforms that handle a significant volume of LTC trading.

Many digital asset trading platforms both in the United States and abroad are unlicensed, not subject to, or not in compliance with, regulation in relevant jurisdictions, or operate without extensive supervision by governmental authorities. In particular, those located outside the United States may be subject to significantly less stringent regulatory and compliance requirements in their local jurisdictions and may take the position that they are not subject to laws and regulations that would apply to a national securities exchange or designated contract market in the United States, or may, as a practical matter, be beyond the ambit of U.S. regulators. As a result, trading activity on or reported by these digital asset trading platforms is generally significantly less regulated than trading activity on or reported by regulated U.S. securities and commodities markets, and may reflect behavior that would be prohibited in regulated U.S. trading venues. For example, in 2022 one report claimed that trading volumes on digital asset trading platforms were inflated by over 70% due to false or non-economic trades, with specific focus on unlicensed trading platforms located outside of the United States. Such reports may indicate that the digital asset trading platform market is significantly smaller than expected and that the U.S. makes up a significantly larger percentage of the digital asset trading platform market than is commonly understood, or that a much larger portion of digital asset market activity takes place on decentralized finance platforms than is commonly understood. Nonetheless, any actual or perceived false trading in the digital asset trading platform market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value of LTC and/or negatively affect the market perception of LTC, which could in turn adversely impact the value of the Shares.

The SEC has also identified possible sources of fraud and manipulation in the digital asset markets generally, including, among others (1) “wash-trading”; (2) persons with a dominant position in LTC manipulating LTC pricing; (3) hacking of the Litecoin Network and trading platforms; (4) malicious control of the Litecoin Network; (5) trading based on material, non-public information (for example, plans of market participants to significantly increase or decrease their holdings in LTC, new sources of demand for LTC) or based on the dissemination of false and misleading information; (6) manipulative activity involving purported “stablecoins,” including Tether; and (7) fraud and manipulation at digital asset markets. The use or presence of such acts and practices in the digital asset markets could, for example, falsely inflate the volume of LTC present in the digital asset markets or cause distortions in the price of LTC, among other things that could adversely affect the Trust or cause losses to Shareholders. Moreover, tools to detect and deter fraudulent or manipulative trading activities, such as market manipulation, front-running of trades, and wash-trading, may not be available to or employed by digital asset markets, or may not exist at all. Many digital asset markets also lack certain safeguards put in place by exchanges for more traditional assets to enhance the stability of trading on the exchanges and prevent “flash crashes,” such as limit-down circuit breakers. As a result, the prices of LTC on digital asset markets may be subject to larger and/or more frequent sudden declines than assets traded on more traditional exchanges.

In addition, over the past several years, some digital asset trading platforms have been closed, been subject to criminal and civil litigation and have entered into bankruptcy proceedings due to fraud and manipulative activity, business failure and/or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such digital asset trading platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such digital asset trading platforms. In some instances, customers are made whole only in dollar terms as of the digital asset trading platform’s date of failure, rather than on a digital asset basis, meaning customers may still lose out on any price increase in digital assets.

While smaller digital asset trading platforms are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger digital asset trading platforms more stable, larger digital asset trading platforms are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and malware and their shortcomings or ultimate failures are more likely to have contagion effects on the digital asset ecosystem, including on the price of LTC, and therefore may be more likely to be targets of regulatory enforcement action. For example, in February 2014, Mt. Gox, the largest digital asset trading platform at the time, halted withdrawals of bitcoin and subsequently filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan following an exploit that resulted in the loss of several hundred thousand bitcoin. In the two weeks following the halt of bitcoin withdrawals from Mt. Gox, the value of one bitcoin fell on other trading platforms from around $795 to $578. Failure and shortcomings of large digital asset trading platforms have since continued; in January 2015, Bitstamp announced that approximately 19,000 bitcoin had been stolen from its operational or “hot” wallets, and in August 2016, it was reported that almost 120,000 bitcoin then worth around $78 million were stolen from Bitfinex. The value of bitcoin and other digital assets immediately decreased over 10% following reports of the theft at Bitfinex. Regulatory enforcement actions have followed, such as in July 2017, when FinCEN assessed a $110 million fine against BTC-E, a now defunct digital asset trading platform, for facilitating crimes such as drug sales and ransomware attacks. In addition, in December 2017, Yapian, the operator of Seoul-based digital asset trading platform Youbit, suspended digital asset trading and filed for bankruptcy following an exploit that resulted in a loss of 17% of Yapian’s assets. In January 2018, the Japanese digital asset trading platform, Coincheck, was exploited, resulting in losses of approximately $535 million, and in February 2018, the Italian digital asset trading platform, Bitgrail, was exploited, resulting in approximately $170 million in losses. In May 2019, one of the world’s largest digital asset trading platforms, Binance, was exploited, resulting in losses of approximately $40 million. More recently, in November 2022, FTX, another of the world’s largest digital asset trading platforms, filed for bankruptcy protection and subsequently halted customer withdrawals as well as trading on its FTX.US platform. Fraud, security failures and operational problems all played a role in FTX’s issues and downfall. Moreover, digital asset trading platforms have been a subject of enhanced regulatory and enforcement scrutiny, and digital asset markets have experienced continued instability, following the failure of FTX. In particular, in June 2023, the SEC brought the Binance Complaint and Coinbase Complaint, alleging that Binance and Coinbase operated unregistered securities exchanges, brokerages and clearing agencies. In addition, in November 2023, the SEC brought the Kraken Complaint, alleging that ' operated as an unregistered securities exchange, brokerage and clearing agency. Negative perception, a lack of stability and standardized regulation in the digital asset markets and/or the closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset trading platforms due to fraud, business failure, security breaches or government mandated regulation, and associated losses by customers, may reduce confidence in the Litecoin Network and result in greater volatility in the prices of LTC. Furthermore, the closure or temporary shutdown of a digital asset trading platform used in calculating the Index Price may result in a loss of confidence in the Trust’s ability to determine its NAV on a daily basis. These potential consequences of such a digital asset trading platform’s failure could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

The ongoing activities of the Trust may generate tax liabilities for Shareholders.

As described below under “United States Federal Income Tax Consequences—Taxation of U.S. Shareholders,” it is expected that each Shareholder will include in the computation of their taxable income their proportionate share of the taxable income and expenses of the Trust and amounts realized in connection with the use of LTC or the sale of LTC to pay Trust expenses or facilitate redemption transactions. The Trust does not anticipate making distributions to Shareholders, so any tax liability that a Shareholder incurs as a result of holding Shares will need to be satisfied from some other source of funds. Sales of LTC to fund cash redemptions are expected to result in gains and losses, with such gains and losses expected to be treated as incurred by the Shareholder that is being redeemed. These gains or losses generally would equal the difference between the amount realized from the sale of the LTC and the Shareholder’s tax basis for the portion of the Shareholder’s pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust that is sold to fund the redemption, as determined in the manner described above. A redemption of some or all of a Shareholder’s Shares in exchange for the cash received from such sale is not expected to be treated as a separate taxable event for the Shareholder. If a Shareholders sells Shares in order to raise funds to satisfy such a tax liability, the sale itself may generate additional taxable gain or loss.

The tax treatment of LTC and transactions involving LTC for United States federal income tax purposes may change.

Under current IRS guidance, LTC is treated as property, not as currency, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and transactions involving payment in LTC in return for goods and services are treated as barter exchanges. Such exchanges result in capital gain or loss measured by the difference between the price at which LTC is exchanged and the taxpayer’s basis in the LTC. However, because LTC is a new technological innovation, because IRS guidance has taken the form of administrative pronouncements that may be modified without prior notice and comment, and because there is as yet little case law on the subject, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in LTC or in transactions relating to investments in LTC may change from that described in this Prospectus, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change in the U.S. federal income tax treatment of LTC may have a negative effect on prices of LTC and may adversely affect the value of the Shares. In this regard, the IRS has indicated that it has made it a priority to issue additional guidance related to the taxation of virtual currency transactions, such as transactions involving LTC. While it has started to issue such additional guidance, whether any future guidance will adversely affect the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in LTC or in transactions relating to investments in LTC is unknown. Moreover, future developments that may arise with respect to digital currencies may increase the uncertainty with respect to the treatment of digital currencies for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The tax treatment of LTC and transactions involving LTC for state and local tax purposes is not settled.

Because LTC is a new technological innovation, the tax treatment of LTC for state and local tax purposes, including, without limitation state and local income and sales and use taxes, is not settled. It is uncertain what guidance, if any, on the treatment of LTC for state and local tax purposes may be issued in the future. A state or local government authority’s treatment of LTC may have negative consequences, including the imposition of a greater tax burden on investors in LTC or the imposition of a greater cost on the acquisition and disposition of LTC generally. Any such treatment may have a negative effect on prices of LTC and may adversely affect the value of the Shares.

A “fork” of the Litecoin Blockchain or an airdrop could result in Shareholders incurring a tax liability.

If a fork occurs in the Litecoin Blockchain, the Trust Agreement requires that the Sponsor analyze the transaction according to several criteria and promptly determine which digital asset network is generally accepted as the Litecoin Blockchain and should therefore be considered the appropriate network for the Trust’s purposes. The Sponsor will base its determination on a variety of then-relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the Sponsor’s beliefs regarding expectations of the core developers of LTC, users, services, businesses, miners and other constituencies, as well as the actual continued acceptance of, validating power on, and community engagement with, the Litecoin Blockchain. The outcome of such determination shall determine which asset is “LTC” and which is the Forked Asset, an IR Asset. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets, including Forked Assets. Such assets are not considered assets of the Trust at any point in time. Once it has been determined by the Sponsor which asset is LTC and which is the Forked Asset, the Sponsor will, as soon as practicable, and, if possible, immediately, distribute the Forked Asset to the Sponsor. Once acquired, the Sponsor may take any lawful action necessary or desirable in connection with its acquisition of such asset. In the event that the Sponsor decides to sell the Forked Asset, it will seek to do so for cash. This may be a sale of the Forked Asset directly in exchange for cash, or in exchange for another digital asset which may subsequently be exchanged for cash. The Sponsor would then contribute that cash back to the Trust, which in turn would distribute the cash to DTC to be distributed to Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares owned. The receipt of cash in connection with this distribution may cause Shareholders to incur a U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign tax liability. In addition, the IRS may not accept the Trust’s position that disclaimed Incidental Rights or IR Assets do not represent a taxable incident. Any tax liability could adversely impact an investment in the Shares and may require Shareholders to prepare and file tax returns. Any tax liability could adversely impact an investment in the Shares and may require Shareholders to prepare and file tax returns.

Under the IRS guidance on digital assets, hard forks, airdrops and similar occurrences with respect to digital assets will under certain circumstances be treated as taxable events giving rise to ordinary income. In the absence of guidance to the contrary, it is possible that any such income recognized by a U.S. tax-exempt Shareholder would constitute “unrelated business taxable income” (“UBTI”). A tax-exempt Shareholder should consult its tax adviser regarding whether such Shareholder may recognize UBTI as a consequence of an investment in Shares.

Non-U.S. Holders may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on income derived from forks, airdrops and similar occurrences.

IRS guidance on digital assets does not address whether income recognized by a non-U.S. person as a result of a fork, airdrop or similar occurrence could be subject to the 30% withholding tax imposed on U.S.-source “fixed or determinable annual or periodical” income. Non-U.S. Shareholders should assume that, in the absence of guidance, a withholding agent (including the Sponsor) is likely to withhold 30% of any such income recognized by a non-U.S. Shareholder in respect of its Shares, including by deducting such withheld amounts from proceeds that such non-U.S. Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive in connection with a distribution of cash in connection with the Sponsor’s sale of an IR Right and/or IR Asset and contributing such cash back to the Trust.

The intended tax treatment of the Trust will limit the flexibility of the Trust’s investment decisions.

The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes. A grantor trust is not permitted to change the investment of the Shareholders to take advantage of market fluctuations. Thus, the Sponsor may allow the Trust to hold when an actively managed fund would sell. The Sponsor may distribute proceeds when an actively managed fund would reinvest the proceeds. In addition, a fund treated as a grantor trust may not participate in trading or lending activity without raising a risk of change in status. This means that the returns of the Trust may be less than a successfully actively managed fund.

Risk Factors Related to the Index

The Index and LRR each have a limited history.

The Index, which was launched on ________, 202_, is based on materially the same methodology (except calculation time) as the LRR, which was first introduced on ________, 202_. The Index and the LRR have a limited history and their value is an average composite reference rate calculated using volume-weighted trading price data from the Selected Exchanges. A longer history of actual performance through various economic and market conditions would provide greater and more reliable information for an investor to assess Index’s performance. The Benchmark Administrator has substantial discretion at any time to change the methodology used to calculate the Index, including the Selected Exchanges that contribute prices to the Trust’s NAV. The Benchmark Administrator does not have any obligation to take into consideration the needs of the Trust, the Shareholders, or anyone else in connection with such changes. There is no guarantee that the methodology currently used in calculating the Index will appropriately track the price of LTC in the future. Neither Compass Financial Technologies SA nor the Benchmark Administrator has any obligation to take into consideration the needs of the Trust or the Shareholders in determining, composing, or calculating the Index or in the selection of the Selected Exchanges used. For more information on how the Selected Exchanges are chosen, see “THE TRUST AND LTC PRICES — Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin - 4pm NY Time.”

Although the Index is intended to accurately capture the market price of LTC, third parties may be able to purchase and sell LTC on public or private markets not included among the Selected Exchanges, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the Index price. Moreover, there may be variances in the price of LTC on the various Selected Exchanges, including as a result of differences in fee structures or administrative procedures on different Selected Exchanges. While the Index provides a U.S. dollar-denominated price of LTC based on the volume-weighted price of LTC on certain Selected Exchanges, at any given time, the prices on each such Selected Exchange may not be equal to the price of LTC as represented by the Index. It is possible that the price of LTC on the Selected Exchanges could be materially higher or lower than the Index price. To the extent the Index price differs materially from the actual prices available on a Selected Exchange, or from the global market price of LTC, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the global market price of LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors’ confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC. To the extent such prices differ materially from the Index price, investors may lose confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

The pricing sources (Selected Exchanges) used by the Index are digital asset trading venues that facilitate the buying and selling of LTC and other digital assets. Although many pricing sources refer to themselves as “exchanges,” they are not registered with, or supervised by, the SEC or the CFTC and they do not meet the regulatory standards of a national securities exchange or designated contract market. For these reasons, among others, purchases and sales of LTC may be subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets and government regulation and intervention. These circumstances could affect the price of LTC used in Index calculations and, therefore, could adversely affect the LTC price as reflected by the Index.

The Selected Exchanges may change over time. For more information on the inclusion criteria for Selected Exchanges in the Index, see “THE TRUST AND LTC PRICES — Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin - 4pm NY Time.”

The Index is based on various inputs which may include price data from various third-party digital asset trading platforms. Neither Compass Financial Technologies SA nor the Benchmark Administrator guarantees the validity of any of these inputs, which may be subject to technological error, manipulative activity, or fraudulent reporting from their initial source.

The Trust utilizes the Index to establish its NAV and NAV per Share. In the event that the Index is incorrectly calculated, is not timely calculated or changes its calculation methodology in the future, such an occurrence may adversely impact an investment in the Shares or the Trust’s operations.

Although the Index and LRR are designed to accurately capture the market price of LTC, third parties may be able to purchase and sell LTC on public or private markets not included among the Selected Exchanges of the Index and LRR, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the level of the Index used to establish the NAV. To the extent such prices differ materially from the level of the Index used to establish the NAV, investors may lose confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

The Benchmark Administrator could experience systems failures or errors.

If the computers or other facilities of the Benchmark Administrator, data providers and/or relevant stock exchange malfunction for any reason, calculation and dissemination of the Index may be delayed. Errors in Index data, the Index computations and/or construction may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Trust and the Shareholders. Any of the foregoing may lead to errors in the Index, which may lead to a different investment outcome for the Trust and its Shareholders than would have been the case had such events not occurred. The Index is the reference price for calculating the Trust’s NAV. Consequently, losses or costs associated with the Index’s errors or other risks described above will generally be borne by the Trust and the Shareholders and neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates or agents make any representations or warranties regarding the foregoing.

If the Index is not available, the Trust’s holdings may be fair valued in accordance with the policy approved by the Sponsor. If the Index is not available, or if the Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that the Index does not reflect an accurate LTC price, the Trust’s holdings may be “fair valued” in accordance with the valuation policies approved by the Sponsor. Those valuation policies stipulate that when seeking to fair value LTC, the Sponsor may apply all available factors the Sponsor deems relevant at the time of the determination, and may be based on analytical values determined by the Sponsor using third-party valuation models. Pursuant thereto, the Sponsor expects to utilize a volume-weighted average price or volume-weighted median price of LTC provided by a secondary pricing source (“Secondary Source”). If a Secondary Source is not available or the Sponsor in its sole discretion determines the Secondary Sources are unreliable, the price set by the Trust’s principal market as of 4:00 p.m. ET, on the valuation date would be considered for utilization. In the event the principal market price is not available or the Sponsor in its sole discretion determines the principal market valuation is unreliable the Sponsor will use its best judgment to determine a good faith estimate of fair value based upon all available factors. The Sponsor does not anticipate that the need to “fair value” LTC will be a common occurrence.

To the extent the valuation determined in accordance with the policy approved by the Sponsor differs materially from the actual market price of LTC, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the global market price of LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors’ confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the global market price of LTC. To the extent such prices differ materially from the market price for LTC, investors may lose confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares. The Sponsor does not anticipate that the need to “fair value” LTC will be a common occurrence.

The Index could fail to track the global LTC price, and a failure of the Index could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Although the Index is intended to accurately capture the market price of LTC, third parties may be able to purchase and sell LTC on public or private markets not included among the Selected Exchanges, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the Index price. Moreover, there may be variances in the price of LTC on the various Selected Exchanges, including as a result of differences in fee structures or administrative procedures on different Selected Exchanges. While the Index provides a U.S. dollar-denominated composite for the price of LTC based on the volume-weighted price of LTC on certain Selected Exchanges, at any given time, the prices on each such Selected Exchange or pricing source may not be equal to the price of LTC as represented by the Index. It is possible that the price of LTC on the Selected Exchanges could be materially higher or lower than the Index price. To the extent the Index price differs materially from the actual prices available on a Selected Exchange, or from the global market price of LTC, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the global market price of LTC, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors’ confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC. To the extent such prices differ materially from the Index price, investors may lose confidence in the Shares’ ability to track the market price of LTC, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

The Sponsor can discontinue using the Index and use a different pricing or valuation methodology instead.

The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may cause the Trust to price its portfolio based upon an index, benchmark or standard other than the Index at any time, with prior notice to the Shareholders, if investment conditions change or the Sponsor believes that another index, benchmark or standard better aligns with the Trust’s investment objective and strategy. The Sponsor may make this decision for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, a determination that the Index price of LTC differs materially from the global market price of LTC and/or that third parties are able to purchase and sell LTC on public or private markets not included among the Selected Exchanges, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the Index price. The Sponsor, however, is under no obligation whatsoever to make such changes in any circumstance. In the event that the Sponsor intends to establish the Trust’s NAV by reference to an index, benchmark or standard other than the Index, it will provide Shareholders with notice in a prospectus supplement and/or through a current report on Form 8-K or in the Trust’s annual or quarterly reports.

The Index price used to calculate the value of the Trust’s LTC may be volatile, adversely affecting the value of the Shares.

The price of LTC on public digital asset trading platforms has a limited history, and during this history, LTC prices on the digital asset markets more generally, and on digital asset trading platforms individually, have been volatile and subject to influence by many factors, including operational interruptions. While the Index is designed to limit exposure to the interruption of individual digital asset trading platforms, the Index price, and the price of LTC generally, remains subject to volatility experienced by digital asset trading platforms, and such volatility could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Furthermore, because the number of liquid and credible digital asset trading platforms is limited, the Index will necessarily be composed of a limited number of digital asset trading platforms. If a digital asset trading platform were subjected to regulatory, volatility or other pricing issues, the Benchmark Administrator would have limited ability to remove such digital asset trading platform from the Index, which could skew the price of LTC as represented by the Index. Trading on a limited number of digital asset trading platforms may result in less favorable prices and decreased liquidity of LTC and, therefore, could have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares.

The Index price being used to determine the NAV of the Trust may not be consistent with GAAP. To the extent that the Trust’s financial statements are determined using a different pricing source that is consistent with GAAP, the NAV reported in the Trust’s periodic financial statements may differ, in some cases significantly, from the Trust’s NAV determined using the Index pricing.

The Trust will determine the NAV of the Trust on each business day based on the value of LTC as reflected by the Index. The methodology used to calculate the Index price to value LTC in determining the NAV of the Trust may not be deemed consistent with GAAP. To the extent the methodology used to calculate the Index is deemed inconsistent with GAAP, the Trust will utilize an alternative GAAP-consistent pricing source for purposes of the Trust’s periodic financial statements. Creation and redemption of Baskets, the Sponsor Fee and other expenses borne by the Trust will be determined using the Trust’s NAV determined daily based on the Index. Such NAV of the Trust determined using the Index price may differ, in some cases significantly, from the NAV reported in the Trust’s periodic financial statements.

The Index is subject to the limitations of its methodology and the LTC market.

Though the Index is designed to be representative of the LTC market or otherwise align with its stated objective, it may not be representative in every case or achieve its stated objective in all instances. The Index is designed and calculated strictly to follow the rules of its methodology, and any Index price or other output is limited in its usefulness to such design and calculation. In addition, the Index will necessarily be composed of a limited number of potential principal markets, and thus the Index may not reflect the value of LTC on crypto exchanges not considered in the Index. Furthermore, the Benchmark Administrator does not publicize its methodology at any given time, which may limit the ability of investors to evaluate the LTC prices that establish the value of the Index.

The LTC market can be volatile, including those market interests that the Index intends to measure or upon which the Index is dependent in order to achieve its stated objective. For example, illiquidity can have an impact on the quality or amount of data available to the Benchmark Administrator for calculation, and may cause the Index to produce unpredictable or unanticipated results. In addition, market trends and changes to market structure may render the objective of the Index unachievable or cause the Index to become impractical to replicate.

Risks Related to Pricing.

The Trust’s portfolio will be priced, including for purposes of determining the NAV, based upon the Index. The price of LTC in U.S. dollars or in other currencies available from other data sources may not be equal to the prices used to calculate the NAV.

The NAV of the Trust will change as fluctuations occur in the market price of the Trust’s LTC holdings as reflected in the Index. Shareholders should be aware that the public trading price per Share may be different from the NAV for a number of reasons, including price volatility; trading activity; the closing of LTC trading platforms due to fraud, failure, security breaches or otherwise; and the fact that supply-and-demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares are related, but not identical, to the supply-and-demand forces influencing the market price of LTC.

Shareholders also should note that the size of the Trust in terms of total LTC held may change substantially over time and as Baskets are created and redeemed.

In the event that the value of the Trust’s LTC holdings or LTC holdings per Share is incorrectly calculated, neither the Sponsor nor the Administrator will be liable for any error and such misreporting of valuation data could adversely affect the value of the Shares.

Index tracking risk.

Although the Trust will attempt to structure its portfolio so that investments track the Index, the Trust may not achieve the desired degree of correlation between its performance and that of the Index and thus may not achieve its investment objective. The difference in performance may be due to factors such as fees, transaction costs, redemptions of, and subscriptions for, Shares, pricing differences or the cost to the Trust of complying with various new or existing regulatory requirements.

The value of LTC as reflected by the Index may be subject to momentum pricing due to speculation regarding future appreciation in value, leading to greater volatility which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Momentum pricing typically is associated with growth stocks and other assets whose valuation, as determined by the investing public, accounts for anticipated future appreciation in value. The Index is determined using data from various LTC Exchanges. The Sponsor believes that momentum pricing of LTC has resulted, and may continue to result, in speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of LTC, inflating and making the Index more volatile. As a result, LTC may be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor confidence in future appreciation or depreciation in the Index, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

Risk Factors Related to Potential Conflicts of Interest

Potential conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor or its affiliates and the Trust. The Sponsor and its affiliates have no fiduciary duties to the Trust and its Shareholders, which may permit them to favor their own interests to the detriment of the Trust and its Shareholders.

The Sponsor will manage the business and affairs of the Trust. Conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor and its affiliates, including the Benchmark Administrator and the Authorized Participants, on the one hand, and the Trust and its Shareholders, on the other hand. As a result of these conflicts, the Sponsor may favor its own interests and the interests of its affiliates over the Trust and its Shareholders. These potential conflicts include, among others, the following:

By investing in the Shares, investors agree and consent to the provisions set forth in the Trust Agreement. See “Description of the Trust Agreement.”

For a further discussion of the conflicts of interest among the Sponsor, Authorized Participants, Benchmark Administrator, Custodians, Cash Custodian, Trust and others, see “Conflicts of Interest.”

Prime Broker.  

The Prime Broker may have actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with providing Prime Broker Services. The Prime Broker provides various services to the Trust, including custody and settlement. The Prime Broker may also act as a LTC Trading Counterparty, meaning that it buys and sells LTC from and to the Trust in connection with the creation and redemption of Baskets. This dual role may create a situation where the interests of the Prime Broker do not align with the interests of Shareholders. As a result, the Prime Broker may have an incentive to favor its own interests and interests of its affiliates over those of the Trust.

The Sponsor has no control over the actions of the Prime Broker and relies on the Prime Broker to act in good faith and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the Prime Broker Agreement, which requires the Prime Broker to have in place certain policies and procedures designed to mitigate such conflicts. However, there can be no assurance that the Prime Broker will not abuse its dual roles or that the Sponsor will be able to detect, prevent, or remedy any such abuse. The Trust may also have limited recourse or ability to enforce its rights against the Prime Broker in the event of a dispute or breach. Therefore, the Prime Broker’s conflicts of interest may adversely affect the Trust’s operations and performance, and may result in losses or liabilities for the Trust. See “The Prime Broker and the Trade Credit Lender.”

Affiliates of the Sponsor may invest in or trade LTC without regard to the interests of the Trust or its Shareholders.

Affiliates of the Sponsor have substantial direct investments in LTC. Such affiliates of the Sponsor are permitted to manage such investments, taking into account their own interests, without regard to the interests of the Trust or its Shareholders. Affiliates of the Sponsor may obtain exposure to LTC through investment in the Shares.

