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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-25-068800
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	POS AM
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250729
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250729

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bitwise Ethereum ETF
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002013744
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	09 Crypto Assets
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		POS AM
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-278308
		FILM NUMBER:		251162989

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		250 MONTGOMERY STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94104
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415-707-3663

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		250 MONTGOMERY STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94104
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2025.</B></FONT> </P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration
No. 333-278308</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>UNITED
STATES</B><BR>
<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
<B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Post-Effective
Amendment No. 3</B></FONT> </P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>to</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>FORM
S-1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Bitwise
Ethereum ETF</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99-6361348</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(State
                                            or other jurisdiction of</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">incorporation
    or organization)</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S.
    Employer <BR>
    Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>c/o
Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC</B><BR>
<B>250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200</B><BR>
<B>San Francisco, California 94104</B><BR>
<B>(415) 707-3663</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of registrant&rsquo;s principal executive offices and for service of process purposes)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Copies
to:</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Richard
Coyle, Esq.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>James
Audette, Esq.</B><BR>
<B>Chapman and Cutler LLP</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>320
South Canal Street, 27<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Chicago,
Illinois 60606</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(312)
845-3724</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Katherine
Dowling, Esq.</B><BR>
<B>Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC</B><BR>
<B>250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200</B><BR>
<B>San Francisco, California 94104</B><BR>
<B>(415) 707-3663</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: &#9746;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering: &#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. &#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. &#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large, accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large, accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo;
&ldquo;smaller reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 22%; padding-right: -4.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Large
    accelerated filer &#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 48%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerated
    filer &nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated
    filer &#9746;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smaller
    reporting company &#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerging
    growth company &#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective
in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date
as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Explanatory
Note</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"> On March 28, 2024, the Registrant filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-278308) and amendments thereto, culminating with Amendment No. 4 filed on July 17, 2024, which was subsequently
declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on July 22, 2024 (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;).
This Post-Effective Amendment to Form S-1 (&ldquo;Post-Effective Amendment No. 3&rdquo;) is being filed by the Registrant to (i) elect
to use incorporation by reference in such Registration Statement, (ii) include information contained in the Registrant&rsquo;s Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2025 and certain other information in such Registration Statement, and (iii) include
disclosure regarding the addition of in-kind creations and redemptions, subject to required regulatory approvals. No additional securities
are being registered under this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3. </P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Red">The
information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not
soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Red"><B>Subject
to Completion</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Red"><B>Preliminary
Prospectus dated July 29, 2025</B></FONT> </P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt"><B>Bitwise
Ethereum ETF</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Bitwise Ethereum ETF (the &ldquo;Trust&rdquo;) is an exchange-traded product that issues common shares of beneficial interest (&ldquo;Shares&rdquo;)
that are anticipated to be listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the &ldquo;Exchange&rdquo;) under the ticker symbol &ldquo;ETHW.&rdquo; The
Trust&rsquo;s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value of ether held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust&rsquo;s
operations and other liabilities. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust will hold ether and establish its net asset
value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;) by reference to the CME CF Ether &ndash; Dollar Reference Rate &ndash; New York Variant (&ldquo;Pricing Benchmark&rdquo;).
The Pricing Benchmark is calculated by CF Benchmarks Ltd. (the &ldquo;Benchmark Provider&rdquo;) based on an aggregation of executed
trade flow of major ether trading platforms (&ldquo;Constituent Platforms&rdquo;). The Trust is sponsored and managed by Bitwise Investment
Advisers, LLC (the &ldquo;Sponsor&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust pays to the Sponsor a unitary management fee of 0.20% per annum of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings (the &ldquo;Sponsor Fee&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">When
the Trust creates or redeems its Shares, it does so in blocks of 10,000 Shares (each, a &ldquo;Basket&rdquo;) based on the quantity of
ether attributable to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid expenses and liabilities) multiplied by the number of Shares
(10,000) comprising a Basket (the &ldquo;Basket Amount&rdquo;). For an order to create (purchase) a Basket, the purchase shall be in
the amount of ether represented by the Basket Amount or the amount of U.S. dollars needed to purchase the Basket Amount (plus a per-order
transaction fee), as calculated by the Administrator (as defined below). For an order to redeem a Basket, the Sponsor shall either arrange
for the Basket Amount of ether to be distributed in-kind or sold and the cash proceeds (minus a per-order transaction fee) distributed.
The Trust only creates and redeems Baskets in transactions with financial firms that are authorized to purchase or redeem Shares with
the Trust (each, an &ldquo;Authorized Participant&rdquo;). Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered by the Authorized
Participants to the public at different times may have different offering prices that depend on various factors, including the supply
and demand for Shares, the value of the Trust&rsquo;s assets, and market conditions at the time of a transaction. Investors who buy or
sell Shares during the day from their broker may do so at a premium or discount relative to the NAV of the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"> As of the date of this prospectus, the Exchange
has received regulatory approval allowing the Trust to conduct creations and redemptions of Shares in-kind for ether. Accordingly, the
Trust will conduct creations and redemptions of Shares both in-kind for ether and for cash. </P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Trust, nor the Sponsor, nor the Ether Custodian (defined below), nor any other person associated with the Trust will, directly or
indirectly, engage in actions where any portion of the Trust&rsquo;s ether becomes subject to the Ethereum proof-of-stake validation
or is used to earn additional ether or generate income or other earnings.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"> Investors who decide to buy or sell Shares of the Trust will place
their trade orders through their brokers and may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. Investing in the Trust involves risks
similar to those involved with an investment directly in ether and other significant risks. <B>See &ldquo;RISK FACTORS&rdquo; beginning
on page 11</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
offering of the Shares is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) in accordance with the Securities
Act of 1933 (the &ldquo;1933 Act&rdquo;). The Trust intends to issue Shares on a continuous basis and is registering an indeterminate
number of Shares. The offering is intended to be a continuous offering and is not expected to terminate until three years from the date
of the original offering, unless extended as permitted by applicable rules under the 1933 Act. The Trust is not a fund registered or
subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange
Act of 1936, and the Sponsor is not subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator or
a commodity trading adviser.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>AN
INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR INVESTORS THAT ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO ACCEPT MORE RISK THAN MAY BE INVOLVED WITH OTHER
EXCHANGE-TRADED PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT HOLD ETHER OR INTERESTS RELATED TO ETHER. THE SHARES ARE SPECULATIVE SECURITIES. THEIR PURCHASE
INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND YOU COULD LOSE YOUR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ALL RISK FACTORS BEFORE INVESTING IN THE
TRUST. PLEASE REFER TO &ldquo;RISK FACTORS&rdquo; BEGINNING ON PAGE 11.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS, OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>The
date of this Prospectus is July 29, 2025</B></FONT> </P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; width: 90%; text-align: right"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; width: 1%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 9%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Page</B>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_001"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Prospectus
    Summary</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_002"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risk
    Factors</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_003"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ETHER,
    ETHER MARKET AND REGULATION OF ETHER</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">70</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_004"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">THE
    TRUST AND ETHER PRICES</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">82</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_005"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Calculation
    of NAV</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">88</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_006"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">90</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_007"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
    Trust&rsquo;s Service Providers</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">95</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_008"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Custody
    of the Trust&rsquo;s Assets</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">97</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_009"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">THE
    PRIME EXECUTION AGENT AND the TRADE CREDIT LENDER</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom">99</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="#k_010">Form
    of Shares</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">105</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_011"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Transfer
    of Shares</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">106</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_012"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Plan
    of Distribution</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">106</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_013"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Creation
    and Redemption of Shares</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">107</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_014"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Use
    of Proceeds</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">113</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_015"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OWNERSHIP
    OR BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE TRUST</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">114</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_016"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conflicts
    of Interest</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">114</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_017"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">FIDUCIARY
    AND REGULATORY DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE SPONSOR</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">115</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_018"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Liability
    and Indemnification</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">117</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_019"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Provisions
    of Law</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">118</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_020"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Management;
    Voting by Shareholders</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">119</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_021"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Meetings</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">119</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_022"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Books
    and Records</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">119</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_023"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">STATEMENTS,
    FILINGS, AND REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_024"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Fiscal
    Year</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_025"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">GOVERNING
    LAW; CONSENT TO DELAWARE JURISDICTION</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_026"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Legal
    Matters</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="#k_027">Experts</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">120</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_028"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Material
    Contracts</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">121</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_029"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">UNITED
    STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">127</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_030"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Purchases
    By Employee Benefit Plans</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">132</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_031"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Information
    You Should Know</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">134</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_032"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SUMMARY
    OF PROMOTIONAL AND SALES MATERIAL</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">134</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_033"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Intellectual
    Property</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">134</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: -0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0.125in"><A HREF="#k_034"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Where
    You Can Find More Information; INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">135</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><A HREF="#k_035"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Privacy
    Policy</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; padding-left: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">136</FONT></TD></TR>
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Prospectus contains information you should consider when making an investment decision about the Shares. You may rely on the information
contained in this Prospectus. The Trust and the Sponsor have not authorized any person to provide you with different information and,
if anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell
the Shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale of the Shares is not permitted.</FONT></P>

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Shares are not registered for public sale in any jurisdiction other than the United States.</FONT></P>

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REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></P>

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Prospectus includes &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo; that generally relate to future events or future performance. In some cases,
you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo;
&ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;predict,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo;
or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. All statements (other than statements of historical fact) included in
this Prospectus that address activities, events, or developments that will or may occur in the future, including such matters as movements
in the digital asset markets, the Trust&rsquo;s operations, the Sponsor&rsquo;s plans, and references to the Trust&rsquo;s future success
and other similar matters, are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ
materially. These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses the Sponsor has made based on its perception of historical
trends, current conditions, and expected future developments, as well as other factors appropriate in the circumstances.</FONT></P>

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or not actual results and developments will conform to the Sponsor&rsquo;s expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, including:</FONT></P>

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                                            special considerations discussed in this Prospectus;</FONT></TD>
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                                            economic, market and business conditions;</FONT></TD>
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                                            developments regarding the use of ether and other digital assets, including the systems used
                                            by the Sponsor and the Trust&rsquo;s custodian in their provision of services to the Trust;</FONT></TD>
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                                            in laws or regulations, including those concerning taxes, made by governmental authorities
                                            or regulatory bodies; and</FONT></TD>
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                                            world economic and political developments, including, without limitation, global pandemics
                                            and the societal and government responses thereto.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
&ldquo;RISK FACTORS.&rdquo; Consequently, all the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus are qualified by these cautionary
statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments the Sponsor anticipates will be realized or, even if
substantially realized, that they will result in the expected consequences to, or have the expected effects on, the Trust&rsquo;s operations
or the value of the Shares. Neither the Trust nor the Sponsor is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform
such statements to actual results or to reflect a change in the Sponsor&rsquo;s expectations or predictions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">EMERGING
GROWTH COMPANY STATUS</FONT></P>

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Trust is an <FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">&ldquo;</FONT>emerging growth company<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">&rdquo;</FONT>
as that term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the <FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">&ldquo;</FONT>JOBS Act<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">&rdquo;)</FONT>
and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced reporting requirements. For as long as the Trust is an emerging growth company,
unlike other public companies, it will not be required to:</FONT></P>

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                                            an auditor&rsquo;s attestation report on management&rsquo;s assessment of the effectiveness
                                            of its system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of
                                            the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">comply
                                            with any new requirements adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (&ldquo;PCAOB&rdquo;)
                                            requiring mandatory auditor rotation or a supplement to the auditor&rsquo;s report in which
                                            the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial
                                            statements of the issuer;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">comply
                                            with any new audit rules adopted by the PCAOB after April 5, 2012, unless the Securities
                                            and Exchange Commission determines otherwise;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            certain disclosure regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies;
                                            or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">obtain
                                            shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust will cease to be an &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; upon the earliest of (i) its having $1.235 billion or more in annual
revenues, (ii) at least $700 million in market value of Shares being held by non-affiliates, (iii) its issuing more than $1.0 billion
of non-convertible debt over a three-year period or (iv) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its initial
public offering.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided
in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933 for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging
growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies;
however, the Trust is choosing to &ldquo;opt out&rdquo; of such extended transition period, and as a result, the Trust will comply with
new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies.
Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that the Trust&rsquo;s decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with
new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.</FONT></P>

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Summary</FONT></P>

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is only a summary of the Prospectus and, while it contains material information about the Trust and its Shares, it does not contain or
summarize all of the information about the Trust and the Shares contained in this Prospectus that is material and/or which may be important
to you. You should read this entire Prospectus before making an investment decision about the Shares.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Overview
of the Trust</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Bitwise Ethereum ETF (the &ldquo;Trust&rdquo;) is an exchange-traded product that issues common shares of beneficial interest (&ldquo;Shares&rdquo;)
that are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the &ldquo;Exchange&rdquo;) under the ticker symbol &ldquo;ETHW.&rdquo; The Trust&rsquo;s investment
objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value of ether held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust&rsquo;s operations and
other liabilities. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust will hold ether and establish its net asset value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;)
by reference to the CME CF Ether &ndash; Dollar Reference Rate &ndash; New York Variant (&ldquo;Pricing Benchmark&rdquo;). The Trust
is sponsored and managed by Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC (the &ldquo;Sponsor&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is a relatively new digital asset with the potential to provide a globally exchangeable unit of value that can be transferred on a peer-to-peer
basis. Ether is decentralized, meaning that the supply of ether is not determined by a central government or entity, but rather by software
protocols that determine both the total amount of ether that will be produced and the rate at which such ether is released into the network.
In addition, the official ledger or record of who owns what ether is not maintained by any central entity, but rather is maintained by
multiple different independent computers and entities simultaneously. Ether has certain features associated with several types of assets,
most notably commodities and currencies. U.S. regulators have made limited pronouncements regarding the treatment of ether and the Ethereum
network under federal and state laws; however, the Sponsor believes that, on balance, the important features of ether and other digital
assets are those that are characteristics of commodities and therefore has referred to and discussed these assets as such. This interpretation
is supported by regulatory actions and court determinations that regard ether as a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936
(the &ldquo;Commodity Exchange Act&rdquo;) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (&ldquo;CFTC&rdquo;) regulations thereunder.
In addition, the Sponsor is not aware of any current U.S. court or regulatory interpretation that regards ether as either legal tender&mdash;although
it may be used as a medium of exchange or form of money&mdash;or a security. It is not known whether all U.S. or foreign regulators or
courts will share this view, adopt a single, different view or espouse a variety of differing views.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
ether remains a relatively new asset, buying, holding and selling ether is very different from buying, holding and selling more conventional
investments like stocks and bonds or other physical commodities. For example, ether generally may be acquired through the process of
&ldquo;validation,&rdquo; purchased or received as consideration in a private transaction, or purchased on a digital asset trading platform.
Private transactions may be difficult to arrange, and involve complex and potentially risky procedures around safekeeping, transferring
and holding the ether. Meanwhile, there are also currently over 200 digital asset trading platforms from which to choose, the quality
and regulation of which vary significantly. Purchasing ether on a trading platform generally requires choosing a platform, opening an
account, and transferring money or a different digital asset to the trading platform in order to purchase the ether. Some trading platforms
have been &ldquo;hacked,&rdquo; resulting in significant losses to the platform or its users.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust provides direct exposure to the value of ether held by the Trust with <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Coinbase Custody Trust
Company, LLC (&ldquo;Coinbase Custody&rdquo; or </FONT>the &ldquo;Ether Custodian&rdquo;). The Ether Custodian is chartered as a New
York State limited liability trust company that provides custody services for digital assets. The Ether Custodian is not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the &ldquo;FDIC&rdquo;)-insured but carries insurance provided by private insurance carriers.
The net assets of the Trust and its Shares are valued on a daily basis with reference to the Pricing Index, a standardized reference
rate published by CF Benchmarks Ltd. (the &ldquo;Benchmark Provider&rdquo;) that is designed to reflect the performance of ether in U.S.
dollars. The Pricing Index is calculated by the Benchmark Provider based on an aggregation of executed trade flow of major ether trading
platforms (&ldquo;Constituent Platforms&rdquo;). The Pricing Index is calculated as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (&ldquo;ET&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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Trust provides investors with the opportunity to access the market for ether through a traditional brokerage account without the potential
barriers to entry or risks involved with acquiring and holding ether directly. The Trust will not use derivatives that could subject
the Trust to additional counterparty and credit risks. The Sponsor believes that the design of the Trust will enable certain investors
to more effectively and efficiently implement strategic and tactical asset allocation strategies that use ether by investing in the Shares
rather than purchasing, holding and trading ether directly.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
and the Ethereum Network</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the peer-to-peer Ethereum network, a decentralized network
of computers that operates on cryptographic protocols. No single entity owns or operates the Ethereum network, the infrastructure of
which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Ethereum network allows people to exchange tokens of value, called
&ldquo;ether&rdquo; or &ldquo;ETH,&rdquo; which are recorded on a public transaction ledger known as a blockchain. Ether can be used
to pay for goods and services, including computational power on the Ethereum network, or it can be converted to fiat currencies, such
as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined on digital asset trading platforms or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a
barter system. Furthermore, the Ethereum network also allows users to write and implement smart contracts&mdash;that is, general-purpose
code that executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated
set of logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership
of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create digital assets other than ether on the Ethereum network.
Smart contract operations are executed on the Ethereum blockchain in exchange for payment of ether. The Ethereum network is one of a
number of projects intended to expand blockchain use beyond just a peer-to-peer money system.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
there are many alternatives, the Ethereum network is the longest-running and largest smart contract platform in terms of market cap,
availability of decentralized applications (&ldquo;DApps&rdquo;), and development activity. Smart contracts can be utilized across several
different applications ranging from art to finance. Currently, one of the most popular applications is the use of smart contracts for
underpinning the operability of decentralized financial services (&ldquo;DeFi&rdquo;). DeFi, which consists of numerous highly interoperable
protocols and applications, offers many opportunities for innovation and has the potential to create an open, transparent, and immutable
financial infrastructure, with democratized access.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum network was originally described in a 2013 white paper by Vitalik Buterin, a programmer involved with bitcoin, with the goal
of creating a global platform for decentralized applications powered by smart contracts. The formal development of the Ethereum network
began through a Swiss firm called Ethereum Switzerland GmbH (&ldquo;EthSuisse&rdquo;), in conjunction with several other entities. Subsequently,
the Ethereum Foundation, a Swiss non-profit organization, was set up to oversee the protocol&rsquo;s development. The Ethereum network
went live on July 30, 2015. Unlike other digital assets, such as bitcoin, which are solely created through a progressive digital mining
process, 72.0 million ether or &ldquo;ETH&rdquo; were created in connection with the launch of the Ethereum network. The initial 72.0
million ether were distributed as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Initial
Distribution</U>: 60.0 million ether, or 83.33% of the supply, was sold to the public in a crowd sale conducted between July and August
2014 that raised approximately $18 million which was used to fund the development of the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Ethereum
Foundation</U>: 6.0 million ether, or 8.33% of the supply, was distributed to the Ethereum Foundation for operational costs.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Ethereum
Developers</U>: 3.0 million ether, or 4.17% of the supply, was distributed to developers who contributed to the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Developer
Purchase Program</U>: 3.0 million ether, or 4.17% of the supply, was distributed to members of the Ethereum Foundation to purchase at
the initial crowd sale price.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Following
the launch of the Ethereum network, ether supply initially increased through a progressive validation process. After the introduction
of EIP-1559, described below, ether supply and issuance rate vary based on factors such as recent use of the network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Coinciding
with the network launch, it was decided that EthSuisse would be dissolved, designating the Ethereum Foundation as the sole organization
dedicated to protocol development. The Ethereum network is decentralized in that it does not require governmental authorities or financial
institution intermediaries to create, transmit or determine the value of ether. Rather, following the initial distribution of ether,
ether is created, burned and allocated by the Ethereum network protocol through a process that is currently subject to an issuance and
burn rate. Among other things, ether is used to pay for transaction fees and computational services (i.e., smart contracts) on the Ethereum
network; users of the Ethereum network pay for the computational power of the machines executing the requested operations with ether.
Requiring payment in ether on the Ethereum network incentivizes developers to write quality applications and increases the efficiency
of the Ethereum network because wasteful code costs more. It also ensures that the Ethereum network remains economically viable by compensating
people for their contributed computational resources.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Because
the Ethereum network has no central authority, the release of updates to the network&rsquo;s source code by developers does not guarantee
that the updates will be automatically adopted by the other participants. Users and validators must accept any changes made to the source
code by downloading the proposed modification and that modification is effective only with respect to those users and validators who
choose to download it.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
a modification is accepted by only a percentage of users and validators, a division will occur such that one network will run the pre-modification
source code and the other network will run the modified source code. Such a division is known as a &ldquo;fork.&rdquo; A fork may be
intentional, as when EIP-1559, known as the Ethereum &ldquo;Merge,&rdquo; was implemented on September 15, 2022. The Merge represents
the Ethereum network&rsquo;s shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. This means that instead of being required to solve complex mathematical
problems in order to validate data on the blockchain ledger, validators are required to stake ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust will not benefit from any forks or airdrops occurring on the Ethereum network. A right to receive any such benefit of a fork or
airdrop is referred to as an &ldquo;Incidental Right&rdquo; and any digital asset acquired through an Incidental Right is known as an
&ldquo;IR Assets.&rdquo; Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets. Such
assets are not considered assets of the Trust at any point in time and will not be taken into account for purposes of determining the
Trust&rsquo;s NAV and the NAV per Share.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">New
ether is created as a result of &ldquo;staking,&rdquo; or posting collateral, of ether by validators. Validators are required to stake
ether in order to be selected to perform validation activities and then, once selected, as a reward, they earn newly created ether. Validation
activities include verifying transactions, storing data, and adding to the Ethereum blockchain. Holders of ether must stake at least
32 ether to become an Ethereum validator. The Ethereum network provides the ability to execute peer-to-peer transactions to realize,
via smart contracts, automatic, conditional transfers of value and information, including money, voting rights, and property.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Trust, nor the Sponsor, nor the Ether Custodian, nor any other person associated with the Trust will, directly or indirectly, engage
in action where any portion of the Trust&rsquo;s ether becomes subject to the Ethereum proof-of-stake validation or is used to earn additional
ether or generate income or other earnings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Assets
in the Ethereum network are held in accounts. Each account, or &ldquo;wallet,&rdquo; is made up of at least two components: a public
address and a private key. An Ethereum private key controls the transfer or &ldquo;spending&rdquo; of ether from its associated public
ether address. An ether &ldquo;wallet&rdquo; is a collection of public Ethereum addresses and their associated private key(s). This design
allows only the owner of ether to send ether, the intended recipient of ether to unlock it, and the validation of the transaction and
ownership to be verified by any third party anywhere in the world.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
may be regarded as a currency or digital commodity depending on its specific use in particular transactions. Ether may be used as a medium
of exchange or unit of account. Although a number of large and small retailers accept ether as a form of payment in the United States
and foreign markets, there is relatively limited use of ether for commercial and retail payments. Similarly, ether may be used as a store
of value (<I>i.e.</I>, an asset that maintains its value rather than depreciating), although it has experienced significant periods of
price volatility.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
value of ether is determined by the value that various market participants place on ether through their transactions. Price discovery
occurs through secondary market trading on ether exchanges, over-the-counter trading desks and direct peer-to-peer payments. Many ether
exchanges are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ether exchanges and over-the-counter trading desks have a relatively limited history,
limited liquidity and limited trading across exchange-order books, which has resulted in periods of high volatility and price divergence
among exchanges. Furthermore, during high volatility periods, in addition to price divergences, some ether exchanges have experienced
issues related to account access and trade execution.</FONT></P>

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more information on ether and the Ethereum network, see &ldquo;ETHER, ETHER MARKET AND REGULATION OF ETHER&rdquo; below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s Investment Objective and Strategies</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value of ether held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust&rsquo;s
operations. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust holds ether and accrues the Sponsor&rsquo;s management fee (the
&ldquo;Sponsor Fee&rdquo;) in U.S. dollars. The Trust values its ether holdings, net assets and the Shares daily based on the Pricing
Index. The Trust is passively managed and does not pursue active management investment strategies, and the Sponsor does not actively
manage the ether held by the Trust. This means that the Sponsor does not sell ether at times when its price is high or acquire ether
at low prices in the expectation of future price increases. It also means that the Sponsor does not make use of any of the hedging techniques
available to professional ether investors to attempt to reduce the risks of losses resulting from price decreases. The Trust does not
utilize leverage or any similar arrangements in seeking to meet its investment objective. Ether is the only digital asset held by the
Trust.</FONT></P>

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the Shares are not the exact equivalent of a direct investment in ether, they provide investors with an alternative that constitutes
a relatively cost-effective way to obtain ether exposure through the securities market.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Trust may either create and redeem Shares in-kind for ether (&ldquo;In-Kind
Creations&rdquo; and &ldquo;In-Kind Redemptions,&rdquo; respectively) or for cash (&ldquo;Cash Creations&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cash Redemptions,&rdquo;
respectively). When the Trust creates or redeems its Shares, it does so in blocks of 10,000 Shares (each, a &ldquo;Basket&rdquo;) based
on the quantity of ether attributable to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid expenses and liabilities) multiplied by the
number of Shares (10,000) comprising a Basket (the &ldquo;Basket Amount&rdquo;). For an order to purchase (create) a Basket, the purchase
shall be in the amount of ether represented by the Basket Amount (in the case of an In-Kind Creation) or the amount of U.S. dollars needed
to purchase the Basket Amount (plus a per-order transaction fee), as calculated by the Administrator (as defined below) (in the case of
a Cash Creation). For an order to redeem a Basket, the Sponsor shall either arrange for the Basket Amount of ether to be distributed in-kind
(in the case of an In-Kind Redemption) or sold and the cash proceeds (minus a per-order transaction fee) distributed (in the case of a
Cash Redemption). The Trust only creates and redeems Baskets in transactions with financial firms that are authorized to purchase or redeem
Shares with the Trust (each, an &ldquo;Authorized Participant&rdquo;). In the case of In-Kind Creations and In-Kind Redemptions, an Authorized
Participant or an Authorized Participant&rsquo;s designee (&ldquo;Authorized Participant Designee&rdquo;) deposits ether directly with
the Trust or receives ether directly from the Trust. Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered by the Authorized Participants
to the public at different times may have different offering prices that depend on various factors, including the supply and demand for
Shares, the value of the Trust&rsquo;s assets, and market conditions at the time of a transaction.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Basket Amount required to create each Basket changes from day to day. On each day that the Exchange is open for regular trading, the
Administrator adjusts the quantity of ether constituting the Basket Amount as appropriate to reflect accrued expenses and any loss of
ether that may occur. The computation is made by the Administrator each business day prior to the commencement of trading on the Exchange.
The Administrator determines the Basket Amount for a given day by dividing the number of ether held by the Trust as of the opening of
business on that business day, adjusted for the amount of ether constituting estimated accrued but unpaid fees and expenses of the Trust
as of the opening of business on that business day, by the quotient of the number of Shares outstanding at the opening of business divided
by 10,000. Fractions of ether smaller than 0.00000000001 are disregarded for purposes of the computation of the Basket Amount. The Basket
Amount so determined is communicated via electronic mail message to all Authorized Participants and made available on the Sponsor&rsquo;s
website for the Shares.</FONT></P>

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and Sales of Ether</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">When
the Trust conducts Cash Creations or Cash Redemptions, it is responsible for purchasing and selling ether. The Trust may also be required
to sell ether to pay certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor. Under such circumstances, the
Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will typically seek to buy and sell ether at a price as close to the Pricing Index as practical. Such
purchase and sale transactions may be conducted pursuant to two models: (i) the &ldquo;Trust-Directed Trade Model&rdquo;; and (ii)&nbsp;the
&ldquo;Agent Execution Model.&rdquo; The Trust intends to utilize the Trust-Directed Trade Model for all purchases and sales of ether
and will only utilize the Agent Execution Model in the event that no Ether Trading Counterparty (as defined below) is willing or able
to effectuate the Trust&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust-Directed Trade Model, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, is responsible for acquiring ether from an ether trading counterparty
that has been approved by the Sponsor (each, an &ldquo;Ether Trading Counterparty&rdquo;). As of May 23, 2025, Coinbase Inc., B2C2 USA
Inc., Cumberland DRW LLC, FalconX (d/b/a Solios, Inc.), Wintermute Trading Ltd, Flow Traders B.V., JSCT, LLC, and Nonco LLC have been
approved as Ether Trading Counterparties. JSCT, LLC is an affiliate of Jane Street Capital, LLC, which is an Authorized Participant to
the Trust. The Sponsor has entered into contractual agreements with the Ether Trading Counterparties, and these agreements set forth
the general parameters under which a transaction in ether will be effectuated, should any transaction with an Ether Trading Counterparty
occur. These agreements do not require the Sponsor to utilize any particular Ether Trading Counterparty, and do not create any contractual
obligations on the part of any Ether Trading Counterparty to participate in cash orders for creations or redemptions. All transactions
between the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, and an Ether Trading Counterparty will be done on an arm&rsquo;s-length basis.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Agent Execution Model, Coinbase, Inc. (&ldquo;Coinbase Inc.&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Prime Execution Agent,&rdquo; which is an affiliate
of the Ether Custodian), acting in an agency capacity, conducts ether purchases and sales on behalf of the Trust with third parties through
its Coinbase Prime service pursuant to an agreement (the &ldquo;Prime Execution Agreement&rdquo;). To utilize the Agent Execution Model,
the Trust may maintain some ether or cash in a trading account (the &ldquo;Trading Balance&rdquo;) with the Prime Execution Agent. To
avoid having to pre-fund purchases or sales of ether in connection with cash creations and redemptions and sales of ether to pay Trust
expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, to the extent applicable, the Trust may borrow ether or cash as trade credit (&ldquo;Trade Credit&rdquo;)
from Coinbase Credit, Inc. (the &ldquo;Trade Credit Lender&rdquo;) on a short-term basis pursuant to the Coinbase Credit Committed Trade
Financing Agreement (the &ldquo;Trade Financing Agreement&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
CME CF Ether &ndash; Dollar Reference Rate &ndash; New York Variant</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index was designed to provide a daily, 4:00 p.m. ET reference rate of the U.S. dollar price of one ether that may be used to
develop financial products. The Pricing Index uses the same methodology as the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate (&ldquo;ERR&rdquo;),
which was designed by the CME Group and CF Benchmarks Ltd. to facilitate the cash settlement of ether futures contracts traded on the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the &ldquo;CME&rdquo;). The only material difference between the Pricing Index and the ERR is that the ERR
measures the U.S. dollar price of one ether as of 4:00 p.m. London time and the Pricing Index measures the U.S. dollar price of one ether
as of 4:00 p.m. ET. The CME Group also publishes the CME CF Ether Real Time Index (the &ldquo;CME Ether Real Time Price&rdquo;), which
is a continuous measure of the U.S. dollar price of one ether calculated once per second. Each of the Pricing Index, the ERR and the
CME Ether Real Time Price is representative of the ether trading activity on the Constituent Platforms, which include, as of the date
of this Prospectus, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, itBit, LMAX and Kraken. For more information on the Pricing Index, the ERR
and the CME Ether Real Time Price, see &ldquo;THE TRUST AND ETHER PRICES&rdquo; below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust uses the Pricing Index to calculate its daily NAV and utilizes the CME Ether Real Time Price to calculate an Indicative Trust Value
(the &ldquo;ITV&rdquo;). The ITV is intended to provide additional information not otherwise available to the public that may be useful
to investors and market professionals in connection with the trading of the Shares on the Exchange. It is calculated by using the prior
day&rsquo;s holdings at close of business and the most recently reported price level of the CME Ether Real Time Price. The ITV will be
disseminated on a per-Share basis every 15 seconds during regular Exchange trading hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.</FONT></P>

