Trust Expenses and Other Agreements	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Trust Expenses And Other Agreements Abstract
Trust Expenses and Other Agreements [Text Block]	Note 3. Trust Expenses and Other Agreements The Trust pays the Sponsor a unified fee (the “Sponsor Fee”) of 0.20% of average daily net assets that accrues daily and pays monthly. Prior to February 21, 2024, the Sponsor Fee was 0.25% of average daily net assets. Effective for the period from March 12, 2024, through November 24, 2024, the Sponsor agreed to waive the entire Sponsor Fee for the first $1.5 billion of the Trust’s net assets. Effective for the period from November 25, 2024 through January 10, 2026, the Sponsor will waive the entire Sponsor Fee for the first $2.5 billion of the Trust’s assets. If the Trust’s assets exceed $2.5 billion prior to January 10, 2026, the Sponsor Fee charged on assets over $2.5 billion will be 0.20% of average daily net assets. All investors will incur the same Sponsor Fee which is the weighted average of those fee rates. After January 10, 2026, the Sponsor Fee will be 0.20% of average daily net assets. The Sponsor has agreed to pay all operating expenses (except for litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) out of the Sponsor Fee. The Sponsor from time to time will sell bitcoin, which may be facilitated by one or more liquidity providers and/or the Bitcoin Custodians, in such quantity as is necessary to permit payment of the Sponsor Fee and Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor. The Trustee fee is paid by the Sponsor and is not an expense of the Trust. The Trust holds its bitcoin at the Bitcoin Custodian and at the Additional Bitcoin Custodian, both of which are regulated third-party custodians that carry insurance (in the case of the Additional Bitcoin Custodian, such insurance is carried by its parent, Coinbase Inc., and is intended to cover the loss of client assets held by Coinbase Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Additional Bitcoin Custodian) and are responsible for safekeeping of bitcoin owned by the Trust and holding private keys that provide access to the bitcoin in the Trust’s bitcoin account. State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and cash custodian.

Trust Expenses and Other Agreements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Trust Expenses And Other Agreements Abstract

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Note 3. Trust Expenses and Other Agreements

The Trust pays the Sponsor a unified fee (the “Sponsor Fee”) of 0.20% of average daily net assets that accrues daily and pays monthly. Prior to February 21, 2024, the Sponsor Fee was 0.25% of average daily net assets. Effective for the period from March 12, 2024, through November 24, 2024, the Sponsor agreed to waive the entire Sponsor Fee for the first $1.5 billion of the Trust’s net assets. Effective for the period from November 25, 2024 through January 10, 2026, the Sponsor will waive the entire Sponsor Fee for the first $2.5 billion of the Trust’s assets. If the Trust’s assets exceed $2.5 billion prior to January 10, 2026, the Sponsor Fee charged on assets over $2.5 billion will be 0.20% of average daily net assets. All investors will incur the same Sponsor Fee which is the weighted average of those fee rates. After January 10, 2026, the Sponsor Fee will be 0.20% of average daily net assets. The Sponsor has agreed to pay all operating expenses (except for litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) out of the Sponsor Fee. The Sponsor from time to time will sell bitcoin, which may be facilitated by one or more liquidity providers and/or the Bitcoin Custodians, in such quantity as is necessary to permit payment of the Sponsor Fee and Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor.

The Trustee fee is paid by the Sponsor and is not an expense of the Trust.

The Trust holds its bitcoin at the Bitcoin Custodian and at the Additional Bitcoin Custodian, both of which are regulated third-party custodians that carry insurance (in the case of the Additional Bitcoin Custodian, such insurance is carried by its parent, Coinbase Inc., and is intended to cover the loss of client assets held by Coinbase Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Additional Bitcoin Custodian) and are responsible for safekeeping of bitcoin owned by the Trust and holding private keys that provide access to the bitcoin in the Trust’s bitcoin account.

State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent and cash custodian.

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