To the extent that any substantial investment in LTC is initiated, materially increased or materially reduced, such investment can affect the LTC Index Price. The initiation of, or material increases in, a substantial investment in LTC may result in an increase in the LTC Index Price. A material reduction in a substantial investment may result in a decrease in the LTC Index Price, having a negative impact on the value of Shares. See “Conflicts of Interest—Proprietary Trading/Other Clients.”

Shareholders cannot be assured of the Sponsor’s continued services, the discontinuance of which may be detrimental to the Trust.

Shareholders cannot be assured that the Sponsor will be willing or able to continue to serve as sponsor to the Trust for any length of time. If the Sponsor discontinues its activities on behalf of the Trust and a substitute sponsor is not appointed, the Trust will terminate and liquidate the LTC held by the Trust.

Appointment of a substitute sponsor will not guarantee the Trust’s continued operation, successful or otherwise. Because a substitute sponsor may have no experience managing a digital currency financial vehicle, a substitute sponsor may not have the experience, knowledge or expertise required to ensure that the Trust will operate successfully or to continue to operate at all. Therefore, the appointment of a substitute sponsor may not necessarily be beneficial to the Trust or an investment in the Shares and the Trust may terminate. See “Conflicts of Interest—The Sponsor.”

The development and commercialization of the Trust is subject to competitive pressures.

The Trust and the Sponsor face competition with respect to the creation of competing products. The Sponsor’s competitors may have greater financial, technical and human resources than the Sponsor. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be effective competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies. In addition, the timing of the Trust in reaching the market and the fee structure of the Trust relative to similar products may have a detrimental effect on the scale and sustainability of the Trust. Accordingly, the Sponsor’s competitors may commercialize a product involving LTC more rapidly or effectively than the Sponsor is able to, which could adversely affect the Sponsor’s competitive position, the likelihood that the Trust will achieve initial market acceptance and the Sponsor’s ability to generate meaningful revenues from the Trust, which in turn could cause the Sponsor to dissolve and terminate the Trust.

In addition, to the extent that the Trust incurs transaction expenses in connection with the creation and redemption process, litigation expenses, indemnification obligations under the Trust’s service provider agreements and other extraordinary expenses that are not borne by the Sponsor, such expenses will be borne by the Trust. To the extent that the Trust fails to attract a sufficiently large amount of investors, the effect of such expenses on the value of the Shares may be significantly greater than would be the case if the Trust had attracted more assets.

The Custodians owe no fiduciary duties to the Trust or the Shareholders, is not required to act in their best interest and could resign or be removed by the Sponsor, which could trigger early termination of the Trust.

Neither of the Custodians is a trustee for, and owes no fiduciary duties to, the Trust or the Shareholders. In addition, the Custodians have no duty to continue to act as a custodian of the Trust. The Custodians can terminate their role as custodian for any reason whatsoever upon the notice period provided under the relevant Custody Agreement. The Custodians may also be terminated. If the Custodians resign or are removed without replacement such that the Trust does not have an available custody solution for its LTC, the Trust will dissolve in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement.

The Custodians’ abilities to adopt technology in response to changing security needs or trends pose a challenge to the safekeeping of the Trust’s LTC.

The history of the LTC Exchange Market has shown that LTC Exchanges and large holders of LTC must adapt to technological change in order to secure and safeguard client accounts. While the Custodians are required in their respective agreements to safeguard the Vault Accounts from theft, loss, destruction or other issues relating to hackers and technological attacks, their ability to do so is based on known technology and threats. As technological change occurs, the security threats to the Vault Accounts will likely adapt and previously unknown threats may emerge. Furthermore, the Sponsor believes that the Trust may become a more appealing target of security threats as the size of the Trust’s assets grows. To the extent that the Custodians are unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats, the Vault Accounts may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Shares or result in loss of the Trust’s assets.

The Sponsor and its affiliates, or another entity (i.e., a seed investor), may invest in the Trust.

The Sponsor, its affiliates, or a seed investor, may invest in the Trust at or near the establishment of the Trust, which may facilitate the Trust achieving a specified size or scale. Seed investors may contribute all or a majority of the assets in the Trust. There is a risk that such seed investors may redeem their investments in the Trust. Such redemptions could have a significant negative impact on the Trust, including on its liquidity.

Shareholders may be adversely affected by the lack of independent advisers representing investors in the Trust.

The Sponsor has consulted with counsel, accountants and other advisers regarding the formation and operation of the Trust. No counsel has been appointed to represent an investor in connection with the offering of the Shares. Accordingly, an investor should consult his, her or its own legal, tax and financial advisers regarding the desirability of an investment in the Shares. Lack of such consultation may lead to an undesirable investment decision with respect to investment in the Shares.

Shareholders may be adversely affected by the lack of regular shareholder meetings and no voting rights.

Under the Trust Agreement, Shareholders have limited voting rights and the Trust will not have regular Shareholder meetings and take no part in the management or control of the Trust. Accordingly, Shareholders do not have the right to authorize actions, appoint service providers or take other actions as may be taken by Shareholders of other trusts or companies where shares carry such rights. Shareholders, may, however, remove and replace the Sponsor by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares. The Shareholders’ limited voting rights, however, give almost all control under the Trust Agreement to the Sponsor and the Trustee. The Sponsor may take actions in the operation of the Trust that may be adverse to the interests of Shareholders. The Sponsor’s operation of the Trust could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Proceeds received by the Trust from the issuance and sale of Baskets will consist of cash. Deposits of cash are held by the Cash Custodian on behalf of the Trust until (i) transferred in connection with the purchase of LTC that is subsequently deposited with a Custodian, (ii) delivered out in connection with redemptions of Baskets or (iii) transferred to pay fees due to the Sponsor and Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor.

When the Trust uses cash proceeds from creation transactions to purchase LTC, the Trust will receive LTC from a third party that is not an Authorized Participant. The Trust—not any Authorized Participant—is responsible for selecting the third party to deliver the LTC. Furthermore, the third party will not be acting as an agent of any Authorized Participant with respect to the delivery of the LTC to the Trust or acting at the direction of any Authorized Participant with respect to the delivery of the LTC to the Trust. The Trust will redeem Shares by delivering LTC to a third party that is not an Authorized Participant. The Trust—not any Authorized Participant—is responsible for selecting the third party to receive the LTC. In addition, the third party will not be acting as an agent of any Authorized Participant with respect to the receipt of the LTC from the Trust or acting at the direction of any Authorized Participant with respect to the receipt of the LTC from the Trust.

THE LTC INDUSTRY AND MARKET

This section of the Prospectus provides a more detailed description of LTC, including: information about the historical development of LTC; how a person holds LTC; how to use LTC in transactions; how to trade LTC; the spot markets where LTC can be bought, held and sold; and the LTC OTC market.

LTC, the Litecoin Blockchain and the Litecoin Network

Litecoin, or LTC, is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the peer-to-peer Litecoin Network, a decentralized network of computers that operates on cryptographic protocols. No single entity owns or operates the Litecoin Network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Litecoin Network allows people to exchange tokens of value, called LTC, which are recorded on a public transaction ledger known as a blockchain. LTC can be used to pay for goods and services on the Litecoin Network, or it can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined on digital asset trading platforms or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system.

Litecoin is an alternative software implementation of bitcoin that was created in late 2011 by Charlie Lee, a former Google employee, who set out to create a proof-of-work currency that could be an alternative to bitcoin. Ultimately, this resulted in a clone of bitcoin. Although Litecoin is thus very similar to bitcoin, there are several key differences between the Litecoin Network and the bitcoin network. These differences include a block generation time of approximately two and a half minutes for LTC as compared to ten minutes for bitcoin, and a cap on the number of coins that will be created of 84 million LTC, as compared to 21 million for bitcoin. As a result of these differences, transactions using LTC occur four times faster than transactions using bitcoin and at a lower cost. Litecoin also implemented “Scrypt,” a distinct hashing algorithm different from bitcoin’s SHA-256 hashing algorithm.

The Litecoin Network is decentralized and does not require governmental authorities or financial institution intermediaries to create, transmit or determine the value of LTC. Rather, LTC is created and allocated by the Litecoin Network protocol through a “mining” process. The value of LTC is determined by the supply of and demand for LTC on the digital asset trading platforms or in private end-user-to-end-user transactions.

Similar to the bitcoin network, the Litecoin Network operates on a proof-of-work model. New LTC is created and rewarded to the miners of a block in the Litecoin Blockchain for verifying transactions. The Litecoin Blockchain is effectively a decentralized database that includes all blocks that have been mined by miners and it is updated to include new blocks as they are solved. Each LTC transaction is broadcast to the Litecoin Network and, when included in a block, recorded in the Litecoin Blockchain. As each new block records outstanding LTC transactions, and outstanding transactions are settled and validated through such recording, the Litecoin Blockchain represents a complete, transparent and unbroken history of all transactions of the Litecoin Network. The current miner reward of 6.25 LTC per block was reduced from 12.5 LTC per block by 50% in August 2023, and will be further reduced by another 50% every 840,000 blocks, or approximately four years, thereafter. A block of transactions is confirmed on the Litecoin Network approximately every 2.5 minutes. As of ________, 202_, approximately ____ million LTC were outstanding.

Similar to bitcoin, LTC can be used to pay for goods and services or can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined on digital asset trading platforms or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system. Additionally, LTC is used to pay for transaction fees to miners for verifying transactions on the Litecoin Network.

Overview of the Litecoin Network’s Operations

In order to own, transfer or use LTC directly on the Litecoin Network (as opposed to through an intermediary, such as a custodian), a person generally must have internet access to connect to the Litecoin Network. LTC transactions may be made directly between end-users without the need for a third-party intermediary. To prevent the possibility of double-spending LTC, a user must notify the Litecoin Network of the transaction by broadcasting the transaction data to its network peers. The Litecoin Network provides confirmation against double-spending by memorializing every transaction in the Litecoin Blockchain, which is publicly accessible and transparent. This memorialization and verification against double-spending is accomplished through the Litecoin Network mining process, which adds “blocks” of data, including recent transaction information, to the Litecoin Blockchain.

Overview of Litecoin

Prior to engaging in LTC transactions directly on the Litecoin Network, a user generally must first install on its computer or mobile device a Litecoin Network software program that will allow the user to generate a private and public key pair associated with an LTC address commonly referred to as a “wallet.” The Litecoin Network software program and the LTC address also enable the user to connect to the Litecoin Network and transfer LTC to, and receive LTC from, other users.

Each Litecoin Network address, or wallet, is associated with a unique “public key” and “private key” pair. To receive LTC, the LTC recipient must provide its public key to the party initiating the transfer. This activity is analogous to a recipient for a transaction in U.S. dollars providing a routing address in wire instructions to the payor so that cash may be wired to the recipient’s account. The payor approves the transfer to the address provided by the recipient by “signing” a transaction that consists of the recipient’s public key with the private key of the address from where the payor is transferring the LTC. The recipient, however, does not make public or provide to the sender its related private key.

LTC can be held in different types of wallets, including hardware wallets, software wallets and custodial wallets provided by digital asset trading platforms. The wallet essentially holds the private keys that control the account on the Litecoin Blockchain. The private key is crucial for signing transactions on the ledger. Whoever possesses the private key associated with a Litecoin Blockchain account effectively controls the LTC held by that account. While LTC is the native asset, the Litecoin Blockchain also supports the holding and transferring of other assets (like USD, EUR, or other digital assets) through a system of trust lines. However, these other assets are not XRP itself; they are IOUs issued by institutions or individuals on the ledger.

Neither the recipient nor the sender reveal their private keys in a transaction, because the private key authorizes transfer of the funds in that address to other users. Therefore, if a user loses his private key, the user may permanently lose access to the LTC contained in the associated address. Likewise, LTC is irretrievably lost if the private key associated with them is deleted and no backup has been made. When sending LTC, a user’s Litecoin Network software program must validate the transaction with the associated private key. In addition, since every computation on the Litecoin Network requires processing power, there is a transaction fee involved with the transfer that is paid by the payor. The resulting digitally validated transaction is sent by the user’s Litecoin Network software program to the Litecoin Network miners to allow transaction confirmation.

As discussed in greater detail below in “—Creation of New LTC,” Litecoin Network miners record and confirm transactions when they mine and add blocks of information to the Litecoin Blockchain. When a miner mines a block, it creates that block, which includes data relating to (i) newly submitted and accepted transactions; (ii) a reference to the prior block in the Litecoin Blockchain; and (iii) the satisfaction of the consensus mechanism to mine the block. The miner becomes aware of outstanding, unrecorded transactions through the data packet transmission and distribution discussed above.

Upon the addition of a block included in the Litecoin Blockchain, the Litecoin Network software program of both the spending party and the receiving party will show confirmation of the transaction on the Litecoin Blockchain and reflect an adjustment to the LTC balance in each party’s Litecoin Network public key, completing the LTC transaction. Once a transaction is confirmed on the Litecoin Blockchain, it is irreversible.

Some LTC transactions are conducted “off-blockchain” and are therefore not recorded in the Litecoin Blockchain. Some “off-blockchain” transactions involve the transfer of control over, or ownership of, a specific digital wallet holding LTC or the reallocation of ownership of certain LTC in a pooled-ownership digital wallet, such as a digital wallet owned by a digital asset trading platform. In contrast to on-blockchain transactions, which are publicly recorded on the Litecoin Blockchain, information and data regarding off-blockchain transactions are generally not publicly available. Therefore, off-blockchain transactions are not truly LTC transactions in that they do not involve the transfer of transaction data on the Litecoin Network and do not reflect a movement of LTC between addresses recorded in the Litecoin Blockchain. For these reasons, off-blockchain transactions are subject to risks as any such transfer of LTC ownership is not protected by the protocol behind the Litecoin Network or recorded in, and validated through, the blockchain mechanism.

Creation of New LTC

Initial Creation of LTC

The initial creation of LTC was in connection with a clone of the bitcoin blockchain in 2011. All additional LTC have been created through the mining process.

Mining Process

The Litecoin Network is kept running by computers all over the world. In order to incentivize those who incur the computational costs of securing the network by validating transactions, there is a reward that is given to the computer that was able to create the latest block on the chain. Every two and a half minutes, on average, a new block is added to the Litecoin Blockchain with the latest transactions processed by the network, and the computer that generated this block is currently awarded 6.25 LTC, which was reduced by 50%, from 12.5 LTC, in August 2023. Due to the nature of the algorithm for block generation, this process (generating a “proof-of-work”) is guaranteed to be random. Over time, rewards are expected to be proportionate to the computational power of each machine.

The process by which LTC is “mined” results in new blocks being added to the Litecoin Blockchain and new LTC tokens being issued to the miners. Computers on the Litecoin Network engage in a set of prescribed complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the Litecoin Blockchain and thereby confirm LTC transactions included in that block’s data.

To begin mining, a user can download and run Litecoin Network mining software, which turns the user’s computer into a “node” on the Litecoin Network that validates blocks. Each block contains the details of some or all of the most recent transactions that are not memorialized in prior blocks, as well as a record of the award of LTC to the miner who added the new block. Each unique block can be solved and added to the Litecoin Blockchain by only one miner. Therefore, all individual miners and mining pools on the Litecoin Network are engaged in a competitive process of constantly increasing their computing power to improve their likelihood of solving for new blocks. As more miners join the Litecoin Network and its processing power increases, the Litecoin Network adjusts the complexity of the block-solving equation to maintain a predetermined pace of adding a new block to the Litecoin Blockchain approximately every two and a half minutes. A miner’s proposed block is added to the Litecoin Blockchain once a majority of the nodes on the Litecoin Network confirms the miner’s work. Miners that are successful in adding a block to the Litecoin Blockchain are automatically awarded LTC for their effort and may also receive transaction fees paid by transferors whose transactions are recorded in the block. This reward system is the method by which new LTC enter into circulation to the public.

The Litecoin Network is designed in such a way that the reward for adding new blocks to the Litecoin Blockchain decreases over time. Once new LTC tokens are no longer awarded for adding a new block, miners will only have transaction fees to incentivize them, and as a result, it is expected that miners will need to be better compensated with higher transaction fees to ensure that there is adequate incentive for them to continue mining.

Limits on LTC Supply

The Litecoin Network is structured to allow a maximum of 84 million LTC to be created, which are mined over time with the creation of each new block. The supply of new LTC is mathematically controlled so that the number of LTC grows at a limited rate pursuant to a pre-set schedule. The number of LTC awarded for solving a new block is automatically halved after every 840,000 blocks are added to the Litecoin Blockchain. Currently, the fixed reward for solving a new block is 6.25 LTC per block, and this is expected to decrease by half to become 3.125 LTC after the next 840,000 blocks since the last reward reduction have entered the Litecoin Network, which is expected to be approximately July 2027. This deliberately controlled rate of LTC creation means that the number of LTC in existence will increase at a controlled rate until the number of LTC in existence reaches 84 million LTC.

As of ________, 202_, approximately ____ million LTC were outstanding, and estimates of when the 84 million LTC limitation will be reached range from at or near the year 2140.

Modifications to the LTC Protocol

The Litecoin Network is an open source project with no official developer or group of developers that controls it. However, the Litecoin Network’s development has historically been overseen by a core group of developers. The core developers are able to access, and can alter, the Litecoin Network source code and, as a result, they are responsible for quasi-official releases of updates and other changes to the Litecoin Network’s source code.

The release of updates to the Litecoin Network’s source code does not guarantee that the updates will be automatically adopted. Users and miners must accept any changes made to the Litecoin source code by downloading the proposed modification of the Litecoin Network’s source code. A modification of the Litecoin Network’s source code is effective only with respect to the Litecoin users and miners that download it. If a modification is accepted by only a percentage of users and miners, a division in the Litecoin Network will occur such that one network will run the pre-modification source code and the other network will run the modified source code. Such a division is known as a “fork.” Consequently, as a practical matter, a modification to the source code becomes part of the Litecoin Network only if accepted by participants collectively having most of the processing power on the Litecoin Network.

Core development of the Litecoin Network source code has increasingly focused on modifications of the Litecoin Network protocol to increase speed and scalability and also allow for non-financial, next generation uses. The Trust’s activities will not directly relate to such projects, though such projects may utilize LTC as tokens for the facilitation of their non-financial uses, thereby potentially increasing demand for LTC and the utility of the Litecoin Network as a whole. Conversely, projects that operate and are built within the Blockchain may increase the data flow on the Litecoin Network and could either “bloat” the size of the Litecoin Blockchain or slow confirmation times. At this time, such projects remain in early stages and have not been materially integrated into the Litecoin Blockchain or the Litecoin Network.

In May 2022, a Litecoin Network upgrade incorporated MimbleWimble, an additional encryption feature. MimbleWimble serves two purposes: (i) concealing the transacted amount of Litecoin and (ii) detecting fraudulent activity if the transaction amount were changed while being processed.

Forms of Attack Against the Litecoin Network

All networked systems are vulnerable to various kinds of attacks. As with any computer network, the Litecoin Network contains certain flaws. For example, the Litecoin Network is currently vulnerable to a “51% attack” where, if a mining pool were to gain control of more than 50% of the hash rate for a digital asset, a malicious actor would be able to gain full control of the network and the ability to manipulate the Litecoin Blockchain. As of the date of this Prospectus, the top three largest mining pools controlled over 50% of the hash rate of the Litecoin Network. Any future attacks on the Litecoin Network could negatively impact the perception of the Litecoin Network, the value of Litecoin, and the value of the Shares.

In addition, many digital asset networks have been subjected to a number of denial of service attacks, which has led to temporary delays in block creation and in the transfer of digital assets. Any similar attacks on the Litecoin Network that impact the ability to transfer LTC could have a material adverse effect on the price of LTC and the value of the Shares.

For additional information, see the “Risk Factors” section of this Prospectus.

Market Participants

Miners

Miners range from LTC enthusiasts to professional mining operations that design and build dedicated machines and data centers, including mining pools, which are groups of miners that act cohesively and combine their processing power to solve blocks (in the case of proof-of-work) or stake coins (in the case of proof-of-stake). When a pool mines a new block, the pool operator receives the LTC and, after taking a nominal fee, splits the resulting reward among the pool participants based on the processing power each of them contributed to mine such block. Mining pools provide participants with access to smaller, but steadier and more frequent, LTC payouts.

Investment and Speculative Sector

This sector includes the investment and trading activities of both private and professional investors and speculators. Historically, larger financial services institutions are publicly reported to have limited involvement in investment and trading in digital assets, although the participation landscape is beginning to change. Currently, there is relatively limited use of digital assets in the retail and commercial marketplace in comparison to relatively extensive use by speculators, and a significant portion of demand for digital assets is generated by speculators and investors seeking to profit from the short- or long-term holding of digital assets.

Retail Sector

The retail sector includes users transacting in direct peer-to-peer LTC transactions through the direct sending of LTC over the Litecoin Network. The retail sector also includes transactions in which consumers pay for goods or services with LTC through direct transactions or third-party service providers such as BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin. While the use of bitcoin to purchase goods and services from commercial or service business is developing, LTC has not yet been accepted in the same manner.

Service Sector

This sector includes companies that provide a variety of services including the buying, selling, payment processing and storing of LTC. For example, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Kraken, and LMAX Digital are some of the largest digital asset trading platforms by volume traded. ________, the Custodian for the Trust, is a digital asset custodian that provides custodial accounts that store LTC for users. As the Litecoin Network continues to grow in acceptance, it is anticipated that service providers will expand the currently available range of services and that additional parties will enter the service sector for the Litecoin Network.

Competition

Thousands of digital assets, as tracked by CoinMarketCap.com as of ________, 202_, have been developed since the inception of bitcoin, which is currently the most developed digital asset because of the length of time it has been in existence, the investment in the infrastructure that supports it, and the network of individuals and entities that are using bitcoin in transactions. While LTC has enjoyed some success in its limited history, the aggregate value of outstanding LTC is smaller than that of bitcoin and Ethereum and may be eclipsed by the more rapid development of other digital assets. Some industry groups are also creating private, permissioned blockchain versions of digital assets. For example, J.P. Morgan and others are developing an open source platform called Quorum, which is described as a version of Ethereum designed for use by the financial services industry. Similar events may occur with LTC.

Regulation of Digital Assets

As digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including FinCEN, OFAC, SEC, CFTC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve and state financial institution and securities regulators) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the Digital asset markets, with particular focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities, evade sanctions or fund criminal or terrorist enterprises and the safety and soundness of trading platforms and other service providers that hold or custody digital assets for users. Many of these state and federal agencies have issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. President Biden’s March 9, 2022 Executive Order, asserting that technological advances and the rapid growth of the digital asset markets “necessitate an evaluation and alignment of the United States Government approach to digital assets,” signals an ongoing focus on digital asset policy and regulation in the United States. A number of reports issued pursuant to the Executive Order have focused on various risks related to the digital asset ecosystem, and have recommended additional legislation and regulatory oversight. In addition, federal and state agencies, and other countries and international bodies have issued rules or guidance about the treatment of digital asset transactions or requirements for businesses engaged in digital asset activity. Moreover, the failure of FTX Trading Ltd. (“FTX”) in November 2022 and the resulting market turmoil substantially increased regulatory scrutiny in the United States and globally and led to SEC and criminal investigations, enforcement actions and other regulatory activity across the digital asset ecosystem.

In addition, the SEC, U.S. state securities regulators and several foreign governments have issued warnings and instituted legal proceedings in which they argue that certain digital assets may be classified as securities and that both those digital assets and any related initial coin offerings or other primary and secondary market transactions are subject to securities regulations. For example, in June 2023, the SEC brought charges against Binance and Coinbase, and in November 2023, the SEC brought charges against Kraken, alleging that they operated unregistered securities exchanges, brokerages and clearing agencies. In its complaints, the SEC asserted that several digital assets are securities under the federal securities laws. The outcomes of these proceedings, as well as ongoing and future regulatory actions, have had a material adverse effect on the digital asset industry as a whole and on the price of LTC, and may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the Shares and/or the ability of the Trust to continue to operate. Additionally, U.S. state and federal, and foreign regulators and legislatures have taken action against virtual currency businesses or enacted restrictive regimes in response to adverse publicity arising from hacks, consumer harm, or criminal activity stemming from virtual currency activity.

In August 2021, the chair of the SEC stated that he believed investors using digital asset trading platforms are not adequately protected, and that activities on the platforms can implicate the securities laws, commodities laws and banking laws, raising a number of issues related to protecting investors and consumers, guarding against illicit activity, and ensuring financial stability. The chair expressed a need for the SEC to have additional authorities to prevent transactions, products, and platforms from “falling between regulatory cracks,” as well as for more resources to protect investors in “this growing and volatile sector.” The chair called for federal legislation centering on digital asset trading, lending, and decentralized finance platforms, seeking “additional plenary authority” to write rules for digital asset trading and lending. However, the chair has subsequently stated that the SEC already has explicit authority under existing laws to regulate the digital asset sector and several enforcement actions were filed against digital asset trading platforms during the first half of 2023. In particular, in June 2023, the SEC brought enforcement actions against Binance and Coinbase, two of the largest digital asset trading platforms, alleging that they operated unregistered securities exchanges, brokerages and clearing agencies.

The SEC has taken steps to interpret its existing authorities as covering various digital asset activities. For example, the SEC has recently proposed amendments to the custody rules under Rule 406(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act. The proposed rule changes would amend the definition of a “qualified custodian” under Rule 206(4)-2(d)(6) and expand the current custody rule under Rule 406(4)-2 to cover digital assets and related advisory activities. If enacted as proposed, these rules would likely impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to the custody and storage of digital assets and could lead to additional regulatory oversight of the digital asset ecosystem more broadly.

Various foreign jurisdictions have, and may continue to, in the near future, adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect a digital asset network, the digital asset markets, and their users, particularly digital asset trading platforms and service providers that fall within such jurisdictions’ regulatory scope. For example:

There remains significant uncertainty regarding foreign governments’ future actions with respect to the regulation of digital assets and digital asset trading platforms. Such laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of LTC by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the Litecoin ecosystem in the United States and globally, or otherwise negatively affect the value of LTC held by the Trust. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Trust or the LTC held by the Trust is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the Trust and the value of the Shares.