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Trust&rsquo;s Legal Structure</FONT></P>

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Trust is a Delaware statutory trust, formed pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the &ldquo;DSTA&rdquo;). The Trust continuously
issues common shares representing units of undivided beneficial ownership of the Trust that may be purchased and sold on the Exchange.
The Trust operates pursuant to the First Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the &ldquo;Trust Agreement&rdquo;),
dated as of May 28, 2024. Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, is the Delaware trustee of the Trust (the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;).
The Trust is managed and controlled by the Sponsor pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Sponsor Agreement, dated as of
July&nbsp;9,&nbsp;2024, between the Trust and the Sponsor. The Sponsor is a limited liability company formed in the State of Delaware
on June 4, 2018. Except as required under applicable federal law or under the rules or regulations of the Exchange, shareholders of the
Trust (&ldquo;Shareholders&rdquo;) do not have any voting rights and take no part in the management or control of, and have no voice
in, the Trust&rsquo;s operations or business.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s Service Providers</FONT></P>

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Sponsor</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bitwise
Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the Sponsor for the Trust. The Sponsor arranged for the creation of the Trust and is responsible for
the ongoing registration of the Shares for their public offering in the United States and the listing of the Shares on the Exchange.
The Sponsor develops a marketing plan for the Trust, prepares marketing materials regarding the Shares and operates the marketing plan
of the Trust on an ongoing basis. The Sponsor also oversees the additional service providers of the Trust and exercises managerial control
of the Trust as permitted under the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

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Trustee</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware
Trust Company serves as the Trustee, as required to create a Delaware statutory trust in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the
DSTA.</FONT></P>

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Administrator</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Bank of New York Mellon (&ldquo;BNY Mellon&rdquo;) serves as the Trust&rsquo;s administrator (in such capacity, the &ldquo;Administrator&rdquo;).
Under the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement, the Administrator provides necessary administrative, tax and accounting services
and financial reporting for the maintenance and operations of the Trust. In addition, the Administrator makes available the office space,
equipment, personnel and facilities required to provide such services. The Administrator&rsquo;s principal address is 240 Greenwich Street,
New York, New York 10286.</FONT></P>

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Transfer Agent</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">BNY
Mellon serves as the transfer agent for the Trust (in such capacity, the &ldquo;Transfer Agent&rdquo;). The Transfer Agent: (1) issues
and redeems Shares of the Trust; (2) responds to correspondence by Shareholders and others relating to its duties; (3) maintains Shareholder
accounts; and (4) makes periodic reports to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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Ether Custodian</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Coinbase
Custody Trust Company, LLC</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">serves as the Trust&rsquo;s
Ether Custodian pursuant to an agreement between it and the Trust (the &ldquo;Ether Custody Agreement&rdquo;). The Ether Custodian is
a fiduciary under &sect; 100 of the New York Banking Law. Under the Ether Custody Agreement, the Ether Custodian is responsible for safekeeping
the ether owned by the Trust. The Ether Custodian was selected by the Sponsor. The Ether Custodian has responsibility for opening a special
account that holds the Trust&rsquo;s ether (the &ldquo;Trust Ether Account&rdquo;) and implementing the controls designed by the Sponsor
for the account, as well as facilitating the transfer of ether required for the operation of the Trust. The Ether Custodian will also
enter into an agreement with the Sponsor to open a custody account to receive payment of the Sponsor Fee (the &ldquo;Sponsor Ether Account&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian is a third-party limited-purpose trust company that was chartered in 2018 upon receiving a trust charter from the New
York Department of Financial Services. The Ether Custodian has one of the longest track records in the industry of providing custodial
services for digital asset private keys. The Sponsor believes that the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s policies, procedures, and controls for
safekeeping, exclusively possessing, and controlling the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings are consistent with industry best practices to
protect against theft, loss, and unauthorized and accidental use of the private keys. The Trust Ether Account and Sponsor Ether Account
are segregated accounts and are therefore not commingled with corporate or other customer assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust may retain additional ether custodians from time to time pursuant to an ether custodian agreement to perform certain services that
are typical of an ether custodian. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, add or terminate ether custodians at any time.</FONT></P>

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Cash Custodian</FONT></P>

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Bank of New York Mellon also serves as the Cash Custodian pursuant to an agreement between it and the Trust (the &ldquo;Cash Custody
Agreement&rdquo;). The Cash Custodian is the custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s cash holdings. The Trust may retain additional cash custodians
from time to time pursuant to a cash custodian agreement to perform certain services that are typical of a cash custodian. The Sponsor
may, in its sole discretion, add or terminate cash custodians at any time.</FONT></P>

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Marketing Agent</FONT></P>

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Fund Services, LLC (the &ldquo;Marketing Agent&rdquo;) is responsible for: (1) working with the Transfer Agent to review and approve,
or reject, creation and redemption orders of Shares placed by Authorized Participants with the Transfer Agent; and (2) reviewing and
approving the marketing materials prepared by the Trust for compliance with applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;)
and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (&ldquo;FINRA&rdquo;) advertising laws, rules, and regulations.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Except
for the specific, limited circumstance and time in which the Trust is using the Agent Execution Model, the Trust, the Sponsor and the
service providers will not loan or pledge the Trust&rsquo;s assets, nor will the Trust&rsquo;s assets serve as collateral for any loan
or similar arrangement. During the specific, limited circumstance and time when the Trust is using the Agent Execution Model, the Trust&rsquo;s
ether may be subject to a lien to secure outstanding Trade Credits in favor of the Trade Credit Lender, as is discussed in further detail
below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s Fees and Expenses</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust pays a unitary Sponsor Fee of 0.20% per annum of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor Fee is paid by the Trust to the Sponsor as compensation for services performed under the Trust Agreement and Sponsor Agreement.
Except during periods in which all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee is being waived, the Sponsor Fee accrues daily and is payable in ether
monthly in arrears. The Administrator calculates the Sponsor Fee on a daily basis by applying a 0.20% annualized rate to the Trust&rsquo;s
total ether holdings, and the amount of ether payable in respect of each daily accrual shall be determined by reference to the Pricing
Index.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
NAV of the Trust is reduced each day by the amount of the Sponsor Fee calculated each day. On or about the last day of each month, an
amount of ether will be transferred from the Trust Ether Account to the Sponsor Ether Account equal to the sum of all daily Sponsor Fees
accrued for the month in U.S. dollars divided by the Pricing Index on the last day of the month. The Trust is not responsible for paying
any fees or costs associated with the transfer of ether to the Sponsor. The Sponsor, from time to time, may temporarily waive all or
a portion of the Sponsor Fee in its sole discretion. To the extent not already disclosed in the Prospectus, the Sponsor may notify Shareholders
of its intent to commence, or cease, waiving the Sponsor Fee on the Trust&rsquo;s website, in a prospectus supplement, through a current
report on Form 8-K and/or in the Trust&rsquo;s annual or quarterly reports.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
exchange for the Sponsor Fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume and pay the normal operating expenses of the Trust, which include the
Trustee&rsquo;s monthly fee and out-of-pocket expenses, the fees of the Trust&rsquo;s regular service providers (Cash Custodian, Ether
Custodian, Prime Execution Agent, Marketing Agent, Transfer Agent and Administrator), exchange listing fees, tax reporting fees, SEC
registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and up to $500,000 per annum in ordinary legal fees and expenses. The Sponsor
may determine in its sole discretion to assume legal fees and expenses of the Trust in excess of $500,000 per annum. The Sponsor also
paid the costs of the Trust&rsquo;s organization.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust may incur certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor, including, but not limited to, taxes
and governmental charges, any applicable brokerage commissions, financing fees, Ethereum network fees and similar transaction fees, expenses
and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Sponsor (or any other service provider) on behalf of the Trust to protect the
Trust or the Shareholders (including, for example, in connection with any fork of the Ethereum blockchain, any Incidental Rights (as
defined below) and any IR Asset (as defined below)), any indemnification of the Cash Custodian, Ether Custodian, Prime Execution Agent,
Transfer Agent, Administrator or other agents, service providers or counterparties of the Trust, and extraordinary legal fees and expenses,
including any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with litigation, regulatory enforcement or investigation matters. The Administrator
and/or the Sponsor will direct the Ether Custodian to transfer ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Sponsor Ether Account to pay
the Sponsor Fee and any other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. To pay for expenses not assumed by the Sponsor that are denominated
in U.S. dollars, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may sell the Trust&rsquo;s ether as necessary to pay such expenses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Custody
of the Trust&rsquo;s Assets</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s Ether Custodian maintains custody of all of the Trust&rsquo;s ether, other than that which is maintained in a trading account
(the &ldquo;Trading Balance&rdquo;) with Coinbase, Inc. (&ldquo;Coinbase Inc.&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Prime Execution Agent,&rdquo; which
is an affiliate of the Ether Custodian), in the Trust Ether Account. The Trading Balance will only be used in the limited circumstances
in which the Trust is using the Agent Execution Model to effectuate the purchases and sales of ether. The Ether Custodian provides safekeeping
of digital assets using a multi-layer cold storage security platform designed to provide offline security of the digital assets held
by the Ether Custodian. However, the Ether Custodian is not a banking institution or otherwise a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the &ldquo;FDIC&rdquo;) and, therefore, deposits held with or assets held by the Ether Custodian are not insured by the
FDIC. In addition, neither the Trust nor the Sponsor insures the Trust&rsquo;s ether. The Ether Custodian has insurance coverage as a
subsidiary under its parent company, Coinbase Global, Inc., which procures fidelity (e.g., crime) insurance to protect the organization
from risks such as theft of funds. Specifically, the fidelity program provides coverage for the theft of funds held in hot or cold storage.
The insurance program is provided by a syndicate of industry-leading insurers. The insurance program does not cover, insure or guarantee
the performance of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
ether in the Trust Ether Account may be held across multiple wallets, any of which will feature the following safety and security measures
to be implemented by the Ether Custodian:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Cold
                                            Storage</I>: Cold storage in the context of ether means keeping the reserve of ether offline,
                                            which is a widely used security precaution, especially when dealing with a large amount of
                                            ether. Ether held under custodianship with the Ether Custodian will be kept in high-security,
                                            offline, multi-layer cold storage vaults. This means that the private keys, the cryptographic
                                            component that allows a user to access ether, are stored offline on hardware that has never
                                            been connected to the internet. Storing the private key offline minimizes the risk of the
                                            ether being stolen. The Sponsor expects that all of the Trust&rsquo;s ether will be held
                                            in cold storage of the Ether Custodian on an ongoing basis. In connection with creations
                                            or redemptions, the Trust will, under most circumstances, process redemptions by selling
                                            ether from the portion of its ether held in cold storage.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Private
                                            Keys</I>: All private keys are securely stored using multiple layers of high-quality encryption
                                            and in Ether Custodian-owned offline hardware vaults in secure environments. No customers
                                            or third parties are given access to the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s private keys.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Whitelisting</I>:
                                            Transactions are only sent to vetted, known addresses. The Ether Custodian&rsquo;s platform
                                            supports pre-approval and test transactions. The Ether Custodian requires authentication
                                            when adding or removing addresses for whitelisting. All instructions to initiate a whitelist
                                            addition or removal must be submitted via the Coinbase Custody platform. When a whitelist
                                            addition or removal request is initiated, the initiating user will be prompted to authenticate
                                            its request using a two-factor authentication key. A consensus mechanism on the Coinbase
                                            Custody platform dictates how many approvals are required in order for the consensus to be
                                            achieved to add or remove a whitelisted address. Only when the consensus is met is the underlying
                                            transaction considered officially approved. An account&rsquo;s roster and user roles are
                                            maintained by the Ether Custodian in a separate log, an Authorized User List (&ldquo;AUL&rdquo;).
                                            Any changes to the account&rsquo;s roster must be reflected on an updated AUL first and executed
                                            by an authorized signatory.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Audit
                                            Trails</I>: Audit trails exist for all movement of ether within Ether Custodian-controlled
                                            ether wallets and are audited annually for accuracy and completeness by an independent external
                                            audit firm.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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addition to the above measures, in accordance with the Ether Custody Agreement, ether held in custody with the Ether Custodian will be
segregated from both the proprietary property of the Ether Custodian and the assets of any other customer in accounts that clearly identify
the Trust as the owner of the accounts.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the rare and limited circumstances when the Trust is utilizing the Agent Execution Model to acquire ether pursuant to a Cash Creation,
a portion of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings and cash holdings may be held with the Prime Execution Agent in the Trading Balance. The
Trust will only utilize the Agent Execution Model when the Trust-Directed Trading Model is unavailable. Within the Trust&rsquo;s Trading
Balance, the Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular ether (and cash).
Instead, the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the ether (and cash) the Prime Execution
Agent holds on behalf of customers who hold similar entitlements against the Prime Execution Agent. In this way, the Trust&rsquo;s Trading
Balance represents an omnibus claim on the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s ether (and cash) held on behalf of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s
customers. The Prime Execution Agent holds the ether associated with customer entitlements across a combination of omnibus cold wallets,
omnibus &ldquo;hot&rdquo; wallets (meaning wallets whose private keys are generated and stored online, in internet-connected computers
or devices) or in omnibus accounts in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name on a trading venue (including third-party venues and the
Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s own execution venue) where the Prime Execution Agent executes orders to buy and sell ether on behalf of
its clients. Within such omnibus hot and cold wallets and accounts, the Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that it
keeps the majority of assets in cold wallets, to promote security, while the balance of assets is kept in hot wallets to facilitate rapid
withdrawals. However, the Sponsor has no control over, and for security reasons the Prime Execution Agent does not disclose to the Sponsor,
the percentage of ether that the Prime Execution Agent holds for customers holding similar entitlements as the Trust, which are kept
in omnibus cold wallets, as compared to omnibus hot wallets or omnibus accounts in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name on a trading
venue. The Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that the percentage of assets maintained in cold versus hot storage is
determined by ongoing risk analysis and market dynamics, in which the Prime Execution Agent attempts to balance anticipated liquidity
needs for its customers as a class against the anticipated greater security of cold storage.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">To the extent that the Trust
engages an additional Ether Custodian in the future (a &ldquo;Future Ether Custodian,&rdquo; and with Coinbase Custody, the &ldquo;Ether
Custodians&rdquo;), other than the ether held with the Prime Execution Agent in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance, the Sponsor will allocate
the Trust&rsquo;s ether between the Trust Ether Account at Coinbase Custody and the special account that holds the Trust&rsquo;s ether
at the Future Ether Custodian (the &ldquo;Future Trust Ether Account,&rdquo; and with the Trust Ether Account, the &ldquo;Trust Ether
Accounts&rdquo;). In selecting a Future Ether Custodian, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will consider a number of factors, including,
but not limited to, regulatory compliance, operational security, insurance coverage, institutional reputation, and demonstrated experience
safely storing large digital asset holdings. In determining the amount and percentage of the Trust&rsquo;s ether to allocate to each
Trust Ether Account, the Sponsor will consider (i) the concentration of the Trust&rsquo;s ether at each Ether Custodian, (ii) the Sponsor&rsquo;s
assessment of the safety and security policies and procedures of each Ether Custodian, (iii) the insurance policies of each Ether Custodian,
(iv) the fees and expenses associated with the storage of the Trust&rsquo;s ether at each Ether Custodian, (v) the fees and expenses
associated with the transfer to or from the Trust Ether Account at each Ether Custodian, and (vi) any other factor the Sponsor deems
relevant in making the allocation determination. The Sponsor does not intend to disclose the amount or percentage of the Trust&rsquo;s
ether held at either Coinbase Custody or the Future Ether Custodian, and the Sponsor may change the allocation between the Ether Custodians
at any time and without notice to Shareholders. The fees and expenses associated with the transfer of ether between the Trust Ether Account
at each Ether Custodian will be borne by the Sponsor, not the Trust or the Shareholders. Any transfer of ether between the Trust Ether
Accounts at each Ether Custodian will occur &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; over the Ethereum network. On-chain transactions are subject to all
of the risks of the Ethereum network, including the risk that transactions will be made erroneously and are generally irreversible.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust relies on the Cash Custodian to hold any cash related to the Cash Creation and Cash Redemption of Shares, purchase or sale of ether
or held for payment of expenses not assumed by the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Transfer Agent will facilitate the settlement of Shares in response to the placement of Creation Orders and Redemption Orders (as each
is defined below) from Authorized Participants.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Plan
of Distribution</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">When
the Trust sells or redeems its Shares, it does so in Baskets. The Trust only creates and redeems Baskets in transactions with Authorized
Participants. In connection with an order to purchase Shares pursuant to an In-Kind Creation (an &ldquo;In-Kind Creation Order&rdquo;),
an Authorized Participant shall deliver or cause to be delivered by an Authorized Participant Designee to the Ether Custodian the amount
of ether represented by the Basket Amount. In connection with an order to purchase Shares pursuant to a Cash Creation (a &ldquo;Cash
Creation Order,&rdquo; and, with In-Kind Creation Orders, &ldquo;Creation Orders&rdquo;), an Authorized Participant shall deliver to
the Transfer Agent the amount of U.S. dollars needed to purchase the Basket Amount of ether, as well as the per-order transaction fee.
In connection with an order to redeem Shares, an Authorized Participant shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trust&rsquo;s account
at DTC the Basket(s) to be redeemed. To the extent such redemption order indicated that the redemption was to be done as an In-Kind Redemption
(an &ldquo;In-Kind Redemption Order&rdquo;), the Sponsor shall arrange for a Basket Amount of ether to distributed to an ether account
designated by the Authorized Participant or Authorized Participant Designee. To the extent such redemption order indicated that the redemption
was to be done as a Cash Redemption (a &ldquo;Cash Redemption Order,&rdquo; and, with In-Kind Redemption Orders, &ldquo;Redemption Orders&rdquo;),
the Sponsor shall arrange for the Basket Amount of ether to be sold and the resulting U.S. dollars to be distributed to the Authorized
Participant. BNY Mellon will facilitate the processing of creation and redemption orders in Baskets from the Trust in its capacity as
Transfer Agent and will custody the Trust&rsquo;s cash holdings in its capacity as Cash Custodian.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
Participants may then offer Shares to the public at prices that depend on various factors, including the supply and demand for Shares,
the value of the Trust&rsquo;s assets, and market conditions at the time of a transaction. Investors who buy or sell Shares during the
day from their broker may do so at a premium or discount relative to the NAV of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investors
who decide to buy or sell Shares will place their trade orders through their brokers and may incur customary brokerage commissions and
charges. The Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange under the ticker symbol &ldquo;ETHW.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Federal
Income Tax Considerations</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Owners
of Shares are treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as if they owned a proportionate share of the assets of the Trust. They
are also viewed as if they directly received a proportionate share of any income of the Trust, or as if they had incurred a proportionate
share of the expenses of the Trust. Consequently, each sale of ether by the Trust (which includes under current Internal Revenue Service
(&ldquo;IRS&rdquo;) guidance using ether to pay expenses of the Trust) constitutes a taxable event to Shareholders. See &ldquo;UNITED
STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES&mdash;Taxation of U.S. Shareholders.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Use
of Proceeds</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Proceeds
received by the Trust in connection with the issuance of Baskets consist of ether and cash. Deposits of ether received by the Trust pursuant
to an In-Kind Creation are held by the Ether Custodian on behalf of the Trust until (i) delivered out in connection with an In-Kind Redemption
of Baskets or (ii) caused to be transferred or sold by the Sponsor to pay fees due to the Sponsor and Trust expenses and liabilities
not assumed by the Sponsor. Deposits of cash proceeds received by the Trust in connection with Cash Creation Orders will be used to acquire
ether. Such deposits of cash are held by the Cash Custodian on behalf of the Trust until (i) used to acquire ether, (ii) accrued and
distributed to pay Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor, (iii) distributed to Authorized Participants in connection
with Cash Redemptions of Baskets, or (iv) disposed of in a liquidation of the Trust.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Principal
Investment Risks of an Investment in the Trust</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
investment in the Trust involves risks. Investors may choose to use the Trust as a means of investing indirectly in ether. Because the
value of the Shares is correlated with the value of the ether held by the Trust, it is important to understand the investment attributes
of, and the market for, ether. As noted, there are significant risks and hazards inherent in the ether market that may cause the price
of ether to widely fluctuate. Investors considering a purchase of Shares should carefully consider how much of their total assets should
be exposed to the ether market, and should fully understand, be willing to assume, and have the financial resources necessary to withstand,
the risks involved in the Trust&rsquo;s investment strategy, and be in a position to bear the potential loss of their entire investment
in the Trust.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is a relatively new technological innovation with a limited history. There is no assurance that usage of the Ethereum network or ether
will continue to grow. A contraction in the use or adoption of ether may result in increased volatility or a reduction in the price of
ether, which could adversely impact the value of the Shares. Sales of newly created ether may cause the price of ether to decline, which
could negatively affect an investment in the Shares. Ether markets have a limited history, ether trading prices have exhibited high levels
of volatility, and in some cases such volatility has been sudden and extreme. Because of such volatility, Shareholders could lose all
or substantially all of their investment in the Trust. Regulation of the use of ether and the Ethereum network continues to evolve both
in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions, which may restrict the use of ether or otherwise impact the demand for ether. Disruptions
at digital asset trading platforms could adversely affect the availability of ether and the ability of Authorized Participants to purchase
or sell ether and, therefore, their ability to create and redeem Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Custody
of digital assets such as ether includes unique risks of loss. The loss or destruction of private keys could prevent the Trust from accessing
its ether. Loss of these private keys may be irreversible and could result in the loss of all or substantially all of an investment in
the Trust. Similarly, transactions on the Ethereum network generally may not be reversed or corrected, meaning that errors in transactions
from the Trust Ether Account could result in the loss of all or substantially all of an investment in the Trust.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">There
is no assurance as to whether the Trust will be profitable or whether the Trust will meet its expenses and liabilities. Any investment
made in the Trust may result in a total loss of the investment.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s return may not match the performance of the Pricing Index because the Trust incurs operating expenses. The NAV of the Trust
may not always correspond to the market price of its Shares for a number of reasons, including price volatility, trading activity, normal
trading hours for the Trust, the calculation methodology of the NAV, and/or the closing of digital asset trading platforms due to fraud,
failure, security breaches or otherwise. As a result, Baskets may be created or redeemed at a U.S. dollar value that differs from the
market price of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_002"></A>Risk
Factors</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>You
should consider carefully the risks described below before making an investment decision. You should also refer to the other information
included in this Prospectus, as well as information found in documents incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, before you decide
to purchase any Shares. These risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by risk factors contained in
any periodic report, prospectus supplement, post-effective amendment or in other reports filed with the SEC in the future.</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risks
Related to Digital Assets</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>The
trading prices of many digital assets, including ether, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do
so. Extreme volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading price of ether, could have a material adverse effect
on the value of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.</I></FONT></P>

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trading prices of many digital assets, including ether, have experienced extreme volatility in recent periods and may continue to do
so. For instance, there were steep increases in the value of certain digital assets, including ether, over the course of 2017, followed
by steep drawdowns throughout 2018 in digital asset trading prices, including for ether. These drawdowns notwithstanding, digital asset
prices, including ether, increased significantly again during 2019, decreased significantly again in the first quarter of 2020 amidst
broader market declines as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, and increased significantly again over the remainder of 2020 and
the first quarter of 2021. Digital asset prices, including ether, experienced significant and sudden changes throughout 2021 followed
by steep drawdowns in the fourth quarter of 2021 and throughout 2022. Digital asset prices again experienced steep increases in value
in 2024 before suffering steep drawdowns in early 2025.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Extreme
volatility in the future, including further declines in the trading price of ether, could have a material adverse effect on the value
of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value. Furthermore, negative perception and a lack of stability
and standardized regulation in the digital asset economy may reduce confidence in the digital asset economy and may result in greater
volatility in the price of ether and other digital assets, including a depreciation in value. The Trust is not actively managed and will
not take any actions to take advantage, or mitigate the impacts, of volatility in the price of ether.</FONT></P>

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decline in the adoption of ether could negatively impact the Trust.</I></B></FONT></P>

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Sponsor will not have any strategy relating to the development of ether and the Ethereum network. However, a lack of expansion in usage
of ether and the Ethereum network could adversely affect an investment in Shares.</FONT></P>

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further development and acceptance of the Ethereum network, which is part of a new and rapidly changing industry, is subject to a variety
of factors that are difficult to evaluate. For example, the Ethereum network faces significant obstacles to increasing the usage of ether
without resulting in higher fees or slower transaction settlement times, and attempts to increase the volume of transactions may not
be effective. The slowing, stopping or reversing of the development or acceptance or usage of the Ethereum network and associated smart
contracts may adversely affect the price of ether and therefore an investment in the Shares. The further adoption of ether will require
growth in its usage and in the Ethereum network. Adoption of ether will also require an accommodating regulatory environment.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
use of digital assets such as ether to, among other things, buy and sell goods and services is part of a new and rapidly evolving industry
that employs digital assets based upon computer-generated mathematical and/or cryptographic protocols. Ether is a prominent, but not
unique, part of this industry. The growth of this industry is subject to a high degree of uncertainty, as new assets and technological
innovations continue to develop and evolve.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Today,
there is limited use of ether in the retail, commercial, or payments spaces, and, on a relative basis, speculators make up a significant
portion of users. Certain merchants and major retail and commercial businesses have only recently begun accepting ether and the Ethereum
network as a means of payment for goods and services. This pattern may contribute to outsized price volatility, which in turn can make
ether less attractive to merchants and commercial parties as a means of payment. A lack of expansion by ether into retail and commercial
markets or a contraction of such use may result in a reduction in the price of ether, which could adversely affect an investment in the
Trust.</FONT></P>

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addition, there is no assurance that ether will maintain its value over the long term. The value of ether is subject to risks related
to its usage. Even if growth in Ethereum adoption occurs in the near or medium term, there is no assurance that ether usage will continue
to grow over the long term. A contraction in use of ether may result in increased volatility or a reduction in the price of ether, which
would adversely impact the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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digital assets, including ether, were only introduced within the past decade, and the medium-to-long-term value of the Shares is subject
to a number of factors relating to the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies and to the fundamental investment characteristics
of digital assets.</I></B></FONT></P>

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digital assets, including ether, were only introduced within the past decade, and the medium-to-long-term value of the Shares is subject
to a number of factors relating to the capabilities and development of blockchain technologies, such as the recentness of their development;
their dependence on the internet and other technologies; their dependence on the role played by users, developers and validators; and
the potential for malicious activity. For example, the realization of one or more of the following risks could materially adversely affect
the value of the Shares:</FONT></P>

