UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~October 517, 2025

GSR IV Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-42821

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5900 Balcones Drive, Suite 100

Austin, TX 78731

78731

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(914-369-4400)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-seventh of one right	GSRFU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	GSRF	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each whole right entitling the holder to receive one Class A ordinary share	GSRFR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one seventh of one right	GSRFU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share	GSRF	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each whole right entitling the holder to receive one Class A ordinary share	GSRFR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On ~~September~~October 517, 2025, GSR IV Acquisition Corp. (the “Company,”~~) consummated its initial public offering (the~~ “~~IPO~~us”~~) of~~ ~~20,000,000~~or ~~units (the~~ “~~Units~~our”). Inannounced ~~connection~~that ~~with~~ the ~~closing,~~holders of the ~~underwriter~~Company’s ~~fully~~units ~~exercised~~sold ~~its~~in ~~over-allotment~~the ~~option~~Company’s toinitial ~~purchase~~public ~~3,000,000~~offering ~~additional Units~~ (the “OAPublic ~~Option~~Units”) ~~for~~may anelect ~~aggregate~~to ofseparately ~~23,000,000~~trade ~~Units~~the ~~sold. Each Unit consists of one~~ Class A ordinary ~~share~~shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary ~~Share~~Shares”) and the rights included in the Public Units (the “rights”) commencing on October 20, 2025. Each Unit consists of ~~the~~one ~~Company~~Ordinary Share and one-seventh of one right. ~~(“Right”),~~Each ~~with each~~ whole ~~Right~~right ~~entitling~~entitles the holder thereof to receive one ~~whole~~ Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of our initial business combination. ~~The~~Any Public Units not separated ~~were~~will ~~sold~~continue atto atrade ~~price~~on ofthe ~~$10~~Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “GSRFU.00” ~~per~~Any ~~Unit~~underlying Ordinary Shares and rights that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbols “GSRF,” ~~generating~~“GSRFR” ~~gross~~and ~~proceeds~~“GSRFU,” respectively. No fractional rights will be issued upon separation of the Public Units and only whole rights will trade. Holders of Public Units will need to have their brokers contact Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, the Company’s oftransfer ~~$230~~agent,~~000,000~~ in order to separate such holders’ Public Units into Class A Ordinary Shares and rights.

~~Simultaneously~~A ~~with~~copy ~~the closing~~ of the ~~IPO,~~press ~~the~~release ~~Company~~issued ~~completed~~by the ~~private~~Company ~~sale~~announcing ~~of an aggregate of 655,500 private placement units (~~the ~~“Private Placement Units”) to GSR IV Sponsor LLC and Polaris Advisory Partners LLC at a purchase price of $10.00 per~~separate ~~Private~~trading ~~Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company~~ of ~~approximately $6,555,000. The Private Placement Units are identical to~~ the ~~Units~~securities ~~sold~~underlying in the ~~IPO~~Public and OA Option, subject to certain limited exceptions, and will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The Private Placement Units ~~were~~is ~~issued~~attached ~~pursuant to~~hereto ~~Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,~~ as ~~amended,~~Exhibit ~~as the transactions did not involve a public offering~~99.1.

AThis ~~total~~report may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of ~~$230~~Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,~~000~~ as amended,~~000~~ and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~comprised~~as amended. All statements other than statements of ~~proceeds~~historical fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, ~~from~~words ~~the~~such ~~IPO~~as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the ~~sale~~beliefs of ~~the~~management, ~~Private~~as ~~Placement~~well ~~Units~~as assumptions made by, ~~were~~and ~~placed~~information ~~into~~currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a ~~segregated~~result ~~trust~~of ~~account~~certain ~~located~~factors detailed in the ~~United~~Company’s ~~States~~filings with ~~Odyssey~~ ~~Transfer~~the Securities and ~~Trust~~Exchange ~~Company~~Commission (the “SEC”). All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting ason ~~trustee~~our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. AnForward-looking statements ~~audited~~are ~~balance~~subject ~~sheet~~to asnumerous conditions, many of ~~September~~which 5,are ~~2025~~beyond ~~reflecting~~the ~~receipt~~control of the ~~proceeds~~Company, including those set forth in the Risk ~~upon~~Factors ~~consummation~~section of the ~~IPO~~Company’s registration statements and prospectus relating to the ~~sale~~Company’s ofinitial public offering filed with the ~~Private~~SEC. ~~Placement~~Copies ~~Units~~of ~~has~~such ~~been~~filings ~~issued~~are byavailable on the ~~Company~~SEC’s ~~and~~website, iswww.sec.gov. ~~included~~The asCompany ~~Exhibit~~undertakes ~~99.1~~no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this ~~Current~~report, ~~Report~~except onas ~~Form~~required ~~8-K~~by law.

Item 9.01 Financial ~~Statement~~Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits
99.1		~~Audited~~Press ~~Balance Sheet~~Release, asdated ofOctober ~~September 5~~17, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	GSR IV Acquisition Corp.
Date: September 11, 2025	By:	/s/ Gus Garcia
Date: October 23, 2025	By:	/s/ Gus Garcia
	Name:	~~Name:~~Gus Garcia	~~Gus Garcia~~
	Title:	~~Title:~~Co-Chief Executive Officer	~~Co-Chief Executive Officer~~

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