ACTIVITIES OF THE TRUST

The activities of the Trust will be limited to (1) issuing and redeeming Baskets in exchange for cash deposited by the Authorized Participants, (2) transferring actual LTC as necessary to cover the Sponsor’s Fee and selling LTC as necessary to pay Additional Trust Expenses, (3) causing the Sponsor to sell LTC and transferring cash proceeds in exchange for Baskets surrendered for redemption by the Authorized Participants, (4) causing the Sponsor to sell LTC on the termination of the Trust and (5) engaging in all administrative and custodial procedures necessary to accomplish such activities in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. The Trust will not be actively managed. It will not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the market prices of LTC.

Trust Objective

The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the value of a LTC as represented by the Index, less the Trust’s liabilities and expenses. The Shares are designed to provide investors with a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in LTC. A substantial direct investment in LTC may require expensive and sometimes complicated arrangements in connection with the acquisition, security and safekeeping of the LTC and may involve the payment of substantial fees to acquire such LTC from third-party facilitators through cash payments of U.S. dollars. Although the Shares will not be the exact equivalent of a direct investment in LTC, they provide investors with an alternative that constitutes a relatively cost-effective way to participate in LTC markets through the securities market. Because the value of the Shares is tied to the value of the LTC held by the Trust, it is important to understand the investment attributes of, and the market for, LTC.

Strategy Behind the Shares

The Shares are intended to offer investors an opportunity to participate in LTC markets through an investment in securities. The logistics of accepting, transferring and safekeeping of LTC are dealt with by the Sponsor, Administrator and Custodians, and the related expenses are built into the price of the Shares. Therefore, Shareholders do not have additional tasks or costs in addition to those associated with investing in any other publicly traded security.

The Shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple and cost-effective means, with minimal credit risk, of gaining investment benefits similar to those of directly holding LTC. The Shares offer an investment that is:

The Trust differentiates itself from competing digital currency financial vehicles, to the extent that such digital currency financial vehicles may develop, in the following ways:

Secondary Market Trading

While the Trust’s investment objective is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the value of a LTC as represented by the Index, less the Trust’s liabilities and expenses, the Shares may trade in the secondary market at prices that are lower or higher than the LTC Holdings per Share. The amount of the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the LTC Holdings per Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours and liquidity between the secondary market and larger LTC Exchanges in the LTC Exchange Market. While the Shares will be listed and traded on Nasdaq from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. ET, liquidity in the LTC Exchange Market may fluctuate depending upon the volume and availability of larger LTC Exchanges. As a result, during periods in which LTC Exchange Market liquidity is limited or a major LTC Exchange is off-line, trading spreads, and the resulting premium or discount, on the Shares may widen.

Trust Expenses

The Trust’s only ordinary recurring expense is expected to be the Sponsor’s Fee. The Sponsor’s Fee will be determined by applying a 0.25% annual rate to the Trust’s LTC Holdings, as calculated and published by the Sponsor or its delegates, and converting the resulting U.S. dollar amount into LTC at the LTC Index Price, on a daily basis. The rate of the Sponsor’s Fee is subject to the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Payments of the Sponsor’s Fee will occur weekly in arrears. To pay the Sponsor’s Fee, the Custodians will, when directed by the Sponsor, (i) withdraw from the LTC Account the number of LTC equal to the accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s Fee, determined as described above and (ii) transfer such LTC to an account maintained by the Custodians for the Sponsor.

The Sponsor, from time to time, may temporarily waive all or a portion of the Sponsor’s Fee at its discretion for stated periods of time. For a 3-month period commencing on the day the Trust’s Shares are initially listed on the Exchange, the Sponsor intends to waive the entire Sponsor’s Fee. If the Sponsor decides to further waive all or a portion of the Sponsor’s Fee, Shareholders will be notified in a prospectus supplement and/or a current report on Form 8-K or in its annual or quarterly reports. As consideration for its receipt of the Sponsor’s Fee, the Sponsor has assumed the obligation to pay the Sponsor-paid Expenses.

Furthermore, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, agree to rebate all or a portion of the Sponsor’s Fee attributable to Shares held by certain institutional investors subject to minimum Share holding and lock up requirements as determined by the Sponsor to foster stability in the Trust’s asset levels. Any such rebate will be subject to negotiation and written agreement between the Sponsor and the investor on a case-by-case basis. The Sponsor is under no obligation to provide any rebates of the Sponsor’s Fee. Neither the Trust nor the Trustee will be a party to any Sponsor’s Fee rebate arrangements negotiated by the Sponsor.

The Sponsor has not assumed the obligation to pay Additional Trust Expenses. If Additional Trust Expenses are incurred, the Sponsor or its delegate will cause the Trust (or its delegate) to convert LTC into U.S. dollars at the price available through the Prime Broker’s ________ Prime service (less applicable trading fees) through the Trading Platform which the Sponsor is able to obtain using commercially reasonable efforts. The number of LTC represented by a Share will decline each time the Trust pays Additional Trust Expenses by transferring or selling LTC. See “Expenses.”

Impact of Trust Expenses on the Trust’s LTC Holdings

The Trust will pay the Sponsor’s Fee to the Sponsor in LTC. In addition, the Trust will sell LTC to raise the funds needed for the payment of any Additional Trust Expenses. The purchase price received as consideration for such sales will be the Trust’s sole source of funds to cover its Additional Trust Expenses. The Trust will not engage in any activity designed to derive a profit from changes in the prices of LTC. The Trust is obligated to convert any cash contributed to LTC as soon as practicable, except to the extent necessary to pay expenses. Because the number of LTC held by the Trust will decrease when LTC are used to pay the Sponsor’s Fee or sold to permit the payment of Additional Trust Expenses, the number of LTC represented by each Share will decrease over the life of the Trust. Accordingly, the Shareholders will bear the cost of the Sponsor’s Fee and Additional Trust Expenses. New deposits of LTC into the LTC Account that are purchased by the Trust in connection with additional new Baskets issued by the Trust will not reverse this trend.

Purchase and Sale of LTC

Because the Trust will conduct creations and redemptions of Shares for cash, it will be responsible for purchasing and selling LTC in connection with those creation and redemption orders. The Trust may also be required to sell LTC to pay certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor.

The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will typically seek to buy and sell LTC at a price as close to the Index as practical. When choosing between potential counterparties, the Sponsor may consider factors other than simply the most favorable price. However, the most favorable price will be the predominant factor in determining the counterparty with which the Sponsor effectuates the contemplated transaction. Other factors that the Sponsor may consider include the size of the proposed order, as well as a counterparty’s execution capabilities, reliability and responsiveness.

The Authorized Participants will deliver only cash to create Shares and will receive only cash when redeeming Shares. Further, Authorized Participants involved in a creation or redemption order will not directly or indirectly purchase, hold, deliver, or receive LTC as part of the creation or redemption process or otherwise direct the Trust or a third party with respect to purchasing, holding, delivering, or receiving LTC as part of the creation or redemption process for such order. Additionally, the Trust will create Shares by receiving LTC from a third party that is not the Authorized Participant involved in the order, and the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust—not the Authorized Participant—is responsible for selecting the third party to deliver the LTC. Further, the third party will not be acting as an agent of the Authorized Participant with respect to the delivery of the LTC to the Trust or acting at the direction of the Authorized Participant with respect to the delivery of the LTC to the Trust. Additionally, the Trust will redeem Shares by delivering LTC to a third party that is not the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust—not the Authorized Participant—is responsible for selecting the third party to receive the LTC. Further, the third party will not be acting as an agent of the Authorized Participant with respect to the receipt of the LTC from the Trust or acting at the direction of the Authorized Participant with respect to the receipt of the LTC from the Trust.

LTC Trading Counterparties

The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, is responsible for acquiring LTC from a LTC trading counterparty that has been approved by the Sponsor (each, a LTC Trading Counterparty). _______ (the “Prime Broker”) is the trust’s initial LTC Trading Counterparty. The LTC Trading Counterparties with which the Sponsor will engage in LTC transactions are unaffiliated third parties and all transactions will be done on an arm’s-length basis. LTC Trading Counterparties are not required to have an account with the Custodians.

When seeking to purchase or sell LTC on behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor will typically seek to buy and sell LTC at a price as close to the Index as practical from any of the approved LTC Trading Counterparties. Upon notification that the Trust needs to purchase or sell LTC, the Sponsor will reach out to various LTC Trading Counterparties and ask them for a quote regarding the terms at which they would be willing to execute the contemplated transaction. The Sponsor then determines the LTC Trading Counterparty with which it wishes to transact and records the rationale for that determination. Once agreed upon, the transaction will generally occur on an “over-the-counter” basis. With respect to purchases and sales of LTC conducted through the Prime Broker, the transfers of LTC will be recorded off-chain as book entries on the books and records of the Prime Broker. In the event that the Trust engages other LTC Trading Counterparties, transfers of LTC may be conducted as “on-chain” transactions represented on the Litecoin Blockchain.

The Sponsor maintains a process for approving and monitoring LTC Trading Counterparties. All LTC Trading Counterparties must be approved by the Sponsor before the Trust will engage in transactions with the entity. The Sponsor continuously reviews all approved LTC Trading Counterparties and will reject the approval of any previously approved LTC Trading Counterparty if new information arises regarding the entity that puts the appropriateness of that entity as an approved LTC trading counterparty in doubt. In considering which LTC Trading Counterparties to approve, the Sponsor has instituted policies and procedures that include, but are not limited to those processes described in “Risk Factors – Risk Factors Related to the Litecoin Blockchain and LTC – Anonymity and illicit financing risk.”

Trade Credit

Pursuant to the Trust’s creation and redemption processes, Authorized Participants and the Trust do not settle the cash for creation or redemption orders until the day after the order is placed, while the Trust makes purchases and sales of LTC in connection with creations and redemption orders on the day of the order. To facilitate this settlement of creation and redemption orders, the Trust will borrow LTC or cash as Trade Credit from the Trade Credit Lender on a short-term basis pursuant to the Trade Financing Agreement to cover the short-term transactional needs of the Trust. Pursuant to the Authorized Participant Agreement, the Trust does not bear the ultimate cost of the Trade Credits or the Trade Financing Agreement as those expenses are borne by the Authorized Participants during the order process. Due to the timing of creation and redemption procedures of the Trust, the Sponsor anticipates that any agreements with subsequent LTC Trading Counterparties will require similar trade financing arrangements to settle LTC and cash transactions on the day of order placement.

In the case of a purchase of LTC with the Prime Broker, the extension of Trade Credits allows the Trust to purchase LTC through the Prime Broker on the date the Trust wishes to effectuate the transaction (for instance, on the evening of the day when an order to create Shares is received), with such LTC being deposited in the Trust’s Trading Account. On the day following a trade when Trade Credits have been utilized, the Trust uses cash (for instance, from the Authorized Participant who submitted the creation order) to repay the Trade Credits borrowed from the Trade Credit Lender. The LTC purchased by the Trust is then swept from the Trust’s Trading Account with the Prime Broker to the Trust’s Vault Account with the ________ Custodian pursuant to a regular end-of-day sweep process. Transfers of LTC into the Trust’s Trading Account are off-chain transactions and transfers from the Trust’s Trading Account to the Vault Accounts are “on-chain” transactions represented on the blockchain. Any financing fee owed to the Trade Credit Lender is deemed part of trade execution costs and embedded in the trade price for each transaction with the Authorized Participant. Under normal market conditions, the Sponsor’s policy is to keep at least 95% of the Trust’s LTC in the Vault Accounts and no more than 5% of the Trust’s LTC in the Trading Account to cover the reasonably anticipated short-term transaction needs of the Trust.

In the case of a sale of LTC, the Trust enters into a transaction to sell LTC through LTC Trading Counterparties for cash, which is generally deposited directly with the Cash Custodian. For LTC sold through the Prime Broker, the Trust’s Trading Account with the Prime Broker may not be funded with LTC on the date the Trust wishes to effectuate the transaction (for instance, on the evening of a day when an order to redeem Shares is received) because the LTC remains in the Vault Accounts with the Custodians. In those circumstances the Trust may borrow Trade Credits in the form of LTC from the Trade Credit Lender, which allows the Trust to sell LTC through the Prime Broker at the desired time, and the cash proceeds are deposited in the Trust’s Trading Account with the Prime Broker. On the business day following the trade, the Trust will use the LTC that is moved from the Vault Accounts with the Custodians to the Trading Account with the Prime Broker to repay the Trade Credits borrowed from the Trade Credit Lender. Transfers of LTC from the Vault Accounts to the Trading Account are “on-chain” transactions represented on the Litecoin Blockchain. Any financing fee owed to the Trade Credit Lender is deemed part of trade execution costs and embedded in the trade price for each transaction with the Authorized Participant.

USE OF THE Compass Crypto Reference Index litecoin - 4pm NY Time

The Trust will determine the LTC Index Price and value its Shares daily based on the value of LTC as reflected by the Index. The Index is calculated at the end of every hour and published 15 minutes after the end of the hour. The Index currently uses substantially the same methodology as the Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin (“LRR”), including utilizing the same Selected Exchanges (defined below), which is the underlying rate to determine the settlement of Compass Crypto LTC futures contracts, except that the Index is calculated as of 4:00 p.m. New York time, whereas the LRR is calculated as of 4:00 p.m. London time. The administrator of the Index is Compass Financial Technologies (the “Benchmark Administrator”). The Trust also uses the LTC Index Price to calculate its “LTC Holdings,” which is the aggregate U.S. dollar value of LTC in the Trust, based on the LTC Index Price, less its liabilities and expenses. “LTC Holdings per Share” is calculated by dividing LTC Holdings by the number of Shares currently outstanding. LTC Holdings and LTC Holdings per Share are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. LTC Holdings is not intended to be a substitute for the Trust’s NAV calculated in accordance with GAAP, and LTC Holdings per Share is not intended to be a substitute for the Trust’s NAV per Share calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The Index was designed to provide institutional investors with independent and robust LTC reference prices. It serves as a once-a-day benchmark rate of the U.S. dollar price of LTC (LTC-USD), calculated as of 4:00 p.m. ET. The daily price level of the Index is based on the historical tick-by-tick trades sourced directly from eligible exchanges. Eligible Exchanges must offer LTC against USD markets and be approved by the Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee. The current list of eligible LTC Exchanges used in Index calculations are Bitstamp, Bitfinex, Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken and LMAX. A dynamic, fully-systematic algorithm selects among the list of eligible exchanges the trading venues which will contribute to the computation of the Index for the coming month. On the last day of each month, the algorithm computes the last 60 days’ average volume for each eligible exchange where LTC is traded against USD. For the avoidance of doubt, the last data used in the computation refer to the day preceding the last business day of the month. The selection process keeps exchanges with a corresponding average volume representing at least 5% of the total aggregated volume over all eligible exchanges for LTC. Only trades from the selected LTC Exchanges (the “Selected Exchanges”) will be considered in the Index computation for the coming month.

Each day, the Index is calculated based on the collection of all observable transactions of all Selected Exchanges. The calculation methodology of the Index follow the following steps:

Data is identified as erroneous and therefore discarded when reported in the wrong format (e.g., trade price or trade size that are non-numeric, non-positive or in a format that deviates from the expected one). The transactions that cannot be retrieved by the Index calculation time are disregarded. If no transactions occur or can be retrieved for any exchange on a specific partition, this exchange is disregarded for the calculation of the Index on that day for the specific hour. Any delay or absence of trade data is reported to the Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee and the selected course of action is formally announced. The calculation of the Index is obstructed: (i) when there are no reported transactions; (ii) when all transactions are rejected as suspicious on all of the Selected Exchanges; (iii) when no data is provided from the data provider; or (iv) due to any other unforeseen events. In the event of failure of the data provider to deliver relevant data, the Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee will do its best effort to determine relevant LTC price from alternative providers that are readily available. In this scenario, Index levels will be based on the LTC price determined by the Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee. If no transactions occur or can be retrieved for more than three (3) consecutive business days, a Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee meeting will be called to determine the most appropriate action.

Even though the process of Index calculation is completely automated and pre-defined, an error can be discovered after the publication of the Index. In case of a material error, the Index will be redetermined and the Index clients will be notified about the error and the date of the publication of the redetermined Index. An error is considered material on the basis of its size, the dates of its discovery and of its occurrence, and the impact of the Index redetermination on the users. The discovery of any error is reported to Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee. In case a material error is discovered, and the Benchmark Administrator recognizes a manipulation or an attempted manipulation of the Index level or the input data, it will be reported to the regulator.

Compass Financial Technologies has established governance functions to review and provide challenges on all aspects of the Indices determination process. Governance functions are managed by the Compass Oversight Committee and by the Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee.

The Compass Oversight Committee oversees all areas of the benchmark determination processes. It is responsible for supervising and controlling the Index operations team on all Compass Indices. It is also responsible for: (i) periodic review of incidents; (ii) making final decisions in case the Index operations team are not capable or allowed to take decisions; (iii) defining and implementing organization procedures for the Index operations team; (iv) defining and overseeing measures that allow for mitigation of operational risks; (v) supervising internal or external audit results; and (vi) the implementation and supervision of the potential codes of conduct that have to be implemented. The Committee is comprised of senior representatives of Compass Financial Technologies and external industry experts.

The Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee is responsible for: (i) determining the calculation methodology and the rules governing the publication of the Compass Crypto Reference Indices; (ii) making periodic reviews of the Compass Crypto Reference Indices to validate the robustness of the methodology and to analyze the impact of methodology changes; (iii) organizing consultation with Compass Crypto Reference Indices stakeholders if necessary; and (iv) ensuring that Compass Crypto Reference Indices offers a reliable and representative view of the market. The Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee is composed of members from Compass and may include individuals or representatives of companies, academics, external counsels, or market participants. The Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee assembles once a year in April. However, at the request of a member of the committee, the Committee may meet on any other day of the year to discuss potential “market emergency” and “force majeure” events or any other situation, which makes an extraordinary meeting necessary. All Committee decisions will be published without delay following the Committee decision.

Index data and the description of the Index are based on information made publicly available by the Benchmark Administrator on its website at https://www.compass-ft.com and will also be available through online information services, such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv. None of the information on the Benchmark Administrator’s website is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

As of ________, 202_, the Selected Exchanges included in the Index are ____, ____, ____, ____, ____and ____.

The Selected Exchanges that contribute transaction data to the Index with the aggregate volumes traded on their respective LTC-USD markets over the preceding four calendar quarters are listed in the table below:

The 12* highest volume LTC-USD markets operated by LTC trading platforms registered aggregate trading volumes as shown by the table below in the previous four calendar quarters:

*Platforms include all Selected Exchanges and ________, ________, ________, ________ and ________.

The market share for LTC-USD trading of the Selected Exchanges over the past four calendar quarters is shown in the table below:

The Index is based on written and transparent rules and procedures with the purpose of minimizing as much as possible the exercise of discretion and expert judgment. The Index is built from input data that is not interpolated, extrapolated or adjusted. In case of lack of data, the last available data is employed. Nevertheless, the exercise of expert judgment may become necessary in case of errors and Index restatements, delayed and missing data, hard forks, airdrops, or unexpected situations arising from market stress. In the event that expert judgment is exercised, this will be done by resorting to the written procedures reported in the methodology and by communicating the decisions taken to the Compass Crypto Reference Indices Steering Committee and the Internal Compliance Function in order to prevent conflicts of interest and to protect the integrity and the independence of the Index determinations. In addition, the interest of the Index users and the market integrity will be taken into account.

COMPASS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES DATA IS USED UNDER LICENSE AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE TRUST’S PRODUCTS. COMPASS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS HAVE NO OTHER CONNECTION TO THE TRUST’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND DOES NOT SPONSOR, ENDORSE, RECOMMEND OR PROMOTE ANY OF THE TRUST’S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. COMPASS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRUST’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. COMPASS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY INDEX LICENSED TO THE TRUST AND SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN.

The Index methodology and constituent digital asset trading platforms may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the Benchmark Administrator without Shareholder approval. For example, if the Benchmark Administrator determines that there have been material efforts to manipulate the price of LTC on a constituent digital asset trading platform or that the data feeds from such trading platform are unreliable, the Benchmark Administrator may remove such trading platform for the Index methodology. To the extent that such changes to the methodology result in a more limited set of constituent digital asset trading platforms, there is an increased risk that the price of LTC used in Trust’s calculation of NAV would deviate from the price quoted on digital asset trading platforms not included within the Index methodology. Shareholders will be notified of changes to the Index methodology only if the Sponsor determines that such changes are material with respect to an investment decision regarding the Shares. Once it has actual knowledge of material changes to the Index methodology, the Trust will notify Shareholders in a prospectus supplement and/or a current report on Form 8-K or in its annual or quarterly reports.

CALCULATION OF NAV

General

The Shares are valued on a daily basis as of 4:00 p.m. ET. The value of LTC held by the Trust is determined based on the fair market value price for LTC determined by the Benchmark Administrator.

The Trust’s NAV is calculated by:

The Trust’s NAV per Share is calculated by taking the Trust’s NAV and dividing it by the total amount of Shares outstanding.

The LTC held by the Trust will typically be valued based on the LTC Index Price. The Administrator calculates the NAV of the Trust once each business day. The end-of-day LTC price is calculated using the LTC Index Price as of 4:00 p.m. ET. However, NAVs are not officially struck until later in the day (often by 5:30 p.m. ET and almost always by 8:00 p.m. ET). The pause after 4:00 p.m. ET provides an opportunity for the Sponsor to detect, flag, investigate, and correct unusual pricing should it occur. If the Sponsor determines in good faith that the Index does not reflect an accurate LTC price, then the Sponsor will instruct the Benchmark Administrator to employ an alternative method to determine the fair value of the Trust’s assets. The Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin - 4pm NY Time shall constitute the Index, but if the Index is not available or the Sponsor at its sole discretion determines the Index is unreliable (together a “Fair Value Event”), the Trust’s holdings may be fair valued in accordance with the fair value policies approved by the Sponsor.

A Fair Value Event value determination will be based on all available factors that the Sponsor deems relevant at the time of the determination, and may be based on analytical values determined by the Sponsor using third-party valuation models.

Fair value policies approved by the Sponsor will seek to determine the fair value price that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction on the date on which the asset or liability is being valued. In the instance of a Fair Value Event, the price set by the Trust’s principal market as of 4:00 p.m. ET, on the valuation date would be utilized. In the event the principal market price is not available or the Sponsor at its sole discretion determines the principal market valuation is unreliable the Sponsor will use its best judgement to determine a good faith estimate of fair value.

The LTC markets are generally open on days when U.S. markets are closed, which means that the value of the LTC owned by the Trust could change on days when Shares cannot be bought or sold.

Intraday Indicative Value

In order to provide updated information relating to the Trust for use by Shareholders and market professionals, the Sponsor will calculate and disseminate throughout the core trading session on each business day an updated intraday indicative value (“IIV”). The IIV will be calculated by using the prior day’s closing NAV per Share of the Trust as a base and updating that value throughout the trading day.

The IIV disseminated during the Exchange’s core trading session hours should not be viewed as an actual real-time update of the NAV, because NAV is calculated only once at the end of each trading day based on the relevant end-of-day value of the Trust’s LTC. The IIV will be disseminated on a per-Share basis every 15 seconds during regular Exchange core trading session hours of 9:30 a.m. ET to 4:00 p.m. ET. The Sponsor will disseminate the IIV value through the facilities of relevant information processor and CQS High Speed Lines. In addition, the IIV will be published on the Exchange’s website and will be available through online information services such as Bloomberg and Reuters. The IIV as of the time that the NAV is calculated on a given day may differ from the NAV for such day due to the differences in the time window of trades used to calculate each price (the NAV uses a 60-minute window, whereas the IIV draws prices from the last trade on each exchange in an effort to produce a relevant, real-time price).

There are many instances in the market today where the IIV as of the time that the NAV is calculated on a given day and the NAV of an ETF for such day are subtly different, whether due to the calculation methodology, market hours overlap or other factors. The Sponsor has seen limited or no negative impact on trading, liquidity or other factors for exchange-traded funds in this situation. The Sponsor believes that the IIV will closely track the globally integrated LTC price as reflected on the Selected Exchanges.

Dissemination of the IIV provides additional information that is not otherwise available to the public and is useful to Shareholders and market professionals in connection with the trading of the Shares on the Exchange. Shareholders and market professionals will be able throughout the trading day to compare the market price of the Shares and the IIV. If the market price of the Shares diverges significantly from the IIV, market professionals will have an incentive to execute arbitrage trades. For example, if the Trust appears to be trading at a discount compared to the IIV, a market professional could buy Shares on the Exchange and sell short futures contracts. Such arbitrage trades can tighten the tracking between the market price of the Shares and the IIV, and thus can be beneficial to all market participants.

Stock Splits

The Sponsor reserves the right to adjust the Share price of the Trust in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for Shareholders in the secondary market. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits. Such splits would decrease (in the case of a split) or increase (in the case of a reverse split) the proportionate NAV, but would have no effect on the net assets of the Trust or the proportionate voting rights of Shareholders or the value of any Shareholder’s investment.

Other Assets

The fair value of any liquid assets held by the Trust primarily in the form of cash is included in the determination of NAV.

Liabilities

The fair value of the Trust’s liabilities is included in the determination of NAV. These liabilities are expected generally to consist only of the Sponsor’s Fee, although liabilities may also include extraordinary expenses from time to time. See “The Trust—The Trust’s Fees and Expenses.”

Impact of Trust Expenses on the Trust’s NAV

The amount of LTC represented by the Shares will be reduced during the life of the Trust due to the transfer of the Trust’s LTC to pay for the Sponsor’s Fee, and to pay for any extraordinary expenses. This dynamic will occur irrespective of whether the value of the Trust’s assets, or the trading price of the Shares, rises or falls.