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                                            asset networks, including the Ethereum peer-to-peer network and associated blockchain ledger
                                            (the &ldquo;Ethereum blockchain&rdquo; and together the &ldquo;Ethereum network&rdquo;),
                                            and the software used to operate them are in the early stages of development. Given the recentness
                                            of the development of digital asset networks, digital assets may not function as intended
                                            and parties may be unwilling to use digital assets, which would dampen the growth, if any,
                                            of digital asset networks. Because ether is a digital asset, the value of the Shares is subject
                                            to a number of factors relating to the fundamental investment characteristics of digital
                                            assets, including the fact that digital assets are bearer instruments and loss, theft, compromise,
                                            or destruction of the associated private keys could result in permanent loss of the asset.</FONT></TD>
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                                            asset networks are dependent upon the internet. A disruption of the internet or a digital
                                            asset network, such as the Ethereum network, would affect the ability to transfer digital
                                            assets, including ether, and, consequently, a disruption may impact their value.</FONT></TD>
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                                            acceptance of software patches or upgrades by a significant, but not overwhelming, percentage
                                            of the users and validators in a digital asset network, such as the Ethereum network, could
                                            result in a &ldquo;fork&rdquo; in such network&rsquo;s blockchain, including the Ethereum
                                            blockchain, resulting in the operation of multiple separate networks.</FONT></TD>
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                                            of the Ethereum network is by voluntary consensus and open competition. As a result, there
                                            may be a lack of consensus or clarity on the governance of the Ethereum network, which may
                                            stymie the Ethereum network&rsquo;s utility and ability to grow and face challenges. In particular,
                                            it may be difficult to find solutions or marshal sufficient effort to overcome any future
                                            problems on the Ethereum network, especially long-term problems.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            foregoing notwithstanding, the Ethereum network&rsquo;s protocol is informally overseen by
                                            a collective of core developers who, along with members of the Ethereum community, can introduce
                                            proposals, known as Ethereum Improvement Proposals (&ldquo;EIPs&rdquo;), for updating the
                                            Ethereum network. The core developers evolve over time, largely based on self-determined
                                            participation. An Ethereum client (&ldquo;Ethereum Client&rdquo;) is a software application
                                            that implements the Ethereum network specification and communicates with the Ethereum network.
                                            A &ldquo;node&rdquo; is a computer or other device that has downloaded the Ethereum Client
                                            and is connected to other computers also running the Ethereum Client software, together forming
                                            the Ethereum network. To the extent that a significant majority of node operators update
                                            their individual Ethereum Client to the new specification, the Ethereum network could be
                                            subject to new protocols that may adversely affect the value of ether. In addition, if a
                                            digital asset network has high-profile contributors, a perception that such contributors
                                            will no longer contribute to the network could have an adverse effect on the market price
                                            of the related digital asset.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Over
                                            the past several years, digital asset validator operations have evolved from individual users
                                            to &ldquo;professionalized&rdquo; validating operations using proprietary hardware or sophisticated
                                            machines. If the profit margins of digital asset validating operations are not sufficiently
                                            high, including due to a decrease in transaction fees, validators are more likely to immediately
                                            sell tokens earned by validating, resulting in an increase in liquid supply of that digital
                                            asset, which would generally tend to reduce that digital asset&rsquo;s market price.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            the extent that any validators cease to record transactions that do not include the payment
                                            of a transaction fee in solved blocks or do not record a transaction because the transaction
                                            fee is too low, such transactions will not be recorded on the Ethereum blockchain until a
                                            block is validated by a validator who does not require the payment of transaction fees or
                                            is willing to accept a lower fee. Any widespread delays in the recording of transactions
                                            could result in a loss of confidence in a digital asset network.</FONT></TD>
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                                            digital asset networks, including the Ethereum network, face significant scaling challenges
                                            and are being upgraded with various features designed to increase the speed of digital asset
                                            transactions and the number of transactions that can be processed in a given period (known
                                            as &ldquo;throughput&rdquo;). These attempts to increase the volume of transactions may not
                                            be effective, and such upgrades may fail, resulting in potentially irreparable damage to
                                            the Ethereum network and the value of ether.</FONT></TD>
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                                            the past, flaws in the source code for digital assets have been exposed and exploited, including
                                            flaws that disabled some functionality for users, exposed users&rsquo; personal information
                                            and/or resulted in the theft of users&rsquo; digital assets. The cryptography underlying
                                            ether could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology,
                                            including advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could
                                            result in such cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious
                                            actor may be able to compromise the security of the Ethereum network or take the Trust&rsquo;s
                                            ether, which would adversely affect the value of the Shares. Moreover, functionality of the
                                            Ethereum network may be negatively affected such that it is no longer attractive to users,
                                            thereby dampening demand for ether. Even if another digital asset other than ether were affected
                                            by similar circumstances, any reduction in confidence in the source code or cryptography
                                            underlying digital assets generally could negatively affect the demand for digital assets
                                            and therefore adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Ethereum network has been in the process of implementing a series of software upgrades and
                                            other changes to its protocol, which were previously referred to collectively as &ldquo;Ethereum
                                            2.0&rdquo; and some of which were implemented during 2022, such as the &ldquo;Merge&rdquo;
                                            that transitioned the Ethereum network from a proof-of-work consensus mechanism to a proof-of-stake
                                            consensus mechanism. These upgrades result in new iterations of the Ethereum network. Many
                                            of the contemplated upgrades to the Ethereum network will include updates to material aspects
                                            of its source code. Although some of these upgrades have been successfully implemented, such
                                            as the &ldquo;Merge,&rdquo; which was completed in September 2022, there is no guarantee
                                            that there are not undiscovered flaws that will emerge in the future even in upgrades previously
                                            considered successful, and previously successful upgrades do not guarantee that future upgrades
                                            will be successful. Any such undiscovered flaws, or the failure to properly implement future
                                            changes, could have a material adverse effect on the value of ether and the value of the
                                            Shares. One completed upgrade is known as the &ldquo;Shanghai&rdquo; upgrade, which allows
                                            users to unstake their ether and remove it from the relevant smart contract. As a result
                                            of this or future upgrades, it is possible that a significant volume of currently locked
                                            and illiquid ether becomes unlocked and sold, which could increase volatility in ether prices
                                            or have a material adverse effect on the value of ether and the value of the Shares.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
                                            March 13, 2024, the Ethereum network underwent a planned fork called &ldquo;Dencun&rdquo;
                                            implementing a series of EIPs. EIP 4844, which some commentators perceive to be the most
                                            significant EIP within the Dencun series, is intended to improve the economics of Layer 2s
                                            by reducing transaction fees for Layer 2s who batch transactions executed on the Layer 2s
                                            and upload them as a batch (or as a single proof) onto the main Layer 1 Ethereum network.
                                            Among other objectives, the Dencun software upgrade was designed to provide Layer 2 scaling
                                            solutions a designated storage space on the Layer 1 Ethereum network, called Binary Large
                                            Objects (&ldquo;blobs&rdquo;), which attach large data chunks to transactions on the Layer
                                            1 Ethereum network and are recorded on its blockchain. The data in blobs become inaccessible
                                            on the Layer 1 Ethereum network after a temporary period of time (three weeks), unlike the
                                            previous method of storing batched data from Layer 2s on the Layer 1 Ethereum network, which
                                            was stored permanently. The cost of accessing the temporary storage in blobs is expected
                                            by proponents of the Dencun upgrade to be substantially lower than the cost of storing the
                                            data on the Ethereum Layer 1 network permanently, making Layer 2s more cost-efficient to
                                            operate and, some commentators hope, making them more attractive as a scaling solution. Immediately
                                            following the upgrade, some Layer 2s reportedly experienced reduced transaction fees when
                                            batching transactions to the main Layer 1 Ethereum network, which in turn lowered the transaction
                                            costs for executing transactions on such Layer 2s, but some believe this also resulted in
                                            ether prices (ether being the native asset of the Layer 1 Ethereum network) dropping as well
                                            due, in part, to the reduced demand for ether to pay the transaction costs of recording data
                                            on the Layer 1 Ethereum network. Decreased ether prices could have an adverse effect on the
                                            value of the Shares. Additionally, some Layer 2s, such as Blast, reportedly experienced outages
                                            and other disruptions in the aftermath of the Dencun upgrade, which in the case of Blast
                                            halted block production on the Blast Layer 2 blockchain for a period of time, though it was
                                            reportedly restored afterward. As with any change to software code, planned forks such as
                                            Dencun could introduce bugs, coding defects, unanticipated or undiscovered problems, flaws,
                                            security risks, problematic incentive structures, or otherwise fail to work as intended or
                                            achieve the expected benefits that proponents hope for in the short term or the long term,
                                            which could also have an adverse effect on the adoption of the Ethereum network and the value
                                            of ether, and therefore the Shares.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            acceptance of software patches or upgrades by a significant, but not overwhelming, percentage
                                            of the users and validators in a digital asset network could result in a &ldquo;fork&rdquo;
                                            in such network&rsquo;s blockchain, resulting in the operation of multiple separate networks.
                                            See &ldquo;A temporary or permanent &lsquo;fork&rsquo; of the Ethereum blockchain could adversely
                                            affect the value of the Shares&rdquo; for additional information.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Ethereum network is still in the process of developing and making significant decisions that
                                            will affect policies that govern the supply and issuance of ether as well as other Ethereum
                                            network protocols. For example, the Ethereum network has on three separate occasions reduced
                                            the quantity of ether rewarded per block and may make additional changes in the future. See
                                            &ldquo;ETHER, ETHER MARKET AND REGULATION OF ETHER&rdquo; for additional information. The
                                            open-source nature of many digital asset network protocols, such as the protocol for the
                                            Ethereum network, means that developers and other contributors are generally not directly
                                            compensated for their contributions in maintaining and developing such protocols. As a result,
                                            the developers and other contributors of a particular digital asset may lack a financial
                                            incentive to maintain or develop the network, or may lack the resources to adequately address
                                            emerging issues. Alternatively, some developers may be funded by companies whose interests
                                            are at odds with other participants in a particular digital asset network. If the Ethereum
                                            network does not successfully develop its policies on supply and issuance, or does so in
                                            a manner that is not attractive to network participants, there may not be sufficient network-level
                                            support for such network, which could lead to a decline in the support and price of ether.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Decentralized
                                            application and smart contract developers depend on being able to obtain ether in order to
                                            be able to run their programs and operate their businesses. In particular, decentralized
                                            applications and smart contracts require ether in order to pay the gas fees needed to power
                                            such applications and smart contracts and to execute transactions. As a result, they represent
                                            a significant source of demand for ether. Ether&rsquo;s price volatility (particularly where
                                            ether prices increase), or the Ethereum network&rsquo;s wider inability to meet the demands
                                            of decentralized applications and smart contracts in terms of inexpensive, reliable, and
                                            prompt transaction execution (including during congested periods), or to solve its scaling
                                            challenges or increase its throughput, may discourage such decentralized application and
                                            smart contract developers from using the Ethereum network as the foundational infrastructure
                                            layer for building their applications and smart contracts. If decentralized application and
                                            smart contract developers abandon the Ethereum blockchain for other blockchain or digital
                                            asset networks or protocols for whatever reason, the value of ether could be negatively affected.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Moreover,
because digital assets, including ether, have been in existence for a short period of time and are continuing to develop, there may be
additional risks in the future that are impossible to predict as of the date of this Prospectus.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Digital
assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on the acceptance of ether.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">The
first digital asset, bitcoin, was launched in 2009. The Ethereum network launched in 2015 (though some ether was sold in a pre-mine in
2014). Along with bitcoin, ether was one of the first cryptographic digital assets to gain global adoption and critical mass. In general,
digital asset networks, including the Ethereum network and other cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of digital
assets, represent a new and rapidly evolving industry that is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. For example,
the realization of one or more of the following risks could materially adversely affect the value of the Shares:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
                                            is only selectively accepted as a means of payment by retail and commercial outlets, and
                                            use of ether by consumers to pay such retail and commercial outlets remains limited. Banks
                                            and other established financial institutions may refuse to process funds for ether transactions;
                                            refuse to process wire transfers to or from digital asset exchanges, ether-related companies
                                            or service providers; or refuse to maintain accounts for persons or entities transacting
                                            in ether. As a result, the price of ether may be influenced to a significant extent by speculators,
                                            thus contributing to price volatility that makes retailers less likely to accept ether in
                                            the future.</FONT></TD>
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                                            may not provide banking services, or may cut off banking services, to businesses that provide
                                            digital asset-related services or that accept digital assets as payment, which could dampen
                                            liquidity in the market and damage the public perception of digital assets generally or any
                                            one digital asset in particular, such as ether, and their or its utility as a payment system,
                                            which could decrease the price of digital assets generally or individually. Further, the
                                            lack of availability of banking services could prevent the Trust from being able to complete
                                            creations and redemptions of Baskets, the timely liquidation of ether and withdrawal of assets
                                            from the Ether Custodian even if the Sponsor determined that such liquidation was appropriate
                                            or suitable, or otherwise disrupt the Trust&rsquo;s operations.</FONT></TD>
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                                            privacy-preserving features have been or are expected to be introduced to digital asset networks,
                                            including the Ethereum network. For example, some prominent contributors to the Ethereum
                                            network have proposed the concept of &ldquo;privacy pools,&rdquo; zero-knowledge proofs,
                                            and other privacy-preserving features. If any such features are introduced to the Ethereum
                                            network, any exchanges or businesses that facilitate transactions in ether may be at an increased
                                            risk of criminal or civil lawsuits, or of having banking services cut off if there is a concern
                                            that these features interfere with the performance of anti-money laundering duties and economic
                                            sanctions checks or facilitate illicit financing or crime.</FONT></TD>
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                                            protocol and application developers and validators may otherwise switch to or adopt certain
                                            digital assets at the expense of their engagement with other digital asset networks, which
                                            may negatively impact those networks, including the Ethereum network.</FONT></TD>
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Trust is not actively managed and will not have any formal strategy relating to the development of the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Recent
developments in the digital asset economy have led to extreme volatility and disruption in digital asset markets, a loss of confidence
in participants of the digital asset ecosystem, significant negative publicity surrounding digital assets broadly and market-wide declines
in liquidity.</I></FONT></P>

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in the fourth quarter of 2021 and continuing to date, digital asset prices have fluctuated widely. This has led to volatility and disruption
in the digital asset markets and financial difficulties for several prominent industry participants, including digital asset trading
platforms, hedge funds and lending platforms. For example, in the first half of 2022, digital asset lenders Celsius Network LLC and Voyager
Digital Ltd. and digital asset hedge fund Three Arrows Capital each declared bankruptcy, and the stablecoin TerraUSD collapsed. These
events caused a loss of confidence in participants in the digital asset ecosystem, negative publicity surrounding digital assets more
broadly and market-wide declines in digital asset trading prices and liquidity.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Thereafter,
in November 2022, FTX, the third largest digital asset trading platform by volume at the time, halted customer withdrawals amid rumors
of the company&rsquo;s liquidity issues and likely insolvency. Shortly thereafter, FTX&rsquo;s CEO resigned and FTX and numerous affiliates
of FTX filed for bankruptcy. The U.S. Department of Justice subsequently brought criminal charges, including charges of fraud, violations
of federal securities laws, money laundering, and campaign finance offenses, against FTX&rsquo;s former CEO and others. In November 2023,
FTX&rsquo;s former CEO was convicted of fraud and money laundering. Similar charges related to violations of anti-money laundering laws
were brought in November 2023 against Binance and its former CEO. FTX is also under investigation by the SEC, the Justice Department,
and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as well as by various regulatory authorities in the Bahamas, Europe and other jurisdictions.
In response to these events, the digital asset markets have experienced extreme price volatility and declines in liquidity, and regulatory
and enforcement scrutiny has increased, including from the DOJ, the SEC, the CFTC, the White House and Congress. In addition, several
other entities in the digital asset industry filed for bankruptcy following FTX&rsquo;s bankruptcy filing, such as BlockFi Inc. and Genesis
Global Capital, LLC. The SEC also brought charges against Genesis Global Capital, LLC and Gemini Trust Company, LLC on January 12, 2023
for their alleged unregistered offer and sale of securities to retail investors. In October 2023, the New York Attorney General brought
charges against Gemini, Genesis Global Capital and numerous affiliates of Genesis Global Capital, and Digital Currency Group alleging
violations of law relating to the Gemini Earn program. In May 2024, the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York approved
a settlement of the charges with the Genesis entities.</FONT></P>

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events have resulted in calls for heightened scrutiny and regulation of the digital asset industry, with a specific focus on digital
asset trading platforms, and custodians. For example, in June 2023, the SEC brought charges against Binance (the &ldquo;Binance Complaint&rdquo;)
and Coinbase (the &ldquo;Coinbase Complaint&rdquo;), two of the largest digital asset trading platforms, alleging that they solicited
U.S. investors to buy, sell, and trade &ldquo;crypto asset securities&rdquo; through their unregistered trading platforms and operated
unregistered securities exchanges, brokerages and clearing agencies. Binance subsequently announced that it would be suspending USD deposits
and withdrawals on Binance.US and that it plans to delist its USD trading pairs. In addition, in November 2023, the SEC brought similar
charges against Kraken (the &ldquo;Kraken Complaint&rdquo;), alleging that it operated as an unregistered securities exchange, brokerage
and clearing agency. The Binance Complaint, the Coinbase Complaint and the Kraken Complaint have led, and may in the future lead, to
further volatility in digital asset prices. In January 2025, the SEC launched the Crypto Task Force dedicated to developing a comprehensive
and clear regulatory framework for digital assets led by Commissioner Hester Peirce. Subsequently, Commissioner Peirce announced a list
of specific priorities to further that initiative, which included pursuing final rules related to a digital asset&rsquo;s security status,
a revised path to registered offerings and listings for digital asset-based investment vehicles, and clarity regarding digital asset
custody, lending and staking. In February 2025, a 60-day stay was granted in the SEC&rsquo;s lawsuit against Binance in response to a
joint request by both the SEC and Binance, which acknowledged that the SEC&rsquo;s newly formed Crypto Task Force&rsquo;s focus on developing
a federal securities law framework for digital assets may resolve the case. In February 2025, Coinbase and the SEC entered into a joint
stipulation to dismiss the SEC&rsquo;s lawsuit with prejudice, subject to the court&rsquo;s approval. Kraken has also announced that
it reached an agreement in principle with the SEC to dismiss the SEC&rsquo;s lawsuit, subject to formal approval by the SEC&rsquo;s Commissioners.
Several other digital asset market participants have also announced that the SEC informed them that the SEC was terminating its investigation
or enforcement action into their firm. The final outcome of these lawsuits (to the extent not yet dismissed), their effect on the broader
digital asset ecosystem and the reputational impact on industry participants, remain uncertain.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">The
U.S. regulatory regime &ndash; namely the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Congress and certain U.S. agencies (e.g., the SEC, the CFTC, FinCEN,
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation) as well as the White House have issued
reports and releases concerning digital assets, including ether and digital asset markets. However, the extent and content of any forthcoming
laws and regulations are not yet ascertainable with certainty, and it may not be ascertainable in the near future. It is possible that
new laws and increased regulation and regulatory scrutiny may require the Trust to comply with certain regulatory regimes, which could
result in new costs for the Trust. The Trust may have to devote increased time and attention to regulatory matters, which could increase
costs to the Trust. New laws, regulations and regulatory actions could significantly restrict or eliminate the market for, or uses of,
digital assets including ether, which could have a negative effect on the value of ether, which in turn would have a negative effect
on the value of the Trust&rsquo;s Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">These
events are continuing to develop at a rapid pace and it is not possible to predict at this time all of the risks that they may pose to
the Sponsor, the Trust, their affiliates and/or the Trust&rsquo;s third-party service providers, or to the digital asset industry as
a whole.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Continued
disruption and instability in the digital asset markets as these events develop, including further declines in the trading prices and
liquidity of ether, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all
of their value.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Digital
assets may have concentrated ownership, and large sales or distributions by holders of such digital assets could have an adverse effect
on the market price of such digital assets.</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">The
largest ether wallets are believed to hold, in aggregate, a significant percentage of the ether in circulation. Moreover, it is possible
that other persons or entities control multiple wallets that collectively hold a significant number of ether, even if they individually
only hold a small amount, and it is possible that some of these wallets are controlled by the same person or entity. As a result of this
concentration of ownership, large sales or distributions by such holders could have an adverse effect on the market price of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risks
Associated with Ether and the Ethereum Network</FONT></P>

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is a relatively new technological innovation with a limited operating history.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
has a relatively limited history of existence and operations compared to traditional commodities. There is a limited established performance
record for the price of ether and, in turn, a limited basis for evaluating an investment in ether. Although past performance is not necessarily
indicative of future result, if ether had a more established history, such history might (or might not) provide investors with more information
on which to evaluate an investment in the trust.</FONT></P>

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from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Consensus Mechanism.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">In
September 2022, the Ethereum network moved from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake mechanism called Serenity, or Ethereum 2.0. Unlike
proof-of-work, in which miners expend computational resources to compete to validate transactions and are rewarded coins in proportion
to the amount of computational resources expended, in proof-of-stake, validators risk or &ldquo;stake&rdquo; coins to compete to be randomly
selected to validate transactions and are rewarded coins in proportion to the total amount of coins staked. Any malicious activity, such
as disagreeing with the eventual consensus or otherwise violating protocol rules, results in the forfeiture or &ldquo;slashing&rdquo;
of a portion of the staked coins. Proof-of-stake is viewed as more energy efficient and scalable than proof-of-work. There is no guarantee
that the Ethereum community will embrace Ethereum 2.0, and the new protocol may never fully scale.</FONT></P>

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possibility exists that Ethereum 2.0 may never achieve the goals of the Ethereum community, which may have a negative impact on the market
value of ether, and consequently on the NAV of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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on ether supply.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">The
rate at which new ether is issued and put into circulation is expected to vary. The Ethereum network has no formal cap on the total supply
of ether. The Ethereum network does, however, feature several mechanisms that, individually and in aggregate, have the effect of limiting
the total supply of ether outstanding. These mechanisms are sometimes referred to collectively as the &ldquo;Ethereum Triple Halving.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">As
a result of the Merge, where the Ethereum network moved from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake mechanism under Ethereum 2.0, the rate
of issuance is greatly reduced. Under proof-of-work, miners expend computational resources to compete to validate transactions and are
rewarded coins in proportion to the amount of computational resources expended, which resulted in comparably more new tokens rewarded.
By contrast, under proof-of-stake, validators risk or &ldquo;stake&rdquo; coins to compete to be randomly selected to validate transactions
and are rewarded coins in proportion to the amount of coins staked, which results in comparably fewer new tokens rewarded. Following
the Merge, approximately 1,700 ether are issued per day, though the issuance rate varies based on the number of validators on the network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">The
change from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake also limits the total supply of ether in circulation by effectively locking staked ether
for a certain period of time, making it temporarily unavailable for trading or selling.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">Additionally,
the supply of ether is limited as a result of the deflationary gas fee-burning mechanism introduced by EIP-1559 in August 2021 to reform
the Ethereum gas fee market. EIP-1559 split of fees into two components: the base fee (calculated depending on the network activity involved)
and the tip. When ether is issued to pay the base fee, it is removed from circulation, or &ldquo;burnt,&rdquo; and the tip is paid to
validators. As a result of this fee-burning mechanism, the overall supply of ether decreases as more ether are destroyed through the
fee burn. Since the fee burning depends on the network activity, the more the transactions on the Ethereum network, the more ether is
burned and the lower the issuance. This also has the effect of reducing the incentives for validators to validate transactions with higher
gas fees, since those validators would receive only the tip and not the base fees. Frequently, the ether supply has been deflationary
over a 24-hour period as a result of the burn mechanism.</FONT></P>

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in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and validators, which may negatively affect
that digital asset network&rsquo;s ability to grow and respond to challenges.</FONT></P>

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governance of decentralized networks, such as the Ethereum network, is by voluntary consensus and open competition. As a result, there
may be a lack of consensus or clarity on the governance of any particular decentralized digital asset network, which may stymie such
network&rsquo;s utility and ability to grow and face challenges. The foregoing notwithstanding, the protocols for some decentralized
networks, such as the Ethereum network, are informally managed by a group of core developers that propose amendments to the relevant
network&rsquo;s source code. Core developers&rsquo; roles evolve over time, largely based on self-determined participation. If a significant
majority of users and validators adopt amendments to a decentralized network based on the proposals of such core developers, such network
will be subject to new protocols that may adversely affect the value of the relevant digital asset.</FONT></P>

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a result of the foregoing, it may be difficult to find solutions or marshal sufficient effort to overcome any future problems, especially
long-term problems, on digital asset networks.</FONT></P>

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asset networks face significant scaling challenges and efforts to increase the volume and speed of transactions may not be successful.</FONT></P>

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digital asset networks, including the Ethereum network, face significant scaling challenges due to the fact that public blockchains generally
face a tradeoff between security and scalability. One means through which public blockchains achieve security is decentralization, meaning
that no intermediary is responsible for securing and maintaining these systems. For example, a greater degree of decentralization generally
means a given digital asset network is less susceptible to manipulation or capture. In practice, this typically means that every single
validator on a given digital asset network is responsible for securing the system by processing every transaction and every single full
node is responsible for maintaining a copy of the entire state of the network. As a result, a digital asset network may be limited in
the number of transactions it can process by the fact that all validators participate in validating each block and the capabilities of
each single fully participating node.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">As
of March 31, 2025, the Ethereum network handled approximately 119.1 transactions per second. In an effort to increase the volume of transactions
that can be processed on a given digital asset network, many digital assets are being upgraded with various features to increase the
speed and throughput of digital asset transactions. As corresponding increases in throughput lag behind growth in the use of digital
asset networks, average fees and settlement times may increase considerably. For example, the Ethereum network has been, at times, at
capacity, which has led to increased transaction fees. In December 2017, the popularity of the blockchain-based game Cryptokitties led
to significant network congestion on the Ethereum network. The game, which allows players to trade and create virtual kitties represented
by non-fungible tokens (&ldquo;NFTs&rdquo;), was reported by some sources to have accounted for more than 10% of the entire Ethereum
network traffic at the time, causing increases in transaction fees and delays in transaction-processing times, and driving Ethereum network
traffic to a reported then-all-time high. As of March&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2025, ether transaction fees stood at $0.46 (paid in ether) per transaction,
on average. Increased fees and decreased settlement speeds could preclude certain uses for ether (e.g., micropayments), and could reduce
demand for, and the price of, ether, which could adversely impact the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">In
the second half of 2020, the Ethereum network began the first of several stages of an upgrade culminating in the Merge. The Merge amended
the Ethereum network&rsquo;s consensus mechanism to a process known as proof-of-stake and was intended to address the perceived shortcomings
of the proof-of-work consensus mechanism in terms of labor intensity and duplicative computational effort expended by validators (known
under proof-of-work as &ldquo;miners&rdquo;) who did not win the race, under proof-of-work, to be the first in time to solve the cryptographic
puzzle that would allow them to be the only validator permitted to validate the block and receive the resulting block reward (which was
only given to the first validator to successfully solve the puzzle and hash a given block, and not to others). Instead, under proof-of-stake,
a single validator is randomly selected to validate a block, which it proposes to a committee of other validators, who vote for whether
to include the block (or not), which reduces the computational work performed&mdash;and energy expended&mdash;to validate each block
compared to proof-of-work. See &ldquo;ETHER, ETHER MARKET AND REGULATION OF ETHER&rdquo; for additional information.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">Following
the Merge, core development of the Ethereum source code has increasingly focused on modifications of the Ethereum protocol to increase
speed, throughput and scalability and also improve existing or next-generation uses. Future upgrades to the Ethereum protocol and Ethereum
blockchain to address scaling issues&mdash;such as network congestion, slow throughput and periods of high transaction fees owing to
spikes in network demand&mdash;have been discussed by network participants. One such upgrade is known as sharding. The purpose of sharding
is to increase scalability of the Ethereum blockchain by splitting the blockchain into subsections, called shards, and dividing validation
responsibility so that a defined subset of validators would be responsible for each shard, rather than all validators being responsible
for the entire blockchain, allowing for parallel processing and validation of transactions. However, there appears to be uncertainty
and a lack of existing widespread consensus among network participants about how to solve the scaling challenges faced by the Ethereum
network.</FONT></P>

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rapid development of other competing scalability solutions, such as those which would rely on handling the bulk of computational work
relating to transactions or smart contracts and decentralized applications (&ldquo;DApps&rdquo;) outside of the main Ethereum network
and Ethereum blockchain, has caused alternatives to sharding to emerge. &ldquo;Layer 2&rdquo; is a collective term for solutions that
are designed to help increase throughput and reduce transaction fees by handling or validating transactions off the main Ethereum network
(known as &ldquo;Layer 1&rdquo;) and then attempting to take advantage of the perceived security and integrity advantages of the Layer
1 Ethereum network by uploading the transactions validated on the Layer 2 protocol back to the Layer 1 Ethereum network. The details
of how this is done vary significantly between different Layer 2 technologies and implementations. For example, &ldquo;rollups&rdquo;
perform transaction execution outside the Layer 1 blockchain and then post the data, typically in batches, back to the Layer 1 Ethereum
blockchain where consensus is reached. &ldquo;Zero knowledge rollups&rdquo; are generally designed to run the computation needed to validate
the transactions off-chain, on the Layer 2 protocol, and submit a proof of validity of a batch of transactions (not the entire transactions
themselves). By contrast, &ldquo;optimistic rollups&rdquo; assume transactions are valid by default and only run computation, via a fraud
proof, in the event of a challenge. Other proposed Layer 2 scaling solutions include, among others, &ldquo;state channels,&rdquo; which
are designed to allow participants to run a large number of transactions on the Layer 2 side channel protocol and only submit two transactions
to the main Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain (the transaction opening the state channel, and the transaction closing the channel); and &ldquo;side
chains,&rdquo; in which an entire Layer 2 blockchain network with similar capabilities similar to those of the existing Layer 1 Ethereum
blockchain runs in parallel with the existing Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain and allows smart contracts and DApps to run on the Layer 2
side chain without burdening the main Layer 1 network, and others. To date, the Ethereum network community has not coalesced overwhelmingly
around any particular Layer 2 solution, though this could change.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">There
is no guarantee that any of the mechanisms in place or being explored for increasing the speed and throughput of settlement of Ethereum
network transactions will be effective, or how long these mechanisms will take to become effective, which could cause the Ethereum network
to not adequately resolve scaling challenges and which could adversely impact the adoption of ether and the Ethereum network and the
value of the Shares. There is no guarantee that any potential scaling solution, whether a change to the Layer 1 blockchain like sharding
or the introduction of a Layer 2 solution like rollups, state channels or side chains, will achieve widespread adoption. It is possible
that proposed changes to the Layer 1 Ethereum network could divide the community, potentially even causing a hard fork, or that the decentralized
governance of the Ethereum network could cause network participants to fail to coalesce overwhelmingly around any particular solution,
resulting in the Ethereum network suffering reduced adoption or causing users or validators to migrate to other blockchain networks.
It is also possible that scaling solutions could fail to work as intended or could introduce bugs, coding defects or flaws, security
risks, or other problems that could cause them to suffer operational disruptions. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect the price
of ether or the value of the Shares of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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or technological advances could undermine the Ethereum network&rsquo;s consensus mechanism.</FONT></P>

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Ethereum network relies on cryptographic algorithms for various operations, including address generation, transaction verification and
smart contract execution. It is possible that mathematical or technological advances, such as the development of quantum computers with
significantly more power than computers presently available, could undermine or vitiate the cryptographic consensus mechanism underpinning
the Ethereum Blockchain. Quantum computing technology is an emerging phenomenon which, because it is still developing, makes it difficult
to predict its ultimate effect on the future value of ether and other digital assets. However, recent announcements by computer technology
companies have suggested that quantum computing technology may be advancing faster than previously anticipated. For example, in February
2025, Microsoft announced its Majorana 1 chip, which is claimed to have the potential to support a one-million-qubit quantum computer.
If quantum computing technology is able to advance and significantly increase its capacity relative to the capacity of today&rsquo;s
leading quantum computers, it could potentially undermine the viability of many of the cryptographic algorithms used across the world&rsquo;s
information technology infrastructure, including the cryptographic algorithms used for digital assets like ether. If quantum computing
is able to advance in that way, there is a risk that quantum computing could result in the cryptography underlying the Ethereum network
becoming ineffective, which, if realized, could compromise the security of the Ethereum network, or allow a malicious actor to compromise
the wallets holding ether owned by the Trust or others on the Ethereum network, which would result in losses to Shareholders. While various
actors in the Ethereum community are taking steps to enable the uses of cryptographic algorithms that would be resistant to advanced
quantum computers, there is no guarantee that new quantum-proof architectures will be built and appropriate transitions will be implemented
across the network at scale in a timely manner; any such changes could require the achievement of broad consensus within the Ethereum
network community and a fork (or multiple forks), and there can be no assurance that such consensus would be achieved or the changes
implemented successfully. If any of the foregoing were to occur, it could result in losses to Shareholders. Moreover, normal operations
and functionality of the Ethereum network may be negatively affected. Such losses of functionality could lead to the Ethereum network
losing attractiveness to users, nodes, validators, or other stakeholders, thereby dampening demand for ether. Even if another digital
asset other than ether were affected by similar circumstances, any reduction in confidence in the source code or cryptography underlying
digital assets generally could negatively affect the demand for digital assets and therefore adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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name change and any associated rebranding initiative by the core developers of ether may not be favorably received by the digital asset
community, which could negatively impact the value of ether and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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time to time, digital assets may undergo name changes and associated rebranding initiatives. For example, Bitcoin Cash may sometimes
be referred to as Bitcoin ABC in an effort to differentiate itself from any Bitcoin Cash hard forks, such as Bitcoin Satoshi&rsquo;s
Vision, and in the third quarter of 2018, the team behind ZEN rebranded and changed the name of ZenCash to &ldquo;Horizen.&rdquo; The
Sponsor cannot predict the impact of any name change and any associated rebranding initiative on ether. After a name change and an associated
rebranding initiative, a digital asset may not be able to achieve or maintain brand-name recognition or status that is comparable to
the recognition or status previously enjoyed by such digital asset. The failure of any name change and any associated rebranding initiative
by a digital asset may result in such digital asset not realizing some or all of the anticipated benefits contemplated by the name change
and associated rebranding initiative, and could negatively impact the value of ether and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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contracts, including those relating to DeFi applications, are a new technology and their ongoing development and operation may result
in problems, which could reduce the demand for ether or cause a wider loss of confidence in the Ethereum network, either of which could
have an adverse impact on the value of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smart
contracts are programs running on the Ethereum blockchain that execute automatically when certain conditions are met. Since smart contracts
typically cannot be stopped or reversed, vulnerabilities in their programming can have damaging effects. For example, in June 2016, a
vulnerability in the smart contracts underlying The DAO allowed an attack by a hacker to syphon approximately $60 million worth of ether
from The DAO&rsquo;s accounts into a segregated account. In the aftermath of the theft, certain core developers and contributors pursued
a &ldquo;hard fork&rdquo; of the Ethereum network in order to erase any record of the theft. Despite these efforts, the price of ether
reportedly dropped approximately 35% in the aftermath of the attack and subsequent hard fork. In addition, in July 2017, a vulnerability
in a smart contract for a multi-signature wallet software developed by Parity led to a reportedly $30 million theft of ether, and in
November 2017, a new vulnerability in Parity&rsquo;s wallet software reportedly led to roughly $160 million worth of ether being indefinitely
frozen in an account. Furthermore, in April 2018, a batch overflow bug was found in many Ethereum-based ERC20-compatible smart contract
tokens that allowed hackers to create a large number of smart contract tokens, causing multiple crypto asset platforms worldwide to shut
down ERC20-compatible token trading. Similarly, in March 2020, a design flaw in the MakerDAO smart contract caused forced liquidations
of crypto assets at significantly discounted prices, resulting in millions of dollars of losses to users who had deposited crypto assets
into the smart contract. Other smart contracts, such as bridges between blockchain networks and decentralized finance (&ldquo;DeFi&rdquo;)
protocols, have also been manipulated, exploited or used in ways that were not intended or envisioned by their creators such that attackers
syphoned over $3.8 billion worth of digital assets from smart contracts in 2022. Problems with the development, deployment, and operation
of smart contracts may have an adverse effect on the value of ether.</FONT></P>

