Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF 8-K

What Happened
Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (the Fund) filed an 8‑K reporting that CoinDesk Indices, Inc. (the Index Provider) announced on March 17, 2026 that it added Binance as a Constituent Trading Platform used to calculate Index Prices for certain Fund Components. The Fund uses the Index Price (derived from Constituent Trading Platforms and reflected in each component’s CoinDesk Benchmark Rate) to value each Fund Component for operational purposes; Index Prices are calculated at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on each business day.

Key Details

• Effective date: March 17, 2026.
• Addition: Binance was added as a Constituent Trading Platform for Ether-USD, SOL-USD, and BNB-USD trading pairs.
• No removals: The Index Provider did not remove any Constituent Trading Platforms as part of its scheduled monthly review.
• Operational note: The filing reiterates that the Index Provider may add or remove venues during scheduled monthly reviews (see the Fund’s 10‑K discussion of Index Prices).

Why It Matters
For investors, this is a procedural change that can affect how the Fund’s holdings are valued for operational purposes because Index Prices incorporate trading data from the listed venues. Adding Binance increases the set of venues used to compute the CoinDesk Benchmark Rates for the affected components (Ether, SOL, BNB), which could influence the daily Index Prices the Fund references—though the filing does not state any specific impact on NAV or performance. The change was signed by Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC on behalf of the Fund (filed March 20, 2026).