The Trust’s Financial Statements

The Trust’s periodic financial statements may not utilize the net asset value of the Trust determined by reference to the Index to the extent the methodology used to calculate the Index is deemed not to be consistent with GAAP. The Trust’s periodic financial statements will be prepared in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC Topic 820”) and utilize an exchange-traded price from the Trust’s principal market for LTC on the Trust’s financial statement measurement date. The Sponsor will determine at its sole discretion the valuation sources and policies used to prepare the Trust’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Trust intends to engage a third-party vendor to obtain a price from a principal market for LTC, which will be determined and designated by such third-party vendor daily based on its consideration of several exchange characteristics, including oversight, and the volume and frequency of trades. Under GAAP, such a price is expected to be deemed a Level 1 input in accordance with the ASC Topic 820 because it is expected to be a quoted price in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

To determine which market is the Trust’s principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market) for purposes of calculating the Trust’s financial statements, the Trust follows ASC 820-10, which outlines the application of fair value accounting. ASC 820-10 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for LTC in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820-10 requires the Trust to assume that LTC is sold in its principal market to market participants or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. The Trust may transact through digital asset brokers or dealers, in multiple markets, and its application of ASC 820-10 reflects this fact. The Trust anticipates that, while multiple venues and types of markets will be available to the digital asset brokers or dealers from whom the Sponsor acquires or disposes of the Trust’s LTC, the principal market in each scenario is determined by looking at the market-based level of volume and LTC trading activity. Digital asset brokers or dealers may transact in a Brokered Market, a Dealer Market, Principal-to-Principal Markets and Exchange Markets (each as defined in the FASB ASC Master Glossary). Based on information reasonably available to the Trust, Exchange Markets have the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset. The Trust therefore looks to accessible Exchange Markets as opposed to the Brokered Market, Dealer Market and Principal-to-Principal Markets to determine its principal market. As a result of the aforementioned analysis, an Exchange Market has been selected as the Trust’s principal market. The Trust determines its principal market (or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market) on a quarterly basis to determine which market is its Principal Market for the purpose of calculating fair value for the creation of quarterly and annual financial statements.

The process that the Sponsor has developed for identifying a principal market, as prescribed in ASC 820-10, which outlines the application of fair value accounting. The process begins by identifying publicly available, well-established and reputable LTC trading venues (Exchange Markets, as defined in the FASB ASC Master Glossary), which are selected by the Sponsor and its affiliates at their sole discretion. Those markets include ________, ________, ________ and ________. The Sponsor then, through a service provider, calculates on each valuation period, the highest volume venue during the 60-minute period prior to 4:00 ET for LTC. The Sponsor then identifies that market as the principal market for LTC during that period, and uses the price for LTC from that venue at 4:00 ET as the principal market price.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST

The Trust is a Delaware Statutory Trust that was formed on December 10, 2024, by the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (“DSTA”). The Trust operates pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

The Trust holds only LTC and cash. The Trust is expected from time to time to issue Baskets in exchange for cash and to distribute cash in connection with redemptions of Baskets. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the value of LTC as represented by the Index, less the Trust’s liabilities and expenses. The Sponsor believes that, for many investors, the Shares will represent a cost-effective and convenient investment relative to a direct, outright investment in LTC.

The Shares represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in, and ownership of, the Trust. The Trust is passive and is not managed like a corporation or an active investment vehicle. The LTC held by the Custodians on behalf of the Trust will be transferred out of the LTC Account only in the following circumstances: transferred to pay the Sponsor’s Fee, transferred to be sold in connection with the redemption of Baskets, transferred to be sold on an as-needed basis to pay Additional Trust Expenses, sold on behalf of the Trust in the event the Trust terminates and liquidates its assets or as otherwise required by law or regulation. Assuming that the Trust is treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each delivery or sale of LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee or any Additional Trust Expenses will be a taxable event for Shareholders. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders.”

The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act and the Sponsor believes that the Trust is not required to register under the Investment Company Act. The Trust will not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts or other derivative contracts regulated by the CEA, as administered by the CFTC. The Sponsor believes that the Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the CEA, and that neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee is subject to regulation as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading adviser in connection with the operation of the Trust.

The Trust expects to create and redeem Shares from time to time but only in Baskets. A Basket equals a block of 5,000 Shares. The number of outstanding Shares is expected to increase and decrease from time to time as a result of the creation and redemption of Baskets. The creation and redemption of Baskets require the delivery to the Trust, or the distribution by the Trust, of the cash value of LTC represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed (net of accrued expenses and liabilities). The Trust is obligated to convert any cash contributed to LTC as soon as practicable, except to the extent necessary to pay expenses. The creation and redemption of a Basket may be made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust, or the distribution by the Trust, of cash equal to that NAV per Share for that day multiplied by 5,000 (or such other number of Shares then constituting a Basket), adjusted for any applicable Execution Charges. Each Share in the initial Baskets will be priced at $__ per Share. The cash required to create a Basket, or to be delivered upon a redemption of a Basket, will gradually decrease over time due to the transfer or sale of the Trust’s LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and any Additional Trust Expenses. The Trust will not accept or distribute LTC in exchange for Baskets. The Sponsor recognizes that the size of the Baskets may impact the effectiveness of the arbitrage mechanism of the Trust’s creation and redemption process, and accordingly may adjust the size of the Baskets to enhance the activities of the Authorized Participants in the secondary market for the Trust’s Shares. See “Plan of Distribution.”

The Administrator will determine the Trust’s LTC Holdings (which is the aggregate U.S. dollar value, based on the LTC Index Price, of the Trust’s LTC less its liabilities) on each day the Shares trade on Nasdaq as of 4:00 p.m. ET or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Administrator will also determine the LTC Holdings per Share, which equals the Trust’s LTC Holdings divided by the number of outstanding Shares. Each business day, the Sponsor will publish the Trust’s LTC Holdings and LTC Holdings per Share on the Trust’s website, https://coinshares.com/us/etf/, as soon as practicable after the Trust’s LTC Holdings and LTC Holdings per Share have been determined by the Administrator. See “Use of the Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin - 4pm NY Time.”

The Trust’s assets will consist solely of LTC and cash. Each Share will represent a proportional interest, based on the total number of Shares outstanding, in the LTC held by the Trust, less the Trust’s liabilities (which include accrued but unpaid fees and expenses). The Sponsor expects that the market trading price of the Shares will fluctuate over time in response to the market prices of LTC. In addition, the Sponsor expects that the trading price of the Shares will reflect the estimated accrued but unpaid expenses of the Trust.

Investors may obtain on a 24-hour basis LTC pricing information from various financial information service providers or Litecoin Blockchain information sites. Current LTC Index Prices are also generally available with bid/ask spreads directly from LTC Exchanges. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Selected Exchanges of the Index were ____, ____, ____, ____, ____ and ____. Market prices for the Shares will be available from a variety of sources, including brokerage firms, information websites and other information service providers. In addition, on each business day the Trust’s website will provide pricing information for the Shares.

The Trust has no fixed termination date.

THE SPONSOR

The Trust’s Sponsor is CoinShares Co., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary by CoinShares International Limited. The Sponsor’s principal place of business is 437 Madison Avenue, 28^th Floor, New York, NY 10022 and its telephone number is 646-308-1518. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law and the governing documents of the Sponsor, CoinShares International Limited, the sole shareholder of the Sponsor, is not responsible for the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Sponsor solely by reason of being the sole shareholder of the Sponsor.

CoinShares International Limited and its subsidiaries have significant experience sponsoring exchange-traded funds and similar products in Europe. The Sponsor has not sponsored an exchange-traded vehicle prior to the Trust.

The Sponsor’s Role

The Sponsor arranged for and paid the costs related to the creation of the Trust and the Sponsor arranges for the registration of the Shares for their public offering in the United States and their listing on Nasdaq. As consideration for its receipt of the Sponsor’s Fee from the Trust, the Sponsor is obligated to pay the Sponsor-paid Expenses.

The Sponsor is generally responsible for the administration of the Trust under the provisions of the Trust Agreement. This includes (i) selecting and monitoring the Trust’s Service Providers and from time to time engaging additional, successor or replacement Service Providers and (ii) upon dissolution of the Trust, distributing the Trust’s remaining LTC or the cash proceeds of the sale of the Trust’s remaining LTC to the owners of record of the Shares.

The Sponsor may transfer all or substantially all of its assets to an entity that carries on the business of the Sponsor if at the time of the transfer the successor assumes all of the obligations of the Sponsor under the Trust Agreement. In such an event, the Sponsor will be relieved of all further liability under the Trust Agreement.

The Sponsor’s Fee is paid by the Trust to the Sponsor as compensation for services performed under the Trust Agreement and for the Sponsor’s agreement to pay the Sponsor-paid Expenses. See “Activities of the Trust—Trust Expenses.”

Marketing Agent Agreement

The Sponsor has entered into a Marketing Agent Agreement with an independent third party to assist the Sponsor in distributing the Shares, developing an ongoing marketing plan for the Trust, preparing marketing materials regarding the Shares, including the content on the Trust’s website, https://coinshares.com/us/etf/____/, executing the marketing plan for the Trust and providing strategic and tactical research on the global LTC market. For more information about the distribution of the Shares, see “Plan of Distribution.”

Index License Agreement

The Benchmark Administrator and the Sponsor have entered into an index license agreement (the “Index License Agreement”) governing the Sponsor’s use of the Index for calculation of the LTC Index Price. The Benchmark Administrator may adjust the calculation methodology for the Index without notice to, or consent of, the Trust or its Shareholders. Under the Index License Agreement, the Sponsor pays a monthly fee and a fee based on the Trust’s LTC Holdings to the Benchmark Administrator in consideration of its license to the Sponsor of Index-related intellectual property.

Management of the Sponsor

Under the Trust Agreement, all management functions of the Trust have been delegated to and are conducted by the Sponsor, its agents and its affiliates, including without limitation, the Custodians and their agents. As officers of the Sponsor, Jean-Marie Mognetti, the principal executive officer of the Sponsor, and Charles Butler, the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Sponsor, may take certain actions and execute certain agreements and certifications for the Trust, in their capacity as the principal officers of the Sponsor. Mr. Mognetti has served as principal executive officer since _________, 202_, and Mr. Butler has served as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer since ________, 202_. Both Mr. Mognetti and Mr. Butler hold their positions for an indefinite term. Mr. Mognetti and Mr. Butler also serve as officers and directors of other affiliates and subsidiaries of CoinShares International Limited, the Sponsor’s parent company.

Jean-Marie Mognetti, Principal Executive Officer

Jean-Marie Mognetti is the CEO and Co-founder of CoinShares International Limited (“CoinShares”), a leading European investment company specializing in digital assets. CoinShares is the parent company of the Sponsor. Mr. Mognetti holds a Masters in Mathematical Trading and Finance from Sir John Cass Business School. He is a seasoned commodity trader, having developed advanced expertise in areas such as quantitative analysis, risk management, and alpha generation. His skills extend to managing trading programs focused on macroeconomic commodities, notably cryptocurrencies. Before co-founding CoinShares in 2014, Mr. Mognetti served as a quantitative trader at Hermes Commodities Fund Managers. His role there was instrumental in establishing and implementing trading strategies based on rigorous quantitative risk management approaches. 

Charles Butler, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

Charles Butler trained with PricewaterhouseCoopers and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales with more than 20 years of financial services experience.  Charles's experience covers audit, accountancy, funds, trusts, and private wealth predominantly in the offshore financial services industry.  Prior to joining CoinShares in September 2017, Charles was a Senior Debt Fund Manager at BNP Paribas in Jersey.  At CoinShares Charles has responsibility for finance and tax matters, and is a director of a number of group companies.

THE TRUSTEE

CSC Delaware Trust Company (formerly Delaware Trust Company), a Delaware corporation, serves as Delaware trustee of the Trust under the Trust Agreement. The Trustee has its principal office at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. The Trustee is unaffiliated with the Sponsor. A copy of the Trust Agreement is available for inspection at the Trustee’s principal office identified above.

The Trustee’s Role

The Trustee is appointed to serve as the trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware for the sole purpose of satisfying the requirement of Section 3807(a) of the DSTA that the Trust have at least one trustee with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware. The duties of the Trustee will be limited to (i) accepting legal process served on the Trust in the State of Delaware and (ii) the execution of any certificates required to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State which the Delaware Trustee is required to execute under the DSTA. To the extent that, at law or in equity, the Trustee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or the Shareholders, such duties and liabilities will be replaced by the duties and liabilities of the Trustee expressly set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Trustee will have no obligation to supervise, nor will it be liable for, the acts or omissions of the Sponsor, Transfer Agent, Administrator, Custodians or any other Person.

Neither the Trustee, either in its capacity as trustee or in its individual capacity, nor any director, officer or controlling person of the Trustee is, or has any liability as, the issuer, director, officer or controlling person of the issuer of Shares. The Trustee’s liability in connection with the issuance and sale of Shares is limited solely to the express obligations of the Trustee as set forth in the Trust Agreement.

The Trustee has not prepared or verified, and will not be responsible or liable for, any information, disclosure or other statement in this prospectus or in any other document issued or delivered in connection with the sale or transfer of the Shares. The Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any of the LTC or other assets of the Trust. See “Description of the Trust Agreement.”

The Trustee is permitted to resign upon at least 180 days’ notice to the Trust. The Trustee will be compensated by the Sponsor and indemnified by the Sponsor and the Trust against any expenses it incurs relating to or arising out of the formation, operation or termination of the Trust, or the performance of its duties pursuant to the Trust Agreement except to the extent that such expenses result from gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Trustee. The Sponsor has the discretion to replace the Trustee.

The Trustee’s fees and expenses under the Trust Agreement will be paid by the Sponsor.

THE TRANSFER AGENT

________ will serve as the Transfer Agent of the Trust under the Trust Agreement and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement. The Transfer Agent has its principal office at ________

The Transfer Agent’s Role

The Transfer Agent holds the Shares in book-entry form. The Administrator directs the Transfer Agent to credit or debit the number of Baskets to the applicable Authorized Participant. The Transfer Agent will issue or cancel each Authorized Participant’s Basket, as applicable. The Transfer Agent will also assist with the preparation of Shareholders’ account and tax statements.

The Sponsor will indemnify and hold harmless the Transfer Agent, and the Transfer Agent will incur no liability for the refusal, in good faith, to make transfers which it, in its judgment, deems improper or unauthorized.

The Transfer Agent Fee is a Sponsor-paid Expense to be assumed and paid by the Sponsor.

The Transfer Agency and Services Agreement will have an initial three-year term and will automatically be renewed for successive one-year periods, unless terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement. The Transfer Agent may terminate its services for certain material breaches of the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement and terminations as may be required or occasioned by law. Either party may terminate the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

THE ADMINISTRATOR

________ will serve as the Administrator of the Trust under the Trust Agreement and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement. The Administrator has its principal office at ________.

The Administrator’s Role

Pursuant to the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement, the Administrator is generally responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust. The responsibilities of the Administrator include (i) preparing and providing periodic reports on behalf of the Trust to investors, (ii) processing orders to create and redeem Baskets and coordinating the processing of such orders with the Custodians, the Transfer Agent and DTC, (iii) publishing the Trust’s LTC Holdings and LTC Holdings per Share each business day at 4:00 p.m. ET or as soon thereafter as practicable and (iv) instructing the Custodians to transfer the Trust’s LTC as needed to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and any Additional Trust Expenses.

The Trust will indemnify the Administrator, and the Administrator will incur no liability for its reliance upon (i) any law, act, regulation or interpretation of the same even though the same may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed, (ii) the Trust’s offering materials or documents (excluding information provided by the Administrator), (iii) any instructions or (iv) any opinion of legal counsel for the Trust or the Administrator, or arising out of transactions or other activities of the Trust which occurred prior to the commencement of the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement.

Under the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement, the Administrator has agreed to provide its services for an initial term of three years with an automatic renewal of successive one-year terms unless earlier terminated pursuant to the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement. The Administrator may terminate its services for certain material breaches of the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement and terminations as may be required or occasioned by law. Either party may terminate the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS

An Authorized Participant must enter into an “Authorized Participant Agreement” with the Sponsor and the Trust to govern its placement of orders to create and redeem Baskets. The Authorized Participant Agreement sets forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of LTC required for creations and redemptions. The Authorized Participant Agreement also provides the Sponsor and the Administrator with the authority to terminate the relationship with an Authorized Participant if the Sponsor or Administrator determines that an Authorized Participant does not to comply with the regulatory and registration requirements promulgated by FinCEN or other state authorities.

Each Authorized Participant must (i) be a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant, such as a bank or other financial institution, that is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions and (ii) enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Sponsor.

A list of the current Authorized Participants can be obtained from the Sponsor. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Trust has engaged ________, ________, ________, ________ and ________ as Authorized Participants. Additional Authorized Participants may be added at any time, subject to the discretion of the Sponsor.

THE CUSTODIANS

The ________ Custodian

Under the ________ Custody Agreement, the ________ Custodian is responsible for (1) safekeeping all of the LTC owned by the Trust allocated to it by the Sponsor, (2) opening one or more accounts that hold the Trust’s LTC and (3) facilitating the transfer of LTC required for the operation of the Trust as directed by the Sponsor. The Custodian is chartered as a limited-purpose trust company by the NYDFS and is authorized by the NYDFS to provide digital asset custody services. The Custodian is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ________.

Under the ________ Custody Agreement, the ________ Custodian’s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than with respect to claims and losses arising from spot trading of LTC, or fraud or willful misconduct, among others, the ________ Custodian’s aggregate liability under the ________ Custody Agreement shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of (x) $5 million and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the ________ Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the ________ Custodian’s liability, and (B) the value of the affected LTC or cash giving rise to the ________ Custodian’s liability; (ii) the ________ Custodian’s aggregate liability in respect of each cold storage address shall not exceed $100 million; (iii) in respect of the ________ Custodian’s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses to the extent arising out of or relating to, among others, the ________ Custodian’s violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision of its services, the ________ Custodian’s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the ________ Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the ________ Custodian’s liability; and (iv) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the ________ Custodian is not liable, even if the ________ Custodian has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. The ________ Custodian is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the ________ Custodian. Under the ________ Custody Agreement, except in the case of its negligence, fraud, material violation of applicable law or willful misconduct, the ________ Custodian shall not have any liability, obligation, or responsibility for any damage or interruptions caused by any computer viruses, spyware, scareware, Trojan horses, worms or other malware that may affect the Trust’s computer or other equipment, or any phishing, spoofing or other attack, unless the ________ Custodian fails to have commercially reasonable policies, procedures and technical controls in place to prevent such damages or interruptions.

The ________ Custodian may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing the applicable notice to the Trust, or immediately for Cause (as defined in the ________ Custody Agreement), including, among others, if the Trust materially breaches the Prime Broker Agreement and such breach remains uncured, undergoes a bankruptcy event, or fails to repay Trade Credits. The ________ Custodian may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing 30 days’ notice to the Trust, or immediately for Cause (as defined below). The ________ Custody Agreement forms a part of the Prime Broker Agreement and is subject to the termination provisions in the Prime Broker Agreement.

The ________ Custodian

________ is also authorized to safeguard the Trust’s LTC holdings. ________ maintains one or more custody accounts on its books, pursuant to the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement, for the receipt, safekeeping, and maintenance of LTC.

________ and its affiliates, including their officers, directors, agents, and employees, are not liable for any lost profits, special, incidental, indirect, intangible, or consequential damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use of the Trust or Sponsor’s site or services. This includes damages arising from any contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or other legal grounds, even if ________ was previously advised of, knew, or should have known about the possibility of such damages. However, this exclusion of liability does not extend to cases of ________’s fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. In situations of gross negligence, ________’s liability is specifically limited to the value of the digital assets or fiat currency that were affected by the negligence. Additionally, the total liability of ________ for direct damages is capped at the fees paid or payable to them under the relevant agreement during the three-month period immediately preceding the first incident that caused the liability.

________ cold wallets are supported by a $250 million insurance policy issued by Lloyd’s of London. The specifics of the policy include Cyber Insurance, E&O, and general specie. Any copying and theft of private keys, insider theft or dishonest acts by ________ employees or executives, and loss of keys directly related to ________’s custody of keys would be covered by this amount at minimum. This insurance policy is shared among all of ________’s clients and is not specific to the Trust or to customers holding LTC and may not be available or sufficient to protect the Trust from all possible losses or sources of losses. The Sponsor may purchase additional insurance coverage through ________’s underwriter, though the Sponsor has not purchased such additional insurance cover as of the date of this Prospectus. ________ is not FDIC-insured. ________ has established a business continuity plan that will support its ability to conduct business in the event of a significant business disruption. This plan is reviewed and updated annually, and can be updated more frequently, if deemed necessary, by ________ in its sole discretion. Should ________ be impacted by a significant business disruption, ________ aims to minimize business interruption as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The ________ Custody Agreement commenced on the effective date, as detailed in the agreement, and will continue for one (1) year, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement. After the initial term, the ________ Custody Agreement will automatically renew for successive renewal terms, as established on the agreement, unless either party notifies the other of its intention not to renew with prior notice. ________ may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Trust and to the Sponsor, or immediately if ________ perceives a risk of legal or regulatory non-compliance associated with the Trust’s custodial account activity, among others. The Sponsor may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement at any time upon providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to ________, paying outstanding amounts and an early termination fee.

The ________ Custodian

________ is also authorized to safeguard the Trust’s LTC holdings. ________ maintains one or more custody accounts on its books, pursuant to the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement, for the receipt, safekeeping, and maintenance of LTC. CoinShares International Limited, the parent of the Sponsor, holds a minority equity interest in ________ and is therefore an affiliate of the Sponsor.

In general, ________’s (and its affiliates’) liability arising out of or relating to the ________ Custody Agreement will be limited to those damages that are caused directly by ________’s failure to exercise such care and skill to be reasonably expected of a professional custodian for hire of assets of the same type as the Trust’s assets, acting without gross negligence, willful default or fraud. More particularly, ________’s liability is limited by the following, among others: (i) in no event shall ________ (or its affiliates) be liable for any reduction in the value of the Trust’s assets; (ii) in no event shall ________ (or its affiliates) be liable for any losses suffered or incurred due to an event (or series of connected events) which could reasonably be considered to be outside of ________’s control; (iii) in no event shall ________ (or its affiliates) be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, loss of profits, contract, revenue, cost, opportunity, anticipated savings, business and/or goodwill, in each case, arising out of or in connection with the ________ Custody Agreement, even if that loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or ________ (or its affiliates) was aware of the possibility of that loss or damage arising. To the extent that ________ (or its affiliates) is liable in accordance with the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement, ________’s (or its affiliates’) liability to the Trust in the case of Theft (a “Theft” is defined in the ________ Custody Agreement as unauthorized access to ________’s systems by a third party resulting in a reduction of the amount of the Trust’s assets held by ________ on behalf of the Trust) shall be limited to the higher of the service fees (paid and/or payable) by the Trust to ________ under the ________ Custody Agreement during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Theft, or the actual amount received by ________ under its insurance policies maintained, if any, for the Theft. Other than in the case of Theft, to the extent that ________ (or its affiliates) is liable given the limitation and exclusions outlined in the ________ Custody Agreement, ________ (or its affiliates) shall not be liable to the Trust (whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise) for any sum which would result in ________’s (or its affiliates) total liability under the ________ Custody Agreement to exceed the service fees paid or payable by the Trust to ________ under the agreement during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the event (or series of connected events) giving rise to the liability.

________ maintains comprehensive insurance coverage in relation to digital assets under custody, that is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. This program encompasses crime and specie policies and protects against risks related to third-party computer and fund transfer fraud, employee theft, collusion, and physical device or backup theft, loss or damage. The policy is designed to protect all clients and their on-chain segregated custody wallets, the $50 million (USD) limit is aggregated and pooled and not dedicated specifically to any individual client.

The ________ Custody Agreement commenced on the effective date, as detailed in the agreement, and will continue for thirty-six (36) months, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement. After the initial term, the ________ Custody Agreement will automatically renew for successive twelve (12) month periods, as established on the agreement, unless either party notifies the other of its intention to terminate in accordance with the terms of the agreement. ________ may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing at least three (3) months’ written notice to the Trust, or immediately upon written notice to the Trust if: (i) ________ determines, in its sole discretion, that continued provision of the custody services would result in violation of applicable law or regulation relating to either ________ or the Trust and the parties are unable to amend the relevant provisions of the ________ Custody Agreement in accordance with the terms of the agreement, (ii) a force majeure event, as defined in the ________ Custody Agreement, continues for at least forty-five (45) days, or (iii) the Trust does not utilize the custody services set forth in the ________ Custody Agreement for a period of twelve (12) months from the effective date of the agreement.

THE PRIME BROKER AND THE TRADE CREDIT LENDER

Prime Broker

Pursuant to the ________ Custody Agreement, a portion of the Trust’s LTC holdings and cash holdings from time to time may be held with ________, an affiliate of the ________ Custodian, and the Prime Broker, in the Trading Account, in connection with creations and redemptions of Baskets for which the Prime Broker is a LTC Trading Counterparty and for sales of LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, add or terminate prime brokers at any time, but it will have no obligation whatsoever to do so or to seek any particular terms for the Trust from other such prime brokers.

These periodic holdings held in the Trading Account with the Prime Broker represent an omnibus claim on the Prime Broker’s LTC held on behalf of clients; these holdings exist across a combination of omnibus hot wallets, omnibus cold wallets or in accounts in the Prime Broker’s name on a trading venue (including third-party venues and the Prime Broker’s own execution venue) where the Prime Broker executes orders to buy and sell LTC on behalf of clients (each such venue, a “Connected Trading Venue”). The Sponsor will not direct the Prime Broker to exchange the Trust’s assets on any specific Connected Trading Venue. The Prime Broker is not required to hold any of the LTC in the Trust’s Trading Account in cold storage or to hold any such LTC in segregation, and neither the Trust nor the Sponsor can control the method by which the Prime Broker holds the LTC credited to the Trust’s Trading Account. Within the Trading Account, the ________ Custody Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular LTC. Instead, the Trust’s Trading Account represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the LTC the Prime Broker has allocated to the omnibus hot wallets, omnibus cold wallets, and the accounts in the Prime Broker’s name that the Prime Broker maintains at Connected Trading Venues (which are typically held on an omnibus, rather than segregated, basis).

Pursuant to the ________ Custody Agreement, the Trust may engage in purchases or sales of LTC by placing orders with the Prime Broker. The Prime Broker will route orders placed by the Sponsor through the Prime Broker’s execution platform (the “Trading Platform”) to a Connected Trading Venue where the order will be executed. Each order placed by the Sponsor will be sent, processed and settled at each Connected Trading Venue to which it is routed. The Prime Broker may have actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with providing Prime Broker Services, including when acting as a LTC Trading Counterparty in connection with creations and redemptions of Baskets. This dual role may create a situation where the interests of the Prime Broker do not align with the interests of Shareholders. The Prime Broker Agreement further provides that the Prime Broker is subject to certain conflicts of interest, including: (i) the Trust’s orders may be routed to the Prime Broker’s exchange platform where the orders may be executed against other customers of the Prime Broker or with the Prime Broker acting as principal, (ii) the beneficial identity of the purchaser or seller with respect to the Trust’s order is unknown and therefore may inadvertently be another client of the Prime Broker, (iii) the Prime Broker does not engage in front-running, but is aware of the Trust’s orders or imminent orders and may execute a trade for its own inventory (or the account of an affiliate) while in possession of that knowledge and (iv) the Prime Broker may act in a principal capacity with respect to certain of the Trust’s orders. As a result of these and other conflicts, when acting as principal, the Prime Broker may have an incentive to favor its own interests and the interests of its affiliates over the Trust’s interests. However, the Prime Broker Agreement also requires the Prime Broker to have in place certain policies and procedures designed to mitigate such conflicts. The Prime Broker will maintain appropriate and effective arrangements to eliminate or manage conflicts of interest, including segregation of duties, information barriers and training.