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some cases, smart contracts can be controlled by one or more &ldquo;admin keys&rdquo; or users with special privileges, or &ldquo;super
users.&rdquo; These super users may have the ability to unilaterally make changes to the smart contract, enable or disable features on
the smart contract, change how the smart contract receives external inputs and data or transmits ether or other digital assets, and make
other changes to the smart contract. Furthermore, in some cases inadequate public information may be available about certain smart contracts
or applications, and information asymmetries may exist, even with respect to open-source smart contracts or applications; certain participants
may have hidden informational or technological advantages, making for an uneven playing field. There may be opportunities for bad actors
to perpetrate fraudulent schemes and engage in illicit activities and other misconduct, such as exit scams and rug pulls (orchestrated
by developers and/or influencers who promote a smart contract or application and, ultimately, escape with the money at an agreed time),
or Ponzi or similar fraud schemes.</FONT></P>

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DeFi applications are currently deployed on the Ethereum network, and smart contracts relating to DeFi applications currently represent
a significant source of demand for ether. DeFi applications may achieve their investment purposes through self-executing smart contracts
that may allow users, for example, to invest digital assets in a pool from which other users can borrow without requiring an intermediate
party to facilitate these transactions. These investments may earn interest for the investor based on the rates at which borrowers repay
the loan, and can generally be withdrawn by the investor. For smart contracts that hold a pool of digital asset reserves, smart contract
super users or admin key holders may be able to extract funds from the pool, liquidate assets held in the pool, or take other actions
that decrease the value of the digital assets held by the smart contract in reserves. Even for digital assets that have adopted a decentralized
governance mechanism, such as smart contracts that are governed by the holders of a governance token, such governance tokens can be concentrated
in the hands of a small group of core community members, who would be able to make similar changes unilaterally to the smart contract.
If any such super user or group of core members unilaterally makes adverse changes to a smart contract, the design, functionality, features
and value of the smart contract and its related digital assets may be harmed. In addition, assets held by the smart contract in reserves
may be stolen, misused, burnt, or locked up or otherwise become unusable and irrecoverable. Super users can also become targets of hackers
and malicious attackers. If an attacker is able to access or obtain the super user privileges of a smart contract, or if a smart contract&rsquo;s
super users or core community members take actions that adversely affect the smart contract, users who transact with the smart contract
may experience decreased functionality of the smart contract or may suffer a partial or total loss of any digital assets they have used
to transact with the smart contract. Furthermore, the underlying smart contracts may be insecure, may contain bugs or other vulnerabilities,
or otherwise may not work as intended. Any of the foregoing could cause users of the DeFi application to be negatively affected or could
cause the DeFi application to be the subject of negative publicity. Because DeFi applications may be built on the Ethereum network and
represent a significant source of demand for ether, public confidence in the Ethereum network itself could be negatively affected, such
sources of demand could diminish, and the value of ether could decrease. Similar risks apply to any smart contract or decentralized application,
not just DeFi applications.</FONT></P>

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may suffer losses due to staking, which could make the Ethereum network less attractive.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Validation
on the Ethereum network requires ether to be transferred into smart contracts on the underlying blockchain networks not under the Trust&rsquo;s
or anyone else&rsquo;s control. If the Ethereum network source code or protocol fail to behave as expected, suffer cybersecurity attacks
or hacks, experience security issues, or encounter other problems, such assets may be irretrievably lost. The Ethereum network imposes
three types of sanctions for validator misbehavior or inactivity, which would result in a portion of their staked ether being destroyed
or &ldquo;burned&rdquo;: penalties, slashing and inactivity leaks. A validator may face penalties if it fails to take certain actions,
such as providing a timely attestation to a block proposed by another validator. Under this scenario, a validator&rsquo;s staked ether
could be burned in an amount equal to the reward to which it would have been entitled for performing the actions. A more severe sanction
(i.e., &ldquo;slashing&rdquo;) is imposed if a validator commits malicious acts related to the proposal or attestation of blocks with
invalid transactions. Slashing can result in the validator having a portion of its staked ether immediately confiscated, withdrawn or
burned by the network, resulting in losses to them. After this initial slashing, the validator is queued for forceful removal from the
Ethereum network&rsquo;s validator &ldquo;pool,&rdquo; and more of the validator&rsquo;s stake is burned over a period of approximately
36 days with the exact amount of ether burned and time period determined by the network regardless of whether the validator makes any
further slashable errors, at which point the validator is automatically removed from the validator pool. Staked ether may also be burned
through a process known as an &ldquo;inactivity leak,&rdquo; which is triggered if the Ethereum network has gone too long without finalizing
a new block. For a new block to be successfully added to the blockchain, validators that account for at least two-thirds of all staked
ether must agree on the validity of a proposed block. This means that if validators representing more than one-third of the total staked
ether are offline, no new blocks can be finalized. To prevent this, an inactivity leak causes the ether staked by the inactive validators
to gradually &ldquo;bleed away&rdquo; until these inactive validators represent less than one-third of the total stake, thereby allowing
the remaining active validators to finalize proposed blocks. This provides a further incentive for validators to remain online and continue
performing validation activities. Within the post-Merge network, as part of the &ldquo;activating&rdquo; and &ldquo;exiting&rdquo; processes
of staking, staked ether will be inaccessible for a variable period of time determined by a range of factors, including network congestion,
resulting in potential inaccessibility during those periods. &ldquo;Activation&rdquo; is the funding of a validator to be included in
the active set, thereby allowing the validator to participate in the Ethereum network&rsquo;s proof-of-stake consensus protocol. &ldquo;Exit&rdquo;
is the request to exit from the active set and no longer participate in the Ethereum network&rsquo;s proof-of-stake consensus protocol.
As part of these &ldquo;activating&rdquo; and &ldquo;exiting&rdquo; processes of staking on the Ethereum network, any staked ether will
be inaccessible for a period of time. The duration of activating and exiting periods are dependent on a range of factors, including network
conditions. However, depending on demand, un-staking can take between hours, days or weeks to complete. Furthermore, the Ethereum network
requires the payment of base fees and the practice of paying tips is common, and such fees can become significant as the amount and complexity
of the transaction grows, depending on the degree of network congestion and the price of ether. Any cybersecurity attacks, security issues,
hacks, penalties, slashing events, or other problems could damage validators&rsquo; willingness to participate in validation, discourage
existing and future validators from serving as such, and adversely impact the Ethereum network&rsquo;s adoption or the price of ether.
Any disruption of validation on the Ethereum network could interfere with network operations and cause the Ethereum network to be less
attractive to users and application developers than competing blockchain networks, which could cause the price of ether to decrease.
The limited liquidity during the &ldquo;activation&rdquo; or &ldquo;exiting&rdquo; processes could dissuade potential validators from
participating, which could interfere with network operations or security and cause the Ethereum network to be less attractive to users
and application developers than competing blockchain networks, which could cause the price of ether to decrease.</FONT></P>

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blockchains are a relatively recent innovation, and have not been subject to as widespread use or adoption over as long of a period of
time as traditional proof-of-work blockchains.</FONT></P>

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digital assets, such as bitcoin, use a &ldquo;proof-of-work&rdquo; consensus algorithm. The genesis block on the Bitcoin blockchain was
mined in 2009, and Bitcoin&rsquo;s blockchain has been in operation since then. Many newer blockchains enabling smart contract functionality,
including the current Ethereum network following the completion of the Merge in 2022, use a newer consensus algorithm known as &ldquo;proof-of-stake.&rdquo;
While their proponents believe that they may have certain advantages, the &ldquo;proof-of-stake&rdquo; consensus mechanisms and governance
systems underlying many newer blockchain protocols, including the Ethereum network following the Merge, and their associated digital
assets&mdash;including the ether held by the Trust&mdash;have not been tested at scale over as long of a period of time or been subject
to as widespread use or adoption as, for example, bitcoin&rsquo;s proof-of-work consensus mechanism has. This could lead to these blockchains,
and their associated digital assets, having undetected vulnerabilities, structural design flaws, suboptimal incentive structures for
network participants (e.g., validators), technical disruptions, or a wide variety of other problems, any of which could cause these blockchains
not to function as intended, could lead to outright failure to function entirely causing a total outage or disruption of network activity,
or could cause the blockchains to suffer other operational problems or reputational damage, leading to a loss of users or adoption or
a loss in value of the associated digital assets, including the Trust&rsquo;s assets. Over the long term, there can be no assurance that
the proof-of-stake blockchain on which the Trust&rsquo;s assets rely will achieve widespread scale or adoption or perform successfully;
any failure to do so could negatively impact the value of the Trust&rsquo;s assets.</FONT></P>

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Trust will not directly or indirectly participate in any staking program, and accordingly the Shareholders will not receive any staking
rewards or other income.</FONT></P>

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the Trust, nor the Sponsor, nor the Ether Custodian, nor any other person associated with the Trust will, directly or indirectly, engage
in action where any portion of the Trust&rsquo;s ether becomes subject to the Ethereum proof-of-stake validation or is used to earn additional
ether or generate rewards or other income. The Trust&rsquo;s inability to participate in staking will cause the Trust to forgo any additional
ether, rewards or other income from which the Trust could have benefitted had the Trust been able to stake the Trust&rsquo;s ether. Accordingly,
the Trust may underperform other pooled investment vehicles holding ether that may participate in staking.&nbsp; Investors who seek to
participate in staking rewards should consider other investment options.</FONT></P>

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staking applications pose centralization concerns.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">Validators
must deposit 32 ether to activate a unique validator key pair that is used to sign block proposals and attestations on behalf of its
stake (</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">i.e.<FONT STYLE="font-style: normal">,
vote on its view of the chain). For every 32 ether deposit that is staked, a unique validator key pair is generated. An application built
on the Ethereum network, or a single node operator, can manage many validator key pairs. For example, Lido, an application that provides
a so-called &ldquo;liquid staking&rdquo; solution which permits holders of ether to deposit them with Lido, which stakes the ether while
issuing the holder a transferrable token, is reported by some sources to have or have had up to 275,000 validator key pairs (each representing
32 staked ether) divided across over 30 node operators. At times, Lido has reportedly controlled around or in excess of 33% of the total
staked ether on the Ethereum network. While it is widely believed that Lido has little incentive to attempt to interfere with transaction
finality or block confirmations using its reported 33% stake, since doing so would likely cause its entire stake to be slashed and thus
lost (assuming good actors unaffiliated with Lido controlled the remainder), and also because Lido is believed to not control most of
the third party node operators where its ether is staked, and finally since the occurrence of such manipulation of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s
consensus process by Lido or any other actor would likely cause ether to lose substantial value (which would hurt Lido economically),
it nevertheless poses centralization concerns. If Lido, or a bad actor with a similar sized stake, were to attempt to interfere with
transaction finality or block confirmations, it could negatively affect the use and adoption of the Ethereum network, the value of ether,
and thus the value of the Shares.</FONT></FONT></P>

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loss or destruction of a private key required to access ether may be irreversible. The Ether Custodian&rsquo;s loss of access to a private
key associated with the Trust&rsquo;s ether could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Transfers
of ether among users are accomplished via ether transactions (i.e., sending ether from one user to another). The creation of an ether
transaction requires the use of a unique numerical code known as a &ldquo;private key.&rdquo; In the absence of the correct private key
corresponding to a holder&rsquo;s particular ether, the ether is inaccessible. The custody of the Trust&rsquo;s ether is handled by the
Ether Custodian, and the transfer of ether to and from Authorized Participants is directed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor has evaluated
the procedures and internal controls of the Trust&rsquo;s Ether Custodian to safeguard the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings. If the Ether
Custodian&rsquo;s internal procedures and controls are inadequate to safeguard the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings, and the Trust&rsquo;s
private key(s) is(are) lost, destroyed or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key(s) is(are) accessible, the Trust will
be unable to access its ether, which could adversely affect an investment in the Shares. In addition, if the Trust&rsquo;s private key(s)
is(are) misappropriated and the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings are stolen, the Trust could lose some or all of its ether holdings, which
could adversely impact an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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competing digital assets may pose a challenge to ether&rsquo;s current market dominance, resulting in a reduction in demand for ether,
which could have a negative impact on the price of ether and may have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ethereum
faces significant competition from other digital assets, as well as from other technologies or payment forms, such as Swift, ACH, remittance
networks, credit cards and cash. There is no guarantee that ether will become a dominant form of payments, store of value or method of
exchange.</FONT></P>

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Ethereum network and ether, as an asset, hold a &ldquo;first-to-market&rdquo; advantage over other smart contract platforms. This first-to-market
advantage has resulted in the Ethereum network evolving into one of the most well-developed networks of any digital asset, particularly
for the creation of decentralized applications and smart contracts. The Ethereum network enjoys the largest user base of any smart contract
platform. However, despite the first-mover advantage of the Ethereum network over many other digital assets, it is possible that real
or perceived shortcomings in the Ethereum network, or technological, regulatory or other developments, including the failure to fully
implement planned changes, such as all aspects of Ethereum 2.0, could result in a decline in popularity and acceptance of ether and the
Ethereum network, and other digital assets could become more widely accepted and used than the Ethereum network. Also, ether is one of
the few virtual currencies for which there are strong arguments that ether is not a &ldquo;security&rdquo; under federal securities laws.
Regulatory changes or guidance that result in other virtual currencies not meeting the definition of &ldquo;security&rdquo; will reduce
advantages associated with ether&rsquo;s current regulatory status, which could adversely impact an investment in the Shares. Promoters
of other digital assets claim that those digital assets have solved certain of the purported drawbacks of the Ethereum network; for example,
allowing faster settlement times, reducing transaction fees, or reducing electricity usage in connection with validating. If these digital
assets are successful, such success could reduce demand for ether and adversely affect the value of ether and an investment in the Trust.
It is currently unclear which digital assets, if any, will become and remain dominant, as the sector continues to innovate and evolve.
Changes in the viability of any digital asset ecosystem may adversely impact pricing and liquidity of ether and, therefore, of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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from central bank digital currencies (&ldquo;CBDCs&rdquo;) and emerging payments initiatives involving financial institutions could adversely
affect the value of ether and other digital assets.</FONT></P>

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banks in various countries have introduced digital forms of legal tender (&ldquo;CBDCs&rdquo;). China&rsquo;s CBDC project, known as
Digital Currency Electronic Payment, has reportedly been tested in a live pilot program conducted in multiple cities in China. Central
banks representing at least 130 countries have published retail or wholesale CBDC work ranging from research to pilot projects. Whether
or not they incorporate blockchain or similar technology, CBDCs, as legal tender in the issuing jurisdiction, could have an advantage
in competing with, or replace, ether and other cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange or store of value. Central banks and other governmental
entities have also announced cooperative initiatives and consortia with private sector entities, with the goal of leveraging blockchain
and other technology to reduce friction in cross-border and interbank payments and settlement, and commercial banks and other financial
institutions have also recently announced a number of initiatives of their own to incorporate new technologies, including blockchain
and similar technologies, into their payments and settlement activities, which could compete with, or reduce the demand for, ether. As
a result of any of the foregoing factors, the value of ether could decrease, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust.</FONT></P>

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price of ether may be affected due to stablecoins (including Tether and USDC), the activities of stablecoin issuers and their regulatory
treatment.</FONT></P>

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the Trust does not invest in stablecoins, it may nonetheless be exposed to risks that stablecoins pose for the ether market and other
digital asset markets. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to have a stable value over time as compared to typically volatile digital
assets, and are typically marketed as being pegged to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar, at a certain value. Although the prices
of stablecoins are intended to be stable, their market value may fluctuate. This volatility has in the past apparently impacted the price
of ether. Stablecoins are a relatively new phenomenon and it is impossible to know all of the risks that they could pose to participants
in the ether market. In addition, some have argued that some stablecoins, particularly Tether, are improperly issued without sufficient
backing in a way that, when the stablecoin is used to pay for ether, could cause artificial rather than genuine demand for ether, artificially
inflating the price of ether, and also argue that those associated with certain stablecoins may be involved in laundering money. On February
17, 2021, the New York Attorney General entered into an agreement with Tether&rsquo;s operators, requiring them to cease any further
trading activity with New York persons and pay $18.5 million in penalties for false and misleading statements made regarding the assets
backing Tether. On October 15, 2021, the CFTC announced a settlement with Tether&rsquo;s operators in which they agreed to pay $42.5
million in fines to settle charges that, among others, Tether&rsquo;s claims that it maintained sufficient U.S. dollar reserves to back
every Tether stablecoin in circulation with the &ldquo;equivalent amount of corresponding fiat currency&rdquo; held by Tether were untrue.
In addition, a large amount of Tether is issued as ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum network. If Tether were to no longer be issued or operating
on the Ethereum network, there would be no need to use ether to pay the gas fees needed to record ERC-20 Tether transactions on the Ethereum
blockchain, and a substantial source of demand for ether could be eliminated, which could cause the price of ether to decrease, affecting
the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">USDC
is a reserve-backed stablecoin issued by Circle Internet Financial that is commonly used as a method of payment in digital asset markets,
including the ether market. An affiliate of the Sponsor acts as investment manager to a money market fund, the Circle Reserve Fund, which
the issuer of USDC uses to hold cash, U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest
by the U.S. Treasury, and repurchase agreements secured by such obligations or cash, which serve as reserves backing USDC stablecoins.
While USDC is designed to maintain a stable value at US $1.00 at all times, on March 10, 2023, the value of USDC fell below US $1.00
for multiple days after Circle Internet Financial disclosed that US$3.3 billion of the USDC reserves were held at Silicon Valley Bank,
which had entered FDIC receivership earlier that day. Stablecoins are reliant on the U.S. banking system and U.S. treasuries, and the
failure of either to function normally could impede the function of stablecoins, and therefore could adversely affect the value of the
Shares. An affiliate of the Sponsor has a minority equity interest in the issuer of USDC. Similar to Tether, a large amount of USDC is
issued as ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum network. If USDC were to no longer be issued or operating on the Ethereum network, there would
be no need to use ether to pay the gas fees needed to record ERC-20 USDC transactions on the Ethereum blockchain, and a substantial source
of demand for ether could be eliminated, which could cause the price of ether to decrease, affecting the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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the foundational role that stablecoins play in global digital asset markets, their fundamental liquidity can have a dramatic impact on
the broader digital asset market, including the market for ether. Because a large portion of the digital asset market still depends on
stablecoins such as Tether and USDC, there is a risk that a disorderly de-pegging or a run on Tether or USDC could lead to dramatic market
volatility in digital assets more broadly. Volatility in stablecoins, operational issues with stablecoins (for example, technical issues
that prevent settlement), concerns about the sufficiency of any reserves that support stablecoins or potential manipulative activity
when unbacked stablecoins are used to pay for other digital assets (including ether), or regulatory concerns about stablecoin issuers
or intermediaries, such as exchanges, that support stablecoins, could impact individuals&rsquo; willingness to trade on trading venues
that rely on stablecoins, reduce liquidity in the ether market, and affect the value of ether, and in turn impact an investment in the
Shares.</FONT></P>

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the digital asset award or transaction fees for recording transactions on the Ethereum network are not sufficiently high to incentivize
validators, or if certain jurisdictions continue to limit or otherwise regulate validating activities, validators may cease expanding
validating power or demand high transaction fees, which could negatively impact the value of ether and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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2021, the Ethereum network implemented the EIP-1559 upgrade. EIP-1559 changed the methodology used to calculate transaction fees paid
to ether validators in such a manner that reduced the total net issuance of ether fees paid to validators. If the digital asset awards
for validating blocks or the transaction fees for recording transactions on the Ethereum network are not sufficiently high to incentivize
validators, or if certain jurisdictions continue to limit or otherwise regulate validating activities, validators may cease expending
validating power to validate blocks and confirmations of transactions on the Ethereum blockchain could be slowed. For example, the realization
of one or more of the following risks could materially adversely affect the value of the Shares:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
                                            reduction in staked ether on the Ethereum network could increase the likelihood of a malicious
                                            actor obtaining control of the network<I>.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Validators
                                            have historically accepted relatively low transaction confirmation fees on most digital asset
                                            networks. If validators demand higher transaction fees for recording transactions in the
                                            Ethereum blockchain or a software upgrade automatically charges fees for all transactions
                                            on the Ethereum network, the cost of using ether may increase and the marketplace may be
                                            reluctant to accept ether as a means of payment. Alternatively, validators could collude
                                            in an anti-competitive manner to reject low transaction fees on the Ethereum network and
                                            force users to pay higher fees, thus reducing the attractiveness of the Ethereum network.
                                            Higher transaction confirmation fees resulting through collusion or otherwise may adversely
                                            affect the attractiveness of the Ethereum network, the value of ether and the value of the
                                            Shares.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            the extent that any validators cease to record transactions that do not include the payment
                                            of a transaction fee in blocks or do not record a transaction because the transaction fee
                                            is too low, such transactions will not be recorded on the Ethereum blockchain until a block
                                            is validated by a validator who does not require the payment of transaction fees or is willing
                                            to accept a lower fee. Any widespread delays or disruptions in the recording of transactions
                                            could result in a loss of confidence in the Ethereum network and could prevent the Trust
                                            from completing transactions associated with the day-to-day operations of the Trust, including
                                            creations and redemptions of the Shares in exchange for ether with Authorized Participants.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">During
                                            the course of the block validation processes, validators exercise the discretion to select
                                            which transactions to include within a block and in what order to include these transactions.
                                            Beyond the standard block reward and transaction fees, validators have the ability to extract
                                            what is known as Maximal Extractable Value (&ldquo;MEV&rdquo;) by strategically choosing,
                                            reordering, or excluding certain transactions during block production in return for increased
                                            transaction fees or other forms of profit for such validators. In blockchain networks that
                                            facilitate DeFi protocols in particular, such as the Ethereum network, users may attempt
                                            to gain an advantage over other users by offering additional fees to validators for reordering
                                            or including transactions within a block. Certain software solutions, such as MEV Boost by
                                            Flashbots, have been developed to facilitate the capture of MEV by validators and other parties
                                            in the ecosystem. The presence of MEV may incentivize associated practices such as sandwich
                                            attacks or front running that can have negative repercussions on DeFi users. A &ldquo;sandwich
                                            attack&rdquo; is executed by placing two transactions around a large, detected transaction
                                            to capitalize on the expected price impact. For instance, a market participant might identify
                                            a sizable transaction within the mempool that will significantly alter an asset&rsquo;s price
                                            on a decentralized exchange. The participant could then, for example, orchestrate a transaction
                                            bundle: one transaction to acquire the asset prior to the detected transaction, followed
                                            by the large transaction itself, and a final transaction to sell the asset after the market
                                            price has increased due to the large transaction&rsquo;s execution. Such transaction bundles
                                            can be submitted to validators through mechanisms like MEV-Boost, with validators receiving
                                            a share of the profits as an incentive to include the specific transaction bundle in the
                                            block. In the context of MEV, &ldquo;front running&rdquo; is said to occur when a user spots
                                            a transaction in the publicly visible so-called memory pool (&ldquo;mempool&rdquo;) of pending
                                            but unexecuted transactions awaiting validation, and then pays a high transaction fee to
                                            a validator to have its transaction executed on a priority basis in a manner designed to
                                            profit from the pending but unexecuted transaction that is still in the mempool. MEV may
                                            also compromise the predictability of transaction execution, which may deter usage of the
                                            network as a whole. Although based on widely available information given that transactions
                                            in the mempool are publicly visible, any potential perception of MEV as unfair manipulation
                                            may also discourage users and other stakeholders from engaging with DeFi protocols or the
                                            Ethereum network in general. In addition, it&rsquo;s possible regulators or legislators could
                                            enact rules to restrict practices associated with MEV, which could diminish the popularity
                                            of the Ethereum network among users and validators. Any of these or other outcomes related
                                            to MEV may adversely affect the value of ether and the value of the Shares.</FONT></TD>
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and illicit financing risk.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
transaction details of peer-to-peer transactions are recorded on the Ethereum blockchain, a buyer or seller of digital assets on a peer-to-peer
basis directly on the Ethereum network may never know to whom the public key belongs or the true identity of the party with whom it is
transacting. Public key addresses are randomized sequences of alphanumeric characters that, standing alone, do not provide sufficient
information to identify users. In addition, certain technologies may obscure the origin or chain of custody of digital assets. The opaque
nature of the market poses asset verification challenges for market participants, regulators and auditors and gives rise to an increased
risk of manipulation and fraud, including the potential for Ponzi schemes, bucket shops and pump-and-dump schemes. Digital assets have
in the past been used to facilitate illicit activities. If a digital asset were used to facilitate illicit activities, businesses that
facilitate transactions in such digital assets could be at increased risk of potential criminal or civil liability or lawsuits, or of
having banking or other services cut off, and such digital asset could be removed from digital asset platforms. Any of the aforementioned
occurrences could adversely affect the price of the relevant digital asset, the attractiveness of the respective blockchain network and
an investment in the Shares. If the Trust or the Sponsor were to transact with a sanctioned entity, the Trust or the Sponsor would be
at risk of potential criminal or civil lawsuits or liability.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust takes measures with the objective of reducing illicit financing risks in connection with the Trust&rsquo;s activities. However,
illicit financing risks are present in the digital asset markets, including markets for ether. There can be no assurance that the measures
employed by the Trust will prove successful in reducing illicit financing risks, and the Trust is subject to the complex illicit financing
risks and vulnerabilities present in the digital asset markets. If such risks eventuate, the Trust, the Sponsor or their respective affiliates
could face civil or criminal liability, fines, penalties, or other punishments; be subject to investigation; have their assets frozen;
lose access to banking services or services provided by other service providers; or suffer disruptions to their operations, any of which
could negatively affect the Trust&rsquo;s ability to operate or could cause losses in value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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Trust and the Sponsor have adopted and implemented policies and procedures that are designed to comply with applicable anti-money laundering
laws and sanctions laws and regulations, including applicable know-your-customer (&ldquo;KYC&rdquo;) laws and regulations. The Sponsor
and the Trust will only interact with known third-party service providers with respect to whom the Sponsor or its affiliates have engaged
in a thorough due diligence process and/or a thorough KYC process, such as the Authorized Participants, Ether Trading Counterparties,
Prime Execution Agent and Ether Custodian. The Prime Execution Agent and Ether Custodian must undergo counterparty due diligence by the
Sponsor. Each Authorized Participant must undergo onboarding by the Sponsor prior to placing creation or redemption orders with respect
to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Furthermore,
Authorized Participants, as broker-dealers, and the Prime Execution Agent and Ether Custodian, as entities licensed to conduct virtual
currency business activity by the New York Department of Financial Services and as limited-purpose trust companies subject to New York
Banking Law, respectively, are &ldquo;financial institutions&rdquo; subject to the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended (&ldquo;BSA&rdquo;),
and U.S. economic sanctions laws. The Trust will only accept creation and redemption requests from Authorized Participants who have represented
to the Trust that they have implemented compliance programs that are designed to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions and anti-money
laundering laws. The Trust will not hold any ether except that which has been delivered by approved Ether Trading Counterparties or by
execution through the Prime Execution Agent, in connection with Authorized Participant creation requests. Moreover, the Prime Execution
Agent has represented to the Trust that it has implemented and will maintain and follow compliance programs that are designed to comply
with applicable sanctions and anti-money laundering laws and that it performs both initial and ongoing due diligence on each of its customers
as well as ongoing transaction monitoring that is designed to identify and report suspicious activity conducted through customer accounts,
including those opened by the Authorized Participants or their agents/partners for purposes of facilitating ether deposits to, and withdrawals
from, the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance, as required by law.</FONT></P>

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Prime Execution Agent and Ether Custodian have adopted and implemented anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs that provide
additional protections to ensure that the Sponsor and the Trust do not transact with a sanctioned party. Notably, the Prime Execution
Agent and Ether Custodian perform screening using blockchain analytics to identify, detect, and mitigate the risk of transacting with
a sanctioned or other unlawful actor. Pursuant to the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s and Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s blockchain analytics
screening programs, any ether that is delivered to the Trust Ether Account or the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance will undergo screening
designed to assess whether the origins of that ether are illicit.</FONT></P>

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Prime Execution Agreement provides, among others, that if the Prime Execution Agent conducts blockchain analytics screening on an ether
transaction deposited by an Authorized Participant and such screening results in the ether transaction being suspected or determined
to be in violation of certain applicable sanctions laws, the Prime Execution Agent and its affiliates, including the Ether Custodian,
will (a) block or reject the deposit of such ether into the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Account, where required by applicable sanctions laws,
and (b) agree to promptly inform the Trust if any fund movement between an Authorized Participant&rsquo;s account at the Prime Execution
Agent and the Trust&rsquo;s account(s) involves such ether, so long as permitted by applicable law.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">However,
there is no guarantee that such procedures will always prove to be effective or that the Prime Execution Agent and its affiliates will
always perform their obligations. Such screening may also result in the ether identified by such screening being blocked or frozen by
the Prime Execution Agent, and thus made unavailable to the Trust. Moreover, the Prime Execution Agreement and Ether Custody Agreement
require the Trust to attest that it has performed its own due diligence on the Ether Trading Counterparties it has contracted with to
source ether from and has confirmed that the Ether Trading Counterparties have implemented policies, procedures and controls designed
to comply with applicable anti-money laundering and applicable sanctions laws. Although the Sponsor arranges for such diligence to be
performed, including by the Trust&rsquo;s service providers, there is no guarantee such diligence will prove effective in identifying
all possible sources of illicit financing risks. Ether Trading Counterparties represent to the Sponsor that they conduct due diligence
on their own counterparties from whom they source the ether they deposit with the Trust, and that they have formed a reasonable belief
that such ether being transferred by the Ether Trading Counterparty to the Trust was not derived from, or associated with, unlawful or
criminal activity. However, there is the risk that Ether Trading Counterparties may not conduct sufficient due diligence processes on
the sources of their ether or that their representations to the Sponsor may turn out to be inaccurate, which could cause the Trust to
suffer a loss. If the Authorized Participants or Ether Trading Counterparties have inadequate policies, procedures and controls for complying
with applicable anti-money laundering and applicable sanctions laws or the Trust&rsquo;s procedures or diligence proves to be ineffective,
violations of such laws could result, which could result in regulatory liability for the Trust or the Sponsor under such laws, including
governmental fines, penalties, and other punishments, as well as potential liability to or cessation of services by the Prime Execution
Agent and its affiliates, including the Ether Custodian, under the Prime Execution Agreement and Ether Custody Agreement. Any of the
foregoing could result in losses to the Shareholders or negatively affect the Trust&rsquo;s ability to operate.</FONT></P>

