Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTC) 8-K

What Happened Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTC) reported that CoinDesk Indices, Inc. (the Index Provider) changed the trading venues used to calculate the CoinDesk Litecoin Benchmark Rate effective January 20, 2026. The Index Provider added Binance (LTC‑USDC), Gate (LTC‑USDC) and HashKey (LTC‑USD) and removed Bitfinex (LTC‑USD) as part of its scheduled review.

Key Details

• Filing: Form 8‑K filed January 26, 2026 by Grayscale Litecoin Trust (sponsored by Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC).
• Additions (effective Jan 20, 2026): Binance (LTC‑USDC), Gate (LTC‑USDC), HashKey (LTC‑USD).
• Removal: Bitfinex (LTC‑USD) removed for failing to meet inclusion criteria.
• Constituent trading platforms used in the Index Price as of the filing:
  • LTC‑USD pairs: Bitstamp by Robinhood, Crypto.com, Gemini, HashKey, Kraken, LMAX Digital, OKX.
  • LTC‑USDC pairs: Binance, Bullish, Bybit, Gate, Kraken, OKX.
• CoinDesk may change constituents or calculation methods at any time and performs scheduled monthly reviews (see Trust’s 10‑K for criteria).

Why It Matters The Index Price calculated by CoinDesk is used in public market reference and can affect price discovery and the market valuation of the Trust’s shares. Changes in which trading venues and trading pairs (USD vs. USDC) feed the index can alter the sources of liquidity and price inputs used to determine the referenced Litecoin price. Investors should note this is an operational change by the Index Provider disclosed by the Trust; it does not itself report changes to the Trust’s holdings or NAV in this filing.