Subject to the foregoing, and to certain policies and procedures that the ________ Custody Agreement requires the Prime Broker to have in place to mitigate conflicts of interest when executing the Trust’s orders, the ________ Custody Agreement provides that the Prime Broker shall have no liability, obligation, or responsibility whatsoever for the selection or performance of any Connected Trading Venue, and that other Connected Trading Venues and/or trading venues not used by the Prime Broker may offer better prices and/or lower costs than the Connected Trading Venue used to execute the Trust’s orders.

To the extent the Trust sells LTC through the Prime Broker, the Trust’s orders will be executed at the Connected Trading Venues that have been approved in accordance with the Prime Broker’s due diligence and risk assessment process. The Prime Broker has represented that its due diligence on Connected Trading Venues includes reviews conducted by the legal, compliance, security, privacy and finance and credit-risk teams, The Connected Trading Venues, which are subject to change from time to time, currently include ________, ________, ________ and ________, the exchange operated by the Prime Broker, as well as four additional non-bank market makers (“NBMMs”). The Prime Broker has represented to the Trust that it is unable to name the NBMMs due to confidentiality restrictions.

Once the Sponsor places an order to purchase or sell LTC on the Trading Platform, the associated LTC or cash used to fund or fill the order, if any, will be placed on hold and will generally not be eligible for other use or withdrawal from the Trust’s Trading Account. The Trust’s Vault Accounts may be used directly to fund orders. With each Connected Trading Venue, the Prime Broker shall establish an account in the Prime Broker’s name, or in its name for the benefit of clients, to trade on behalf of its clients, including the Trust, and the Trust will not, by virtue of the Trading Account the Trust maintains with the Prime Broker, have a direct legal relationship, or account with, any Connected Trading Venue. The Vault Account at the ________ Custodian is subject to the lien to secure outstanding Trade Credits in favor of the Trade Credit Lender discussed below.

The Prime Broker is permitted to suspend or terminate the Prime Broker Agreement under certain circumstances. The Prime Broker, for itself or as agent for the ________ Custodian and Trade Credit Lender, may not terminate the Prime Broker Agreement (including the ________ Custody Agreement) or suspend, restrict terminate or modify the Prime Broker Services (as defined below) on less than 30 days’ notice, except in the event of (i) a Change in Law (defined below) or (ii) a Cause event (as defined below). The Prime Broker Agreement defines “________ Prime Broker Services” as (i) the custody of the Trust’s LTC in its Vault Account, the processing of deposits and withdrawals and other custody transactions, (ii) access to the Prime Broker’s trading platform and the execution and settlement of all orders for the sale of LTC submitted by the Trust, and (iii) the extension of credit to the Trust by the Trade Credit Lender pursuant to the Trade Financing Agreement.

The Prime Broker Agreement defines a “Change in Law” as any change in or adoption of any applicable law, rule, or regulation which, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Prime Broker would prohibit or materially impede some or all of the arrangement contemplated by the Prime Broker Agreement. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Law, the parties will negotiate to agree on modifications to the Prime Broker Agreement or the ________ Prime Broker Services that would enable compliance with such Change in Law or, in the case of a material impediment, reduce the impact to the parties of such Change in Law and the ________ Entities shall continue to provide the ________ Prime Broker Services unless prohibited from doing so by the Change in Law. If the parties cannot agree on modifications within thirty (30) days following notice from the Prime Broker or if the Change in Law requires that the Prime Broker immediately ceases providing any ________ Prime Broker Services, the Prime Broker may, upon written notice, suspend, restrict or terminate the ________ Prime Broker Services solely to the extent necessary to account for the Change in Law, provided that any such suspension, restriction, termination or modification is narrowly tailored.

Upon the occurrence and continuation of a Cause event, and after giving effect to any notice requirement and cure period that may apply, the Prime Broker may, at its reasonable discretion, terminate the Prime Broker Agreement and accelerate the Trust’s obligations, and/or take certain other actions. The Prime Broker Agreement defines “Cause” to mean, (i) a material breach of the Prime Broker Agreement (other than the ________ Custody Agreement) which is uncured for 10 days; (ii) a material breach of the ________ Custody Agreement which is uncured for 30 days; (iii) a Bankruptcy Event (as defined below); and (iv) the failure by the Trust to repay Trade Credits by the applicable deadline specified in the Trade Financing Agreement which, in the event the failure results solely from an error or omission of an administrative or operational nature, remains uncured for a period of one business day.

“Bankruptcy Event” is defined in the Prime Broker Agreement to mean the party is (i) dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (ii) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (iii) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (iv) institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (I) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (II) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (v) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (vi) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (vii) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; (viii) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (i) to (vii) (inclusive); or (ix) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts.

The Trust may terminate the Prime Broker Agreement, including the ________ Custody Agreement, in whole or in part for any reason upon 30 days’ notice to the Prime Broker, for itself or as agent on behalf of the ________ Custodian or Trade Credit Lender, or upon a ________ Termination Event. The Prime Broker Agreement defines a “________ Termination Event” to mean the occurrence and continuance of (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to any ________ Entity, (ii) the failure of any ________ Entity to sell or withdraw or transfer the Trust’s LTC in accordance with the Trust’s instructions within the time periods set forth in the Prime Broker Agreement and such failure is not cured within two (2) business days following the Trust providing written notice to the relevant ________ Entity (“CB Return Cure”); provided, however, that (A) if, prior to the expiration of the CB Return Cure, the Prime Broker transfers cash to the Trust in an amount equal to the value of the LTC based on the Benchmark Valuation (defined as the Compass Crypto Reference Index Litecoin - 4pm NY Time) as of the time that the request to sell, transfer or withdraw was originally made by the Trust (the “LTC Cash Value”) or if the Prime Broker delivers cash collateral to an account designated by the Trust and in which the Trust has a perfected, first priority security interest and in an amount equal to the LTC Cash Value until the relevant LTC is sold, withdrawn or transferred or the Trust elects to receive such amount in cash in lieu of the Prime Broker’s obligation to sell, withdraw or transfer the relevant LTC, in each cash, such failure will be deemed cured; provided, further that, the Trust shall have the right to choose whether to receive the LTC Cash Value in lieu of the relevant LTC or receive the LTC Cash Value as cash collateral, or (B) if such failure is due to a technology or security issue where, in the commercially reasonable opinion of the Prime Broker, returning the relevant LTC would result in material risk to the Trust or the Prime Broker or may result in the relevant LTC being lost or otherwise not successfully returned and the Prime Broker promptly notifies the Trust promptly upon Client’s notice of such failure, (1) the Trust may request that the Prime Broker still sell, withdraw or transfer the LTC, but the Prime Broker will have no liability with respect to any such sell, withdrawal or transfer (unless the Prime Broker or any of the ________ Entities act with negligence unrelated to such technology or security issue) and any failure to withdraw or transfer shall not result in a ________ Termination Event if the Trust does not receive the withdrawn or transferred LTC or the proceeds of any such sale due to such technology or security issue, or (2) if the Trust does not elect to have the Prime Broker still make the sale, withdrawal or transfer, a ________ Termination Event shall not occur while the relevant security or technology event is occurring and continuing, (iii) the failure of any ________ Entity to withdraw or transfer cash to the Trust in accordance with the Trust’s instructions within the time periods set forth in the Prime Broker Agreement and such failure is not cured within one (1) business day following the Trust providing written notice to the relevant ________ Entity, (iv) a ________ Entity intentionally or willfully, materially breaches any provision of the Prime Broker Agreement (other than the provisions of the ________ Custody Agreement) and such breach remains uncured for a period of 10 calendar days after notice of such breach is provided by the Trust to the Prime Broker; or (v) a ________ Entity intentionally or willfully, materially breaches any provision of the ________ Custody Agreement and such breach remains uncured for a period of 30 calendar days after notice of such breach is provided by the Trust to the Prime Broker.

The Prime Broker does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Trading Platform or the services it provides to the Trust. Under certain circumstances, the Prime Broker is permitted to halt or suspend trading on the Trading Platform, or impose limits on the amount or size of, or reject, the Trust’s orders, including in the event of, among others, (a) delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service that are directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Prime Broker, (b) the Trust has engaged in unlawful or abusive activities or fraud, or (c) a security or technology issue occurred and is continuing that results in the Prime Broker being unable to provide trading services or accept the Trust’s order, in each case, subject to certain protections for the Trust.

Neither the Prime Broker nor any other ________ entity is permitted to withdraw the Trust’s LTC from the Trust’s Vault Accounts, or loan, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise encumber the Trust’s LTC, without the consent of the Trust. The Trading Account is subject to the lien to secure outstanding Trade Credits in favor of the Trade Credit Lender discussed below.

Under the Prime Broker Agreement, the Prime Broker’s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than with respect to claims and losses arising from spot trading of LTC, or fraud or willful misconduct, among others, the Prime Broker’s aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of (x) $5 million and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Prime Broker in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime Broker’s liability, and (B) the value of the cash or affected LTC giving rise to the Prime Broker’s liability; (ii) in respect of the Prime Broker’s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses to the extent arising out of or relating to, among others, the Prime Broker’s violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision of its services, or the full amount of the Trust’s assets lost due to the insolvency of or security event at a Connected Trading Venue, the Prime Broker’s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Prime Broker in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime Broker’s liability; and (iii) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the Prime Broker is not liable, even if the Prime Broker has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. The Prime Broker is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Prime Broker. Both the Trust and the Prime Broker and its affiliates (including the ________ Custodian) are required to indemnify each other under certain circumstances. The Prime Broker Agreement is governed by New York law and provides that disputes arising under it are subject to arbitration.

The Prime Broker Agreement provides that the ________ Entities may have actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with providing the Prime Broker Services including that (i) orders to buy or sell LTC may be routed to the Prime Broker’s platform (“________ Platform”) where such orders may be executed against other ________ customers or with the Prime Broker acting as principal, (ii) the beneficial identity of the purchaser or seller with respect to an order is unknown and therefore may inadvertently be another ________ customer, (iii) the Prime Broker does not engage in front-running, but is aware of orders or imminent orders and may execute a trade for its own inventory (or the account of an affiliate) while in possession of that knowledge and (iv) the Prime Broker may act in a principal capacity with respect to certain orders (e.g., to fill residual order size when a portion of an order may be below the minimum size accepted by the Connected Trading Venues). As a result of these and other conflicts, when acting as principal, the ________ Entities may have an incentive to favor their own interests and the interests of their affiliates over the Trust’s interests and have in place certain policies and procedures that are designed to mitigate such conflicts. The Prime Broker will maintain appropriate and effective arrangements to eliminate or manage conflicts of interest, including segregation of duties, information barriers and training. The Prime Broker will notify the Trust of changes to its business that have a material adverse effect on the Prime Broker’s ability to manage its conflicts of interest. The ________ Entities shall execute trades pursuant to such policies and procedures; provided that the ________ Entities (a) shall execute in a commercially reasonable amount of time (i) any marketable orders appropriately entered by the Trust and (ii) any other pending orders by the Trust received by the ________ Entities that become marketable, (b) for any order that the Prime Broker receives from the Trust, the Prime Broker will make commercially reasonable efforts to route orders for execution to the Connected Trading Venue offering the most favorable price for the Trust’s LTC sale orders, including consideration of any gas fees or similar fees related to a particular Blockchain at the time that such orders are routed for execution, and (c) shall not knowingly enter into a transaction for the benefit of (x) the ________ Entities, or (y) any other client received after the Trust’s order, ahead of any order received from the Trust. For purposes of the foregoing, a marketable order is a sell order equivalent to or better than the best bid price on any Connected Trading Venue (or any venue that a ________ Entity may use) at a given moment. The Prime Broker agrees to direct the Trust’s orders in a manner that does not systematically favor the ________ Platform or Connected Trading Venues that provide financial incentives to the Prime Broker; provided, however, that under certain circumstances the Prime Broker may choose to intentionally route to the ________ Platform due to temporary conditions affecting Connected Trading Venues (e.g., connectivity problems of the Connected Trading Venue or funding constraints).

The Trade Credit Lender

The Sponsor does not intend to fund the Trading Account at the Prime Broker with sufficient LTC to pay fees and expenses and instead intends to utilize the Trade Financing Agreement for such fees and expenses. To avoid having to pre-fund purchases or sales of LTC in connection with cash creations and redemptions that utilize the Prime Broker as a LTC Trading Counterparty and any sales of LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, to the extent applicable, the Trust may borrow LTC or cash as Trade Credit from the Trade Credit Lender on a short-term basis. This allows the Trust to buy or sell LTC through the Prime Broker in an amount that exceeds the cash or LTC credited to the Trust’s Trading Account at the Prime Broker at the time such order is submitted to the Prime Broker, which is expected to facilitate the Trust’s ability to process cash creations and redemptions and pay the Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, to the extent applicable, in a timely manner by seeking to lock in the LTC price on the trade date for creations and redemptions or the payment date for payment of the Sponsor’s Fee or any other Trust Expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, rather than waiting for the funds associated with the creation to be transferred by the Cash Custodian to the Prime Broker prior to purchasing the LTC or for the LTC held in the Vault Account to be transferred to a Trading Account prior to selling the LTC. The Trust is required by the terms of the ________ Credit Committed Trade Financing Agreement, which is part of the Prime Broker Agreement, to repay any extension of Trade Credit by the Trade Credit Lender by 6:00 p.m. ET on the business day following the day that the Trade Credit was extended to the Trust. The Trade Credit Lender is only required to extend Trade Credits to the Trust to the extent such LTC or cash is actually available to the Trade Credit Lender. For example, if the Trade Credit Lender is unable to borrow LTC to lend to the Trust as a Trade Credit, or there is a material market disruption (as determined by the Trade Credit Lender in good faith and in its sole discretion), the Trade Credit Lender is not obligated to extend Trade Credits to the Trust. To secure the repayment of Trade Credits, the Trust has granted a first-priority lien to the Trade Credit Lender over the assets in its Trading Account and Vault Account at the ________ Custodian. If the Trust fails to repay a Trade Credit within the required deadline, the Trade Credit Lender is permitted to take control of LTC or cash credited to the Trust’s Trading Account and Vault Account at the ________ Custodian (though it is required to exhaust the Trading Account prior to taking control of assets in such Vault Account) and liquidate them to repay the outstanding Trade Credit. Trade Credits bear interest.

Interest rates on Trade Credits (“financing fee”) are calculated as follows: where settlement of Trade Credits is to occur on the business day following the execution date, the applicable stated interest rate divided by 365 (e.g., 11% + Fed Funds Target)/365) is to be paid on the aggregate Trade Credit amount borrowed by the Trust. As a hypothetical example to illustrate how the financing fee is calculated, on December 28, 2023, the Fed Funds Target rate was 5.50%, so the hypothetical financing fee, based on an applicable stated interest rate of 11% + Fed Funds Target, as of that date would be 11% + 5.5% divided by 365 on the borrowed funds.

The Trust’s LTC holdings are maintained with the Custodians rather than the Prime Broker, except in the limited circumstances of LTC that is held temporarily in the Trading Account for purchases and sales of LTC in connection with cash creation and cash redemption Basket settlement that utilize the Prime Broker as a LTC Trading Counterparty, or sales of LTC in connection with the payment of Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, to the extent applicable. In connection with a redemption order utilizing the Prime Broker or to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, the Trust will first borrow LTC from the Trade Credit Lender using the Trade Financing Agreement, and then sell this LTC. In connection with a purchase order utilizing the Prime Broker, the Trust will first borrow cash from the Trade Credit Lender using the Trade Financing Agreement, and then purchase LTC. The purpose of borrowing the LTC or cash used in connection with cash creation and redemption or to pay these fees and expenses from the Trade Credit Lender is to lock in the LTC price on the trade date or the payment date, as applicable, rather than waiting for the funds associated with the creation to be transferred by the Cash Custodian to the Prime Broker prior to purchasing the LTC or for the LTC held in the Vault Accounts to be transferred to a Trading Account prior to selling the LTC (a process which may take up to twenty-four hours, or longer if the Litecoin Blockchain is experiencing delays in transaction confirmation, or if there are other delays).

In the event Trade Credits are unavailable from the Trade Credit Lender or become exhausted, the Sponsor would require the Authorized Participant to deliver cash on the trade date so that a purchase order can be settled in a timely manner. The Trust may use financing when the LTC remains in the Vault Account at the ________ Custodian at the point of intended execution of a sale of LTC. In the event Trade Credits are unavailable or become exhausted in this situation, the Sponsor would instruct the Custodians to move LTC out of the Vault Accounts into the Trading Account so that it could be sold directly in response to a redemption order or to pay fees and expenses. Under these circumstances, the Trust may not be able to lock in the LTC price on the trade date or the payment date, as applicable, and would instead have to wait until the transfer from the Vault Accounts to the Trading Account was completed before selling the LTC.

This could cause the execution price associated with such trades, following the completion of the transfer, to materially deviate from the execution price that would have existed on the original trade or payment date, which could negatively impact Shareholders.

In addition, to the extent that the execution price for purchases and sales of LTC related to creations and redemptions and sales of LTC in connection with paying the Sponsor’s Fee and any other Trust expenses, to the extent applicable, deviate significantly from the Index price used to determine the NAV of the Trust, the Shareholders may be negatively impacted.

With respect to a purchase order, as between the Trust and the Authorized Participant, the Authorized Participant (or, if the Authorized Participant is acting as agent for a Non-AP Arbitrageur, the Non-AP Arbitrageur) is responsible for the dollar cost of the difference between the value of LTC calculated by the Trust Administrator for the applicable NAV per Share of the Trust and the price at which the Trust acquires the LTC to the extent the price realized in buying the LTC is higher than the LTC price utilized in the NAV. To the extent the price realized in buying the LTC is lower than the price utilized in the NAV, the Authorized Participant shall get to keep the dollar impact of any such difference. With respect to a redemption order, between the Trust and the Authorized Participant, the Authorized Participant (or, if the Authorized Participant is acting as agent for a Non-AP Arbitrageur, the Non-AP Arbitrageur) is responsible for the dollar cost of the difference between the value of LTC calculated by the Trust Administrator for the applicable NAV per Share of the Trust and the price at which the Trust sells LTC to raise the cash needed for the cash redemption order to the extent the price realized in selling the LTC is lower than the LTC price utilized in the NAV. To the extent the price realized in selling the LTC is higher than the price utilized in the NAV, the Authorized Participant shall get to keep the dollar impact of any such difference.

THE CASH CUSTODIAN

________ serves as the cash custodian for the Trust. The Cash Custodian is responsible for safekeeping all non-LTC assets of the Trust.

The Trust will indemnify the Cash Custodian from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses and liabilities of any and every nature that the Cash Custodian may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Cash Custodian by any person arising directly or indirectly (i) from the fact that the relevant securities are registered in the name of any such nominee, (ii) from any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Cash Custodian in good faith (a) at the request or direction of or in reliance on the advice of the Trust or Sponsor, or (b) upon Written Instructions, or (iii) from the performance of its obligations under the Cash Custody Agreement.

Under the Cash Custody Agreement, the Cash Custodian has agreed to provide its services for an initial term of three years with an automatic renewal of successive one-year terms unless earlier terminated pursuant to the Cash Custody Agreement. The Custodian may terminate its services for certain material breaches of the Cash Custody Agreement and terminations as may be required or occasioned by law. Either party may terminate the Cash Custody Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

General

The Sponsor has not established formal procedures to resolve all potential conflicts of interest. Consequently, investors may be dependent on the good faith of the respective parties subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably. Although the Sponsor attempts to monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Sponsor to ensure that these conflicts do not, in fact, result in adverse consequences for the Trust.

Prospective investors should be aware that the Sponsor presently intends to assert that Shareholders have, by subscribing for Shares of the Trust, consented to the following conflicts of interest in the event of any proceeding alleging that such conflicts violated any duty owed by the Sponsor to investors.

The Sponsor

The Sponsor and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and other related parties engage in a broad spectrum of activities and may expand the range of services that they provide over time. The Sponsor and its related parties will generally not be restricted in the scope of their business or in the performance of any such services (whether now offered or undertaken in the future), even if such activities could give rise to conflicts of interest, and whether or not such conflicts are described herein. In the ordinary course of their business activities, the Sponsor and its related parties may engage in activities where the interests of the Sponsor and its related parties or the interests of their clients conflict with the interests of the Trust. Certain employees of the Sponsor also have responsibilities relating to the business of one or more related parties. These employees are not restricted in the amount of time that may be allocated to the business activities of the Sponsor’s related parties, and the allocation of such employees’ time between the Sponsor and its related parties may change over time.

The Sponsor and its related parties are responsible for managing other accounts in addition to the services that they provide to the Trust, including other accounts of the Sponsor or its affiliates. Other accounts may include, without limitation, private or SEC-registered funds, separately managed accounts, offshore funds or accounts, or investments owned by the Sponsor or its affiliates. Management of other accounts in addition to services provided to the Trust can present certain conflicts of interest. The other accounts might have similar or different investment objectives or strategies as the Trust, or otherwise hold, purchase or sell investments that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Trust, or may take positions that are opposite in direction from those taken by the Trust.

The Sponsor may devote unequal time and attention to the management of different accounts. As a result, the Sponsor may not be able to fulfill its obligations to the Trust as might be the case if it were to devote substantially more attention to the management of a single account. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where accounts overseen by the Sponsor have different investment strategies.

A conflict of interest arises where the financial or other benefits available to the Sponsor or its related parties differ among the accounts that it manages. Where the structure of the Sponsor’s or its related party’s fee differs among accounts (such as where certain accounts pay higher management fees or a performance or incentive fee), the Sponsor might be motivated to help certain accounts over others. In addition, the Sponsor might be motivated to favor accounts in which it has an interest and/or its related parties have interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain or raise assets under management or to enhance the Sponsor’s or its related parties’ performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the Sponsor to give preferential treatment to those accounts that could most significantly benefit the Sponsor.

The Trust’s service providers (including its Administrator, auditor and legal counsel) may provide services to other pooled investment vehicles with similar investment strategies and objectives and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest. The Trust’s Sponsor and other service providers and their principals, employees or affiliates may invest or trade in digital assets for their own accounts, which activities may conflict or compete with the Trust.

The Sponsor or its affiliates may purchase Shares from the Trust from time to time, and may hold a material position in the Trust. The Trust will not receive any of the proceeds from the resale by the Sponsor or its affiliates of these Shares, and the sale of such Shares may impact the price at which you may be able to sell your Shares. The Sponsor and its affiliates reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to sell into the market or redeem through an Authorized Participant at any time some or all of the Shares of the Trust acquired for their own accounts. The Sponsor or its affiliates face conflicting interests in determining whether, when and in what amount to sell or redeem Shares of the Trust. The Sponsor and its affiliates are under no obligation to consider the effect of sales or redemptions on the Trust and other Shareholders in deciding whether to sell or redeem their Shares.

The Sponsor is responsible for selecting and engaging the Trust’s service providers, including the Benchmark Administrator. To the extent that the Sponsor has other commercial arrangements with the service providers, the Sponsor may face conflicts of interest with respect to its oversight and supervision of the service providers. Further, to the extent that the Sponsor has investments in LTC and/or in Shares, and due to the fact that the Sponsor’s fee is payable based on the value of the Shares, the Sponsor may face potential conflicts of interest with respect to the Benchmark Administrator’s valuation of Shares.

________ is a Custodian of the Trust and an affiliate of the Sponsor, which may create conflicts of interest as a result of such relationship. ________ does not share officers or personnel with the Sponsor. Shareholders should be aware that ________ will not take the interests of the Shareholders into consideration when carrying out its duties under the ________ Custody Agreement. The interests of ________ and the Shareholders may not be aligned. ________ will have no responsibility or liability to the Shareholders or the Trust except as provided in the ________ Custody Agreement.

Proprietary Trading/Other Clients

Because the officers of the Sponsor may trade LTC for their own personal trading accounts (subject to certain internal trading policies and procedures) at the same time that they are managing the account of the Trust, prospective investors should be aware that the activities of the officers of the Sponsor, subject to their fiduciary duties, may, from time-to-time, result in taking positions in their personal trading accounts which are opposite of the positions taken for the Trust. Records of the Sponsor’s officers’ personal trading accounts will not be available for inspection by Shareholders.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SHARES

General

The Trust is authorized under the Trust Agreement to create and issue an unlimited number of Shares. Shares will be issued only in Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 5,000 Shares) and only upon the order of an Authorized Participant. The Shares represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust and have no par value. Any creation and issuance of Shares above the amount registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part will require the registration of such additional Shares.

Description of Limited Rights

The Shares do not represent a traditional investment and should not be viewed as similar to “shares” of a corporation operating a business enterprise with management and a board of directors. A Shareholder will not have the statutory rights normally associated with the ownership of shares of a corporation. Each Share is transferable, is fully paid and non-assessable, and entitles the holder to vote on the limited matters upon which Shareholders may vote under the Trust Agreement. For example, Shareholders do not have the right to elect directors and will not receive dividends. The Shares do not entitle their holders to any conversion or pre-emptive rights or, except as provided below, any redemption rights or rights to distributions.

Voting and Approvals

The Shareholders of the Trust take no part in the management or control, and have no voice in, the Trust’s operations or business. Shareholders have very limited voting rights as set forth in the Trust Agreement. However, certain actions, such as amendments or modifications that appoint a new sponsor (upon the withdrawal, removal or the adjudication or admission of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Sponsor) require the consent of Shareholders owning a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding Shares of the Trust (not including Shares held by the Sponsor or its Affiliates).

The Sponsor will generally have the right to amend the Trust Agreement as it applies to the Trust provided that the Shareholders have the right to vote only if expressly required under Delaware or federal law or rules or regulations of the Exchange, or if submitted to the Shareholders by the Sponsor at its sole discretion. No amendment affecting the Trustee will be binding upon or effective against the Trustee unless consented to by the Trustee in the form of an instruction letter.