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temporary or permanent &ldquo;fork&rdquo; of the Ethereum blockchain could adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum network operates using open-source protocols, meaning that any user can become a node by downloading the Ethereum Client, modifying
it and then proposing that the other nodes (and users and validators of ether) support the modification (in the case of nodes, by downloading
it into their own Ethereum Clients; in the case of validators and users who are not nodes, by continuing to use the Ethereum network
rather than abandoning it or switching to a competing blockchain network).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum Foundation and core developers are able to access and alter the Ethereum network source code and, as a result, they are typically
responsible for proposing quasi-official or widely publicized releases of updates and other changes to the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source
code (although any user can do so). However, the release of proposed updates to the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code by core developers
does not guarantee that the updates will be automatically adopted. Nodes must accept any changes made to the Ethereum source code by
choosing to download the proposed modification of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code in their individual Ethereum Client, and ultimately
a critical mass of validators and users&mdash;such as DApps and smart contract developers, as well as users of DApps and smart contracts,
and anyone else who transacts on the Ethereum blockchain or Ethereum network&mdash;must support the shift, or the upgrades will lack
adoption. A modification of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code is only effective with respect to the Ethereum nodes that download
it and modify their Ethereum Clients accordingly, and in practice such decisions are heavily influenced by the preferences of validators
and users. When a modification is introduced and a sufficiently broad critical mass of users and validators supports the modification
and nodes download the modification into their individual Ethereum Clients, the change is implemented and the network remains uninterrupted.
However, if less than a sufficiently broad critical mass (in practice, amounting to a substantial majority) of users and validators support
the proposed modification and nodes refuse to download the modification to their Ethereum Clients, and the modification is not backwards-compatible
with the Ethereum blockchain or network or the Ethereum Clients of nodes prior to their modification, the consequence would be what is
known as a &ldquo;hard fork&rdquo; of the Ethereum network, with one group of nodes running the pre-modified software, with users and
validators continuing to use the pre-modified software, while the other group adopts and runs the modified software. The effect of such
a fork would be the existence of two versions of the Ethereum network running in parallel on separate networks using separate blockchain
ledgers, yet lacking interchangeability. In practice, the two networks would compete with each other for users, validators, and adoption,
potentially to their mutual detriment (for example, if the number of validators on each network is too small, leading to security concerns,
as discussed below, or if the number of users on each network is reduced in comparison to the number of users on the single pre-fork
blockchain network). Debates relating to hard forks can be contentious and hard fought among network participants and can lead to ill
will.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
future fork in the Ethereum network could adversely affect the value of the Shares or the ability of the Trust to operate. A hard fork
could also adversely affect the price of ether at the time of announcement or adoption, or subsequently. For example, the announcement
of a hard fork could lead to increased demand for the pre-fork digital asset, in anticipation that ownership of the pre-fork digital
asset would entitle holders to a new digital asset following the fork. The increased demand for the pre-fork digital asset may cause
the price of the digital asset to rise. After the hard fork, it is possible the aggregate price of the two versions of the digital asset
running in parallel would be less than the price of the digital asset immediately prior to the fork. If the hard fork caused operational
problems for either post-fork network or blockchain, the digital assets associated with the affected network could lose some or all of
their value. Furthermore, while the Sponsor will, as permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement, determine which network is generally
accepted as the Ethereum network and should therefore be considered the appropriate network for the Trust&rsquo;s purposes, there is
no guarantee that the Sponsor will choose the network and the associated digital asset that would ultimately end up as the most valuable
fork. Any of these events could therefore adversely impact the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
September 2022, the Ethereum network transitioned to a proof-of-stake model, in an upgrade referred to as the &ldquo;Merge.&rdquo; Following
the Merge, a hard fork of the Ethereum network occurred, as certain Ethereum validators and network participants planned to maintain
the proof-of-work consensus mechanism that was removed as part of the Merge. This version of the network was rebranded as &ldquo;Ethereum
Proof-of-Work.&rdquo; A fork may also occur as a result of an unintentional or unanticipated software flaw in the various versions of
otherwise compatible software that users run. Such a fork could lead to users and validators abandoning the digital asset and associated
network with the flawed software. It is possible, however, that a substantial number of users and validators could adopt an incompatible
version of the digital asset while resisting community-led efforts to merge the two chains. This could result in a permanent fork.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Forks
may also occur as a network community&rsquo;s response to a significant security breach. For example, in July 2016, Ethereum &ldquo;forked&rdquo;
into Ethereum and a new digital asset, Ethereum Classic, as a result of the Ethereum network community&rsquo;s response to a significant
security breach. In June 2016, an anonymous hacker exploited a smart contract running on the Ethereum network to syphon approximately
$60 million of ether held by The DAO, a distributed autonomous organization, into a segregated account. In response to the hack, most
participants in the Ethereum community elected to adopt a &ldquo;fork&rdquo; that effectively reversed the hack. However, a minority
of users continued to develop the original blockchain, referred to as &ldquo;Ethereum Classic,&rdquo; with the digital asset on that
blockchain now referred to as &ldquo;ETC.&rdquo; ETC now trades on several digital asset exchanges. A fork may also occur as a result
of an unintentional or unanticipated software flaw in the various versions of otherwise compatible software that users run. Such a fork
could lead to users and validators abandoning the digital asset and associated network with the flawed software. It is possible, however,
that a substantial number of users and validators could adopt an incompatible version of the digital asset while resisting community-led
efforts to merge the two chains. This could result in a permanent fork, as in the case of Ethereum and Ethereum Classic.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Furthermore,
a hard fork can lead to new security concerns. For example, when the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic networks split in July 2016, replay
attacks, in which transactions from one network were rebroadcast to nefarious effect on the other network, plagued Ethereum trading platforms
through at least October 2016. An Ethereum trading platform announced in July 2016 that it had lost 40,000 Ethereum Classic, worth about
$100,000 at that time, as a result of replay attacks. Similar replay attack concerns occurred in connection with the Bitcoin Cash and
Bitcoin Satoshi&rsquo;s Vision networks split in November 2018. Another possible result of a hard fork is an inherent decrease in the
level of security due to a fracturing of the network. After a hard fork, it may become easier for an individual validator or validating
pool&rsquo;s power to exceed 50% of the validating power of a digital asset network that retained or attracted less validating power,
making it more susceptible to attack.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Protocols
may also be cloned. Unlike a fork, which modifies an existing blockchain and results in two competing networks, each with the same genesis
block, a &ldquo;clone&rdquo; is a copy of a protocol&rsquo;s codebase but results in an entirely new blockchain and new genesis block.
Tokens are created solely from the new &ldquo;clone&rdquo; network and, in contrast to forks, holders of tokens of the existing network
that was cloned do not receive any tokens of the new network. A &ldquo;clone&rdquo; results in a competing network that has characteristics
substantially similar to the network it was based on, subject to any changes as determined by the developer(s) that initiated the clone.
A clone may also adversely affect the price of ether at the time of announcement or adoption or subsequently. For example, on November
6, 2016, Rhett Creighton, a Zcash developer, cloned the Zcash Network to launch Zclassic, a substantially identical version of the Zcash
Network that eliminated the Founders&rsquo; Reward. Following the date the first Zclassic block was mined, the price of ZEC fell from
$504.57 on November 5, 2016 to $236.01 on November 7, 2016 in the midst of a broader sell-off of ZEC beginning immediately after the
Zcash Network launch on October 28, 2016.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition to forks, a digital asset may become subject to a similar occurrence known as an &ldquo;airdrop.&rdquo; In an airdrop, the promotors
of a new digital asset announce to holders of another digital asset that such holders will be entitled to claim a certain amount of the
new digital asset for free, based on the fact that they hold such other digital asset. For example, in March 2017 the promoters of Stellar
Lumens announced that anyone that owned bitcoin as of June 26, 2017, could claim, until August 27, 2017, a certain amount of Stellar
Lumens. Airdrops could create operational, security, legal or regulatory, or other risks for the Trust, the Sponsor, the Ether Custodian,
Authorized Participants, or other entities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
only digital asset that will be held by the Trust is ether. If ether were to fork into two digital assets, the Trust may hold, in addition
to its existing ether balance, a right to claim an equivalent amount of the new &ldquo;forked&rdquo; asset following the hard fork. However,
the Pricing Index does not track forks involving ether. The Trust may receive or claim rights to any digital assets created by a fork
of the Ethereum network that are supported by the Custodian and for which the Trust&rsquo;s trading counterparties support a secondary
market. Furthermore, the Pricing Index does not track airdrops involving ether or the Ethereum network. Accordingly, the Trust will disclaim,
and the Sponsor will cause the Trust to irrevocably abandon, all rights to digital assets airdropped to holders of ether. By investing
in the Trust rather than directly in ether, you forgo potential economic benefits associated with airdrops. Before the Trust claims any
digital asset resulting from a fork in the Ethereum network or an airdrop (other than ether), the Trust would need to seek and obtain
certain regulatory approvals, including an amendment to the Trust&rsquo;s registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part,
and approval of an application by the Exchange to amend its listing rules. If such approvals are not obtained, the Sponsor will cause
the Trust to irrevocably abandon such digital asset.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event of a hard fork of the Ethereum network, the Sponsor will, if permitted by the terms of the Trust Agreement, use its discretion
to determine which network should be considered the appropriate network for the Trust&rsquo;s purposes, and in doing so may adversely
affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event of a hard fork of the Ethereum network, the Sponsor will use its discretion to determine, promptly and in good faith, which
digital asset network, among a group of incompatible forks of the Ethereum network, is generally accepted as the Ethereum network and
should therefore be considered the appropriate network for the Trust&rsquo;s purposes. The Sponsor will base its determination on a variety
of then-relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the Sponsor&rsquo;s beliefs regarding expectations of the core developers of
ether, users, services, businesses, validators and other constituencies, as well as the actual continued acceptance of, and validator
and community engagement with, the Ethereum network, along with market capitalization and trading activity. There is no guarantee that
the Sponsor will choose the cryptocurrency that is ultimately the most valuable fork, and the Sponsor&rsquo;s decision may adversely
affect the value of the Shares as a result. The Sponsor may also disagree with Shareholders, the Ether Custodian, security vendors and
the Benchmark Provider on what is generally accepted as ether and should therefore be considered &ldquo;ether&rdquo; for the Trust&rsquo;s
purposes, which may also adversely affect the value of the Shares as a result.</FONT></P>

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the event of a hard fork of the Ethereum network, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s operations may be interrupted or subject to additional
security risks that could disrupt the Trust&rsquo;s ability to process creations and redemptions of Shares or otherwise threaten the
security of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event of a hard fork of the Ethereum network, the Ether Custodian may temporarily halt the ability of customers (including the Trust)
to deposit, withdraw or transfer ether on the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s platform. Such a delay may be intended to permit the Ether Custodian
to assess the resulting versions of the Ethereum network, to determine how best to securely &ldquo;split&rdquo; the ether from the Forked
Asset, and to prevent malicious users from conducting &ldquo;replay attacks&rdquo; (<I>i.e.</I>, broadcasting transactions on both versions
of the forked networks to put Ether Custodian assets at risk). As a result, the Trust is likely to suspend creations and redemptions
during a period in which the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s operations are halted.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, any losses experienced by the Ether Custodian due to a hard fork, including due to replay attacks or technological errors in
assessing the fork, could have a materially adverse impact on an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
may not receive the benefits of any forks or &ldquo;airdrops.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition to forks, a digital asset, including ether, may become subject to a similar occurrence known as an &ldquo;airdrop.&rdquo; In
an airdrop, the promotors of a new digital asset announce to holders of another digital asset that such holders will be entitled to claim
a certain amount of the new digital asset for free, based on the fact that they hold such other digital asset. Such airdrops are common
on the Ethereum network. Airdrops may be conducted by sending a token to the holders of set amounts of ether or to particular public
addresses on the Ethereum network. Airdrops may involve a user being entitled to claim tokens on a decentralized application, second-layer
network or entirely separate digital asset network. A user entitled to receive airdrops may be required to take little or significant
actions in order to receive such airdropped tokens. Shareholders may not receive the benefits of any forks; the Trust may not choose,
or be able, to participate in an airdrop; and the timing of receiving any benefits from a fork, airdrop or similar event is uncertain.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
right to receive any such benefit of a fork or airdrop is referred to as an &ldquo;Incidental Right&rdquo; and any digital asset acquired
through an Incidental Right is known as an &ldquo;IR Assets.&rdquo; Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed
all Incidental Rights and IR Assets. Such assets are not considered assets of the Trust at any point in time and will not be taken into
account for purposes of determining the Trust&rsquo;s NAV and the NAV per Share.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, to the extent that the Trust involuntarily receives such assets in a Trust wallet, it will, as soon as practicable
and, if possible, immediately, distribute such assets to the Sponsor. Once such assets have been acquired, the Sponsor may take any lawful
action necessary or desirable in connection with its acquisition thereof. In the event that the Sponsor decides to sell the Incidental
Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s), it will seek to do so for cash. This may be a sale of the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) directly
in exchange for cash, or in exchange for another digital asset that may subsequently be exchanged for cash. The Sponsor would then contribute
that cash back to the Trust, which in turn would distribute the cash to the Depository Trust Company (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;) to be distributed
to Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares owned.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Sponsor intends, if possible, to arrange for the sale of any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) it receives from the Trust and
subsequently contribute such cash proceeds back to the Trust, it is under no obligation to do so. There are likely to be operational,
tax, securities law, regulatory, legal and practical issues that significantly limit, or prevent entirely, the Sponsor&rsquo;s ability
to realize a benefit from any such Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s). The Sponsor may choose to evaluate any such fork, airdrop
or similar occurrence on a case-by-case basis in consultation with its legal advisers, tax consultants and custodian. In determining
whether to attempt to acquire and/or retain any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s), the Sponsor expects to take into consideration
whatever factors it deems relevant in its discretion, including, without limitation:</FONT></P>

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                                            availability of a safe and practical way to take custody of the Incidental Right or IR Asset;</FONT></TD>
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                                            cost or operational burden of taking possession and/or maintaining ownership of the Incidental
                                            Right or IR Asset and whether such cost or burden exceeds the benefits of owning such Incidental
                                            Rights or IR Asset or the proceeds that would be realized from a sale thereof;</FONT></TD>
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                                            there are any legal or regulatory restrictions on or risks or consequences arising from,
                                            or tax implications with respect to, the acceptance, retention, ownership, sale, transfer,
                                            abandonment, distribution or disposal or disposition of the Incidental Right or IR Asset,
                                            regardless of whether there is a safe and practical way to take custody of and secure such
                                            Incidental Right or IR Asset;</FONT></TD>
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                                            existence of a suitable market into which the Incidental Right or IR Asset may be sold; and</FONT></TD>
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                                            claiming, owning, selling, or otherwise taking any action in respect of Incidental Right
                                            or IR Asset may create legal or regulatory risks, liability, or burdens of any kind for the
                                            Sponsor (including, without limitation, if such Incidental Right or IR Asset is, or may be,
                                            a security under federal securities laws or a commodity interest under the Commodity Exchange
                                            Act).</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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Sponsor is under no obligation to realize any economic benefit from any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) it receives from the Trust.
The Sponsor may instead determine, in its sole discretion, to abandon such Incidental Rights or IR Assets permanently and irrevocably
for no consideration. Before the Trust claims any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) resulting from a fork or airdrop in the Ethereum
network (other than ether), the Trust would need to seek and obtain certain regulatory approvals, including an amendment to the Trust&rsquo;s
registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part and approval of an application by the Exchange to amend its listing rules.</FONT></P>

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prevailing level of transaction fees may adversely affect the usage of the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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ether is created when ether validators stake ether on the Ethereum network and participate in the consensus mechanism, which records
and verifies every ether transaction on the Ethereum blockchain. In return for their services, validators are rewarded with receipt of
a set amount of ether. If transaction fees paid by users are not sufficiently high or if transaction fees increase to the point of being
prohibitively expensive for users, validators may not have an adequate incentive to continue validating. Further, if the price of ether
or the reward for validating new blocks is not sufficiently high to incentivize validators, validators may cease participating in the
consensus mechanism. Validators ceasing operations or participation in the consensus mechanism would make the Ethereum network more vulnerable
to malicious actors obtaining sufficient control to alter the blockchain and hinder transactions. Any reduction in confidence in the
confirmation process and security of the Ethereum network may adversely affect the Trust&rsquo;s investments in ether.</FONT></P>

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amount of new ether earned by staking may be adjusted. Historically, the validating reward associated with solving an Ethereum block
has been reduced, although the supply of new ether is uncapped. If the transaction fees are too low, validators may not be incentivized
to expend processing power to validate transactions. A reduction in the processing power expended by validators on the Ethereum network
could reduce infrastructure security and reduce confidence in the Ethereum network. Decreased demand for ether or reduced security on
the Ethereum network may adversely impact an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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a malicious actor obtains control of more than 50% of the validating stake on the Ethereum network, or otherwise obtains control over
the Ethereum network through its influence over core developers or otherwise, such actor could manipulate the Ethereum blockchain, which
could adversely affect the value of the Shares or the ability of the Trust to operate.</FONT></P>

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networked systems are vulnerable to various kinds of attacks. As with any computer network, the Ethereum network contains certain flaws.
For example, the Ethereum network is currently vulnerable to several types of attacks, including:</FONT></P>

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                                            attack&rdquo; where, if a validator or group of validators were to gain control of more than
                                            33% of the staked ether, a malicious actor could delay block finality and temporarily reduce
                                            the economic security of the blockchain.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;&gt;50%
                                            attack&rdquo; where, if a validator or group of validators acting in concert were to gain
                                            control of more than 50% of the staked ether, a malicious actor could censor transactions
                                            or reorder blocks that have not yet been finalized for their own advantage such as &ldquo;double-spending&rdquo;
                                            their own tokens or extracting more MEV.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;&gt;66%
                                            attack&rdquo; where, if a validator or group of validators acting in concert were to gain
                                            control of more than 66% of the staked ether, a malicious actor could reorder finalized blocks
                                            allowing for more damaging long-range attacks.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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success of these types of attacks depends on the malicious actors&rsquo; ability to gather an enormous amount of ether and other resources,
which serves as the primary practical defense of the network. If a malicious actor or botnet (a volunteer or hacked collection of computers
controlled by networked software coordinating the actions of the computers) obtains a majority of the validating power on the Ethereum
network, it may be able to delay finality, censor transactions, and reorder blocks to benefit itself while harming the network. Although
the malicious actor or botnet would not be able to generate new tokens or forge cryptographic signatures using such control, it could
&ldquo;double-spend&rdquo; its own tokens (<I>i.e.</I>, spend the same tokens in more than one transaction) and prevent the confirmation
of other users&rsquo; transactions for so long as it maintained control. To the extent that such malicious actor or botnet did not yield
its control of the validating power on the Ethereum network or the Ethereum community did not coordinate an honest minority fork, reversing
any changes made to the Ethereum blockchain may not be possible.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
example, in August 2020, the Ethereum Classic Network was the target of two double-spend attacks by an unknown actor or actors that gained
more than 50% of the processing power of the Ethereum Classic Network. The attack resulted in reorganizations of the Ethereum Classic
Blockchain that allowed the attacker or attackers to reverse previously recorded transactions in excess of $5.0 million and $1.0 million.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, in May 2019, the Bitcoin Cash network experienced a 51% attack when two large mining pools reversed a series of transactions
in order to stop an unknown miner from taking advantage of a flaw in a recent Bitcoin Cash protocol upgrade. Although this particular
attack was arguably benevolent, the fact that such coordinated activity was able to occur may negatively impact perceptions of the Bitcoin
Cash network. Although the two attacks described above took place on proof-of-work-based networks, it is possible that a similar attack
may occur on the proof-of-stake Ethereum network, which could negatively impact the value of ether and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
there are no known reports of malicious activity on, or control of, the Ethereum network, it is believed that certain groups of coordinating
or connected ether holders may together have more than 50% of outstanding ether, which if staked and if the users run validators, would
permit them to exert authority over the validation of ether transactions. This risk is heightened if over 50% of the processing power
on the network falls within the jurisdiction of a single governmental authority. If network participants, including the core developers
and the administrators of validating pools, do not act to ensure greater decentralization of ether, the feasibility of a malicious actor
obtaining control of the validating power on the Ethereum network will increase, which may adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
malicious actor may also obtain control over the Ethereum network through its influence over core developers by gaining direct control
over a core developer or an otherwise influential programmer. To the extent that users and validators accept amendments to the source
code proposed by the controlled core developer, other core developers do not counter such amendments, and such amendments enable the
malicious exploitation of the Ethereum network, the risk that a malicious actor may be able to obtain control of the Ethereum network
in this manner exists. Moreover, it is possible that a group of ether holders that together control more than 50% of outstanding ether
are in fact part of the initial or core developer group, or are otherwise influential members of the Ethereum community. To the extent
that the initial or existing core developer groups also control more than 50% of outstanding ether, as some believe, the risk of and
arising from this particular group of users obtaining control of the validating power on the Ethereum network will be even greater, and
should this materialize, it may adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
digital asset trading platforms on which ether trades are relatively new and largely unregulated or may not be complying with existing
regulations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Digital
asset markets, including spot markets for ether, are growing rapidly. The digital asset trading platforms through which ether and other
digital assets trade are new and largely unregulated or may not be complying with existing regulations. These markets are local, national
and international and include a broadening range of digital assets and participants. Significant trading may occur on systems and platforms
with minimum predictability. Spot markets may impose daily, weekly, monthly or customer-specific transaction or withdrawal limits or
suspend withdrawals entirely, rendering the exchange of ether for fiat currency difficult or impossible. Participation in spot markets
requires users to take on credit risk by transferring ether from a personal account to a third party&rsquo;s account.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Digital
asset trading platforms do not appear to be subject to, or may not comply with, regulation in a manner similar to other regulated trading
platforms, such as national securities exchanges or designated contract markets. Many digital asset trading platforms are unlicensed,
are unregulated, operate without extensive supervision by governmental authorities, and do not provide the public with significant information
regarding their ownership structure, management team, corporate practices, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. In particular, those
located outside the United States may be subject to significantly less stringent regulatory and compliance requirements in their local
jurisdictions. Digital asset trading platforms may be out of compliance with existing regulations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
a result, trading activity on or reported by these digital asset trading platforms is generally significantly less regulated than trading
in regulated U.S. securities and commodities markets and may reflect behavior that would be prohibited in regulated U.S. trading venues.
Furthermore, many digital asset trading platforms lack certain safeguards put in place by more traditional exchanges to enhance the stability
of trading on the platform and prevent flash crashes, such as limit-down circuit breakers. As a result, the prices of digital assets
such as ether on digital asset trading platforms may be subject to larger and/or more frequent sudden declines than assets traded on
more traditional exchanges. Tools to detect and deter fraudulent or manipulative trading activities (such as market manipulation, front-running
of trades, and wash-trading) may not be available to or employed by digital asset trading platforms or may not exist at all. Consequently,
the marketplace may lose confidence in, or may experience problems relating to, these venues.</FONT></P>

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digital asset trading platform on which ether trades is immune from these risks. The closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset trading
platforms due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation may reduce confidence in the Ethereum
network and can slow down the mass adoption of ether. Further, digital asset trading platform failures or the failure of any other major
component of the overall Ethereum ecosystem can have an adverse effect on ether markets and the price of ether, and could therefore have
a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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perception, a lack of stability in the digital asset trading platforms, manipulation of ether trading platforms by customers and/or the
closure or temporary shutdown of such trading platforms due to fraud, business failure, hackers or malware, or government-mandated regulation
may reduce confidence in ether generally and result in greater volatility in the market price of ether and the Shares of the Trust. Furthermore,
the closure or temporary shutdown of an ether trading platform may impact the Trust&rsquo;s ability to determine the value of its ether
holdings or for the Trust&rsquo;s Authorized Participants to effectively arbitrage the Trust&rsquo;s Shares.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms may be exposed to security breaches.</FONT></P>

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nature of the assets held at ether trading platforms makes them appealing targets for hackers and a number of ether trading platforms
have been victims of cybercrimes. Over the past several years, some digital asset trading platforms have been closed due to security
breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such digital asset trading platforms were not compensated or made whole for the
partial or complete losses of their account balances in such digital asset trading platforms. While, generally speaking, smaller digital
asset trading platforms are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger digital asset trading platforms
more stable, larger digital asset trading platforms are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and malware. For example, the
collapse of Mt. Gox, which filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan in late February 2014, demonstrated that even the largest digital
asset trading platforms could be subject to abrupt failure with consequences both for users of digital asset trading platforms and for
the digital asset industry as a whole. In particular, in the two weeks that followed the February 7, 2014, halt of bitcoin withdrawals
from Mt. Gox, the value of one bitcoin fell on other exchanges from around $795 on February 6, 2014, to $578 on February 20, 2014. Additionally,
in January 2015, Bitstamp announced that approximately 19,000 bitcoin had been stolen from its operational or &ldquo;hot&rdquo; wallets.
Further, in August 2016, it was reported that almost 120,000 bitcoins worth around $78 million were stolen from Bitfinex, a large digital
asset exchange. The value of bitcoin and other digital assets immediately decreased by more than 10% following reports of the theft at
Bitfinex. In July 2017, FinCEN assessed a $110 million fine against BTC-e, a now-defunct digital asset exchange, for facilitating crimes
such as drug sales and ransomware attacks. In December 2017, Yapian, the operator of Seoul-based cryptocurrency exchange Youbit, suspended
digital asset trading and filed for bankruptcy following a hack that resulted in a loss of 17% of Yapian&rsquo;s assets. Following the
hack, Youbit users were allowed to withdraw approximately 75% of the digital assets in their exchange accounts, with any potential further
distributions to be made following Yapian&rsquo;s pending bankruptcy proceedings. In January 2018, the Japanese digital asset trading
platform, Coincheck was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $535 million, and in February 2018, the Italian digital asset trading
platform Bitgrail was hacked, resulting in approximately $170 million in losses. In May 2019, one of the world&rsquo;s largest digital
asset trading platforms, Binance, was hacked, resulting in losses of approximately $40 million.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms may be exposed to fraud and market manipulation.</FONT></P>

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blockchain infrastructure could be used by certain market participants to exploit arbitrage opportunities through schemes such as front-running,
spoofing, pump-and-dump and fraud across different systems, platforms or geographic locations. As a result of reduced oversight, these
schemes may be more prevalent in digital asset markets than in the general market for financial products.</FONT></P>

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SEC has identified possible sources of fraud and manipulation in the ether market generally, including, among others, (1) &ldquo;wash
trading&rdquo;; (2) persons with a dominant position in ether manipulating ether pricing; (3) hacking of the Ethereum network and trading
platforms; (4) malicious control of the Ethereum network; (5) trading based on material, nonpublic information (for example, plans of
market participants to significantly increase or decrease their holdings in ether, new sources of demand for ether, etc.) or based on
the dissemination of false and misleading information; (6) manipulative activity involving purported &ldquo;stablecoins,&rdquo; including
Tether; and (7) fraud and manipulation at ether trading platforms.</FONT></P>

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the past several years, a number of digital asset trading platforms have been closed or faced issues due to fraud. In many of these instances,
the customers of such digital asset trading platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their
account balances in such digital asset trading platforms.</FONT></P>

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2019, there were reports claiming that 80.95% of bitcoin trading volume on digital asset trading platforms was false or noneconomic in
nature, with specific focus on unregulated exchanges located outside of the United States. Such reports alleged that certain overseas
exchanges have displayed suspicious trading activity suggestive of a variety of manipulative or fraudulent practices. Other academics
and market observers have put forth evidence to support claims that manipulative trading activity has occurred on certain digital asset
exchanges. For example, in a 2017 paper titled &ldquo;Price Manipulation in the Bitcoin Ecosystem&rdquo; sponsored by the Interdisciplinary
Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University, a group of researchers used publicly available trading data, as well as leaked transaction
data from a 2014 Mt. Gox security breach, to identify and analyze the impact of &ldquo;suspicious trading activity&rdquo; on Mt. Gox
between February and November 2013, which, according to the authors, caused the price of bitcoin to increase from around $150 to more
than $1,000 over a two-month period. In August 2017, it was reported that a trader or group of traders nicknamed &ldquo;Spoofy&rdquo;
was placing large orders on Bitfinex without actually executing them, presumably in order to influence other investors into buying or
selling by creating a false appearance that greater demand existed in the market. In December 2017, an anonymous blogger (publishing
under the pseudonym Bitfinex&rsquo;d) cited publicly available trading data to support his or her claim that a trading bot nicknamed
&ldquo;Picasso&rdquo; was pursuing a paint-the-tape-style manipulation strategy by buying and selling bitcoin and bitcoin cash between
affiliated accounts in order to create the appearance of substantial trading activity and thereby influence the price of such assets.</FONT></P>

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November 2022, FTX, one of the largest digital asset trading platforms by volume at the time, halted customer withdrawals amid rumors
of the company&rsquo;s liquidity issues and likely insolvency, which were subsequently corroborated by its CEO. Shortly thereafter, FTX&rsquo;s
CEO resigned and FTX and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy in the United States, while other affiliates have entered insolvency,
liquidation, or similar proceedings around the globe, following which the U.S. Department of Justice brought criminal fraud and other
charges, and the SEC and CFTC brought civil securities and commodities fraud charges, against certain of FTX&rsquo;s and its affiliates&rsquo;
senior executives, including its former CEO. Around the same time, there were reports that approximately $300 million to $600 million
of digital assets were removed from FTX. The full facts remain unknown, including whether such removal was the result of a hack, theft,
insider activity, or other improper behavior. In February 2025, approximately $1.5 billion of ether was stolen from the Dubai-based Bybit
exchange. Bybit claims the hack occurred when the company was making a routine transfer of ether from an offline &ldquo;cold&rdquo; wallet
to a hot wallet, with attacker suspected to be agents of North Korea exploiting security controls to gain control of the assets.</FONT></P>

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potential consequences of a digital asset trading platform&rsquo;s failure or failure to prevent market manipulation could adversely
affect the value of the Shares. Any market abuse, and a loss of investor confidence in ether, may adversely impact pricing trends in
ether markets broadly, as well as an investment in Shares of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms may be exposed to wash trading.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms on which ether trades may be susceptible to wash trading. Wash trading occurs when offsetting trades are entered
into for other than bona fide reasons, such as the desire to inflate reported trading volumes. Wash trading may be motivated by non-economic
reasons, such as a desire for increased visibility on popular websites that monitor markets for digital assets so as to improve their
attractiveness to investors who look for maximum liquidity, or it may be motivated by the ability to attract listing fees from token
issuers who seek the most liquid and high-volume exchanges on which to list their coins. Results of wash trading may include unexpected
obstacles to trade and erroneous investment decisions based on false information.</FONT></P>

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the United States, there have been allegations of wash trading even on regulated trading venues. Any actual or perceived false trading
in the digital asset trading venue market, and any other fraudulent or manipulative acts and practices, could adversely affect the value
of ether and/or negatively affect the market perception of ether.</FONT></P>

