ARK Invest Becomes First Public Fund Manager to Invest in Bitcoin

About ARK Investment Management

Headquartered in New York City, ARK Investment Management LLC is a registered investment adviser and privately held investment firm, specializing in thematic investing. The firm is rooted in over thirty years of experience in identifying and investing in disruptive innovations that enable outsized growth as industries transform. Through its open source research process, ARK is able to identify companies that we believe are leading and benefiting from disruptive cross-sector forces and changing how the world works.

More information regarding the ARK funds can be found at www.ark-funds.com.  Cathie Wood can be followed at @CathieDWood and the firm's themes can be tracked at @ARKindu @ARKgenome @ARKwebx0. ARK's corporate Twitter feed can be followed at @ARKInvest.

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About Grayscale Investments

Grayscale is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, a company helping to build the foundation of the digital currency and blockchain technology industry.  The trusted authority on digital currency investing, Grayscale provides unparalleled market insight and investment exposure to the developing digital currency asset class. The first in Grayscale's line of investment products, the Bitcoin Investment Trust provides access to the investment opportunity of bitcoin securely and seamlessly. The Bitcoin Investment Trust's shares are the first publicly quoted securities (ticker: GBTC) solely invested in and deriving value from the price of bitcoin.

More information regarding Grayscale can be found at www.grayscale.co.  Grayscale and the firm's first product can be followed at @GrayscaleInvest and @BitcoinTrust, respectively.

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Michael Sonnenshein 
212-668-3911 
press@grayscale.co 

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The principal risks of investing in ARKW include: Equity Securities Risk. The value of the equity securities the Fund holds may fall due to general market and economic conditions. Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers involve risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities. Information Technology Sector Risk. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Detailed information regarding the specific risks of ARKW can be found in its prospectus. Additional risks of investing in ARKW include market, management and non-diversification risks, as well as fluctuations in market value and NAV. An investment in an ETF is subject to risks and you can lose money on your investment in an ETF.

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