Distributions

If the Trust is terminated and liquidated, the Sponsor will distribute to the Shareholders any amounts of the cash proceeds of the liquidation remaining after the satisfaction of all outstanding liabilities of the Trust and the establishment of reserves for applicable taxes, other governmental charges and contingent or future liabilities as the Sponsor shall determine. Accordingly, Shareholders of record at the time of a liquidation may receive either LTC or cash. See “Description of the Trust Agreement—The Trustee—Termination of the Trust.” Shareholders of record on the record date fixed by the Transfer Agent for a distribution will be entitled to receive their pro rata portion of any distribution.

Redemption of the Shares

The Shares may be redeemed only by or through an Authorized Participant and only in whole Baskets. See “Description of Creation and Redemption of Shares.”

Book-Entry Form

Individual certificates will not be issued for the Shares. Instead, one or more global certificates have been deposited by the Transfer Agent with DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. The global certificates will evidence all of the Shares outstanding at any time. Under the Trust Agreement, Shareholders are limited to (1) DTC Participants such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies, (2) those who maintain, either directly or indirectly, a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant (“Indirect Participants”), and (3) those banks, brokers, dealers, trust companies and others who hold interests in the Shares through DTC Participants or Indirect Participants. The Shares are transferable only through the book-entry system of DTC. Shareholders who are not DTC Participants may transfer their Shares through DTC by instructing the DTC Participant holding their Shares (or by instructing the Indirect Participant or other entity through which their Shares are held) to transfer the Shares. Transfers will be made in accordance with standard securities industry practice.

Share Splits

If the Sponsor believes that the per-Share price in the public market for Shares has risen or fallen outside a desirable trading price range, the Sponsor may direct the Transfer Agent to declare a split or reverse split in the number of Shares outstanding and to make a corresponding change in the number of Shares constituting a Basket.

CUSTODY OF THE TRUST’S LTC

LTC Custody Generally

The Trust has entered into the Custody Agreements, pursuant to which the Custodians will custody all of the Trust’s LTC, other than that which may be maintained in a trading account (the “Trading Account”) held with the Prime Broker, which is an affiliate of the ________ Custodian, in segregated accounts from time to time (the “Vault Accounts”). The Custodians will keep all of the private keys associated with the Trust’s LTC held by the Custodians in the Vault Accounts in “cold storage,” which refers to a safeguarding method by which the private keys corresponding to the Trust’s LTC are generated and stored in an offline manner using computers or devices that are not connected to the Internet, which is intended to make them more resistant to hacking. By contrast, in hot storage, the private keys are held online, where they are more accessible, leading to more efficient transfers, though they are potentially more vulnerable to being hacked. While the Custodians will generally keep a substantial portion of the Trust’s LTC in cold storage on an ongoing basis, from time to time, portions of the Trust’s LTC will be held outside of cold storage temporarily in the Trading Account maintained by the Prime Broker as part of trade facilitation in connection with creations and redemptions of Baskets or to sell LTC including to pay Trust expenses. The Trust’s LTC held in the Vault Accounts by the Custodians are held in segregated wallets and therefore are not commingled with the Custodians’ or other customer assets.

A portion of the Trust’s LTC holdings and cash holdings from time to time may be held with the Prime Broker in the Trading Account in connection with creations and redemptions of Baskets utilizing the Prime Broker as LTC Trading Counterparty and any sales of LTC to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. Within the Trust’s Trading Account, the Prime Broker Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular LTC (and cash). Instead, the Trust’s Trading Account represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the LTC (and cash) the Prime Broker holds on behalf of customers who hold similar entitlements against the Prime Broker. In this way, the Trust’s Trading Account represents an omnibus claim on the Prime Broker’s LTC (and cash) held on behalf of the Prime Broker’s customers. The Prime Broker holds the LTC associated with customer entitlements across a combination of omnibus cold wallets, omnibus “hot wallets” (meaning wallets whose private keys are generated and stored online, in Internet-connected computers or devices) or in omnibus accounts in the Prime Broker’s name on a trading venue (including third-party venues and the Prime Broker’s own execution venue) where the Prime Broker executes orders to buy and sell LTC on behalf of its clients. Within such omnibus hot and cold wallets and accounts, the Prime Broker has represented to the Sponsor that it keeps the majority of assets in cold wallets, to promote security, while the balance of assets are kept in hot wallets to facilitate rapid withdrawals. However, the Sponsor has no control over, and for security reasons the Prime Broker does not disclose to the Sponsor, the percentage of LTC that the Prime Broker holds for customers holding similar entitlements as the Trust which are kept in omnibus cold wallets, as compared to omnibus hot wallets or omnibus accounts in the Prime Broker’s name on a trading venue. The Prime Broker has represented to the Sponsor that the percentage of assets maintained in cold versus hot storage is determined by ongoing risk analysis and market dynamics, in which the Prime Broker attempts to balance anticipated liquidity needs for its customers as a class against the anticipated greater security of cold storage. Generally, the Trust will only hold LTC in the Trading Account to the extent the Sponsor reasonably expects is necessary in connection with the redemption of Shares by Authorized Participants or necessary to pay the Trust’s expenses.

Other than the LTC held with the Prime Broker in the Trading Account, the Sponsor will allocate the Trust’s LTC between Vault Accounts at the ________ Custodian, ________ and ________. In determining the amount and percentage of the Trust’s LTC to allocate to each Vault Account, the Sponsor will consider (i) the concentration of the Trust’s LTC at each Custodian, (ii) the Sponsor’s assessment of the safety and security policies and procedures of each Custodian, (iii) the insurance policies of each Custodian, (iv) the fees and expenses associated with the storage of the Trust’s LTC at each Custodian, (v) the fees and expenses associated with the transfer to or from the Vault Account at each Custodian, and (vi) any other factor the Sponsor deems relevant in making the allocation determination. The Sponsor does not intend to disclose the amount or percentage of the Trust’s LTC held at the ________ Custodian, ________ or ________, and the Sponsor may change the allocation between the Custodians at any time and without notice to Shareholders. The fees and expenses associated with the transfer of LTC between the Vault Accounts at each Custodian will be borne by the Sponsor, not the Trust or the Shareholders. Any transfer of LTC between the Vault Accounts at each Custodian will occur “on-chain” over the Litecoin Blockchain. On-chain transactions are subject to all of the risks of the Litecoin Blockchain, including the risk that transactions will be made erroneously and are generally irreversible.

Custody of LTC typically involves the generation, storage and utilization of private keys. These private keys are used to effect transfer transactions (i.e., transfers of LTC from an address associated with the private key to another address). Cold storage is a safeguarding method with multiple layers of protections and protocols, by which the private key(s) corresponding to the Trust’s LTC is (are) generated and stored in an offline manner. Private keys are generated in offline computers that are not connected to the Internet so that they are resistant to being hacked. Cold storage of private keys may involve keeping such keys on a non-networked computer or electronic device or storing the private keys on a storage device or printed medium and deleting the keys from all computers. Such private keys are stored in cold storage facilities within the United States and Europe, exact locations of which are not disclosed for security reasons. A limited number of employees at the Custodians are involved in private key management operations, and the Custodians have represented that no single individual has access to full private keys. While the Custodians will generally keep a substantial portion of the Trust’s LTC in cold storage on an ongoing basis, from time to time, portions of the Trust’s LTC will be held in the Trading Account outside of cold storage temporarily as part of trade facilitation in connection with creations and redemptions of Baskets or to sell LTC to pay Trust expenses. The determination of what portion of the Trust’s LTC to store in the Trading Account and for what duration will be made by the Sponsor at its sole discretion. Please see “Cybersecurity Risks Related to LTC,” “Risks Related to the Markets and Service Ecosystem for LTC,” and “Risks Related to the Trust and the Shares” for a discussion of custody risks.

Even though LTC is only moved into the Trading Account in connection with and to the extent of purchases and sales of LTC by the Trust utilizing the Prime Broker as LTC Trading Counterparty and such LTC is swept from the Trust’s Trading Account to the Trust’s Vault Account at the ________ Custodian each trading day pursuant to a regular end-of-day sweep process, there are no policies that would limit the amount of LTC that can be held temporarily in the Trading Account maintained by the Prime Broker. This could create greater risk of loss of the Trust’s LTC, which could cause Shareholders to suffer losses. Under normal market conditions, the Sponsor’s policy is to keep at least 95% of the Trust’s LTC in the Vault Accounts and no more than 5% of the Trust’s LTC in the Trading Account to cover the reasonably anticipated short-term transaction needs of the Trust.

The Custodians may receive deposits of LTC but may not send LTC without the use of the corresponding private keys. In order to send LTC when the private keys are kept in cold storage, unsigned transactions must be physically transferred to the offline cold storage facility and signed using a software/hardware utility with the corresponding offline keys. At that point, a Custodian can upload the fully signed transaction to an online network and transfer the LTC. Because the Custodians may need to retrieve private keys from offline storage prior to initiating transactions, the initiation or crediting of withdrawals or other transactions may be delayed.

The Custodians carefully consider the design of the physical, operational and cryptographic systems for secure storage of the Trust’s private keys in an effort to lower the risk of loss or theft. No such system is perfectly secure and loss or theft due to operational or other failure is always possible. See “Risk Factors – Conflicts of Interest – The Custodians’ ability to adopt technology in response to changing security needs or trends poses a challenge to the safekeeping of the Trust’s LTC.”

The Trust may engage third-party custodians or vendors besides the Custodians and Cash Custodian to provide custody and security services for all or a portion of its LTC and/or cash, and the Sponsor will pay the custody fees and any other expenses associated with any such third-party custodian or vendor. The Sponsor is responsible for overseeing the Custodians and the Trust’s other service providers. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, add or terminate Custodians at any time. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, change the custodians for the Trust’s LTC holdings, but it will have no obligation whatsoever to do so or to seek any particular terms for the Trust from other such custodians. However, the Sponsor will only enter into LTC custody arrangements with custodians that meet the Sponsor’s criteria, including an agreement to maintain Trust assets in a segregated account, to maintain insurance and to store the Trust’s private keys in cold storage or in such other manner as the Sponsor determines provides reasonable protection for the Trust’s assets from loss or theft. The Trust may hold cash and cash equivalents on a temporary basis to pay expenses or facilitate creation and redemption transactions. The Trust has entered into a cash custody agreement with Cash Custodian under which Cash Custodian acts as custodian of the Trust’s cash.

Custody with the ________ Custodian

Under the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement, the Sponsor maintains sole discretion in allocating LTC among the Vault Accounts and the Trading Account. LTC custodied by the Custodians in the Vault Accounts is not commingled with assets of Custodians or their respective affiliates or with assets of other customers of Custodian. The ________ Custodian has also agreed in the ________ Custody Agreement that it will not, directly or indirectly, lend, pledge, hypothecate or rehypothecate any of the Trust’s LTC, and that the Trust’s LTC assets are not treated as general assets of the ________ Custodian but are instead considered custodial assets that remain the Trust’s property. Additionally, the ________ Custodian has agreed to provide the Trust or its authorized independent public accountant with confirmation of or access to information sufficient to confirm the LTC held by the ________ Custodian for the Trust and that the Trust’s LTC is held in a separate, segregated account under the Trust’s name.

The ________ Custodian’s internal audit team performs periodic internal audits over custody operations, and the ________ Custodian has represented that Systems and Organizational Control (“SOC”) attestations covering private key management controls are also performed on the ________ Custodian by an external provider.

The ________ Custodian’s parent, ________ (“________”) maintains a commercial crime insurance policy in an amount up to $320 million, which is intended to cover the loss of client assets held by ________ and all of its subsidiaries, including the ________ Custodian and the Prime Broker (collectively, ________ and its subsidiaries are referred to as the “________ Insureds”), including from employee collusion or fraud, physical loss including theft, damage of key material, security breach or hack, and fraudulent transfer. The insurance maintained by the ________ Insureds is shared among all of ________’s customers, is not specific to the Trust or to customers holding LTC with the ________ Custodian or the Prime Broker and may not be available or sufficient to protect the Trust from all possible losses or sources of losses.

In the event of a fork of the Litecoin Blockchain, the ________ Custodian and the Prime Broker may, in their sole discretion, determine whether or not to support (or cease supporting) either branch of the Litecoin Blockchain entirely, provided that they shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid ceasing to support both branches of such forked protocol and will support, at a minimum, the original digital asset. Provided that the ________ Custodian and the Prime Broker shall make commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Trust and take the necessary steps to enable the Trust to retrieve and/or obtain any assets related to a fork, airdrop or similar event, neither the ________ Custodian nor the Prime Broker shall have any liability, obligation or responsibility whatsoever arising out of or relating to the operation of an unsupported branch of the Litecoin Blockchain in the event of a fork. Neither the ________ Custodian nor the Prime Broker have any responsibility to support airdrops. The Trust Agreement provides, and the Sponsor has communicated to the Custodians, that the Trust disclaims all rights to Incidental Rights and IR Virtual Currencies.

Under the ________ Custody Agreement, the ________ Custodian’s liability is subject to the following limitations, among others: (i) other than with respect to claims and losses arising from fraud or willful misconduct, among others, the ________ Custodian’s aggregate liability under the ________ Custody Agreement shall not exceed the greater of (A) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the ________ Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the ________ Custodian’s liability, and (B) the value of the affected LTC giving rise to the ________ Custodian’s liability; (ii) the ________ Custodian’s aggregate liability in respect of each cold storage address shall not exceed $100 million; and (iii) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the ________ Custodian is not liable, even if the ________ Custodian has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. The ________ Custodian is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the ________ Custodian.

Also pursuant to the ________ Custody Agreement, the Prime Broker, an affiliate of the Custodian, may provide prime broker services, including LTC trade execution, from time to time as requested by the Sponsor. The Trust may engage in purchases or sales of LTC by placing orders with the Prime Broker.

Custody with ________

________ is also authorized to safeguard the Trust’s LTC holdings allocated to it by the Sponsor. ________ maintains one or more custody accounts on its books, pursuant to the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement, for the receipt, safekeeping, and maintenance of LTC.

As a regulated custodian, ________ is subject to a detailed statutory and regulatory framework, including holding customer assets in segregated client accounts on behalf of customers. 100% of Trust assets and private keys are safekept by ________ and will be held in cold storage in segregated accounts and are never commingled with ________ or other client assets. ________ applies industry standards, such as CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) and SOC1 and SOC2, while also working with the most trusted brands in the industry and offering clients comprehensive insurance solutions.

The ________ ecosystem and architecture for private key management include the ________ Platform, hardware security modules (“HSMs”) and modular services. The ________ cold custody solution is built on ________’s security to manage keys on behalf of customers. ________ only signs transactions that have been authorized by the Sponsor and follow the policies set by the account administrators.

The primary keys and backup keys are created offline using an Offline Vault Console (“OVC”) on air gapped laptops during a secure ceremony to create hardened cryptographic seeds that power the ________ solution. This is to ensure only machines which have no access to the internet and are pristine are able to see private key material.

Undisclosed personnel at ________ hold the sharded keys. When they are reconstituted, they are able to sign a transaction which moves funds in the public blockchain. To mitigate collusion, the individuals who have the sharded keys are different from those who have access to the vaults where the signings happen.

The private key is reconstituted in the OVC, but only in internal memory. At no point is it displayed or shown to any user. After signing is done, the key is no longer available in memory. The OVC is run in a read-only disk, so once the laptop is powered off, there is no non-volatile storage of any kind to write back to disk. The OVC operates using a RAM disk, where it simulates a real hard disk, but it is completely ephemeral and is wiped as soon as the machine is power cycled or rebooted, thus wiping the reconstituted private key and preventing it from being copied or compromised.

________ is a South Dakota trust company and the private keys are strategically distributed across various geographic locations within the United States. In order to enhance security measures, ________ refrains from disclosing the exact locations of these keys.

At time of wallet creation, ________ creates a unique key pair within its HSM in order to give each client a unique wallet on-chain. These online keys are wrapped by the ________ HSM and stored within ________’s data vault for the ________ Platform keys used to sign transactions.

As all custody wallets are segregated, the existence of LTC held by the Trust can be verified on-chain by the Sponsor or any other authorized party.

________ cold wallets are supported by a $250 million insurance policy issued by Lloyd’s of London. The specifics of the policy include Cyber Insurance, E&O, general specie. Any copying and theft of private keys, insider theft or dishonest acts by ________ employees or executives, and loss of keys directly related to ________’s custody of keys would be covered by this amount at minimum. This insurance policy is shared among all of ________’s clients and is not specific to the Trust or to customers holding LTC and may not be available or sufficient to protect the Trust from all possible losses or sources of losses. The Sponsor may purchase additional insurance coverage through ________’s underwriter, though the Sponsor has not purchased such additional insurance cover as of the date of this Prospectus. ________ is not FDIC-insured. ________ has established a business continuity plan that will support its ability to conduct business in the event of a significant business disruption. This plan is reviewed and updated annually, and can be updated more frequently, if deemed necessary, by ________ in its sole discretion. Should ________ be impacted by a significant business disruption, ________ aims to minimize business interruption as quickly and efficiently as possible.

________’s fork policy determines that in the event of an upcoming modification to the Litecoin Blockchain that could result in a digital asset network fork or airdrop, ________ will use best commercial efforts to provide the value of the forked digital asset. In addition to ________’s fork policy, ________ adheres to the fork policy outlined by Compass Financial Technologies. ________ may not support airdrops, side chains, or other derivative, enhanced, or forked protocols, tokens, or coins which supplement or interact with an asset supported by ________ and assumes absolutely no responsibility in respect to new protocols. The Trust Agreement provides, and the Sponsor has communicated to the Custodians, that the Trust disclaims all rights to Incidental Rights and IR Virtual Currencies.

The ________ Custody Agreement commenced on the effective date, as detailed in the agreement, and will continue for one (1) year, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement. After the initial term, the ________ Custody Agreement will automatically renew for successive renewal terms, as established on the agreement, unless either party notifies the other of its intention not to renew with prior notice. ________ may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Trust and to the Sponsor, or immediately if ________ perceives a risk of legal or regulatory non-compliance associated with the Trust’s custodial account activity, among others. The Sponsor may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement at any time upon providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to ________, paying outstanding amounts and an early termination fee.

Custody with ________

________ is also authorized to safeguard the Trust’s LTC holdings allocated to it by the Sponsor. ________ maintains one or more custody accounts on its books, pursuant to the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement, for the receipt, safekeeping, and maintenance of LTC.

LTC custodied by ________ will be segregated at the wallet level from the assets of ________ or their respective affiliates or with assets of any other customers of ________. ________ has also agreed in the ________ Custody Agreement that it shall not have the right to use, lend, pledge or hypothecate any of the Trust’s LTC, or create or, to the extent reasonably possible, permit others to create, any encumbrance in the Trust’s LTC. ________ shall separately identify all Trust LTC assets on its books and records as belonging to the Trust (and, accordingly, not to ________ (in its own or any other capacity), any other client of ________ or any third party). Additionally, ________ has agreed to provide the Trust and, if the Trust so directs, the Trust’s auditors with reports relating to account balances, value, transfers and other information and to provide the Trust and their respective auditors such access as they may reasonably require to perform their duties. Any such access shall be subject to execution of a confidentiality agreement and agreement to ________’s security procedures.

________’s fork policy provides that any new digital asset which results from a hard fork in the Litecoin Blockchain during the term of the ________ Custody Agreement shall, on the Trust’s request, be assessed by ________ for its compatibility with the Platform (“Platform” is defined in the ________ Custody Agreement as the secure platform interface and technical solution which enables the Trust to access and utilize the vault services provided under the agreement). ________ will notify the Trust, following such assessment, whether the new digital asset in question is compatible with the Platform and is compliant with any other internal requirements of ________. In which case, such new digital asset shall, from its inception at the relevant fork be deemed: (i) included within the definition of “Compatible Asset” in the ________ Custody Agreement; and (2) as a distinct form of digital asset to LTC for all purposes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the further application of ________’s fork policy). All holdings of the new digital asset in the Trust’s account(s) will be transferred into a new account for the Trust.

________ does not automatically credit any digital asset the Trust may obtain or otherwise be able to obtain through an airdrop. It is the Trust’s responsibility under the ________ Custody Agreement to monitor any airdrops, and to notify ________ of such airdrops. ________ will, following such notification, assess any such airdrop, on a case-by-case basis, and may decide, in its sole discretion, whether to support such an airdrop, or provide any services in connection with the digital assets obtained or obtainable through that airdrop.

________ maintains comprehensive insurance coverage in relation to digital assets under custody, that is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. This program encompasses crime and specie policies and protects against risks related to third-party computer and fund transfer fraud, employee theft, collusion, and physical device or backup theft, loss or damage. The policy is designed to protect all clients and their on-chain segregated custody wallets, the $50 million (USD) limit is aggregated and pooled and not dedicated specifically to any individual client.

The ________ Custody Agreement commenced on the effective date, as detailed in the agreement, and will continue for thirty-six (36) months, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the ________ Custody Agreement. After the initial term, the ________ Custody Agreement will automatically renew for successive twelve (12) month periods, as established on the agreement, unless either party notifies the other of its intention to terminate in accordance with the terms of the agreement. ________ may terminate the ________ Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing at least three (3) months’ written notice to the Trust, or immediately upon written notice to the Trust if: (i) ________ determines, in its sole discretion, that continued provision of the custody services would result in violation of applicable law or regulation relating to either ________ or the Trust and the parties are unable to amend the relevant provisions of the ________ Custody Agreement in accordance with the terms of the agreement, (ii) a force majeure event, as defined in the ________ Custody Agreement, continues for at least forty-five (45) days, or (iii) the Trust does not utilize the custody services set forth in the ________ Custody Agreement for a period of twelve (12) months from the effective date of the agreement.

DESCRIPTION OF CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

The Trust creates and redeems Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Baskets. Baskets are only made in exchange for delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed (the “Basket Deposit”). The amount of cash required in a Basket Deposit (the “Basket Cash Deposit”) is based on the quantity or value of the quantity, as applicable, of LTC and cash attributable to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s Fees and any accrued but unpaid Extraordinary Expenses) being created or redeemed determined as of 4:00 p.m. ET on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.

Baskets will only made in exchange for delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of cash represented by the Shares being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the value of the LTC attributable to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s Fees and any accrued but unpaid expenses or liabilities) being created or redeemed determined as of 4:00 p.m. ET on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received. The Trust will engage in LTC transactions for converting cash into LTC (in association with purchase orders) and LTC into cash (in association with redemption orders). The Trust will conduct its LTC purchase and sale transactions as described above under the heading “Activities of the Trust – Purchases and Sales of LTC.”

Authorized Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem Baskets. Authorized Participants must be (1) registered broker-dealers or other securities market participants, such as banks or other financial institutions, that are not required to register as broker-dealers to engage in securities transactions as described below, and (2) DTC Participants. To become an Authorized Participant, a person must enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement. The Authorized Participant Agreement provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Shares and for the delivery of the cash required for such creation and redemptions. The Authorized Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Trust and the Sponsor, without the consent of any Shareholder or Authorized Participant. Authorized Participants pay the Transfer Agent a fee for each order they place to create or redeem one or more Baskets (the “Transfer Agent Fee”). In addition, an Authorized Participant is responsible for any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, financing fees, network fees and stamp taxes incurred in connection with the satisfaction of any creation or redemption orders (the “Execution Charges,” and collectively with the Transfer Agent Fee, the “Transaction Fees”). The Transaction Fees may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor. Authorized Participants (or their designees) who make deposits of cash with the Trust in exchange for Shares receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Trust or the Sponsor, and no such person will have any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Trust to effect any sale or resale of Shares. The Authorized Participants will deliver only cash to create Shares and will receive only cash when redeeming Shares. Further, Authorized Participants will not directly or indirectly purchase, hold, deliver, or receive LTC as part of the creation or redemption process or otherwise direct the Trust or a third party with respect to purchasing, holding, delivering, or receiving LTC as part of the creation or redemption process.

Certain Authorized Participants are expected to be capable of participating directly in the spot LTC markets. Some Authorized Participants or their affiliates may from time to time buy or sell LTC and may profit in these instances. To the extent that the activities of Authorized Participants have a meaningful effect on the LTC market, it could affect the price of LTC and impact the ability of the Authorized Participants to effectively arbitrage the difference between the price at which the shares trade and the net asset value of the Trust. While the Sponsor currently expects that Authorized Participants’ direct activities in the LTC or securities markets in connection with the creation and redemption activities of the Trust will not significantly affect the price of LTC or the Shares, the impact of the activities of the Trust and its Authorized Participants on LTC or securities markets is unknown and beyond the control of the Sponsor.

Each Authorized Participant will be required to be registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and a member in good standing with FINRA or exempt from being or otherwise not required to be licensed as a broker-dealer or a member of FINRA, and will be qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where the nature of its business so requires. Certain Authorized Participants may also be regulated under federal and state banking laws and regulations. Each Authorized Participant has its own set of rules and procedures, internal controls and information barriers as it determines is appropriate in light of its own regulatory regime.

The following description of the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets is only a summary and a Shareholder should refer to the relevant provisions of the Trust Agreement and the form of Authorized Participant Agreement for more detail. The Trust Agreement and the form of Authorized Participant Agreement are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Authorized Participants will place orders through the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent will coordinate with the Trust’s Cash Custodian in order to facilitate settlement of the Shares and cash as described in more detail in the “—Creation Procedures” and “—Redemption Procedures” sections below.

Creation Procedures

On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Transfer Agent to create one or more Baskets. Purchase orders must be placed by 1:00 p.m. ET or the close of regular trading on the Exchange, whichever is earlier. The day on which a valid order is received by the Transfer Agent is considered the “Purchase Order Date.”

The manner by which creations are made is dictated by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement. Creation orders are denominated and settled in cash (“Cash Creation Order”). By placing a Cash Creation Order, an Authorized Participant agrees to facilitate the deposit of cash with the Cash Custodian. If an Authorized Participant fails to consummate the foregoing, the order will be cancelled or delayed until the full cash deposit has been received. An Authorized Participant may not withdraw a creation order without the prior consent of the Sponsor at its discretion.

Following an Authorized Participant’s Cash Creation Order, the Trust’s account with the Cash Custodian (the “Cash Account”) must be credited with the required cash by the end of the Purchase Order Date. Upon receipt of the cash deposit amount in the Cash Account, the Cash Custodian will notify the Transfer Agent, the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor that the cash has been deposited. The Transfer Agent will then direct DTC to credit the number of Shares created to the Authorized Participant’s DTC account.