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the extent that wash trading either occurs or appears to occur on trading platforms on which ether trades, investors may develop negative
perceptions about ether and the digital assets industry more broadly, which could adversely impact the price ether and, therefore, the
price of Shares. Wash trading also may place more legitimate digital asset exchanges at a relative competitive disadvantage.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms may be exposed to front-running.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms on which ether trades may be susceptible to &ldquo;front-running,&rdquo; which refers to the process when someone
uses technology or market advantage to get prior knowledge of upcoming transactions. Front-running is a frequent activity on centralized
as well as decentralized digital asset trading platforms. By using bots functioning on a millisecond-scale timeframe, bad actors are
able to take advantage of the forthcoming price movement and make economic gains at the cost of those who had introduced these transactions.
The objective of a front runner is to buy a chunk of tokens at a low price and later sell them at a higher price while simultaneously
exiting the position. Front-running happens via manipulation of gas prices or timestamps, also known as slow matching. To the extent
that front-running occurs, it may result in investor frustrations and concerns as to the price integrity of digital asset exchanges and
digital assets more generally.</FONT></P>

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pricing.</FONT></P>

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market value of ether is not based on any kind of claim, nor is it backed by any physical asset. Instead, the market value depends on
the expectation of being usable in future transactions and continued interest from investors. This strong correlation between an expectation
and market value is the basis for the current (and probable future) volatility of the market value of ether and may increase the likelihood
of momentum pricing.</FONT></P>

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pricing typically is associated with growth stocks and other assets whose valuation, as determined by the investing public, is impacted
by appreciation in value. Momentum pricing may result in speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of digital assets, which
inflates prices and leads to increased volatility. As a result, ether may be more likely to fluctuate in value due to changing investor
confidence in future appreciation or depreciation in prices, which could adversely affect the price of ether and, in turn, an investment
in the Trust.</FONT></P>

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value of ether as represented by the Pricing Index may also be subject to momentum pricing due to speculation regarding future appreciation
in value, leading to greater volatility that could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Momentum pricing of ether has previously
resulted, and may continue to result, in speculation regarding future appreciation or depreciation in the value of ether, further contributing
to volatility and potentially inflating prices at any given time. These dynamics may impact the value of an investment in Trust.</FONT></P>

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market observers have asserted that in time, the value of ether will fall to a fraction of its current value, or even to zero. Ether
has not been in existence long enough for market participants to assess these predictions with any precision, but if these observers
are even partially correct, an investment in the Shares may turn out to be substantially worthless.</FONT></P>

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or economic crises may motivate large-scale sales of ether, which could result in a reduction in the price of ether and adversely affect
an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
an alternative to fiat currencies that are backed by central governments, ether is subject to supply and demand forces based upon the
desirability of an alternative, decentralized means of buying and selling goods and services, and it is unclear how such supply and demand
will be impacted by geopolitical events. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of
ether, either globally or locally. Large-scale sales of ether would result in a reduction in its price and adversely affect an investment
in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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of ether is pseudonymous, and the supply of accessible ether is unknown. Entities with substantial holdings in ether may engage in large-scale
sales or distributions, either on nonmarket terms or in the ordinary course, which could result in a reduction in the price of ether
and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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is no registry showing which individuals or entities own ether or the quantity of ether that is owned by any particular person or entity.
It is possible, and in fact, reasonably likely, that a small group of early ether adopters hold a significant proportion of the ether
that has been created to date. There are no regulations in place that would prevent a large holder of ether from selling ether it holds.
To the extent such large holders of ether engage in large-scale sales or distributions, either on nonmarket terms or in the ordinary
course, it could result in a reduction in the price of ether and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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nature of blockchain-recorded transactions.</I></B></FONT></P>

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transactions recorded on the Ethereum network are not, from an administrative perspective, reversible without the consent and active
participation of the recipient of the transaction or, in theory, control or consent of a majority of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s aggregate
hash rate. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer of ether
or a theft of ether generally will not be reversible, and the Trust may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer
or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, the Trust&rsquo;s ether could be
transferred from custody accounts in incorrect quantities or to unauthorized third parties. To the extent that the Trust is unable to
seek a corrective transaction with such third party or is incapable of identifying the third party that has received the Trust&rsquo;s
ether through error or theft, the Trust will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred ether. To the extent that
the Trust is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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disruption of the internet may affect Ethereum network operations, which may adversely affect the ether industry and an investment in
the Trust.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum network relies on the internet. A significant disruption of internet connectivity could disrupt the Ethereum network&rsquo;s
functionality until such disruption is resolved. A disruption in the internet could adversely affect an investment in the Trust or the
ability of the Trust to operate. In particular, some variants of digital assets have experienced a number of denial-of-service attacks,
which have led to temporary delays in block creation and digital asset transfers.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Digital
assets are also susceptible to border gateway protocol hijacking (&ldquo;BGP hijacking&rdquo;). Such an attack can be a very effective
way for an attacker to intercept traffic en route to a legitimate destination. BGP hijacking impacts the way different nodes and validators
are connected to one another to isolate portions of them from the remainder of the network, which could lead to a risk of the network
allowing double-spending and other security issues. If BGP hijacking occurs on the Ethereum network, participants may lose faith in the
security of ether, which could affect ether&rsquo;s value and consequently the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Any
internet failures or internet connectivity-related attacks that impact the ability to transfer ether could have a material adverse effect
on the price of ether and the value of an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Potential
amendments to the Ethereum network&rsquo;s protocols and software could, if accepted and authorized by the Ethereum network community,
adversely affect an investment in the Trust.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum network uses cryptographic protocols to govern the interactions within the Ethereum network. A loose community known as the
core developers has evolved to informally manage the source code for the protocol. Membership in the community of core developers evolves
over time, largely based on self-determined participation in the resource section dedicated to Ethereum on Github.com. The core developers
can propose amendments to the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code that, if accepted by validators and users, could alter the protocols
and software of the Ethereum network and the properties of ether. These alterations would occur through software upgrades and could potentially
include changes to the irreversibility of transactions and limitations on the issuance of new ether or changes to the ether supply, which
could undermine the appeal and market value of ether. Alternatively, software upgrades and other changes to the protocols of the Ethereum
network could fail to work as intended or could introduce bugs, coding defects or flaws, or security risks, or they could otherwise adversely
affect, the speed, security, usability, or value of the Ethereum network or ether. As a result, the Ethereum network could be subject
to changes to its protocols and software in the future that may adversely affect an investment in the Trust.</FONT></P>

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open-source structure of the Ethereum network protocol means that the core developers and other contributors are generally not directly
compensated for their contributions in maintaining and developing the Ethereum network protocol. A failure to properly monitor and upgrade
the Ethereum network protocol could damage the Ethereum network and an investment in the Trust.</I></B></FONT></P>

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Ethereum network operates based on an open-source protocol maintained by the core developers and other contributors, largely on the GitHub
resource section dedicated to Ethereum network development. As new ether is rewarded solely for validator activity (other than the 2014
pre-mine) and is not sold on an ongoing basis to generate revenue to support development activity, and the Ethereum network protocol
itself is made available for free rather than sold or made available subject to licensing or subscription fees and its use does not generate
revenues for its development team, the core developers are generally not compensated for maintaining and updating the source code for
the Ethereum network protocol. Consequently, there is a lack of financial incentive for developers to maintain or develop the Ethereum
network and the core developers may lack the resources to adequately address emerging issues with the Ethereum network protocol. Although
the Ethereum network is currently supported by the core developers, there can be no guarantee that such support will continue or be sufficient
in the future. For example, there have been recent reports that the number of core developers who have the authority to make amendments
to the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code in the GitHub repository is relatively small, although there is believed to be a larger number
of developers who contribute to the overall development of the source code of the Ethereum network. The perception that high-profile
contributors may no longer contribute to the network may have an adverse effect on the market price of any related digital assets. For
example, in June 2017, an unfounded rumor circulated that Ethereum core developer Vitalik Buterin had died. Following the rumor, the
price of ether decreased approximately 20% before recovering after Buterin himself dispelled the rumor. Some have speculated that the
rumor led to the decrease in the price of ether. In the event a high-profile contributor to the Ethereum network, such as Vitalik Buterin,
is perceived as no longer able to contribute to the Ethereum network due to death, retirement, withdrawal, incapacity, or otherwise,
whether or not such perception is valid, it could negatively affect the price of ether, which could adversely impact the value of the
Shares.</FONT></P>

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some developers may be funded by entities whose interests are at odds with other participants in the Ethereum network. In addition, a
bad actor could also attempt to interfere with the operation of the Ethereum network by attempting to exercise a malign influence over
a core developer. To the extent that material issues arise with the Ethereum network protocol and the core developers and open-source
contributors are unable to address the issues adequately or in a timely manner, the Ethereum network and an investment in the Trust may
be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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governance of the Ethereum network could have a negative impact on the performance of the Trust.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Governance
of decentralized networks, such as the Ethereum network, is achieved through voluntary consensus and open competition. In other words,
the Ethereum network has no central decision-making body or clear manner in which participants can come to an agreement other than through
overwhelming consensus. The lack of clarity on governance may adversely affect ether&rsquo;s utility and ability to grow and face challenges,
both of which may require solutions and directed effort to overcome problems, especially long-term problems. For example, a seemingly
simple technical issue once divided the Ethereum network community: namely, whether to increase the block size of the blockchain or implement
another change to increase the scalability of ether.</FONT></P>

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the extent lack of clarity in corporate governance of the Ethereum network leads to ineffective decision-making that slows development
and growth, the value of the Shares may be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Double-spending
risks.</I></B></FONT></P>

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malicious actor may attempt to double spend (i.e., spend the same units in more than one transaction) ether by altering the formation
of the blockchain. In this type of attack, a validator creates a valid new block containing a double-spend transaction and schedules
the release of such attack block so that it is added to the blockchain before a target user&rsquo;s legitimate transaction can be included
in a block. All double-spend attacks require that the validator sequence and execute the steps of its attack with sufficient speed and
accuracy. Double-spend attacks require extensive coordination and are very expensive. Typically, transactions that allow for a zero-confirmation
acceptance tend to be prone to these types of attacks. Accordingly, traders and merchants may execute instantaneous/zero-confirmation
transactions only if they are of sufficiently low value. Users and merchants can take additional precautions by adjusting their network
software programs to connect only to other well-connected participants in the Ethereum network and to disable incoming connections.</FONT></P>

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in source code.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the past, flaws in the source code for digital asset networks have been exposed and exploited, including flaws that disabled some functionality
for users, exposed users&rsquo; personal information and/or resulted in the theft of users&rsquo; digital assets. Discovery of flaws
in or exploitations of the source code that allow malicious actors to take or create money in contravention of known network rules have
occurred. The cryptography underlying ether could prove to be flawed or ineffective, or developments in mathematics and/or technology,
such as advances in digital computing, algebraic geometry and quantum computing, could make cryptography ineffective. In any of these
circumstances, a malicious actor may be able to steal ether held by others, which could adversely affect the demand for ether and therefore
adversely impact the price of ether and the value of the Shares. Even if a digital asset other than ether were affected by similar circumstances,
any reduction in confidence in the robustness of the source code or cryptography underlying digital assets generally could negatively
affect the demand for all digital assets, including ether, and therefore adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Competition
from the emergence or growth of other digital assets or methods of investing in ether could have a negative impact on the price of ether
and adversely affect the value of the Shares.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
of May 17, 2025, ether was the second largest digital asset by market capitalization as tracked by CoinMarketCap.com. As of May 17, 2025,
there were over 10,000 alternative digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com, having a total market capitalization of approximately
$3.27 trillion (including the approximately $299 billion market cap of ether), as calculated using market prices and total available
supply of each digital asset, excluding tokens pegged to other assets. Many consortiums and financial institutions are also researching
and investing resources into private or permissioned smart contracts platforms rather than open platforms like the Ethereum network.
Competition from the emergence or growth of alternative digital assets and smart contracts platforms, such as Solana, Avalanche or Cardano,
could have a negative impact on the demand for, and price of, ether and thereby adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, some digital asset networks, including the Ethereum network, may be the target of ill will from users of other digital asset
networks. For example, in July 2016, the Ethereum network underwent a contentious hard fork that resulted in the creation of a new digital
asset network called Ethereum Classic. As a result, some users of the Ethereum Classic network may harbor ill will toward the Ethereum
network. These users may attempt to negatively impact the use or adoption of the Ethereum network. For additional information on the
hard fork that resulted in the creation of Ethereum Classic. See &ldquo;ETHER, ETHER MARKET AND REGULATION OF ETHER&rdquo; for additional
information.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investors
may invest in ether through means other than the Shares, including through direct investments in ether and other potential financial
vehicles, possibly including securities backed by or linked to ether and digital asset financial vehicles similar to the Trust, or ether
futures-based products. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Sponsor&rsquo;s control, may make it more attractive
to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in ether directly, which could limit the market for, and reduce the liquidity of,
the Shares. In addition, to the extent digital asset financial vehicles other than the Trust tracking the price of ether are formed and
represent a significant proportion of the demand for ether, large purchases or redemptions of the securities of these digital asset financial
vehicles, or private funds holding ether, could negatively affect the Pricing Index, the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings, the price of the
Shares, and the NAV of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust and the Sponsor face competition with respect to the creation of competing exchange-traded ether products, as many such competing
products exist. While the Trust currently has a commercially viable amount of assets, there is no guarantee that the Trust will continue
to maintain that level into the future. The Trust&rsquo;s competitors may also charge a substantially lower fee than the Sponsor Fee
in order to achieve initial market acceptance and scale. Accordingly, the Sponsor&rsquo;s competitors may commercialize a competing product
more rapidly or effectively than the Sponsor is able to, which could adversely affect the Sponsor&rsquo;s competitive position and could
have a detrimental effect on the scale and sustainability of the Trust. If the Trust fails to maintain sufficient scale due to competition,
the Sponsor may have difficulty raising sufficient revenue to cover the costs associated with launching and maintaining the Trust and
such shortfalls could impact the Sponsor&rsquo;s ability to properly invest in robust ongoing operations and controls of the Trust to
minimize the risk of operating events, errors, or other forms of losses to the Shareholders. The Trust may also fail to continue to attract
adequate liquidity in the secondary market due to such competition, resulting in a substandard number of Authorized Participants willing
to make a market in the Shares, which in turn could result in a significant premium or discount in the Shares for extended periods and
the Trust&rsquo;s failure to reflect the performance of the price of ether.</FONT></P>

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or delay in the Ethereum network may negatively impact the Trust.</I></B></FONT></P>

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size of each block on the Ethereum network is currently limited and the transaction rate is significantly below the level that centralized
systems can provide. Increased transaction volume could result in delays in the recording of transactions due to congestion in the Ethereum
network. Moreover, unforeseen system failures, disruptions in operations, or poor connectivity may also result in delays in the recording
of transactions on the Ethereum network. Any delay in the Ethereum network could affect the Sponsor&rsquo;s, an Authorized Participant&rsquo;s
or an Authorized Participant Designee&rsquo;s ability to buy or sell ether at an advantageous price resulting in decreased confidence
in the Ethereum network. Over the longer term, delays in confirming transactions could reduce the attractiveness to merchants and other
commercial parties as a means of payment. As a result, the Ethereum network and the value of the Trust would be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risks
Associated with the Pricing Index, ERR and CME Ether Real Time Price</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index, ERR and CME Ether Real Time Price each have a limited history.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index, which was introduced on February 28, 2022, is based on materially the same methodology (except calculation time) as the
ERR, which was first introduced on June 4, 2018, and is the rate on which ether futures contracts are cash-settled in U.S. dollars at
the CME. The Pricing Index and the ERR have a limited history and their value is an average composite reference rate calculated using
volume-weighted trading price data from the Constituent Platforms. A longer history of actual performance through various economic and
market conditions would provide greater and more reliable information for an investor to assess Pricing Index&rsquo;s performance. The
Benchmark Provider has substantial discretion at any time to change the methodology used to calculate the Pricing Index, including the
Constituent Platforms that contribute prices to the Trust&rsquo;s NAV. The Benchmark Provider does not have any obligation to take into
consideration the needs of the Trust, the Shareholders, or anyone else in connection with such changes. There is no guarantee that the
methodology currently used in calculating the Pricing Index will appropriately track the price of ether in the future. Neither the CME
Group nor the Benchmark Provider has any obligation to take into consideration the needs of the Trust or the Shareholders in determining,
composing, or calculating the Pricing Index or in the selection of the Constituent Platforms used. The Constituent Platforms are chosen
by the Benchmark Provider, under the oversight of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Oversight Committee.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Pricing Index is intended to accurately capture the market price of ether, third parties may be able to purchase and sell ether on
public or private markets not included among the Constituent Platforms, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher
or lower than the Pricing Index price. Moreover, there may be variances in the price of ether on the various Constituent Platforms, including
as a result of differences in fee structures or administrative procedures on different Constituent Platforms. While the Pricing Index
provides a U.S. dollar-denominated price of ether based on the volume-weighted price of ether on certain Constituent Platforms, at any
given time, the prices on each such Constituent Platform may not be equal to the value of ether as represented by the Pricing Index.
It is possible that the price of ether on the Constituent Platforms could be materially higher or lower than the Pricing Index price.
To the extent the Pricing Index price differs materially from the actual prices available on a Constituent Platform, or from the global
market price of ether, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the global market price of ether,
which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors&rsquo; confidence in the Shares&rsquo; ability to track
the market price of ether. To the extent such prices differ materially from the Pricing Index price, investors may lose confidence in
the Shares&rsquo; ability to track the market price of ether, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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pricing sources (Constituent Platforms) used by the Pricing Index are digital asset trading venues that facilitate the buying and selling
of ether and other digital assets. Although many pricing sources refer to themselves as &ldquo;exchanges,&rdquo; they are not registered
with, or supervised by, the SEC or the CFTC and they do not meet the regulatory standards of a national securities exchange or designated
contract market. For these reasons, among others, purchases and sales of ether may be subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions
due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets and government regulation and intervention. These circumstances
could affect the price of ether used in Pricing Index calculations and, therefore, could adversely affect the ether price as reflected
by the Pricing Index.</FONT></P>

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Constituent Platforms have changed over time. For example, on January 25, 2019, itBit was suspended from the Pricing Index due to data
quality issues, which suspension was lifted on February 1, 2019 after the Benchmark Provider confirmed that data quality assurance measures
were in place to identify the errors that the itBit data contained through a full match of parameters. On August 30, 2019, Gemini was
added to the Pricing Index. On October 28, 2019, Coinbase was added to the Pricing Index. On May 3, 2022, LMAX Digital was added to the
Pricing Index. On March 31, 2025, Crypto.com was added to the Pricing Index. The Benchmark Provider, under the oversight of the CME CF
Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Oversight Committee, may remove or add Constituent Platforms in the future at its discretion. For more
information on the inclusion criteria for Constituent Platforms in the Pricing Index, see &ldquo;THE TRUST AND ETHER PRICES&mdash;The
CME CF Ether Reference Rate &ndash; New York Variant.<B>&rdquo;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index is based on various inputs which may include price data from various third-party digital asset trading platforms. Neither
the CME Group nor the Benchmark Provider guarantees the validity of any of these inputs, which may be subject to technological error,
manipulative activity, or fraudulent reporting from their initial source.</FONT></P>

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Trust utilizes the Pricing Index to establish its NAV and NAV per Share. In the event that the Pricing Index is incorrectly calculated,
is not timely calculated or changes its calculation methodology in the future, such an occurrence may adversely impact an investment
in the Shares or the Trust&rsquo;s operations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
CME Ether Real Time Price also has a limited history and shares some of the same structural and methodological features and risks as
the Pricing Index. The Trust utilizes the CME Ether Real Time Price to establish its ITV. While investors are capable of assessing the
intra-day movement of the price of the Shares and the ether market price of ether, Shareholders may use the ITV as a data point in their
assessment of the value of the Shares. In the event that the CME Ether Real Time Price is incorrectly calculated, is not timely calculated
or changes its calculation methodology in the future, such an occurrence may adversely impact the utility of the ITV to Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Pricing Index and CME Ether Real Time Price are designed to accurately capture the market price of ether, third parties may be able
to purchase and sell ether on public or private markets not included among the Constituent Platforms of the Pricing Index and CME Ether
Real Time Price, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the level of the Pricing Index used to
establish the NAV. To the extent such prices differ materially from the level of the Pricing Index used to establish the NAV, investors
may lose confidence in the Shares&rsquo; ability to track the market price of ether, which could adversely affect an investment in the
Shares.</FONT></P>

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Benchmark Provider could experience systems failures or errors.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the computers or other facilities of the Benchmark Provider, data providers and/or relevant stock exchange malfunction for any reason,
calculation and dissemination of the Pricing Index may be delayed. Errors in Pricing Index data, the Pricing Index computations and/or
construction may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected for a period of time or at all, which may have an
adverse impact on the Trust and the Shareholders. Any of the foregoing may lead to errors in the Pricing Index, which may lead to a different
investment outcome for the Trust and its Shareholders than would have been the case had such events not occurred. The Pricing Index is
the reference price for calculating the Trust&rsquo;s NAV. Consequently, losses or costs associated with the Pricing Index&rsquo;s errors
or other risks described above will generally be borne by the Trust and the Shareholders and neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates or
agents make any representations or warranties regarding the foregoing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Pricing Index is not available, the Trust&rsquo;s holdings may be fair valued in accordance with the policy approved by the Sponsor.
If the Pricing Index is not available, or if the Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that the Pricing Index does not reflect
an accurate ether price, the Trust&rsquo;s holdings may be &ldquo;fair valued&rdquo; in accordance with the valuation policies approved
by the Sponsor. Those valuation policies stipulate that when seeking to fair value ether, the Sponsor may apply all available factors
the Sponsor deems relevant at the time of the determination, and may be based on analytical values determined by the Sponsor using third-party
valuation models. Pursuant thereto, the Sponsor expects to utilize a volume-weighted average price or volume-weighted median price of
ether provided by a secondary pricing source (&ldquo;Secondary Source&rdquo;). If a Secondary Source is not available or the Sponsor
in its sole discretion determines the Secondary Sources are unreliable, the price set by the Trust&rsquo;s principal market as of 4:00
p.m. ET, on the valuation date would be considered for utilization. In the event the principal market price is not available or the Sponsor
in its sole discretion determines the principal market valuation is unreliable the Sponsor will use its best judgment to determine a
good faith estimate of fair value based upon all available factors. The Sponsor does not anticipate that the need to &ldquo;fair value&rdquo;
ether will be a common occurrence.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
the extent the valuation determined in accordance with the policy approved by the Sponsor differs materially from the actual market price
of ether, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the global market price of ether, which could
adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors&rsquo; confidence in the Shares&rsquo; ability to track the global
market price of ether. To the extent such prices differ materially from the market price for ether, investors may lose confidence in
the Shares&rsquo; ability to track the market price of ether, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares. The Sponsor does
not anticipate that the need to &ldquo;fair value&rdquo; ether will be a common occurrence.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index could fail to track the global ether price, and a failure of the Pricing Index could adversely affect the value of the
Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Pricing Index is intended to accurately capture the market price of ether, third parties may be able to purchase and sell ether on
public or private markets not included among the Constituent Platforms, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher
or lower than the Pricing Index price. Moreover, there may be variances in the price of ether on the various Constituent Platforms, including
as a result of differences in fee structures or administrative procedures on different Constituent Platforms. While the Pricing Index
provides a U.S. dollar-denominated composite for the price of ether based on the volume-weighted price of ether on certain Constituent
Platforms, at any given time, the prices on each such Constituent Platform or pricing source may not be equal to the value of ether as
represented by the Pricing Index. It is possible that the price of ether on the Constituent Platforms could be materially higher or lower
than the Pricing Index price. To the extent the Pricing Index price differs materially from the actual prices available on a Constituent
Platform, or from the global market price of ether, the price of the Shares may no longer track, whether temporarily or over time, the
global market price of ether, which could adversely affect an investment in the Trust by reducing investors&rsquo; confidence in the
Shares&rsquo; ability to track the market price of ether. To the extent such prices differ materially from the Pricing Index price, investors
may lose confidence in the Shares&rsquo; ability to track the market price of ether, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor can discontinue using the Pricing Index and use a different pricing or valuation methodology instead.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may cause the Trust to price its portfolio based upon an index, benchmark or standard other than the
Pricing Index at any time, with prior notice to the Shareholders, if investment conditions change or the Sponsor believes that another
index, benchmark or standard better aligns with the Trust&rsquo;s investment objective and strategy. The Sponsor may make this decision
for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, a determination that the Pricing Index price of ether differs materially from
the global market price of ether and/or that third parties are able to purchase and sell ether on public or private markets not included
among the Constituent Platforms, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the Pricing Index price.
The Sponsor, however, is under no obligation whatsoever to make such changes in any circumstance. In the event that the Sponsor intends
to establish the Trust&rsquo;s NAV by reference to an index, benchmark or standard other than the Pricing Index, it will provide Shareholders
with notice in a prospectus supplement and/or through a current report on Form 8-K or in the Trust&rsquo;s annual or quarterly reports.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index price used to calculate the value of the Trust&rsquo;s ether may be volatile, adversely affecting the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
price of ether on public digital asset trading platforms has a limited history, and during this history, ether prices on the digital
asset markets more generally, and on digital asset trading platforms individually, have been volatile and subject to influence by many
factors, including operational interruptions. While the Pricing Index is designed to limit exposure to the interruption of individual
digital asset trading platforms, the Pricing Index price, and the price of ether generally, remains subject to volatility experienced
by digital asset exchanges, and such volatility could adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Furthermore,
because the number of liquid and credible digital asset trading platforms is limited, the Pricing Index will necessarily be composed
of a limited number of digital asset trading platforms. If a digital asset trading platform were subjected to regulatory, volatility
or other pricing issues, the Benchmark Provider would have limited ability to remove such digital asset trading platform from the Pricing
Index, which could skew the price of ether as represented by the Pricing Index. Trading on a limited number of digital asset trading
platforms may result in less favorable prices and decreased liquidity of ether and, therefore, could have an adverse effect on the value
of the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index price being used to determine the NAV of the Trust may not be consistent with GAAP. To the extent that the Trust&rsquo;s
financial statements are determined using a different pricing source that is consistent with GAAP, the NAV reported in the Trust&rsquo;s
periodic financial statements may differ, in some cases significantly, from the Trust&rsquo;s NAV determined using the Pricing Index
pricing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust will determine the NAV of the Trust on each business day based on the value of ether as reflected by the Pricing Index. The methodology
used to calculate the Pricing Index price to value ether in determining the NAV of the Trust may not be deemed consistent with GAAP.
To the extent the methodology used to calculate the Pricing Index is deemed inconsistent with GAAP, the Trust will utilize an alternative
GAAP-consistent pricing source for purposes of the Trust&rsquo;s periodic financial statements. Creation and redemption of Baskets, the
Sponsor Fee and other expenses borne by the Trust will be determined using the Trust&rsquo;s NAV determined daily based on the Pricing
Index. Such NAV of the Trust determined using the Pricing Index price may differ, in some cases significantly, from the NAV reported
in the Trust&rsquo;s periodic financial statements.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risks
Related to Pricing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s portfolio will be priced, including for purposes of determining the NAV, based upon the Pricing Index. The price of ether
in U.S. dollars or in other currencies available from other data sources may not be equal to the prices used to calculate the NAV.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
NAV of the Trust will change as fluctuations occur in the market price of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings as reflected in the Pricing
Index. Shareholders should be aware that the public trading price per Share may be different from the NAV for a number of reasons, including
price volatility; trading activity; the closing of ether trading platforms due to fraud, failure, security breaches or otherwise; and
the fact that supply-and-demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares are related, but not identical, to the supply-and-demand
forces influencing the market price of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
also should note that the size of the Trust in terms of total ether held may change substantially over time and as Baskets are created
and redeemed.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event that the value of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings or ether holdings per Share is incorrectly calculated, neither the Sponsor
nor the Administrator will be liable for any error and such misreporting of valuation data could adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Risks
Associated with Investing in the Trust</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 25pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Investment-Related
Risks</I>.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">Investing
in ether and, consequently, the Trust, is speculative. The price of ether is volatile, and market movements of ether are difficult to
predict. Supply-and-demand changes rapidly are affected by a variety of factors, including regulation and general economic trends, such
as interest rates, availability of credit, credit defaults, inflation rates and economic uncertainty. All investments made by the Trust
will risk the loss of capital. Therefore, an investment in the Trust involves a high degree of risk, including the risk that the entire
amount invested may be lost. No guarantee or representation is made that the Trust&rsquo;s investment program will be successful, that
the Trust will achieve its investment objective or that there will be any return of capital invested to investors in the Trust, and investment
results may vary.</FONT></P>

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Trust is subject to market risk.</FONT></P>

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risk refers to the risk that the market price of ether held by the Trust will rise or fall, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. An investment
in the Shares is subject to market risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal of the investment.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Different
from directly owning ether</I>.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
performance of the Trust will not reflect the specific return an investor would realize if the investor actually held or purchased ether
directly. The differences in performance may be due to factors such as fees and transaction costs. Investors will also forgo certain
rights conferred by owning ether directly, such as the right to claim airdrops. See <I>&ldquo;Shareholders may not receive the benefits
of any forks or &ldquo;airdrops.&rdquo;</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust is a passive investment vehicle. The Trust is not actively managed and will be affected by a general decline in the price of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor does not actively manage the ether held by the Trust. This means that the Sponsor does not sell ether at times when its price
is high, or acquire ether at low prices in the expectation of future price increases. It also means that the Sponsor does not make use
of any of the hedging techniques available to professional ether investors to attempt to reduce the risks of losses resulting from price
decreases. Any losses sustained by the Trust will adversely affect the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>The
value of the Shares may be influenced by a variety of factors unrelated to the value of ether.</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
value of the Shares may be influenced by a variety of factors unrelated to the price of ether that may have an adverse effect on the
price of the Shares. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unanticipated
                                            problems or issues with respect to the mechanics of the Trust&rsquo;s operations and the
                                            trading of the Shares may arise, in particular due to the fact that the mechanisms and procedures
                                            governing the creation and offering of the Shares and storage of ether have been developed
                                            specifically for this product;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Trust could experience difficulties in operating and maintaining its technical infrastructure,
                                            including in connection with expansions or updates to such infrastructure, which are likely
                                            to be complex and could lead to unanticipated delays, unforeseen expenses and security vulnerabilities;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Trust could experience unforeseen issues relating to the performance and effectiveness of
                                            the security procedures used to protect the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian,
                                            or the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities
                                            in the Trust&rsquo;s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage
                                            of its assets; or</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Service
                                            providers may decide to terminate their relationships with the Trust due to concerns that
                                            the introduction of privacy-enhancing features to the Ethereum network may increase the potential
                                            for ether to be used to facilitate crime, exposing such service providers to potential reputational
                                            harm.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Any
of these factors could affect the value of the Shares, either directly or indirectly through their effect on the Trust&rsquo;s assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
NAV may not always correspond to the market price of ether and, as a result, Baskets may be created or redeemed at a value that is different
from the market price of the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
NAV of the Trust will change as fluctuations occur in the market price of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings. Shareholders should be aware
that the public trading price per Share may be different from the NAV for a number of reasons, including price volatility; trading activity;
the closing of digital asset trading platforms due to fraud, failure, security breaches or otherwise; and the fact that supply-and-demand
forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares are related, but not identical, to the supply-and-demand forces influencing
the market price of ether.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
Authorized Participant may be able to create or redeem a Basket at a discount or a premium to the public trading price per Share, although
some creations and redemptions may take place in-kind, and the Trust will therefore maintain its intended fractional exposure to a specific
amount of ether per Share.</FONT></P>

