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): ~~May~~June 1526, 2026

Grayscale Bittensor Trust (TAO)

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	000-56788	99-6506784
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC 290 Harbor Drive, 4th Floor
Stamford, Connecticut		06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212 668-1427

    

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Grayscale Bittensor Trust (TAO) Shares	GTAO	N/A

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).

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Item 35.02. ~~Unregistered~~Departure ~~Sales~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Equity~~Directors; ~~Securities~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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~~Because~~Kathryn ~~Shares~~Masci ~~have~~has served as Senior Vice President of Finance of Grayscale since January 2026 and has been with Grayscale since May 2020. Prior to serving as Senior Vice President of Finance, Ms. Masci held various finance and ~~continue~~accounting roles at Grayscale. Prior to bejoining Grayscale, ~~created~~Ms. ~~and~~Masci ~~issued~~served onas aAssistant ~~periodic~~Controller ~~basis~~at Garrison Capital Inc., a ~~“distribution~~publicly traded business development company,” from July 2019 to May 2020. Before joining Garrison Capital, Ms. Masci served as ~~such~~a ~~term~~Senior isFinancial ~~used~~Reporting inAssociate ~~the~~at ~~Securities~~Pzena ~~Act~~Investment Management, ~~may~~Inc., bea ~~occurring~~publicly traded investment management firm, where she oversaw financial reporting and accounting policy from ~~time~~October 2016 to ~~time~~July 2019. AsFrom aJuly ~~result,~~2014 ~~Grayscale~~to ~~Securities~~October 2016, asMs. ~~Authorized~~Masci ~~Participant~~worked ~~facilitating~~at Ernst & Young LLP in the ~~creation~~Banking of& ~~Shares~~Capital Markets and asProfessional ~~distributor~~Practice groups, providing audit and ~~marketer,~~advisory ~~may~~services beto ~~deemed~~financial anservices ~~“underwriter”~~clients ~~under~~and ~~Section~~supporting ~~2(a)(11)~~the consultation and accounting policy process for financial services audit teams. Ms. Masci earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Accounting from the ~~Securities~~School ~~Act.~~of NoManagement ~~underwriting~~at ~~discounts~~Binghamton orUniversity, ~~commissions~~State ~~were~~University ~~paid~~of toNew ~~Grayscale~~York. ~~Securities~~Ms. ~~with~~Masci ~~respect~~is toa ~~such~~Certified ~~sales~~Public Accountant licensed in the state of New York.

Daniel Plourde has served as Senior Vice President of Finance of Grayscale since January 2026, after joining the firm as Vice President in September 2022, and has served as Assistant Treasurer of the Grayscale Funds Trust since 2025. Mr. Plourde has over 20 years of financial services experience, including senior roles in treasury, fund administration, and financial planning. Prior to joining Grayscale, Mr. Plourde served as Vice President at Gabelli Asset Management and Vice President of the Gabelli Funds Trusts. Previously, Mr. Plourde served as Vice President at State Street Global Advisors and Assistant Treasurer of the SPDR ETF Trusts. Mr. Plourde earned his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC, as Sponsor of Grayscale Bittensor Trust (TAO)
Date:	~~May~~July 202, 2026	By:	/s/ ~~Edward~~Kathryn ~~McGee~~Masci
			Name: Edward McGeeTitle: Chief Financial Officer*
			Name: Kathryn MasciTitle: Co-Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)*

* The Registrant is a trust and the identified person signing this report is signing in their capacity as an authorized officer of Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

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