To the extent not held to facilitate redemption orders or pay the Trust’s expenses, the Sponsor will use cash proceeds received in connection with Cash Creation Orders to purchase LTC and deposit it in the Vault Accounts with the Custodians. LTC held in the Vault Accounts is the property of the Trust and is only transferred outside the Vault Accounts or sold in connection with creation and redemption transactions or to pay the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Trust’s LTC will not leased, loaned or used as collateral for any loan, margin, rehypothecation or similar activities. Expenses related to the acquisition of LTC in connection with a creation order and transfer of acquired LTC to the Vault Accounts will not be the responsibility of the Trust.

Determination of Required Deposits

The quantity of cash required to create each Basket Deposit changes from day to day. On each day that the Exchange is open for regular trading, the Administrator adjusts the quantity of cash constituting the Basket Deposit as appropriate to reflect the value of the Trust’s LTC and cash less accrued expenses. The computation is made by the Administrator as promptly as practicable after 4:00 p.m. ET or at a later time set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement or otherwise provided to all Authorized Participants on the date such order is placed in order for the creation of Baskets to be effected based on the NAV of Shares as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form.

To the extent there is a difference between the price actually paid by the Trust to acquire a Basket worth of LTC in the creation process compared to the cash value of the Basket (i.e., if there is a difference between the amount paid by the Trust to purchase the requisite amount of LTC and the valuation of LTC as part of the Trust’s NAV calculation), that difference will also be charged to the creating Authorized Participant.

The Basket Cash Deposit is an amount of cash that is in the same proportion to the total assets of the Trust, net of accrued expenses and other liabilities, on the Purchase Order Date, as the number of Shares constituting a Basket is in proportion to the total number of Shares outstanding on the Purchase Order Date, plus the amount of any Transaction Fees. The Authorized Participant is responsible for all expenses related to the acquisition of LTC in connection with a creation order. For a discussion of how the Trust determines the value of LTC, see “Calculation of NAV” above. The Basket Cash Deposit so determined is communicated via electronic mail message to all Authorized Participants.

Delivery of Required Deposits

An Authorized Participant who places a purchase order must follow the procedures outlined in the “Creation Procedures” section of this prospectus. Upon receipt of the deposit amount by the Cash Custodian, as applicable, the Transfer Agent will direct DTC to credit the number of Shares ordered to the Authorized Participant’s DTC account on the following business day or such later time as may be agreed upon by the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor, following the Purchase Order Date. In circumstances where purchase orders are due before 4:00 p.m. ET, Authorized Participants will not know the total Basket Deposit at the time they submit a purchase order for the Basket. The Trust’s NAV and the price of a Basket Deposit could rise or fall substantially between the time a purchase order is submitted and the time the amount of the purchase price in respect thereof is determined, and the risk of such price movements will be borne solely by the Authorized Participant.

Rejection of Purchase Orders

The Sponsor or its designee has the absolute right, but does not have any obligation, to reject any purchase order or Basket Deposit if the Sponsor determines that:

None of the Sponsor, the Transfer Agent, the Prime Broker, the Custodians or the Cash Custodian will be liable for the rejection of any purchase order or Basket Deposit.

Redemption Procedures

The procedures by which an Authorized Participant can redeem one or more Baskets mirror the procedures for the creation of Baskets. On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Transfer Agent to redeem one or more Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by the close of Regular Trading Hours on the Exchange or an earlier time as determined and communicated by the Sponsor and its agent. A redemption order will be effective on the date it is received by the Transfer Agent (“Redemption Order Date”).

In the case of a redemption order for cash (“Cash Redemption Order”), the redemption distribution from the Trust consists of a transfer to the Authorized Participant of an amount of cash that is in the same proportion to the total assets of the Trust, net of accrued expenses and other liabilities, on the Redemption Order Date, as the number of Shares to be redeemed under the purchase order is in proportion to the total number of Shares outstanding on the Redemption Order Date. With respect to either a LTC Redemption Order or Cash Redemption Order, the redemption distribution due from the Trust will be delivered once the Transfer Agent notifies the Cash Custodian, the Marketing Agent and the Sponsor that the Authorized Participant has delivered the Shares represented by the Baskets to be redeemed to the Transfer Agent’s DTC account. If the Transfer Agent’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the Shares of the Baskets to be redeemed, the redemption distribution will be cancelled or delayed until such time as the Transfer Agent confirms receipt of all such Shares.

By placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be redeemed through DTC’s book-entry system to the Trust by the end of the following business day or such later time as may be agreed upon by the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor following the Redemption Order Date. An Authorized Participant may not withdraw a redemption order without the prior consent of the Sponsor at its discretion.

To the extent there is a difference between the price actually received by the Trust to sell a Basket worth of LTC in the redemption process compared to the cash value of the Basket (i.e., if there is a difference between the amount received by the Trust to sell the requisite amount of LTC and the Trust’s NAV calculation), that difference will also be the responsibility of the redeeming Authorized Participant. Expenses related to the sale of LTC in connection with a redemption order and transfer of LTC from the Vault Accounts will not be the responsibility of the Trust.

Determination of Redemption Distribution

The redemption distribution from the Trust will consist of a transfer to the redeeming Authorized Participant or its designee of an amount of cash that is determined in the same manner as the determination of Basket Deposits discussed above. The Authorized Participant is responsible for all expenses related to the sale of LTC in connection with a redemption order.

Delivery of Redemption Distribution

Once the Transfer Agent notifies the Custodians, the Cash Custodian, the Marketing Agent and the Sponsor that the Shares have been received in the Transfer Agent’s DTC account, the Administrator instructs the Cash Custodian or Prime Broker to transfer the cash amount from the Cash Account to the designee of the Authorized Participant. For a Cash Redemption Order, the redemption distribution due from the Trust will be sent by the Cash Custodian to the Authorized Participant or its designee on the following business day or such later time as may be agreed upon by the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor, following the Redemption Order Date if, by 4:00 p.m. ET, on such business day, the Transfer Agent’s DTC account has been credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Transfer Agent’s DTC account has not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution will be cancelled or delayed until such time as the Transfer Agent confirms receipt of all such Shares.

Suspension of Creation and Redemption Orders

The Sponsor may, in its discretion, suspend the right of creation or redemption, or postpone the creation or redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted, (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation of LTC is not reasonably practicable (for example, as a result of a significant technical failure, power outage, or network error), or (3) for such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the Trust or its Shareholders. For example, the Sponsor may determine that it is necessary to suspend redemptions to allow for the orderly liquidation of the Trust’s assets. None of the Sponsor, the person authorized to take redemption orders in the manner provided in the Authorized Participant Agreement, or the Custodians will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or postponement. If the Sponsor has difficulty liquidating the Trust’s positions, e.g., because of a market disruption event or an unanticipated delay in the liquidation of a position in an over-the-counter contract, it may be appropriate to suspend redemptions until such time as such circumstances are rectified. The Sponsor will provide notice to Shareholders of any such suspensions in a prospectus supplement and/or through a current report on Form 8-K.

Rejection of Redemption Orders

Redemption orders must be made in whole Baskets. The Sponsor or its designee has the absolute right, but does not have any obligation, to reject any redemption order if the Sponsor determines that:

Creation and Redemption Transaction Fees

To compensate the Transfer Agent for expenses incurred in connection with the creation and redemption of Baskets, an Authorized Participant is required to pay the Transfer Agent Fee to the Transfer Agent to create or redeem Baskets, which does not vary in accordance with the number of Baskets in such order. In addition, an Authorized Participant is required to pay the Execution Charges to the Trust or the Sponsor, as applicable, to reimburse the operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, network fees and stamp taxes. The Transaction Fees may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor.

Transfers of LTC into the Trust’s Trading Account are off-chain transactions and transfers from the Trust’s Trading Account to the Trust’s Vault Accounts are “on-chain” transactions represented on the Litecoin Blockchain. Any costs related to transfers from the Trust’s Trading Account to the Trust’s Vault Accounts are borne by the Sponsor (and not the Trust or its Shareholders).

 Tax Responsibility

Authorized Participants are responsible for any transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or governmental charge applicable to the creation or redemption of Baskets, regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the Authorized Participant, and agree to indemnify the Sponsor and the Trust if they are required by law to pay any such tax, together with any applicable penalties, additions to tax and interest thereon.

Secondary Market Transactions

As noted, the Trust will create and redeem Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Baskets. The creation and redemption of Shares are only made in exchange for delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of cash determined as described above.

As discussed above, Authorized Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem Baskets. Authorized Participants must be registered broker-dealers or other securities market participants, such as banks and other financial institutions that are not required to register as broker-dealers to engage in securities transactions. An Authorized Participant is under no obligation to create or redeem Baskets, and an Authorized Participant is under no obligation to offer to the public any Shares it does create.

Authorized Participants that do offer to the public Shares from the Baskets they create will do so at per-Share offering prices that reflect, among other factors, the value of the Trust’s assets, supply of and demand for Shares and market conditions at the time of a transaction. Baskets are generally redeemed when the market price per Share is at a discount to the NAV. Shares initially constituting the same Basket but offered by Authorized Participants to the public at different times may have different offering prices. An order for one or more Baskets may be placed by an Authorized Participant on behalf of multiple clients. Authorized Participants who make deposits with the Trust in exchange for Baskets receive no fees, commissions or other forms of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Trust or the Sponsor, and no such person has any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor to effect any sale or resale of Shares. Shares trade in the secondary market on the Exchange.

Shares are expected to trade in the secondary market on the Exchange. Shares may trade in the secondary market at prices that are lower or higher relative to their NAV. The amount of the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV may be influenced by various factors, including the value of the Trust’s assets, supply and demand for the Shares and market conditions at the time of a transaction.

EXPENSES

Expenses to Be Paid by the Sponsor

The Sponsor has agreed to assume the Sponsor-Paid Expenses, which are the following fees and expenses incurred by the Trust: the Marketing Fee, the Administrator Fee, the Custodian Fee, the Cash Custodian Fee, the Prime Broker Fee, the Transfer Agent Fee, the Trustee’s fee, applicable license fees, including the licensing fees related to the Index License Agreement, fees and expenses related to public trading of the Shares on Nasdaq (including marketing, legal and audit fees and expenses), ordinary legal expenses, audit fees, regulatory fees, including any fees relating to the registration of the Shares with the SEC, printing and mailing costs and costs of maintaining the Trust’s website. There is no cap on the amount of Sponsor-paid Expenses. At the Sponsor’s sole discretion, all or any portion of a Sponsor-paid Expense may be redesignated as an Additional Trust Expense. The Sponsor will provide Shareholders with notice of any such redesignation in a prospectus supplement and/or through a current report on Form 8-K or in the Trust’s annual or quarterly reports.

Extraordinary and Other Expenses

In certain extraordinary circumstances, the Trust may pay expenses in addition to the Sponsor’s Fee, including, but not limited to, any expenses of the Trust that are not assumed by the Sponsor, taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Sponsor (or any other Service Provider) on behalf of the Trust, indemnification expenses of the Custodians, Administrator or other agents, service providers or counterparties of the Trust and extraordinary legal fees and expenses (collectively, “Additional Trust Expenses”). If the Trust incurs any Additional Trust Expenses, the Sponsor or its delegate may cause the Trust (or its delegate) to convert LTC into U.S. dollars at the price available through the Prime Broker’s ________ Prime service (less applicable trading fees) through the Trading Platform which the Sponsor is able to obtain using commercially reasonable efforts. The number of LTC represented by a Share will decline each time the Trust pays Additional Trust Expenses by transferring or selling LTC. Although the Sponsor cannot definitively state the frequency or magnitude of the Additional Trust Expenses, the Sponsor expects that they may occur infrequently, if at all.

Disposition of LTC

To pay the Sponsor’s Fee, the Custodians will, when directed by the Sponsor, (i) withdraw from the LTC Account the number of LTC equal to the accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s Fee and (ii) transfer such LTC to an account maintained by a Custodian for the Sponsor or to an account affiliated with the Sponsor. The Trust is not responsible for paying any fees or costs associated with the transfer of LTC to the Sponsor or the sale of LTC for costs not included in the Sponsor’s Fee. In addition, if the Trust incurs any Additional Trust Expenses, the Sponsor or its delegate may cause the Trust (or its delegate) to convert LTC into U.S. dollars at the price available through the Prime Broker’s ________ Prime service (less applicable trading fees) through the Trading Platform which the Sponsor is able to obtain using commercially reasonable efforts. The number of LTC represented by a Share will decline each time the Trust pays Additional Trust Expenses by transferring or selling LTC. Shareholders do not have the option of choosing to pay their proportionate shares of Additional Trust Expenses in lieu of having their shares of Additional Trust Expenses paid by the Trust’s disposition of LTC. Assuming that the Trust is treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the transfer or sale of LTC to pay the Trust’s expenses will be a taxable event for Shareholders. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders.”

Transfers of LTC to and from the Vault Accounts and the Trading Account, and transfers from the Trading Account to third-party digital asset brokers or dealers are conducted “on chain” in transactions represented on the Litecoin Blockchain. On-chain transactions are subject to all of the risks of the Litecoin Blockchain, including the risk that transactions will be made erroneously and are generally irreversible.

In order to pay the Sponsor’s Fee, the Sponsor may transfer LTC from the Trading Account to the Sponsor’s account at the Prime Broker. Such a transaction will normally be conducted “off chain” through book entries in the Custodian’s records. The Sponsor may also transfer LTC directly from a Vault Account to an account affiliated with the Sponsor.

Because the number of the Trust’s LTC will decrease as a consequence of the payment of the Sponsor’s Fee in LTC or the sale of LTC to pay Additional Trust Expenses (and the Trust will incur additional fees associated with converting LTC into U.S. dollars), the number of LTC represented by a Share will decline at such time and the Trust’s LTC Holdings may also decrease. Accordingly, the Shareholders will bear the cost of the Sponsor’s Fee and any Additional Trust Expenses.

The Sponsor will also cause the sale of the Trust’s LTC if the Sponsor determines that such sale is required by applicable law or regulation or in connection with the termination and liquidation of the Trust. The Sponsor will not be liable or responsible in any way for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale of LTC.

BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY SHARES

The Securities Depository; Book-Entry-Only System; Global Security

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Trust Documents, the Trust’s Shares have been and will only be issued in book-entry-only form, so individual certificates will not be issued for the Shares but rather one or more global certificates will evidence all of the Shares outstanding at any time.

DTC will act as securities depository for the Shares. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities of DTC Participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in such securities among the DTC Participants through electronic book-entry changes. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly. DTC is expected to agree with and represent to the DTC Participants that it will administer its book-entry system in accordance with its rules and by-laws and the requirements of law.

Individual certificates will not be issued for the Shares. Instead, one or more global certificates will be signed by the Transfer Agent on behalf of the Trust, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC, and deposited with the Transfer Agent on behalf of DTC. The global certificates will evidence all of the Shares outstanding at any time. The representations, undertakings and agreements made on the part of the Trust in the global certificates are made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and not the Transfer Agent or the Sponsor individually.

Upon the settlement date of any creation, transfer or redemption of Shares, DTC will credit or debit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the amount of the Shares so created, transferred or redeemed to the accounts of the appropriate DTC Participants. The Transfer Agent and the Authorized Participants will designate the accounts to be credited and charged in the case of creation or redemption of Shares.

Beneficial ownership of the Shares will be limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Owners of beneficial interests in the Shares will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants), the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants), and the records of Indirect Participants (with respect to Shareholders that are not DTC Participants or Indirect Participants). Shareholders are expected to receive from or through the DTC Participant maintaining the account through which the Shareholder has purchased their Shares a written confirmation relating to such purchase.

Shareholders that are not DTC Participants may transfer the Shares through DTC by instructing the DTC Participant or Indirect Participant through which the Shareholders hold their Shares to transfer the Shares. Shareholders that are DTC Participants may transfer the Shares by instructing DTC in accordance with the rules of DTC. Transfers of Shares will be made in accordance with standard securities industry practice.

DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to Baskets and/or the Shares by giving notice to the Transfer Agent and the Sponsor. Under such circumstances, the Sponsor will find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if a replacement is unavailable, the Sponsor will act to terminate the Trust.

The rights of the Shareholders generally must be exercised by DTC Participants acting on their behalf in accordance with the rules and procedures of DTC. Because the Shares can only be held in book-entry form through DTC and DTC Participants, investors must rely on DTC, DTC Participants and any other financial intermediary through which they hold the Shares to receive the benefits and exercise the rights described in this section. Investors should consult with their broker or financial institution to find out about procedures and requirements for securities held in book-entry form through DTC.

PROVISIONS OF LAW

According to applicable law, indemnification of the Sponsor is payable only if the Sponsor determined, in good faith, that the act, omission or conduct that gave rise to the claim for indemnification was in the best interest of the Trust and the act, omission or activity that was the basis for such loss, liability, damage, cost or expense was not the result of negligence or misconduct and such liability or loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the Sponsor, and such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the assets of the Trust.

Provisions of Federal and State Securities Laws

This offering is made pursuant to federal and state securities laws. The SEC and state securities agencies take the position that indemnification of the Sponsor that arises out of an alleged violation of such laws is prohibited unless certain conditions are met.

These conditions require that no indemnification of the Sponsor or any underwriter for the Trust may be made in respect of any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless: (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the party seeking indemnification and the court approves the indemnification; (ii) such claim has been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the party seeking indemnification; or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the party seeking indemnification and finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made, provided that, before seeking such approval, the Sponsor or other indemnitee must apprise the court of the position held by regulatory agencies against such indemnification. These agencies are the SEC and the securities administrator of the state or states in which the plaintiffs claim they were offered or sold interests.

Provisions of the Securities Act

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to the Sponsor or directors, officers, or persons controlling the Trust, the Trust has been informed that the SEC believes that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

MANAGEMENT; VOTING BY SHAREHOLDERS

The Shareholders of the Trust take no part in the management or control of, and have no voice in, the Trust’s operations or business. Shareholders have very limited voting rights as set forth in the Trust Agreement. However, certain actions, such as amendments or modifications that appoint a new sponsor (upon the withdrawal, removal or the adjudication or admission of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Sponsor) require the consent of Shareholders owning a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding Shares of the Trust (not including Shares held by the Sponsor or its Affiliates).

The Sponsor generally has the right to amend the Trust Agreement as it applies to the Trust, provided that the Shareholders have the right to vote only if expressly required under Delaware or federal law or rules or regulations of Nasdaq, or if submitted to the Shareholders by the Sponsor at its sole discretion. No amendment affecting the Trustee will be binding upon or effective against the Trustee unless consented to by the Trustee in the form of an instruction letter.

BOOKS AND RECORDS

The Trust keeps its books of record and account at the office of the Sponsor located at 437 Madison Avenue, 28^th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or at the offices of the Administrator, or such office, including that of an administrative agent, as it may subsequently designate upon notice. The books and records are open to inspection by any person who establishes to the Trust’s satisfaction that such person is a Shareholder upon reasonable advance notice at all reasonable times during usual business hours of the Trust.

The Trust keeps a copy of the Trust Agreement on file in the Sponsor’s office, which will be available for inspection by any Shareholder at all times during the Sponsor’s usual business hours upon reasonable advance notice.

GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO DELAWARE JURISDICTION

The rights of the Sponsor, the Trust, DTC (as registered owner of the Trust’s global certificate for Shares) and the Shareholders are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware except for causes of action for violation of U.S. federal or state securities laws. Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

STATEMENTS, FILINGS AND REPORTS

Statements, Filings and Reports

After the end of each fiscal year, the Sponsor will cause to be prepared an annual report containing audited financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the Trust. The annual report will be in such form and contain such information as will be required by applicable laws, rules and regulations and may contain such additional information which the Sponsor determines shall be included. The annual report shall be filed with the SEC and Nasdaq and shall be distributed to such persons and in such manner as shall be required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

The Sponsor is responsible for the registration and qualification of the Shares under federal securities laws and any other securities and blue sky laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction as the Sponsor may select. The Sponsor will also prepare, or cause to be prepared, and file any periodic reports or updates required under the Exchange Act.

The accounts of the Trust will be audited, as required by law and as may be directed by the Sponsor, by independent registered public accountants designated by the Sponsor. The accountants’ report will be furnished by the Sponsor to Shareholders upon request.

The Sponsor will make elections, file tax returns and prepare, disseminate and file tax reports as advised by its counsel or accountants and/or as required by any applicable statute, rule or regulation.

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Trust is the period ending December 31 of each year. The Sponsor may select an alternate fiscal year.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT

The following is a description of the material terms of the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement establishes the roles, rights and duties of the Sponsor and the Trustee.

The Sponsor

Liability of the Sponsor and Indemnification

The Sponsor and its affiliates (each a “Covered Person”) will not be liable to the Trust or any Shareholder for any action taken or for refraining from taking any action in good faith, having determined that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Trust. However, the preceding liability exclusion will not protect the Sponsor against any liability resulting from its own fraud, willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties.

Each Covered Person will be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, judgment, liability, expense incurred or amount paid in settlement of any claim sustained by it in connection with the Covered Person’s activities for the Trust, without fraud, gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or a material breach of the Trust Agreement on the part of such indemnified party arising out of or in connection with the performance of its obligations under the Trust Agreement and under each other agreement entered into by the Sponsor in furtherance of the administration of the Trust (including, without limiting the scope of the foregoing, any Authorized Participant Agreement) or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. Such indemnity shall include payment from the Trust of the costs and expenses incurred by such indemnified party in defending itself against any claim or liability in its capacity as Sponsor. Any amounts payable to an indemnified party may be payable in advance or shall be secured by a lien on the Trust. The Sponsor may, in its discretion, undertake any action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of the Trust Agreement and the interests of the Shareholders and, in such event, the legal expenses and costs of any such actions shall be expenses and costs of the Trust and the Sponsor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor by the Trust.

Fiduciary and Regulatory Duties of the Sponsor

The Sponsor is not effectively subject to the duties and restrictions imposed on “fiduciaries” under both statutory and common law. Rather, the general fiduciary duties that would apply to the Sponsor are defined and limited in scope by the Trust Agreement.

The Trust Agreement provides that in addition to any other requirements of applicable law, no Shareholder shall have the right, power or authority to bring or maintain a derivative action, suit or other proceeding on behalf of the Trust unless two or more Shareholders who (i) are not affiliates of one another and (ii) collectively hold at least 10% of the outstanding Shares join in the bringing or maintaining of such action, suit or other proceeding.

Beneficial owners may have the right, subject to certain legal requirements, to bring class actions in federal court to enforce their rights under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC. Beneficial owners who have suffered losses in connection with the purchase or sale of their beneficial interests may be able to recover such losses from the Sponsor where the losses result from a violation by the Sponsor of the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws.

Actions Taken to Protect the Trust

The Sponsor may, in its own discretion, prosecute, defend, settle or compromise actions or claims at law or in equity that it considers necessary or proper to protect the Trust or the interests of the Shareholders. The expenses incurred by the Sponsor in connection therewith (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel) will be expenses of the Trust and are deemed to be Additional Trust Expenses. The Sponsor will be entitled to be reimbursed for the Additional Trust Expenses.

Successor Sponsors

If the Sponsor is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, the Trustee may terminate and liquidate the Trust and distribute its remaining assets. Neither the Trustee nor the Administrator has any obligation to appoint a successor sponsor or to assume the duties of the Sponsor and will have no liability to any person because the Trust is or is not terminated as described in the preceding sentence.

The Trustee

The Trustee is a fiduciary under the Trust Agreement and must satisfy the requirements of Section 3807 of the Delaware Trust Statute. However, the fiduciary duties, responsibilities and liabilities of the Trustee are limited by, and are only those specifically set forth in, the Trust Agreement.

Limitation on Trustee’s Liability

Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor has exclusive control of the management of all aspects of the activities of the Trust and the Trustee has only nominal duties and liabilities to the Trust. The Trustee is appointed to serve as the trustee for the sole purpose of satisfying Section 3807(a) of the DSTA, which requires that the Trust have at least one trustee with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware. The duties of the Trustee are limited to (i) accepting legal process served on the Trust in the State of Delaware and (ii) the execution of any certificates required to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State which the Trustee is required to execute under the DSTA.

To the extent the Trustee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities to the Trust or the Shareholders under the DSTA, such duties and liabilities will be replaced by the duties and liabilities of the Trustee expressly set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Trustee will have no obligation to supervise, nor will it be liable for, the acts or omissions of the Sponsor, Transfer Agent, Administrator, Custodians or any other person. Neither the Trustee, either in its capacity as trustee or in its individual capacity, nor any director, officer or controlling person of the Trustee is, or has any liability as, the issuer, director, officer or controlling person of the issuer of Shares. The Trustee’s liability is limited solely to the express obligations of the Trustee as set forth in the Trust Agreement.

Under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor has the exclusive management, authority and control of all aspects of the activities of the Trust. The Trustee has no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance of the Sponsor, nor does the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Sponsor. The existence of a trustee should not be taken as an indication of any additional level of management or supervision over the Trust. The Trust Agreement provides that the management authority with respect to the Trust is vested directly in the Sponsor. The Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee is not responsible or liable for the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any of the LTC or other assets of the Trust.

Possible Repayment of Distributions Received by Shareholders; Indemnification by Shareholders

The Shares are limited liability investments. Investors may not lose more than the amount that they invest plus any profits recognized on their investment. Although it is unlikely, the Sponsor may, from time to time, make distributions to the Shareholders. However, Shareholders could be required, as a matter of bankruptcy law, to return to the estate of the Trust any distribution they received at a time when the Trust was in fact insolvent or in violation of the Trust Agreement. In addition, the Trust Agreement provides that Shareholders will indemnify the Trust for any harm suffered by it as a result of Shareholders’ actions unrelated to the activities of the Trust.

The foregoing repayment of distributions and indemnity provisions (other than the provision for Shareholders indemnifying the Trust for taxes imposed upon it by a state, local or foreign taxing authority, which is included only as a formality due to the fact that many states do not have statutory trust statutes and therefore the tax status of the Trust in such states might, theoretically, be challenged) are commonplace in statutory trusts and limited partnerships.