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also should note that the size of the Trust in terms of total ether held may change substantially over time and as Baskets are created
and redeemed.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">When
acquiring ether in connection with a Cash Creation Order, it is possible that the Trust will pay a higher price for ether than the value
ascribed to ether by the Pricing Index, the rate used to calculate the Trust&rsquo;s NAV. This is known as &ldquo;slippage.&rdquo; While
transactions in any asset are subject to the risk of slippage, it is possible that transactions in digital assets may be more susceptible.
The Trust seeks to minimize the risk of slippage by basing the amount of cash an Authorized Participant is required to deposit to consummate
a Cash Creation Order for Baskets on the price the Trust actually paid for the ether rather than on the value of ether ascribed by the
Pricing Index. Nonetheless, there can be no guarantee that the Trust will not be negatively affected by slippage from time to time.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Shares may trade at a discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV as a result of non-concurrent trading hours between
the Exchange and digital asset trading platforms. Non-concurrent trading hours may also result in the Shares gapping at the open of trading
on the Exchange.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
value of a Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the Exchange and various digital asset trading platforms,
including the Constituent Platforms of the Pricing Index. Additionally, Shares may be traded at other times and in other venues. While
U.S. equity markets are open for trading in the Shares for a limited period each day, the ether market is a 24-hour marketplace; however,
trading volume and liquidity on the ether market are not consistent throughout the day and digital asset trading platforms, including
the larger-volume markets, have been known to shut down temporarily or permanently due to security concerns, directed denial-of-service
attacks and other reasons. As a result, during periods when U.S. equity markets are open but large portions of the ether market are either
lightly traded or are closed, trading spreads and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares may widen and, therefore, increase
the difference between the price of the Shares and the NAV. Premiums or discounts may have an adverse effect on an investment in the
Shares if a Shareholder sells or acquires its Shares during a period of discount or premium, respectively.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">During
periods when U.S. equity markets are closed but digital asset trading platforms are open, significant changes in the price of ether could
result in a difference in performance between the price of ether and the most recent Share price. To the extent that the price of ether
moves significantly in a negative direction after the close of U.S. equity markets, the trading price of the Shares may &ldquo;gap&rdquo;
down to the full extent of such negative price shift when U.S. equity markets reopen. To the extent that the price of ether drops significantly
during hours in which U.S. equity markets are closed, investors may not be able to sell their Shares until after the &ldquo;gap&rdquo;
down has been fully realized, resulting in an inability to mitigate losses in a rapidly negative market.</FONT></P>

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and selling activity associated with the creation and redemption of Baskets may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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is no limit on the number of ether the Trust may acquire (other than the overall limit on the number of ether in existence established
by the original ether protocol and any limit on the number of Shares registered by the Trust).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor&rsquo;s purchase of ether in connection with Cash Creation Orders may cause the price of ether to increase, which will result
in higher prices for the Shares. Increases in the ether prices may also occur as a result of ether purchases by other market participants
who attempt to benefit from an increase in the market price of ether when Baskets are created. The market price of ether may therefore
decline immediately after Baskets are created.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Selling
activity associated with sales of ether by the Sponsor in connection with Cash Redemption Orders may decrease the ether prices, which
will result in lower prices for the Shares. Decreases in ether prices may also occur as a result of selling activity by other market
participants.</FONT></P>

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addition to the effect that purchases and sales of ether by the Sponsor and other market participants may have on the price of ether,
other exchange-traded products or large private investment vehicles with similar investment objectives (if developed) could represent
a substantial portion of demand for ether at any given time and the sales and purchases by such investment vehicles may impact the price
of ether. If the price of ether declines, the trading price of the Shares will generally also decline.</FONT></P>

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inability of Authorized Participants and market makers to hedge their ether exposure may adversely affect the liquidity of Shares and
the value of an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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Participants and market makers will generally want to hedge their exposure in connection with Basket creation and redemption orders.
To the extent Authorized Participants and market makers are unable to hedge their exposure due to market conditions (e.g., insufficient
ether liquidity in the market, inability to locate an appropriate hedge counterparty, extreme volatility in the price of ether, wide
spreads between prices quoted on different ether trading platforms, the closing of ether trading platforms due to fraud, failures, security
breaches or otherwise etc.), such conditions may make it difficult to purchase or redeem Baskets or cause them to not create or redeem
Baskets. In addition, the hedging mechanisms employed by Authorized Participants and market makers to hedge their exposure to ether may
not function as intended, which may make it more difficult for them to enter into such transactions. Such events could negatively impact
the market price of Shares and the spread at which Shares trade on the open market. To the extent Authorized Participants wish to use
futures to hedge their exposure, note that while growing in recent years, the market for exchange-traded ether futures has a limited
trading history and operational experience and may be less liquid, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry
changes than more established futures markets. The liquidity of the market will depend on, among other things, the adoption of ether
and the commercial and speculative interest in the market.</FONT></P>

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transactions intended to keep the price of Shares closely linked to the price of ether may be problematic if the process for the purchase
and redemption of Baskets encounters difficulties, which may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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the processes of creation and redemption of Shares (which depend on timely transfers of ether to and by the Ether Custodian) encounter
any unanticipated difficulties due to, for example, the price volatility of ether, the insolvency, business failure or interruption,
default, failure to perform, security breach, or other problems affecting the Prime Execution Agent, Ether Custodian, an Authorized Participant
or Authorized Participant Designee, the closing of ether trading platforms due to fraud, failures, security breaches or otherwise, or
network outages or congestion, spikes in transaction fees demanded by validators, or other problems or disruptions affecting the Ethereum
network, then potential market participants, such as the Authorized Participants and their customers, who would otherwise be willing
to create or redeem Baskets to take advantage of any arbitrage opportunity arising from discrepancies between the price of the Shares
and the price of the underlying ether may not take the risk that, as a result of those difficulties, they may not be able to realize
the profit they expect.</FONT></P>

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in the case of a network outage or other problems affecting the Ethereum network, the processing of transactions on the Ethereum network
may be disrupted, which in turn may prevent Ether Trading Counterparties, Authorized Participants, Authorized Participant Designees or
other market participants from depositing or withdrawing ether from their custody accounts, which in turn could affect the creation or
redemption of Baskets. If this is the case, the liquidity of the Shares may decline and the price of the Shares may fluctuate independently
of the price of ether and may fall or otherwise diverge from NAV. Furthermore, in the event that the market for ether should become relatively
illiquid and thereby materially restrict opportunities for arbitraging by delivering ether in return for Baskets, the price of Shares
may diverge from the value of ether.</FONT></P>

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may be adversely affected by Creation Orders or Redemption Orders that are subject to postponement, suspension or rejection under certain
circumstances.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust may, in its discretion, suspend the right of creation or redemption or may postpone the redemption or creation settlement date,
for (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the Exchange
is suspended or restricted, (2) any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the fulfillment of a Creation Order
or the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable (for example, as a result of an interruption in services or availability
of the Prime Execution Agent, Ether Custodian, Cash Custodian, Administrator, or other service providers to the Trust, act of God, catastrophe,
civil disturbance, government prohibition, war, terrorism, strike or other labor dispute, fire, force majeure, interruption in telecommunications,
internet services, or network provider services, unavailability of Fedwire, SWIFT or banks&rsquo; payment processes, significant technical
failure, bug, error, disruption or fork of the Ethereum network, hacking, cybersecurity breach, or power, internet, or Ethereum network
outage, or similar event), or (3) such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the Shareholders
of the Trust (for example, where acceptance of the U.S. dollars needed to create each Basket would have certain adverse tax consequences
to the Trust or its Shareholders). In addition, the Trust may reject a Redemption Order if the order is not in proper form as described
in the Authorized Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order might be unlawful. Any such postponement, suspension or rejection
could adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. Suspension of creation privileges may adversely impact how the Shares are
traded and arbitraged in the secondary market, which could cause Shares to trade at levels materially different (premiums and discounts)
from the value of their underlying ether.</FONT> </P>

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may be adversely affected by an overstatement or understatement of the NAV calculation of the Trust due to the valuation method employed
on the date of the NAV calculation.</FONT></P>

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certain circumstances, the Trust&rsquo;s ether investments may be valued using techniques other than reliance on the price established
by the Pricing Index. The value established by using the Pricing Index may be different from what would be produced through the use of
another methodology. The value of ether or other digital asset investments valued using techniques other than those employed by the Pricing
Index, including &ldquo;fair valuation measures,&rdquo; may differ from the value of ether determined by reference to the Pricing Index.</FONT></P>

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the Pricing Index is not available, or if the Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that the Pricing Index does not reflect an
accurate ether price, the Trust&rsquo;s holdings may be &ldquo;fair valued&rdquo; in accordance with the valuation policies approved
by the Sponsor. Those valuation policies stipulate that when seeking to fair value ether, the Sponsor may apply all available factors
the Sponsor deems relevant at the time of the determination, and may be based on analytical values determined by the Sponsor using third-party
valuation models. Pursuant thereto, the Sponsor expects to utilize a volume-weighted average price or volume-weighted median price of
ether provided by a Secondary Source. If a Secondary Source is not available or the Sponsor in its sole discretion determines the Secondary
Sources are unreliable, the price set by the Trust&rsquo;s principal market as of 4:00 p.m. ET, on the valuation date would be considered
for utilization. In the event the principal market price is not available or the Sponsor in its sole discretion determines the principal
market valuation is unreliable the Sponsor will use its best judgment to determine a good faith estimate of fair value based upon all
available factors. The Sponsor does not anticipate that the need to &ldquo;fair value&rdquo; ether will be a common occurrence.</FONT></P>

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an owner of Shares, you will not have the rights normally associated with ownership of other types of shares.</FONT></P>

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are not entitled to the same rights as shares issued by a corporation. By acquiring Shares, you are not acquiring the right to elect
directors, to receive dividends, to vote on certain matters regarding the issuer of the Shares or to take other actions normally associated
with the ownership of shares. You will only have the limited rights described under &ldquo;MANAGEMENT; VOTING BY SHAREHOLDERS.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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Sponsor and the Trustee may agree to amend the Trust Agreement or Sponsor Agreement without the consent of the Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor and the Trustee may agree to amend the Trust Agreement or Sponsor Agreement without Shareholder consent. The Sponsor shall determine
the contents and manner of delivery of any notice of any Trust Agreement amendment. Such notice may be provided on the Trust&rsquo;s
website, in a prospectus supplement, through a current report on Form 8-K and/or in the Trust&rsquo;s annual or quarterly reports. If
an amendment to the Trust Agreement or Sponsor Agreement imposes new fees and charges or increases existing fees or charges, including
the Sponsor Fee (except for taxes and other governmental charges, registration fees or other such expenses), or prejudices a substantial
right of Shareholders, it will become effective for outstanding Shares 30 days after notice of such amendment is given to registered
owners. Shareholders that are not registered owners (which most Shareholders will not be) may not receive specific notice of a fee increase
other than through an amendment to the Prospectus. Moreover, at the time an amendment becomes effective, by continuing to hold Shares,
Shareholders are deemed to agree to the amendment and to be bound by the Trust Agreement and Sponsor Agreement as amended without specific
agreement to such increase.</FONT></P>

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Trust is subject to risks due to its concentration of investments in a single asset class.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unlike
other funds that may invest in diversified assets, the Trust&rsquo;s investment strategy is concentrated in a single asset class: ether.
This concentration maximizes the degree of the Trust&rsquo;s exposure to a variety of market risks associated with ether. By concentrating
its investment strategy solely on ether, any losses suffered as a result of a decrease in the value of ether can be expected to reduce
the value of an interest in the Trust and will not be offset by other gains if the Trust were to invest in underlying assets that were
diversified.</FONT></P>

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possible &ldquo;short squeeze&rdquo; due to a sudden increase in demand for the Shares that largely exceeds supply may lead to price
volatility in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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may purchase Shares to hedge existing ether or other digital asset, commodity or currency exposure or to speculate on the price of ether.
Speculation on the price of ether may involve long and short exposures. To the extent that aggregate short exposure exceeds the number
of Shares available for purchase (for example, in the event that large redemption requests by Authorized Participants dramatically affect
Share liquidity), investors with short exposure may have to pay a premium to repurchase Shares for delivery to Share lenders. Those repurchases
may, in turn, dramatically increase the price of the Shares until additional Shares are created through the creation process. This is
often referred to as a &ldquo;short squeeze.&rdquo; A short squeeze could lead to volatile price movements in the Shares that are not
directly correlated to the price of ether.</FONT></P>

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the Sponsor and its management have a limited history of operating an investment vehicle like the Trust, their experience may be inadequate
or unsuitable to manage the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor has no history of past performance in managing an ether exchange-traded product, which is a novel type of investment product.
In addition, the Sponsor is not, and the Sponsor believes it is not required to be, registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (the &ldquo;Advisers Act&rdquo;) or a commodity pool operator or commodity trading adviser under the Commodity Exchange
Act. The past performances of the Sponsor&rsquo;s management in other positions, including their experiences in private funds that hold
ether and traditional exchange-traded funds investing in securities, are an imperfect indication of their ability to manage an investment
vehicle such as the Trust. If the experience of the Sponsor and its management is inadequate or unsuitable to manage an investment vehicle
such as the Trust, the operations of the Trust may be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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threats and cyber-attacks could result in the halting of Trust operations and a loss of Trust assets or damage to the reputation of the
Trust, each of which could result in a reduction in the price of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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breaches, cyber-attacks, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. Multiple
thefts of ether and other digital assets from other holders have occurred in the past. Because of the pseudonymous nature of the Ethereum
blockchain, thefts can be difficult to trace, which may make ether a particularly attractive target for theft. Cyber security failures
or breaches of one or more of the Trust&rsquo;s service providers (including, but not limited to, the Transfer Agent, the Marketing Agent,
the Administrator, the Cash Custodian, the Ether Custodian or Authorized Participant) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact
business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties,
reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust and its service providers&rsquo; use of the internet, technology and information systems (including mobile devices and cloud-based
service offerings) may expose the Trust to potential risks linked to cyber-security breaches of those technological or information systems.
The Sponsor believes that the Trust&rsquo;s ether held in the Trust Ether Account at the Ether Custodian or Trading Balance held with
the Prime Execution Agent will be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal the Trust&rsquo;s
ether and will only become more appealing as the Trust&rsquo;s assets grow. To the extent that the Trust, Sponsor, Ether Custodian or
Prime Execution Agent is unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in
the digital asset industry, the Trust&rsquo;s ether may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor believes that the security procedures in place for the Trust, including, but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage,
multiple encrypted private key &ldquo;shards,&rdquo; and other measures, are reasonably designed to safeguard the Trust&rsquo;s ether.
Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of
God that may be borne by the Trust and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities
in the Trust&rsquo;s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. The Sponsor does not control
the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s or Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s operations or implementation of such security procedures and there can be
no assurance that such security procedures will actually work as designed or prove to be successful in safeguarding the Trust&rsquo;s
assets against all possible sources of theft, loss or damage. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account,
may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account,
including the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance at the Prime Execution Agent, are held on an omnibus, rather than segregated basis, which
creates greater risk of loss.</FONT></P>

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security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an
employee of the Sponsor, Prime Execution Agent, Ether Custodian, or otherwise, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access
to the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian or the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent, the private
keys (and therefore ether) or other data of the Trust. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of
the Sponsor, Ether Custodian, Prime Execution Agent or the Trust&rsquo;s other service providers to disclose sensitive information in
order to gain access to the Trust&rsquo;s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service,
or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized
until launched against a target, the Sponsor, Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent may be unable to anticipate these techniques or
implement adequate preventative measures.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
actual or perceived breach of the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian or the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with the Prime Execution
Agent could harm the Trust&rsquo;s operations, result in partial or total loss of the Trust&rsquo;s assets, damage the Trust&rsquo;s
reputation and negatively affect the market perception of the effectiveness of the Trust, all of which could in turn reduce demand for
the Shares, resulting in a reduction in the price of the Shares. The Trust may also cease operations, the occurrence of which could similarly
result in a reduction in the price of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">While
the Sponsor and the Trust&rsquo;s service providers have established business continuity plans and systems that they respectively believe
are reasonably designed to prevent cyber attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility
that certain risks have not been, or cannot be, identified. Service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Trust,
which could be negatively impacted as a result.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Trust&rsquo;s holdings of ether are lost, stolen or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party liable to the Trust, the responsible
party may not have the financial resources sufficient to satisfy the Trust&rsquo;s claim. For example, as to a particular event of loss,
the only source of recovery for the Trust may be limited to the relevant custodian or, to the extent identifiable, other responsible
third parties (for example, a thief or terrorist), any of which may not have the financial resources (including liability insurance coverage)
to satisfy a valid claim of the Trust. Similarly, as noted below, the Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent have limited liability
to the Trust, which could adversely affect the Trust&rsquo;s ability to seek recovery from them, even when the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s
or Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s actions or failure to act are the cause of the Trust&rsquo;s loss.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">It
may not be possible, either because of a lack of available policies or because of prohibitive cost, for the Trust to obtain insurance
that would cover losses of the Trust&rsquo;s ether. If an uninsured loss occurs or a loss exceeds policy limits, the Trust could lose
all of its assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s risk management processes and policies may prove to not be adequate to prevent any loss of the Trust&rsquo;s ether.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor is continuing to monitor and evaluate the Trust&rsquo;s risk management processes and policies and believes that the current
risk management processes and procedures are reasonably designed and effective. The Sponsor believes that the security procedures that
the Sponsor, Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent utilize, such as hardware redundancy, segregation and offline data storage (i.e.,
the maintenance of data on computers and/or storage media that is not directly connected to or accessible from the internet and/or networked
with other computers, also known as &ldquo;cold storage&rdquo;) protocols are reasonably designed to safeguard the Trust&rsquo;s ether
from theft, loss, destruction or other issues relating to hackers and technological attack. Despite the number of security procedures
that the Sponsor, Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent employ, it is impossible to guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a
security breach, software defect, act of God, pandemic or riot that may be borne by the Trust. Notwithstanding the above, the Sponsor,
Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent are responsible for their own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. In the event
that the Trust&rsquo;s risk management processes and policies prove to not be adequate to prevent any loss of the Trust&rsquo;s ether
and such loss is not covered by insurance or is otherwise recoverable, the value of the Shares will decrease as a result and investors
would experience a decrease in the value of their investment.</FONT></P>

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development and commercialization of the Trust is subject to competitive pressures.</FONT></P>

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Trust and the Sponsor face competition with respect to the creation of competing products. The Sponsor&rsquo;s competitors may have greater
financial, technical and human resources than the Sponsor. These competitors may also compete with the Sponsor in recruiting and retaining
qualified personnel. Smaller or early-stage companies may also prove to be effective competitors, particularly through collaborative
arrangements with large and established companies. While the Trust currently has a commercially viable amount of assets, there is no
guarantee that the Trust will continue to maintain that level into the future. The Trust&rsquo;s competitors may also charge a substantially
lower fee than the Sponsor Fee in order to achieve initial market acceptance and scale. Accordingly, the Sponsor&rsquo;s competitors
may commercialize a competing product more rapidly or effectively than the Sponsor is able to, which could adversely affect the Sponsor&rsquo;s
competitive position and could have a detrimental effect on the scale and sustainability of the Trust. If the Trust fails to maintain
sufficient scale due to competition, the Sponsor may have difficulty raising sufficient revenue to cover the costs associated with launching
and maintaining the Trust and such shortfalls could impact the Sponsor&rsquo;s ability to properly invest in robust ongoing operations
and controls of the Trust to minimize the risk of operating events, errors, or other forms of losses to the Shareholders. The Trust may
also fail to continue to attract adequate liquidity in the secondary market due to such competition, resulting in a substandard number
of Authorized Participants willing to make a market in the Shares, which in turn could result in a significant premium or discount in
the Shares for extended periods and the Trust&rsquo;s failure to reflect the performance of the price of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, the Trust will compete with direct investments in ether, ether futures-based products, other digital assets and other potential
financial vehicles, possibly including securities backed by or linked to digital assets and other investment vehicles that focus on other
digital assets. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Trust&rsquo;s control, may make it more attractive to
invest directly or in other vehicles, which could adversely affect the performance of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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the extent that the Trust incurs transaction expenses in connection with the creation and redemption process, litigation expenses, indemnification
obligations under the Trust&rsquo;s service provider agreements and other extraordinary expenses that are not borne by the Sponsor, such
expenses will be borne by the Trust. To the extent that the Trust fails to attract a sufficiently large amount of investors, the effect
of such expenses on the value of the Shares may be significantly greater than would be the case if the Trust had attracted more assets.</FONT></P>

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lack of active trading markets for the Shares may result in losses on investors&rsquo; investments at the time of disposition of Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
Shares are publicly listed and traded on the Exchange, there can be no guarantee that an active trading market for the Trust will develop
or be maintained. If investors need to sell their Shares at a time when no active market for them exists, the price investors receive
for their Shares, assuming that investors are able to sell them, likely will be lower than the price that investors would receive if
an active market did exist and, accordingly, a Shareholder may suffer losses.</FONT></P>

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illiquid markets may exacerbate losses or increase the variability between the Trust&rsquo;s NAV and its market price.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is a novel asset with a very limited trading history. Therefore, the markets for ether may be less liquid and more volatile than other
markets for more established products, such as futures contracts for traditional physical commodities. It may be difficult to execute
an ether trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in the ether market. A market disruption
can also make it more difficult to liquidate a position or find a suitable counterparty at a reasonable cost.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Market
illiquidity may cause losses for the Trust. The large size of the positions that the Trust may acquire will increase the risk of illiquidity
by both making the positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so should the Trust need
to liquidate its ether. Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Trust will typically
invest in ether, which is highly concentrated.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s ether may be subject to loss, damage, theft or restriction on access.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">There
is a risk that part or all of the Trust&rsquo;s ether could be lost, stolen or destroyed, potentially by the loss or theft of the private
keys held by the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent associated with Trust&rsquo;s ether. The Sponsor believes that the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s
and Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s operations are an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or
steal ether or private keys. Although the Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent use multiple means and layers of security to minimize
the risk of loss, damage and theft, neither the Ether Custodian, the Prime Execution Agent nor the Sponsor can guarantee that such security
will prevent such loss, damage or theft, whether caused intentionally, accidentally or by act of God. Access to the Trust&rsquo;s ether
could also be restricted by natural events (such as an earthquake or flood), human actions (such as a terrorist attack) or security or
compliance measures (such as in response to a hard fork). Any of these events may adversely affect the operations of the Trust and, consequently,
an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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factors may affect the Trust&rsquo;s ability to achieve its investment objective on a consistent basis.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">There
is no guarantee that the Trust will meet its investment objectives. Factors that may affect the Trust&rsquo;s ability to meet its investment
objective include: (1) the Sponsor&rsquo;s, an Authorized Participant&rsquo;s or an Authorized Participant Designee&rsquo;s ability to
purchase and sell ether in an efficient manner to effectuate Creation Orders and Redemption Orders; (2) transaction fees associated with
the Ethereum network; (3) the ether market becoming illiquid or disrupted; (4) the Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or
valuation methodologies; (5) the need to conform the Trust&rsquo;s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies
or regulatory or tax law requirements; (6) early or unanticipated closings of the markets on which ether trades, resulting in the inability
of the Authorized Participants to execute intended portfolio transactions; (7) operational or methodological issues with the Pricing
Index that result in the benchmark used by the Trust not accurately representing the true value of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings;
and (8) accounting standards.</FONT></P>

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amount of ether represented by a Share will decline over time.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
amount of ether represented by a Share will continue to be reduced during the life of the Trust due to the transfer of the Trust&rsquo;s
ether to pay the Sponsor Fee and to pay for extraordinary, non-recurring expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. This dynamic will occur
irrespective of whether the trading price of the Shares rises or falls in response to changes in the price of ether. In addition, in
the very rare event that Trade Credits (as defined below) are utilized in connection with the payment of Trust expenses not assumed by
the Sponsor, any interest payable on the Trade Credits will be the responsibility of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
outstanding Share represents a unit of undivided beneficial ownership of the Trust. The Trust does not generate any income and transfers
ether to pay the Sponsor Fee, and to pay for extraordinary, non-recurring expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. Therefore, the amount
of ether represented by each Share will gradually decline over time. This is also true with respect to Shares that are issued in exchange
for additional deposits of ether or cash used to acquire ether over time, as the amount of ether required to create Shares proportionally
reflects the amount of ether represented by the Shares outstanding at the time of such Basket being created. Assuming a constant ether
price, the trading price of the Shares is expected to gradually decline relative to the price of ether as the amount of ether represented
by the Shares gradually declines.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investors
should be aware that the gradual decline in the amount of ether represented by the Shares will occur regardless of whether the trading
price of the Shares rises or falls in response to changes in the price of ether.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Extraordinary
expenses resulting from unanticipated events may become payable by the Trust, adversely affecting an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
consideration for the Sponsor Fee, the Sponsor has contractually assumed certain operational and periodic expenses of the Trust. See
&ldquo;ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST&mdash;The Trust&rsquo;s Fees and Expenses.&rdquo; Extraordinary, non-recurring expenses
that are not assumed by the Sponsor are borne by the Trust and paid through the sale of the Trust&rsquo;s ether. Any incurring of extraordinary
expenses by the Trust could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the Trust is required to indemnify the Trustee, the Administrator, the Transfer Agent,
the Ether Custodian, the Prime Execution Agent or the Cash Custodian.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust Agreement and the Trust&rsquo;s service provider agreements, each of the Trustee, Administrator, Transfer Agent, Ether Custodian,
Prime Execution Agent, Cash Custodian and Sponsor has a right to be indemnified by the Trust for any liability or expense it incurs,
subject to certain exceptions. Therefore, the Trustee, Administrator, Transfer Agent, Ether Custodian, Prime Execution Agent, Cash Custodian
or Sponsor may require that the assets of the Trust be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered by it. Any sale of that kind
would reduce the net assets of the Trust and the NAV.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.35in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></FONT></P>

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risks</I>.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
has gained commercial acceptance only within recent years and, as a result, there is little data on its long-term investment potential.
Additionally, due to the rapidly evolving nature of the ether market, including advancements in the underlying technology, changes to
ether may expose investors in the Trust to additional risks that are impossible to predict.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Regulatory
Risk</FONT></P>

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Risk.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
ether and digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies
have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset spot market. Many of these state
and federal agencies have brought enforcement actions and issued advisories and rules relating to digital asset markets. The SEC has
recently charged certain large U.S. digital asset trading platforms of supporting trading and settlement of securities in violation of
the U.S. federal securities laws. Specifically, the SEC has alleged that these exchanges are operating as unregistered securities exchanges,
brokers and clearing agencies. For example, on June 5, 2023, the SEC filed lawsuits against cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance
alleging, among other things, their operation of an unlicensed securities exchange. Although the SEC has not alleged that ether is a
security, the outcome of these enforcement actions and others may result in the substantial restructuring of the digital asset market
in the United States. Moreover, until these actions are resolved, the structure of the digital asset market in the United States will
remain subject to substantial regulatory risk, which may impact the demand for digital assets and the continued availability of existing
exchanges and offerings. The U.S. Congress is also actively preparing new legislation to address certain market structure issues relating
to digital assets and stablecoins. The outcome of this legislation is unknown. Both the outcome of the pending SEC enforcement actions
and federal legislation are highly uncertain and may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the
Shares and/or the ability of the Trust to continue to operate.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
neither the SEC nor the CFTC has exerted direct authority over ether or ether spot trading activity, the SEC and CFTC have broad authority
over the regulation of issuances of securities (including digital asset securities) and commodity interests (including derivative instruments
utilizing or referencing digital assets). The SEC and CFTC&rsquo;s engagement with the digital asset industry has had a material impact
on the development of digital asset markets, including initial coin offerings, margin trading, regulated and unregulated derivatives
markets, and decentralized finance markets. For example, the SEC has issued guidance as to the application of the securities laws to
digital assets and initiated enforcement actions against certain digital asset issuers and offerings on the basis that such digital assets
and offerings are securities under U.S. securities laws. In these actions, the SEC reasoned that the unregistered offer and sale of digital
assets can, in certain circumstances, including ICOs, be considered an illegal public offering of securities. Similarly, the CFTC, together
with the Department of Justice, has initiated enforcement actions against digital asset trading platforms relating to violations of the
CEA, on the basis that such platforms engaged in illegal, off-exchange retail commodity transactions in digital assets and digital asset
derivative transactions. Further enforcement actions against participants in the digital asset industry could have negative impacts the
price of digital assets, including ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
August 2021, the previous chair of the SEC stated that he believed investors using digital asset trading platforms are not adequately
protected, and that activities on the platforms can implicate the securities laws, commodities laws and banking laws, raising a number
of issues related to protecting investors and consumers, guarding against illicit activity, and ensuring financial stability. It is not
possible to predict whether the U.S. Congress will grant additional authorities to the SEC or other regulators, what the nature of such
additional authorities might be, how they might impact the ability of digital assets markets to function or how any new regulations that
may flow from such authorities might impact the value of digital assets generally and ether held by the Trust specifically.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
January 21, 2025, the SEC&rsquo;s acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda announced the SEC Crypto Task Force. The task force has an objective
of developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets. Following the task force announcement, on January 23,
2025, President Trump executed the Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology Executive Order. It is currently
unknown how the actions or recommendations of the task force and this Executive Order or future governmental actions may impact the status
of ether or any other digital asset as a &ldquo;security&rdquo; or how ether or the Trust would be treated under any new or revised regulatory
framework.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition to the SEC&rsquo;s actions targeting digital assets and trading platforms directly, the SEC has also targeted regulated investments
that provide exposure to digital assets indirectly. For example, in a recent letter regarding the SEC&rsquo;s review of proposed rule
changes to list and trade shares of certain ether-related investment vehicles on public markets, the SEC staff stated that it has significant
investor protection concerns regarding the markets for digital assets, including the potential for market manipulation and fraud. In
March 2018, it was reported that the SEC was examining as many as 100 investment funds with strategies focused on digital assets. The
reported focus of the examinations is on the accuracy of risk disclosures to investors in these funds, digital asset pricing practices,
and compliance with rules meant to prevent the theft of investor funds, as well as on information gathering so that the SEC can better
understand new technologies and investment products. It has further been reported that some of these funds have received subpoenas from
the SEC&rsquo;s Enforcement Division. Additionally, the SEC&rsquo;s Division of Examinations (then the Office of Compliance Inspections
and Examinations (&ldquo;OCIE&rdquo;)) stated that digital assets remained an examination priority for 2024. In particular, the Division
of Examinations stated it intended to focus its examinations on the offer, sale, recommendation of, advice regarding, trading in, and
other activities in crypto assets or related products.</FONT></P>

