▣About ARK 21Shares

ARK 21Shares is the joint fund offering from ARK Invest and 21Shares that issues the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), a U.S.-listed vehicle providing direct exposure to bitcoin. 21Shares (originally part of Amun/21.co) was co‑founded in 2018 by Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder to build exchange-traded crypto products, while ARK Invest was founded by Cathie Wood to focus on thematic, disruptive-innovation investing. The collaboration formalized in the ARKB fund and related SEC registration: ARKB is a physically‑backed spot Bitcoin ETF structured as a Delaware statutory trust that seeks to track bitcoin via the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate. Leadership combines Cathie Wood’s investment and product leadership at ARK with 21Shares’ crypto ETP and issuance experience under co‑founder/CEO Hany Rashwan (and co‑founder Ophelia Snyder), positioning ARK 21Shares as a regulated, institutional-grade route for U.S. investors to access bitcoin.