Indemnification of the Trustee

The Trustee and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Trust as primary obligor and held harmless against any loss, damage, liability, claim, action, suit, cost, expense, disbursement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement of the Trustee’s indemnification rights under the Trust Agreement), tax or penalty of any kind and nature whatsoever arising out of, imposed upon or asserted at any time against such indemnified person in connection with the performance of its obligations under the Trust Agreement, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions contemplated therein; provided, however, that neither the Trust nor the Sponsor shall be required to indemnify any such indemnified person for any such expenses that are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such indemnified person. If the Trust shall have insufficient assets or improperly refuses to pay such an indemnified person within 60 days of a request for payment owed under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor shall, as secondary obligor, compensate or reimburse the Trustee or indemnify, defend and hold harmless such an indemnified person as if it were the primary obligor under the Trust Agreement. Any amount payable to such an indemnified person under the Trust Agreement may be payable in advance and shall be secured by a lien on the Trust property. The obligations of the Sponsor and the Trust to indemnify such indemnified persons under the Trust Agreement shall survive the termination of the Trust Agreement.

Holding of Trust Property

The Trust will hold and record the ownership of the Trust’s assets in a manner such that it will be owned for the benefit of the Shareholders for the purposes of, and subject to and limited by the terms and conditions set forth in, the Trust Agreement. Other than issuance of the Shares, the Trust will not create, incur or assume any indebtedness or borrow money from or loan money to any person. The Trustee may not commingle its assets with those of any other person.

The Trustee may employ agents, attorneys, accountants, auditors and nominees and will not be answerable for the conduct or misconduct of any such custodians, agents, attorneys or nominees if such custodians, agents, attorneys and nominees have been selected with reasonable care.

Resignation, Discharge or Removal of Trustee; Successor Trustees

The Trustee may resign as Trustee by written notice of its election so to do, delivered to the Sponsor with at least 180 days’ notice. The Sponsor may remove the Trustee in its discretion upon 60 days’ notice to the Trustee. If the Trustee resigns or is removed, the Sponsor, acting on behalf of the Shareholders, shall appoint a successor trustee. The successor trustee will become fully vested with all of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the outgoing Trustee.

If the Trustee resigns and no successor trustee is appointed within 180 days after the Trustee notifies the Sponsor of its resignation, the Trustee will terminate and liquidate the Trust and distribute its remaining assets.

Amendments to the Trust Agreement

The Trust Agreement can be amended by the Sponsor in its sole discretion and without the Shareholders’ consent by making an amendment, a Trust Agreement supplemental thereto, or an amended and restated trust agreement, provided that no such amendment or supplement may be made if it would adversely affect the status of the Trust as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any such restatement, amendment and/or supplement shall be effective on such date as designated by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. However, any amendment to the Trust Agreement that affects the duties, liabilities, rights or protections of the Trustee shall require the Trustee’s prior written consent, which it may grant or withhold in its sole discretion. Any amendment to the Trust Agreement that materially adversely affects the interests of the Shareholders shall not be effective any earlier than 20 days after receipt by the affected Shareholders of a notice provided by the Sponsor with respect to any such amendment.

Termination of the Trust

The Trust will dissolve if any of the following events occur:

The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, dissolve the Trust if any of the following events occur:

The death, legal disability, bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, or withdrawal of any Shareholder (as long as such Shareholder is not the sole Shareholder of the Trust) shall not result in the termination of the Trust, and such Shareholder, its estate, custodian or personal representative shall have no right to withdraw or value such Shareholder’s Shares. Each Shareholder (and any assignee thereof) expressly agrees that in the event of its death, it waives on behalf of itself and its estate, and it directs the legal representative of its estate and any person interested therein to waive, the furnishing of any inventory, accounting or appraisal of the assets of the Trust and any right to an audit or examination of the books of the Trust, except for such rights as are set forth in Article VIII of the Trust Agreement relating to the books of account and reports of the Trust.

If the Trust is forced to liquidate, the Trust will be liquidated under the Sponsor’s direction. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will engage directly with either accessible LTC Exchanges or over-the-counter LTC markets to liquidate the Trust’s LTC as promptly as possible while obtaining the best fair value possible. The proceeds therefrom will be applied and distributed in the following order of priority: (a) to the expenses of liquidation and termination and to creditors, including Shareholders who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Trust other than liabilities for distributions to Shareholders and (b) to the holders of Shares pro rata in accordance with the respective percentage of percentages of Shares that they hold.

Governing Law; Consent to New York Jurisdiction

The Trust Agreement and the rights of the Sponsor, Trustee, DTC and Shareholders under the Trust Agreement are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The ________ Custody Agreement and Authorized Participant Agreements are governed by the laws of the State of New York. The ________ Custody Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of South Dakota. The ________ Custody Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales. The Sponsor, the Trustee and DTC and, by accepting Shares, each DTC Participant and each Shareholder consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and any federal courts located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

Subject to the discussion below in “Tax Treatment of the Trust” and “Uncertainty Regarding the U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of LTC,” the following discussion constitutes the opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP, special tax counsel to the Trust, regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership of Shares. This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a beneficial owner of Shares in light of the beneficial owner’s particular circumstances, including tax consequences applicable to beneficial owners subject to special rules, such as:

This discussion applies only to Shares that are held as capital assets and does not address alternative minimum tax consequences or consequences of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income.

If an entity or arrangement that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding Shares and partners in those partnerships are urged to consult their tax advisers about the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning Shares.

This discussion is based on the Code, administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations as of the date hereof, changes to any of which subsequent to the date hereof may affect the tax consequences described herein. Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisers about the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations, as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.

Tax Treatment of the Trust

The Sponsor intends to take the position that the Trust will be treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Assuming that the Trust is a grantor trust, the Trust will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Rather, a pro rata portion of the Trust’s income, gain, losses and deductions will “flow through” to each beneficial owner of Shares.

If the IRS were successful in asserting that the Trust is not properly classified as a grantor trust, the Trust might be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, although due to the uncertain treatment of LTC for U.S. federal income tax purposes (discussed below), there can be no assurance in this regard. If the Trust were classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax consequences of owning Shares generally would not be materially different from the tax consequences described herein, although there might be certain differences, including with respect to timing. In addition, tax information reports provided to Shareholders would be made in a different form. If the Trust were not classified as either a grantor trust or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it would be classified as a corporation for such purposes. In that event, the Trust would be subject to entity-level U.S. federal income tax (currently at a maximum rate of 21%) on its net taxable income and certain distributions made by the Trust to Shareholders would be taxable as dividends to the extent of the Trust’s current and accumulated earnings and profits (which, in the case of Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below), generally would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate (or a lower rate provided by an applicable income tax treaty)).

The remainder of this discussion is based on the assumption that the Trust will be treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Uncertainty Regarding the U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of LTC

As discussed below, each beneficial owner of Shares generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owner of an undivided interest in the LTC held in the Trust. Many significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of LTC are uncertain, and the Sponsor does not intend to request a ruling from the IRS on these issues. On March 25, 2014, the IRS released a notice (the “Notice”), which discusses certain aspects of the treatment of virtual currencies, such as LTC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the Notice, the IRS stated that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) LTC are “property” that is not currency and (ii) LTC may be held as capital assets. There can be no assurance, however, that the IRS will not alter its position with respect to LTC in the future or that a court would uphold the treatment set forth in the Notice. In addition, legislation has been introduced that would, if enacted, cause LTC to be treated as currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If LTC were properly treated as currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes, gain recognized on the disposition of LTC would constitute ordinary income, and losses recognized on the disposition of LTC could be subject to special reporting requirements applicable to “reportable transactions.” The remainder of this discussion assumes that LTC are properly treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as property that is not currency. Special tax counsel to the Trust expresses no opinion regarding these aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of LTC.

The Notice does not address other significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of LTC, including: (i) whether LTC are properly treated as “commodities” for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (ii) whether LTC are properly treated as “collectibles” for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (iii) the proper method of determining a holder’s holding period and tax basis for LTC acquired at different times or at varying prices; and (iv) whether and how a holder of LTC acquired at different times or at varying prices may designate, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which of the LTC are transferred in a subsequent sale, exchange or other disposition. In 2019, the IRS issued a FAQ that addressed some but not all of these issues, but the IRS has not confirmed the answers provided in the FAQ in a manner upon which taxpayers may rely.

Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the substantial uncertainty regarding the tax consequences of an investment in LTC.

Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders

As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Share for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is:

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each U.S. Holder will be treated as the owner of an undivided interest in the LTC held in the Trust and will be treated as directly realizing its pro rata share of the Trust’s income, gains, losses and deductions. When a U.S. Holder purchases Shares for cash, the U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in its pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust will be equal to the amount paid for the Shares. This discussion assumes that each U.S. Holder will acquire all of its Shares for cash on the same date and at the same price per Share. U.S. Holders that acquire, or contemplate acquiring, multiple lots of Shares at different times or prices are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding their tax bases and holding periods in their pro rata shares of the LTC held in the Trust.

When the Trust transfers LTC to the Sponsor as payment of the Sponsor’s Fee, or sells LTC to fund payment of any Additional Trust Expenses or a redemption, each U.S. Holder will be treated as having sold its pro rata share of those LTC for their fair market value at that time (which, in the case of LTC sold by the Trust, generally will be equal to the cash proceeds received by the Trust in respect thereof). As a result, each U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value of the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of the LTC that were transferred and (ii) the U.S. Holder’s tax basis for its pro rata share of the LTC that were transferred, subject to some specialized allocation rules for widely held fixed investment trusts (“WHFITs”). For some purposes, the WHFIT rules generally allocate Trust items based on distributions. For some purposes, redemptions are treated as distributions and may result in gain recognized by the Trust to generate proceeds for the redemption being disproportionately allocated to the Shareholder making the redemption. The application of the WHFIT rules to a trust holding LTC is uncertain. Assuming that LTC are not treated as currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any such gain or loss will generally be short-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held its Shares for one year or less and long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held its Shares for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses may be subject to significant limitations. The Shareholder’s tax basis and holding period for the Shareholder’s pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust will be based on the amount and cash contributed and the time the Trust purchased the LTC with the cash. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its pro rata share of any LTC transferred by the Trust generally will be determined by multiplying the tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of all of the LTC held in the Trust immediately prior to the transfer by a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of LTC transferred and the denominator of which is the total amount of LTC held in the Trust immediately prior to the transfer. Immediately after the transfer, the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its pro rata share of the LTC remaining in the Trust will be equal to the tax basis in its pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust immediately prior to the transfer, less the portion of that tax basis allocable to its pro rata share of the LTC transferred.

U.S. Holders may deduct their respective pro rata shares of the expenses incurred by the Trust to the same extent as if the expenses were directly incurred by the U.S. Holders. U.S. Holders’ pro rata shares of the expenses incurred by the Trust will be treated as “miscellaneous itemized deductions” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If a U.S. Holder is an individual, trust or estate, the U.S. Holder’s share of these expenses will be deductible for regular U.S. federal income tax purposes only to the extent that the U.S. Holder’s share of the expenses, when combined with other “miscellaneous itemized deductions,” exceeds 2% of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted gross income for the particular year, will not be deductible for U.S. federal alternative minimum tax purposes and will be subject to certain other limitations on deductibility.

On a sale or other disposition of Shares, a U.S. Holder will be treated as having sold the LTC underlying such Shares. Accordingly, the Shareholder generally will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized on the sale of the Shares and (ii) the portion of the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust that is attributable to the Shares disposed of. The Shareholder’s tax basis and holding period for the Shareholder’s pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust will be based on the amount and cash contributed and the time the Trust purchased the LTC with the cash. Such tax basis generally will be determined by multiplying the tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of all of the LTC held by the Trust immediately prior to such sale or other disposition by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of Shares disposed of and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares held by such U.S. Holder immediately prior to such sale or other disposition. Assuming that LTC are not treated as currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that gain or loss will generally be short-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held its Shares for one year or less and long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held its Shares for more than one year.

After any sale (or other disposition) of fewer than all of a U.S. Holder’s Shares, the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its pro rata share of the LTC held in the Trust immediately after the sale (or other disposition) generally will equal the tax basis in its pro rata share of the total amount of the LTC held in the Trust immediately prior to the sale, less the portion of that tax basis that is taken into account in determining the amount of gain or loss recognized by the U.S. Holder upon the sale (or other disposition) (or, in the case of a redemption, which is treated as the basis of the LTC received by the Shareholder in the redemption).

Any brokerage or other transaction fee incurred by a U.S. Holder in purchasing Shares will be added to the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the underlying assets of the Trust. Similarly, any brokerage fee or other transaction fee incurred by a U.S. Holder in selling Shares will reduce the amount realized by the U.S. Holder with respect to the sale.

Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders

As used herein, the term “non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Share for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is, for such purposes:

The term “non-U.S. Holder” does not include (i) nonresident alien individuals present in the United States for 183 days or more in a taxable year, (ii) former U.S. citizens and certain expatriated entities or (iii) persons whose Shares are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. Prospective investors described in the preceding sentence should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning Shares.

The Trust does not expect to generate taxable income other than gain (if any) that will be recognized on the transfer of LTC in payment of the Sponsor’s Fee and the sale of LTC in connection with the payment of any Additional Trust Expenses. A non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax with respect to any such gain or with respect to any gain the non-U.S. Holder recognizes upon a sale of Shares. However, if the income from the trust is effectively connected to a U.S. trade or business or, in the case of an individual, the individual is in the United States for more than 180 days, the gains may be subject to U.S. tax.

U.S. Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

The Trust or the appropriate broker will file certain information returns with the IRS and provide holders of Shares with information regarding their shares of the Trust’s annual income (if any) and expenses in accordance with applicable Treasury regulations.

A U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding in certain circumstances if it fails to provide its taxpayer identification number or to comply with certain certification procedures. In order to avoid the information reporting and backup withholding requirements, a non-U.S. Holder may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that it is not a U.S. person. The amount of any backup withholding will be allowed as a credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

ERISA AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or Code section 4975 impose certain requirements on employee benefit plans and certain other plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans, and certain collective investment funds or insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans or arrangements are invested, that are subject to ERISA and/or the Code (collectively, “Plans”), and on persons who are fiduciaries with respect to the investment of assets treated as “plan assets” of a Plan. Government plans and some church plans are not subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or the provisions of section 4975 of the Code but may be subject to substantially similar rules under state or other federal law.

In contemplating an investment of a portion of Plan assets in Shares, the Plan fiduciary responsible for making such investment should carefully consider, taking into account the facts and circumstances of the Plan, the “Risk Factors” discussed above and whether such investment is consistent with its fiduciary responsibilities, including, but not limited to (1) whether the fiduciary has the authority to make the investment under the appropriate governing plan instrument, (2) whether the investment would constitute a direct or indirect non-exempt prohibited transaction with a party in interest, (3) the Plan’s funding objectives, and (4) whether under the general fiduciary standards of investment prudence and diversification such investment is appropriate for the Plan, taking into account the overall investment policy of the Plan, the composition of the Plan’s investment portfolio and the Plan’s need for sufficient liquidity to pay benefits when due.

It is anticipated that the Shares will constitute “publicly-held offered securities” as defined in the Department of Labor Regulations § 2510.3-101(b)(2). Accordingly, Shares purchased by a Plan, and not the Plan’s interest in the underlying LTC held in the Trust represented by the Shares, should be treated as assets of the Plan, for purposes of applying the “fiduciary responsibility” and “prohibited transaction” rules of ERISA and the Code.

Investment by Certain Retirement Plans

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and participant-directed accounts under tax-qualified retirement plans are limited in the types of investments they may make under the Code. Potential purchasers of Shares that are IRAs or participant-directed accounts under a Code section 401(a) plan should consult with their own tax advisers as to the consequences of a purchase of Shares.

SEED CAPITAL INVESTOR

[On ____, 202_, ____ (the “Seed Capital Investor”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, purchased ____ (__) Share at a per-Share price of $___ (the “Seed Share”). Delivery of the Seed Share was made on ____, 202_. Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Share were $___. On ____, 202_, the Seed Share was redeemed for cash and the Seed Capital Investor purchased ____ Shares at a per-Share price of $____ (the “Seed Baskets”). Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Baskets were $____. On ____, 202_, the Trust purchased ____ LTC with the proceeds of the Seed Baskets. As of the date of the Prospectus, these ____Shares represent all of the outstanding Shares. The Seed Capital Investor will act as a statutory underwriter in connection with the Seed Baskets. See “Plan of Distribution” for additional information. The Seed Capital Investor may offer all of the Shares comprising the Seed Share and the Seed Baskets to the public pursuant to this Prospectus.

The Seed Capital Investor will not receive from the Trust, the Sponsor or any of their affiliates any fee or other compensation in connection with the sale of the Seed Baskets. The Seed Capital Investor will be acting as a statutory underwriter with respect to the Seed Baskets.

The Seed Capital Investor will not act as an Authorized Participant with respect to the Seed Baskets, and its activities with respect to the Seed Baskets will be distinct from those of an Authorized Participant. Unlike most Authorized Participants, the Seed Capital Investor is not in the business of purchasing and selling securities for its own account or the accounts of others. The Seed Capital Investor will not act as an Authorized Participant to purchase (or redeem) Baskets in the future.]

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

In addition to, and independent of the initial purchase by the Seed Capital Investor (described above), the Trust issues Shares in Baskets only to Authorized Participants in exchange for deposits of cash on a continuous basis. Authorized Participants will not directly or indirectly purchase, hold, deliver, or receive LTC as part of the creation or redemption process or otherwise direct the Trust or a third party with respect to purchasing, holding, delivering, or receiving LTC as part of the creation or redemption process. The Trust does not issue fractions of a Basket. Because new Shares can be created and issued on an ongoing basis, at any point during the life of the Trust, a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act, will be occurring. The Seed Capital Investor will be deemed a statutory underwriter with respect to the Seed Baskets. Authorized Participants, other broker-dealers, and other persons are cautioned that some of their activities will result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner that would render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act. For example, an Authorized Participant, other broker-dealer firm or its client will be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases a Basket from the Trust, breaks the Basket down into its constituent Shares and sells the Shares directly to its customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a new Basket with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for the Shares. A determination of whether a particular market participant is an underwriter must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to designation as an underwriter and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

Investors that purchase shares through a brokerage account (whether commission-based or fee-based) may pay commissions or fees charged by the brokerage account.

Dealers that are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act.

The Sponsor intends to qualify the Shares in states selected by the Sponsor and that sales be made through broker-dealers who are members of FINRA. Investors intending to create or redeem Baskets through Authorized Participants in transactions not involving a broker-dealer registered in such investor’s state of domicile or residence should consult their legal adviser regarding applicable broker-dealer or securities regulatory requirements under the state securities laws prior to such creation or redemption.

The offering of Baskets is being made in compliance with Conduct Rule 2310 of FINRA. Authorized Participants will not receive from the Trust or the Sponsor any compensation in connection with an offering or reoffering of the Shares. Accordingly, there is, and will be, no payment of underwriting compensation in connection with any such offering of Shares in excess of 10% of the gross proceeds of the offering.

Pursuant to a Marketing Agent Agreement (the “Marketing Agent Agreement”) entered into between the Sponsor and Paralel Distributors LLC (the “Marketing Agent”), the Marketing Agent will be paid an annual fee by the Sponsor. In addition, the Sponsor will pay certain out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Marketing Agent incurred in connection with its assistance in the marketing of the Trust and its Shares.

Under the Marketing Agent Agreement, the Marketing Agent will provide the following services to the Sponsor:

The Marketing Agent will not be liable for, and the Trust shall indemnify, defend and hold the Marketing Agent, its affiliates and each of their respective members, managers, directors, officers, employees, representatives and any person who controls or previously controlled the Marketing Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Marketing Agent Indemnitees”), free and harmless from and against, any and all losses, claims, demands, liabilities, damages and expenses (including the costs of investigating or defending any alleged losses, claims, demands, liabilities, damages or expenses and any reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) that any Marketing Agent Indemnitee may incur arising out of or relating to (i) the Marketing Agent’s provision of services under the Marketing Agent Agreement; (ii) the Trust’s breach of any of its obligations, representations, warranties or covenants contained in the Marketing Agent Agreement; (iii) the Trust’s failure to comply in all material respects with any applicable laws, rules or regulations; (iv) any claim that the prospectus, registration statement, marketing literature and advertising materials or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) includes or included an untrue statement of a material fact or omits or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Trust’s obligation to indemnify any of the Marketing Agent Indemnitees shall not be deemed to cover any such losses, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final decision on the merits, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the prospectus or any such advertising materials or marketing literature or other information filed or made public by the Trust in reliance upon and in conformity with information provided by the Marketing Agent to the Trust, in writing, for use in such prospectus or any such advertising materials or marketing literature. In no event shall anything contained herein be so construed as to protect the Marketing Agent against any liability to the Trust for which the Marketing Agent would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, reckless disregard or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under the Marketing Agent Agreement.

Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Marketing Agent Agreement shall continue in effect for two years from its effective date. Thereafter, if not terminated, the Marketing Agent Agreement shall continue automatically in effect for successive one-year periods. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Marketing Agent Agreement may be terminated by any party at any time upon written notice to the other parties if (a) the Trust is terminated, (b) any other party becomes insolvent or bankrupt or files a voluntary petition, or is subject to an involuntary petition, in bankruptcy or attempts to or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or consents to the appointment of a trustee or receiver or (c) any other party willfully and materially breaches its obligations under the Marketing Agent Agreement and such breach has not been cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the non-breaching party prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after written notice by the non-breaching party to the breach party of such breach.

The Shares are listed and traded on Nasdaq under the symbol “____.”

Selling Shareholders

The Sponsor or its affiliates, or a fund or unit investment trust for which the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor serves as sponsor or investment advisor, may purchase Shares of the Trust through a broker-dealer or other investors, including in secondary market transactions, and because the Sponsor and its affiliates may be deemed affiliates of the Trust, the Shares are being registered to permit the resale of these Shares by affiliates of the Trust from time to time after any such purchase. The Trust will not receive any of the proceeds from the resale of such Shares.

Selling shareholders (each, a “Selling Shareholder”), including the Seed Capital Investor, may sell Shares owned by them directly or through broker-dealers, in accordance with applicable law, on any national securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, through trading systems, in the OTC market or in transactions other than on these exchanges or systems at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected through brokerage transactions, privately negotiated trades, block sales, entry into options or other derivatives transactions or through any other means authorized by applicable law. Selling Shareholders may redeem Shares held in Basket size through an Authorized Participant. See “Conflicts of Interest.”

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the Shares will be passed upon for the Sponsor by Chapman and Cutler LLP. Chapman and Cutler LLP, as special tax counsel to the Trust, will also render an opinion regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership of Shares. Chapman and Cutler LLP will render an opinion regarding the Trust’s status under Delaware law.

EXPERTS

The financial statement as of ________, included in this Prospectus has been so included in reliance on the report of ________, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

SUMMARY OF PROMOTIONAL AND SALES MATERIAL

The Trust expects to use the following sales material it has prepared:

The materials described above are not a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Trust and the Sponsor may collect or have access to certain nonpublic personal information about current and former Shareholders. Nonpublic personal information may include information received from Shareholders, such as a Shareholder’s name, social security number and address, as well as information received from brokerage firms about Shareholder holdings and transactions in Shares of the Trust.

The Trust and the Sponsor do not disclose nonpublic personal information except as required by law or as described in their Privacy Policy. In general, the Trust and the Sponsor restrict access to the nonpublic personal information they collect about Shareholders to those of their and their affiliates’ employees and service providers who need access to such information to provide products and services to Shareholders.

The Trust and the Sponsor maintain safeguards that comply with federal law to protect Shareholders’ nonpublic personal information. These safeguards are reasonably designed to (1) ensure the security and confidentiality of Shareholders’ records and information, (2) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of Shareholders’ records and information, and (3) protect against unauthorized access to or use of Shareholders’ records or information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any Shareholder.

Third-party service providers with whom the Trust and the Sponsor share nonpublic personal information about Shareholders must agree to follow appropriate standards of security and confidentiality, which include safeguarding such nonpublic personal information physically, electronically and procedurally.

A copy of the Sponsor’s current Privacy Policy, which is applicable to the Trust, is provided to Shareholders annually and is also available at https://coinshares.com/privacy-policy.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

The Sponsor has filed on behalf of the Trust a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement (including the exhibits to the registration statement), parts of which have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about the Trust or the Shares, please refer to the registration statement, which is available online at www.sec.gov.

Information about the Trust and the Shares can also be obtained from the Trust’s website, which is https://coinshares.com/us/etf/____/ The Trust’s website address is only provided here as a convenience to you and the information contained on or connected to the website is not part of this Prospectus or the registration statement of which this Prospectus is part. The Trust is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will file certain reports and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The reports and other information are available online at www.sec.gov.

PROSPECTUS

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The Trust shall not bear any expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered. These expenses shall be paid by CoinShares Co., the sponsor of the Trust. Except for the Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee and Exchange Listing Fee, all such expenses are estimated:

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Trust Agreement will provide that the Trust shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustee (including in its individual capacity) and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustee (the “Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and fees and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement of its indemnification rights under the Trust Agreement), taxes and penalties of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”), to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or are imposed upon or asserted at any time against such Indemnified Persons with respect to the performance of the Trust Agreement, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions contemplated thereby; provided, however, that the Trust shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of an Indemnified Person. If the Trust shall have insufficient assets or improperly refuses to pay an Indemnified Person within sixty (60) days of a request for payment owed hereunder, the Sponsor shall, as secondary obligor, compensate or reimburse the Trustee or indemnify, defend and hold harmless an Indemnified Person as if it were the primary obligor under the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of an Indemnified Person. To the fullest extent permitted by law and by the requirement for treatment of the Trust as a grantor trust for tax purposes, Expenses to be incurred by an Indemnified Person shall, from time to time, be advanced by, or on behalf of, the Sponsor prior to the final disposition of any matter upon receipt by the Sponsor of an undertaking by, or on behalf of, such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Trust Agreement.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

On ____, 202_, ____ (the “Seed Capital Investor”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, purchased ____ (__) Share at a per-Share price of $___ (the “Seed Share”). Delivery of the Seed Share was made on ____, 202_. Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Share were $___. On ____, 202_, the Seed Share was redeemed for cash and the Seed Capital Investor purchased ____ Shares at a per-Share price of $____ (the “Seed Baskets”). Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Baskets were $____. On ____, 202_, the Trust purchased ____ LTC with the proceeds of the Seed Baskets.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Exhibits.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules.

Not applicable.

Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, and the State of New York, on January 24, 2025.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities* and on the dates indicated.

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