Correspondence 0001193125-24-004944 from Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) (CIK 0001869699) (ARKB)
Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) (CIK 0001869699)
Date: Jan. 9, 2024 · CIK: 0001869699 · Accession: 0001193125-24-004944
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21SHARES US LLC
37 West 20th Street, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10011
VIA EDGAR
January 9, 2024
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Crypto Assets
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed January 9, 2024
SEC File Nos. 333-257474
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective no earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 10, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Registrant requests that notification of such effectiveness be made by telephone call to Allison Fumai of Dechert LLP, legal counsel to the Registrant, at 212-698-3526.
Very truly yours,
ARK 21SHARES BITCOIN ETF
21Shares US LLC, as Sponsor of the Trust
By:
/s/ Ophelia Snyder
Name:
Ophelia Snyder
Title:
President
* The registrant is a trust, and the person is signing in her capacity as officer of 21Shares US LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.
21SHARES US LLC
37 West 20th Street, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10011
VIA EDGAR
January 9, 2024
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Crypto Assets
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed January 9, 2024
SEC File Nos. 333-257474
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), 21Shares US LLC, in its capacity as Sponsor of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (the “Trust”), hereby joins in the request of the Fund for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, (the “Registration Statement”) so that such Registration Statement may be declared effective no earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 10, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The undersigned, in making this request for acceleration, hereby states that it is aware of its obligations under Rule 461 and the other applicable provisions of the 1933 Act.
Very truly yours,
21SHARES US LLC
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP 21SHARES US LLC 37 West 20th Street, Suite 1101 New York, NY 10011 VIA EDGAR January 9, 2024 Division of Corporation Finance Office of Crypto Assets Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 9, 2024 SEC File Nos. 333-257474 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective no earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 10, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Registrant requests that notification of such effectiveness be made by telephone call to Allison Fumai of Dechert LLP, legal counsel to the Registrant, at 212-698-3526. Very truly yours, ARK 21SHARES BITCOIN ETF 21Shares US LLC, as Sponsor of the Trust By: /s/ Ophelia Snyder Name: Ophelia Snyder Title: President * The registrant is a trust, and the person is signing in her capacity as officer of 21Shares US LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant. 21SHARES US LLC 37 West 20th Street, Suite 1101 New York, NY 10011 VIA EDGAR January 9, 2024 Division of Corporation Finance Office of Crypto Assets Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 9, 2024 SEC File Nos. 333-257474 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), 21Shares US LLC, in its capacity as Sponsor of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (the “Trust”), hereby joins in the request of the Fund for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, (the “Registration Statement”) so that such Registration Statement may be declared effective no earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 10, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The undersigned, in making this request for acceleration, hereby states that it is aware of its obligations under Rule 461 and the other applicable provisions of the 1933 Act. Very truly yours, 21SHARES US LLC By: /s/ Ophelia Snyder Name: Ophelia Snyder Title: President