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has added digital currency addresses to the list of Specially Designated Nationals whose assets are blocked, and with whom U.S. persons
are generally prohibited from dealing. Such actions by OFAC, or by similar organizations in other jurisdictions, may introduce uncertainty
in the market as to whether ether that has been associated with such addresses in the past can be easily sold. This &ldquo;tainted&rdquo;
ether may trade at a substantial discount to untainted ether. Reduced fungibility in the ether markets may reduce the liquidity of ether
and therefore adversely affect its price.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
December 2020, FinCEN, a bureau within the U.S. Treasury Department, proposed a rule that would require financial institutions to submit
reports, keep records, and verify the identity of customers for certain transactions to or from so-called &ldquo;unhosted&rdquo; wallets,
also commonly referred to as self-hosted wallets. In May 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury proposed new rules potentially requiring
businesses to record transactions in digital assets that exceed $10,000 in value. It remains unclear if these proposed rules will ultimately
be adopted.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President
Trump&rsquo;s January 23, 2025 Executive Order, titled &ldquo;Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology, aimed
to reorient the federal governments approach to digital assets. The Executive Order emphasized the importance of the digital asset industry
in innovation and economic development, and outlined policies to support the growth and use of digital assets, blockchain technology
and related technologies. President Trump&rsquo;s order also revoked former President Biden&rsquo;s March 9, 2022 Executive Order, titled,
&ldquo;Responsible Development of Digital Assets&rdquo; and the U.S. Department of Treasury&rsquo;s July 7, 2022 &ldquo;Framework for
International Engagement of Digital Assets&rdquo; and all policies, directives and guidance issued pursuant to those items produced by
the previous administration. The consequences of federal regulation of digital assets and digital asset activities could have a material
adverse effect on the Trust and the Shares. If the Sponsor determines not to comply with such regulatory and registration requirements,
it may seek to cease certain or all of the Trust&rsquo;s operations. Any such action could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
regulations from the New York State Department of Financial Services (&ldquo;NYDFS&rdquo;), businesses involved in certain digital asset
business activity involving New York or a New York resident must apply for a license, commonly known as a BitLicense, from the NYDFS
and must comply with anti-money laundering, cyber security, consumer protection, and financial and reporting requirements, among others.
As an alternative to a BitLicense, a firm can apply for a charter to become a limited purpose trust company under New York law qualified
to engage in digital asset business activity. Other states have considered or approved digital asset business activity statutes or rules,
passing, for example, regulations or guidance indicating that certain digital asset business activities constitute money transmission
requiring licensure. The regulation of digital asset activity under state money transmission laws varies substantially. Differences between
state regimes increase the complexity and compliance burden of operating digital asset businesses across the U.S., which may affect consumer
adoption of ether and its price. In an attempt to address these issues, the Uniform Law Commission passed a model law in July 2017, the
Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act, which has many similarities to the BitLicense and features a multistate reciprocity
licensure feature, wherein a business licensed in one state could apply for accelerated licensure procedures in other states. As of May
2025, only California, Louisiana and Rhode Island have adopted the model law, while Iowa has introduced the model law. It is still unclear;
however, how many states will ultimately adopt some or all of the model legislation.</FONT></P>

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February 15, 2022, Representative Warren Davidson introduced the &ldquo;Keep Your Coins Act,&rdquo; which is intended &ldquo;[t]o prohibit
Federal agencies from restricting the use of convertible virtual currency by a person to purchase goods or services for the person&rsquo;s
own use, and for other purposes.&rdquo; That same day, Congressman Josh Gottheimer also announced a discussion draft of the &ldquo;Stablecoin
Innovation and Protection Act,&rdquo; which is intended to define &ldquo;qualified stablecoins&rdquo; to differentiate them from &ldquo;more
volatile cryptocurrencies.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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March 17, 2022, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Jack Reed, Mark Warner, and Jon Tester introduced the Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement
Act in an attempt to ensure blacklisted Russian individuals and businesses do not use cryptocurrency to evade economic sanctions. The
bill does not come without controversy, however, as it &ldquo;would place sweeping restrictions on persons who build, operate and use
cryptocurrency networks even if they have no knowledge or intent to help anyone evade sanctions,&rdquo; according to policy group Coin
Center.</FONT></P>

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March 28, 2022, Representative Stephen Lynch, along with co-sponsors Jes&uacute;s G. Garc&iacute;a, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and
Alma Adams, introduced H.R. 7231, the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware Act (ECASH Act), which would direct the secretary of the
U.S. Department of the Treasury (not the Federal Reserve) to develop and issue a digital analogue to the U.S. dollar, or &ldquo;e-cash,&rdquo;
which is intended to &ldquo;replicate and preserve the privacy, anonymity-respecting, and minimal transactional data-generating properties
of physical currency instruments such as coins and notes to the greatest extent technically and practically possible,&rdquo; all without
requiring a bank account. E-cash would be legal tender, payable to the bearer and functionally identical to physical U.S. coins and notes,
&ldquo;capable of instantaneous, final, direct, peer-to-peer, offline transactions using secured hardware devices that do not involve
or require subsequent or final settlement on or via a common or distributed ledger, or any other additional approval or validation by
the United States Government or any other third-party payments processing intermediary,&rdquo; including fully anonymous transactions,
and &ldquo;interoperable with all existing financial institutions and payment systems and generally accepted payments standards and network
protocols, as well as other public payments programs.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
April 6, 2022, Senator Pat Toomey released a draft of his Stablecoin Transparency of Reserves and Uniform Safe Transactions Act, or Stablecoin
TRUST Act. The draft bill contemplates a &ldquo;payment stablecoin,&rdquo; which is convertible directly to fiat currency by the issuer.
Only an insured depositary institution, a money transmitting business (authorized by its respective state authority) or a new &ldquo;national
limited payment stablecoin issuer&rdquo; would be eligible to issue payment stablecoins. Additionally, payment stablecoins would be exempt
from the federal securities requirements, including the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &ldquo;1940
Act&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
June 7, 2022, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis introduced the &ldquo;Responsible Financial Innovation Act,&rdquo; which
was drafted to &ldquo;create a complete regulatory framework for digital assets that encourages responsible financial innovation, flexibility,
transparency and robust consumer protections while integrating digital assets into existing law.&rdquo; Importantly, the legislation
would assign regulatory authority over digital asset spot markets to the CFTC and codify that digital assets that meet the definition
of a commodity, such as ether, would be regulated by the CFTC.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
2023, Congress continued to consider several stand-alone digital asset bills, including a formal process to determine when digital assets
will be treated as either securities to be regulated by the SEC or commodities under the purview of the CFTC, what type of federal/state
regulatory regime will exist for payment stablecoins and the how the Bank Secrecy Act (&ldquo;BSA&rdquo;) will apply to cryptocurrency
providers. The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (&ldquo;FIT for the 21st Century Act&rdquo;) advanced through
the House and was ultimately passed on May 22, 2024 in a vote along bipartisan lines. The FIT for the 21st Century Act would require
the SEC and the CFTC to jointly issue rules or guidance that would outline their process in delisting a digital asset that they deem
inconsistent with the CEA, federal securities laws and the FIT for the 21st Century Act. The bill, in part, would also provide a certification
process for blockchains to be recognized as decentralized, which would allow the SEC to challenge claims made by token issuers about
meeting the outlined standards.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Legislative
efforts have also focused on setting criteria for stablecoin issuers and what rules will govern redeemability and collateral. The Clarity
for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023, as introduced by House Finance Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (the &ldquo;McHenry bill&rdquo;),
would make it unlawful for any entity other than a permitted payment stablecoin issuer to issue a payment stablecoin. The McHenry bill
would establish bank-like regulation and supervision for federal qualified nonbank payment stablecoin issuers. These requirements include
capital, liquidity and risk management requirements, application of the Bank Secrecy Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act&rsquo;s customer
privacy requirements, certain activities limits, and broad supervision and enforcement authority. The McHenry bill would grant state
regulators primary supervision, examination and enforcement authority over state stablecoin issuers, leaving the Federal Reserve Board
with secondary, backup enforcement authority for &ldquo;exigent&rdquo; circumstances. The McHenry bill would also amend the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, the 1940 Act, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to specify that payment
stablecoins are not securities for purposes of those federal securities laws.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Several
other bills have advanced through Congress to curb crypto as a payment gateway for illicit activity and money laundering. The &ldquo;Blockchain
Regulatory Clarity Act&rdquo; would provide clarity to the regulatory classification of digital assets, providing market certainty for
innovators and clear jurisdictional boundaries for regulators by affirming that blockchain developers and other related service providers
that do not custody customer funds are not money transmitters. The &ldquo;Financial Technology Protection Act,&rdquo; another bipartisan
measure, would set up an independent Financial Technology Working Group to combat terrorism and illicit financing in cryptocurrency.
The &ldquo;Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act&rdquo; aims to protect certain blockchain platforms from being designated as money-services
businesses. Both acts advanced through the House with bipartisan support.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
a similar effort to prevent money laundering and stop crypto-facilitated crime and sanctions violations, bipartisan legislation was introduced
to require DeFi services to meet the same anti-money laundering and economic sanctions compliance obligations as other financial companies.
DeFi generally refers to applications that facilitate peer-to-peer financial transactions that are recorded on blockchains. By design,
DeFi provides anonymity, which can allow malicious and criminal actors to evade traditional financial regulatory tools. Noting that transparency
and sensible rules are vital for protecting the financial system from crime, the &ldquo;Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and
Enforcement (CANSEE) Act&rdquo; was introduced. The CANSEE Act would end special treatment for DeFi by applying the same national security
laws that apply to banks and securities brokers, casinos and pawn shops, and other cryptocurrency companies like centralized trading
platforms. DeFi services would be forced to meet basic obligations, most notably to maintain anti-money laundering programs, conduct
due diligence on their customers, and report suspicious transactions to FinCEN.</FONT></P>

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continued evolution of federal, state and foreign government regulators and policymakers will continue to impact the viability and success
of digital asset markets, broadly, and ether, specifically.</FONT></P>

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and current regulations by a U.S. or foreign government or quasi-governmental agency could have an adverse effect on an investment in
the Trust.</FONT></P>

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regulation of ether and related products and services continues to evolve, may take many different forms and will, therefore, impact
ether and its usage in a variety of manners. The inconsistent, unpredictable, and sometimes conflicting regulatory landscape may make
it more difficult for ether businesses to provide services, which may impede the growth of the ether economy and have an adverse effect
on consumer adoption of ether. There is a possibility of future regulatory change altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature
of an investment in the Trust or the ability of the Trust to continue to operate. Additionally, changes to current regulatory determinations
of ether&rsquo;s status as not being a security, changes to regulations surrounding ether futures or related products, or actions by
a United States or foreign government or quasi-governmental agencies exerting regulatory authority over ether, the Ethereum network,
ether trading, or related activities impacting other parts of the digital asset market, may adversely impact ether and therefore may
have an adverse effect on the value of your investment in the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
and other digital assets currently face an uncertain regulatory landscape in many foreign jurisdictions such as the European Union, China,
the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Russia, Israel, Poland, India, Hong Kong, Canada and Singapore. Cybersecurity attacks by state
actors, particularly for the purpose of evading international economic sanctions, are likely to attract additional regulatory scrutiny
to the acquisition, ownership, sale and use of digital assets, including ether. The effect of any existing regulation or future regulatory
change on the Trust or ether is impossible to predict, but such change could be substantial and adverse to the Trust and the value of
the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Various
foreign jurisdictions have adopted, and may continue to adopt in the near future, laws, regulations or directives that affect ether,
particularly with respect to ether spot markets, trading venues and service providers that fall within such jurisdictions&rsquo; regulatory
scope. Such laws, regulations or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the acceptance of
ether by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the
ether economy in these jurisdictions as well as in the United States and elsewhere, or otherwise negatively affect the value of ether,
and, in turn, the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act or commodity pools
under the Commodity Exchange Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &ldquo;1940 Act&rdquo;) establishes a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for investment companies.
Regulation of investment companies under the 1940 Act is designed to, among other things: prevent insiders from managing the companies
to their benefit and to the detriment of public investors; prevent the inequitable or discriminate issuance of investment company securities
and prevent the use of unsound or misleading methods of computing asset values. For example, registered investment companies subject
to the 1940 Act must have a board of directors, a certain minimum percentage of whom must be independent (generally, at least a majority).
Further, after an initial two-year period, such registered investment companies&rsquo; advisory and sub-advisory contracts must be annually
reapproved by a majority of (1) the entire board of directors and (2) the independent directors. Additionally, such registered investment
companies are subject to prohibitions and restrictions on transactions with their affiliates and required to maintain fund assets with
special types of custodians (generally, banks or broker-dealers). Moreover, such registered investment companies are subject to significant
limits on the use of leverage, as well as limits on the form of capital structure and the types of securities a registered fund can issue.</FONT></P>

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Trust is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the Sponsor believes that the Trust is not permitted or required
to register under such act. Consequently, Shareholders do not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in investment companies.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust will not hold or trade in commodity interests regulated by the Commodity Exchange Act (&ldquo;CEA&rdquo;), as administered by the
CFTC. Furthermore, the Sponsor believes that the Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the CEA, and that neither the Sponsor
nor the Trustee is subject to regulation by the CFTC as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor in connection with the
operation of the Trust. Consequently, Shareholders will not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in CEA-regulated instruments
or commodity pools.</FONT></P>

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on digital asset trading platforms outside the United States is not subject to U.S. regulation and may be less reliable than U.S. trading
platforms.</FONT></P>

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the extent any of the Trust&rsquo;s trading is conducted on digital asset trading platforms outside the United States, trading on such
trading platforms is not regulated by any U.S. governmental agency and may involve certain risks not applicable to trading on U.S. trading
platforms. Certain foreign markets may be more susceptible to disruption than U.S. trading platforms. These factors could adversely affect
the performance of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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regulatory changes or interpretations of an Authorized Participant&rsquo;s, the Trust&rsquo;s or the Sponsor&rsquo;s activities require
the regulation of an Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor as a money services business under the regulations promulgated
by FinCEN under the authority of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act or as a money transmitter or digital asset business under state regimes for
the licensing of such businesses, an Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor may be required to register and comply with such
regulations, which could result in extraordinary, recurring and/or nonrecurring expenses to the Authorized Participant, Trust or Sponsor
or increased commissions for the Authorized Participant&rsquo;s clients, thereby reducing the liquidity of the Shares.</I></B></FONT></P>

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the extent that the activities of any Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor cause it to be deemed a &ldquo;money services
business&rdquo; under the regulations promulgated by FinCEN under the authority of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, such Authorized Participant,
the Trust or the Sponsor may be required to comply with FinCEN regulations, including those that would mandate the implementation of
an anti-money laundering program, the submission of certain reports to FinCEN and the maintenance of certain records. Similarly, the
activities of an Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor may require it to be licensed as a money transmitter or as a digital
asset business, such as under NYDFS&rsquo; BitLicense regulation.</FONT></P>

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additional regulatory obligations may cause the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor to incur extraordinary expenses. If
the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor decide to seek the required licenses, there is no guarantee that they will receive
them in a timely manner. In addition, to the extent an Authorized Participant, the Trust, or the Sponsor is found to have operated without
appropriate state or federal licenses, it may be subject to investigation, administrative or court proceedings, and civil or criminal
monetary fines and penalties, all of which could harm the reputation of the Authorized Participant, the Trust or the Sponsor and affect
the value of the Shares. Furthermore, an Authorized Participant, the Trust, or the Sponsor may not be able to acquire necessary state
licenses or be capable of complying with certain federal or state regulatory obligations applicable to money services businesses, money
transmitters, and businesses engaged in digital asset activity in a timely manner. The Authorized Participant may also instead decide
to terminate its role as Authorized Participant of the Trust, or the Sponsor may decide to terminate the Trust. Termination by the Authorized
Participant may decrease the liquidity of the Shares, which may adversely affect the value of the Shares, and any termination of the
Trust in response to the changed regulatory circumstances may be at a time that is disadvantageous to the Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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may be illegal now, or in the future, to acquire, own, hold, sell or use ether in one or more countries, and ownership of, holding or
trading in the Shares may also be considered illegal and subject to sanction.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
currently ether is not regulated or is lightly regulated in most countries, including the United States, one or more countries such as
China, India or Russia may take regulatory actions in the future that severely restricts the right to acquire, own, hold, sell or use
ether or to exchange ether for fiat currency. Such an action may also result in the restriction of ownership, holding or trading in the
Shares. Such a restriction could result in the termination and liquidation of the Trust at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders,
or may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tax
Risk</FONT></P>

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ongoing activities of the Trust may generate tax liabilities for Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">It
is expected that each Shareholder will include in the computation of their taxable income their proportionate share of the taxable income
and expenses of the Trust and amounts realized in connection with the use of ether or the sale of ether to pay Trust expenses or facilitate
redemption transactions. The Trust does not anticipate making distributions to Shareholders, so any tax liability that a Shareholder
incurs as a result of holding Shares will need to be satisfied from some other source of funds. For some purposes, redemptions will count
as distributions, so Shareholders receiving redemption proceeds after a sale to fund a redemption in cash may be allocated a larger portion
of income or gain than those that do not. Shareholders receiving a redemption in-kind will not generally be taxed on the distribution
in-kind. Sales of ether to fund cash redemptions are expected to result in gains and losses, with such gains and losses expected to be
treated as incurred by the Shareholder that is being redeemed. These gains or losses generally would equal the difference between the
amount realized from the sale of the ether and the Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for the portion of the Shareholder&rsquo;s pro rata
share of the ether held in the Trust that is sold to fund the redemption, as determined in the manner described above. A redemption of
some or all of a Shareholder&rsquo;s Shares in exchange for the cash received from such sale is not expected to be treated as a separate
taxable event for the Shareholder. Shareholders receiving a redemption in-kind will not generally be taxable on the distribution in-kind.
If a Shareholders sells Shares in order to raise funds to satisfy such a tax liability, the sale itself may generate additional taxable
gain or loss.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
IRS may disagree with or seek to challenge the Trust&rsquo;s treatment as a grantor trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor intends to take the position that the Trust is properly treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Assuming
that the Trust is a grantor trust, the Trust will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Rather, if the Trust is a grantor trust,
each beneficial owner of Shares will be treated as directly owning its pro rata share of the Trust&rsquo;s assets and a pro rata portion
of the Trust&rsquo;s income, gain, losses and deductions will &ldquo;flow through&rdquo; to each beneficial owner of Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
could incur a tax liability without an associated distribution of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the normal course of business, it is possible that the Trust could incur a taxable gain in connection with the sale of ether (including
deemed sales of ether as a result of the Trust using ether to pay its expenses, including the Sponsor Fee) that is otherwise not associated
with a distribution to Shareholders, or in connection with the receipt cash from the Sponsor in connection with the Sponsor&rsquo;s sale
of Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s). Shareholders may be subject to tax due to the grantor trust status of the Trust even though
there is not a corresponding distribution from the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
tax treatment of ether and transactions involving ether for U.S. federal income tax purposes may change.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
tax treatment of digital assets is still evolving and subject to change. Current IRS guidance indicates that ether should be treated
as property for federal income tax purposes and that transactions involving the exchange of ether in return for goods and services should
be treated as barter exchanges. Such guidance allows transactions in ether to qualify for beneficial capital gains treatment. However,
because ether is a new technological innovation, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in ether or in transactions relating
to investments in ether, including without limitation the tax treatment of a fork or airdrop, may evolve and change from those described
in this Prospectus, possibly with retroactive effect. For example, current guidance indicates that digital asset currencies are neither
collectibles nor currencies for the purposes of determining the applicable tax rate; however, the IRS has statutory authority to change
its position. If the IRS were to determine that digital assets were collectibles or a currency, the tax rate incurred by investors would
be higher. Additional disclosure requirements may also apply to an investment in digital assets. Investors should consult their individual
tax advisers to determine if such disclosure requirements apply to them.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Any
change in the U.S. federal income tax treatment of ether may have a negative effect on the price of ether and may adversely affect the
value of the Shares. Whether any additional guidance will adversely affect the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in
ether or in transactions relating to investments in ether is unknown. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not alter its position
with respect to digital assets in the future or that a court would uphold the treatment set forth in the Notice and the Rulings &amp;
FAQs.</FONT></P>

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tax treatment of ether and transactions involving ether for state and local tax purposes is not settled.</FONT></P>

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ether is a new technological innovation, the tax treatment of ether for state and local tax purposes, including without limitation state
and local income and sales and use taxes, is not settled. It is uncertain what guidance, if any, on the treatment of ether for state
and local tax purposes may be issued in the future. A state or local government authority&rsquo;s treatment of ether may have negative
consequences, including the imposition of a greater tax burden on investors in ether or the imposition of a greater cost on the acquisition
and disposition of ether generally. Any such treatment may have a negative effect on the price of ether and may adversely affect the
value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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&ldquo;fork&rdquo; of the Ethereum blockchain or an airdrop could result in Shareholders incurring a tax liability.</FONT></P>

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a fork occurs in the Ethereum blockchain, the Trust Agreement requires that the Sponsor analyze the transaction according to several
criteria and promptly determine which digital asset network is generally accepted as the Ethereum network and should therefore be considered
the appropriate network for the Trust&rsquo;s purposes. The Sponsor will base its determination on a variety of then-relevant factors,
including, but not limited to, the Sponsor&rsquo;s beliefs regarding expectations of the core developers of Ethereum, users, services,
businesses, validators and other constituencies, as well as the actual continued acceptance of, validating power on, and community engagement
with, the Ethereum network. The outcome of such determination shall determine which asset is &ldquo;ether&rdquo; and which is the Forked
Asset, an IR Asset. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets, including
Forked Assets. Such assets are not considered assets of the Trust at any point in time. Once it has been determined by the Sponsor which
asset is ether and which is the Forked Asset, the Sponsor will, as soon as practicable, and, if possible, immediately, distribute the
Forked Asset to the Sponsor. Once acquired, the Sponsor may take any lawful action necessary or desirable in connection with its acquisition
of such asset. In the event that the Sponsor decides to sell the Forked Asset, it will seek to do so for cash. This may be a sale of
the Forked Asset directly in exchange for cash, or in exchange for another digital asset which may subsequently be exchanged for cash.
The Sponsor would then contribute that cash back to the Trust, which in turn would distribute the cash to DTC to be distributed to Shareholders
in proportion to the number of Shares owned. The receipt of cash in connection with this distribution may cause Shareholders to incur
a U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign tax liability. In addition, the IRS may not accept the Trust&rsquo;s position that disclaimed
Incidental Rights or IR Assets do not represent a taxable incident. Any tax liability could adversely impact an investment in the Shares
and may require Shareholders to prepare and file tax returns. Any tax liability could adversely impact an investment in the Shares and
may require Shareholders to prepare and file tax returns.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the IRS guidance on digital assets, hard forks, airdrops and similar occurrences with respect to digital assets will under certain circumstances
be treated as taxable events giving rise to ordinary income. In the absence of guidance to the contrary, it is possible that any such
income recognized by a U.S. tax-exempt Shareholder would constitute &ldquo;unrelated business taxable income&rdquo; (&ldquo;UBTI&rdquo;).
A tax-exempt Shareholder should consult its tax adviser regarding whether such Shareholder may recognize UBTI as a consequence of an
investment in Shares.</FONT></P>

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Holders may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on income derived from forks, airdrops and similar occurrences.</FONT></P>

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guidance on digital assets does not address whether income recognized by a non-U.S. person as a result of a fork, airdrop or similar
occurrence could be subject to the 30% withholding tax imposed on U.S.-source &ldquo;fixed or determinable annual or periodical&rdquo;
income. Non-U.S. Shareholders should assume that, in the absence of guidance, a withholding agent (including the Sponsor) is likely to
withhold 30% of any such income recognized by a non-U.S. Shareholder in respect of its Shares, including by deducting such withheld amounts
from proceeds that such non-U.S. Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive in connection with a distribution of cash in connection
with the Sponsor&rsquo;s sale of an IR Right and/or IR Asset and contributing such cash back to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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reporting risks.</I></B></FONT> </P>

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general, the widely held fixed investment trust (&ldquo;WHFIT&rdquo;) regulations require asset-by-asset reporting. This can result in
large and complex information statements to Shareholders. To qualify for certain simplified reporting rules under the WHFIT regulations,
the Trust intends to manage its annual expenses and sales proceeds (other than proceeds from pro rata sales to fund redemptions) to no
more than five percent of the net asset value of the Trust. However, the Trust is not required to meet this limitation. If the Trust
were to fail the five percent test, the general asset-by-asset rules would apply, and the information statements given to Shareholders
would be complex.</FONT></P>

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the final year of the Trust, it would not be unusual for expenses and sales proceeds and to exceed five percent of the Trust&rsquo;s
net asset value. The WHFIT regulations provide a special exception to the five percent test in the final year of the Trust. To meet this
exception, Shareholders receiving a distribution in kind on the termination of the Trust would be required to be treated as exchanging
their Shares for cash. The Trust currently has no scheduled termination date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Other
Risks</FONT></P>

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is no guarantee that an active trading market for the Shares will be maintained. To the extent that an active trading market for Shares
cannot be maintained and the assets of the Trust do not remain at a viable size, the liquidity of the Shares may be limited or the Trust
may be terminated at the option of the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

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can be no assurance that the Trust will continue to maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Sponsor may elect to terminate
the Trust, which could result in the liquidation of the Trust&rsquo;s ether at a time that is disadvantageous to an investor in the Shares.
If the Trust fails to maintain sufficient scale due to competition, the Sponsor may have difficulty raising sufficient revenue to cover
the costs associated with maintaining the Trust, and such shortfalls could impact the Sponsor&rsquo;s ability to properly invest in robust
ongoing operations and controls of the Trust to minimize the risk of operating events, errors, or other forms of losses to the Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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addition, the Trust may also fail to continue to attract adequate liquidity in the secondary market due to such competition, resulting
in a sub-standard number of Authorized Participants willing to make a market in the Shares, which in turn could result in a significant
premium or discount in the Shares for extended periods and the Trust&rsquo;s failure to reflect the performance of the price of ether.</FONT></P>

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Trust may be required to terminate and liquidate at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Trust is required to terminate and liquidate, such termination and liquidation could occur at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders,
such as when the price of ether is lower than it was at the time when Shareholders purchased their Shares. In such a case, when the Trust&rsquo;s
ether is sold as part of the Trust&rsquo;s liquidation, the resulting proceeds distributed to Shareholders will be less than if the price
of ether were higher at the time of sale. See &ldquo;ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST&mdash;Termination of the Trust&rdquo; for
more information about the termination of the Trust, including when the termination of the Trust may be triggered by events outside the
direct control of the Sponsor, the Trustee or Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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Exchange on which the Shares are listed may halt trading in the Shares, which would adversely impact an investor&rsquo;s ability to sell
Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange under the market symbol &ldquo;ETHW.&rdquo; Trading in Shares may be halted due to market
conditions or, in light of the Exchange rules and procedures, for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable.
In addition, trading is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to &ldquo;circuit breaker&rdquo;
rules that require trading to be halted for a specified period based on a specified market decline. Additionally, there can be no assurance
that the requirements necessary to maintain the listing of the Shares will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.</FONT></P>

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liquidity of the Shares may also be affected by the withdrawal from participation of Authorized Participants, which could adversely affect
the market price of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event that one or more Authorized Participants or market makers that have substantial interests in the Shares withdraw or &ldquo;step
away&rdquo; from participation in the creation or redemption of Shares, the liquidity of Shares will likely decrease, which could adversely
affect the market price of the Shares and result in investors incurring a loss on their investment.</FONT></P>

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market infrastructure of the ether spot market could result in the absence of active Authorized Participants able to support the trading
activity of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is extremely volatile, and concerns exist about the stability, reliability and robustness of many digital asset trading platforms where
ether trades. In a highly volatile market, or if one or more digital asset trading platforms supporting the ether market face an issue,
it could be extremely challenging for any Authorized Participants to provide continuous liquidity in the Shares. There can be no guarantee
that the Sponsor will be able to find an Authorized Participant to actively and continuously support the Trust.</FONT></P>

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asset trading platforms are not subject to the same regulatory oversight as traditional equity exchanges, which could negatively impact
the ability of Authorized Participants to implement arbitrage mechanisms.</FONT></P>

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trading for ether occurs on multiple digital asset trading platforms that have various levels and types of regulation, but are not regulated
in the same manner as traditional stock and bond exchanges. If these digital asset trading platforms do not operate smoothly or face
technical, security or regulatory issues, that could impact the ability of Authorized Participants to make markets in the Shares. In
such an event, trading in the Shares could occur at a material premium or discount against the NAV.</FONT></P>

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Authorized Participants serve in such capacity for several competing exchange-traded ether products, which could adversely affect the
market for the Shares.</FONT></P>

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an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Trust. Some or all of the Trust&rsquo;s
Authorized Participants are expected to serve as authorized participants or market makers for one or more exchange-traded ether products
that compete with the Trust. This may make it more difficult to engage or retain Authorized Participants for the Trust. Furthermore,
because there is no obligation on the part of the Authorized Participants to engage in creation and redemption or market making activities
with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s Shares, decisions by the Authorized Participants to not engage with the Trust or its Shares may result
in a decline in the liquidity of the Shares and the price of the Shares may fluctuate independently of the price of Trust&rsquo;s ether
(i.e., at a greater premium or discount to the Trust&rsquo;s NAV).</FONT></P>

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that are not Authorized Participants may only purchase or sell their Shares in secondary trading markets, and the conditions associated
with trading in secondary markets may adversely affect investors&rsquo; investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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Authorized Participants may create or redeem Baskets. All other investors that desire to purchase or sell Shares must do so through the
Exchange or in other markets, if any, in which the Shares may be traded. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to the NAV per Share.</FONT> </P>

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Sponsor is leanly staffed and relies heavily on key personnel to manage its activities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor is leanly staffed and relies heavily on key personnel to manage its activities. These key personnel intend to allocate their
time managing the Trust in a manner that they deem appropriate. If such key personnel were to leave or be unable to carry out their present
responsibilities, it may have an adverse effect on the management of the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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creations and redemptions for cash has drawbacks.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust may effect some or all of its creations and redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind. The use of Cash Creations and Cash Redemptions
may cause Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to their NAV per Share. The use of
cash for redemptions will also limit the tax efficiency of the Trust. Additionally, the Trust&rsquo;s need to purchase ether in connection
with Cash Creation Orders introduces the possibility that the Trust will pay a higher price for ether than the value ascribed to ether
by the Pricing Index, the rate used to calculate the Trust&rsquo;s NAV. This is known as &ldquo;slippage.&rdquo; While transactions in
any asset are subject to the risk of slippage, it is possible that transactions in digital assets may be more susceptible. The Trust
seeks to minimize the risk of slippage by basing the amount of cash an Authorized Participant is required to deposit to consummate a
Cash Creation Order for Baskets on the price the Trust actually paid for the ether rather than on the value of ether ascribed by the
Pricing Index. Nonetheless, there can be no guarantee that the Trust will not be negatively affected by slippage from time to time. The
Trust will also incur transaction costs it would not otherwise have incurred if it received and distributed ether in-kind and was not
required to purchase and sell ether in connection with Cash Creation Orders and Cash Redemption Orders.</FONT></P>

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conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor or its affiliates and the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust operations will be managed by the Sponsor. It is possible that conflicts may arise between the Sponsor, affiliates, the Trust and
its Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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resolving conflicts of interest, the Sponsor is allowed to take into account the interests of other parties. Conflicts of interest may
arise as a result of:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sponsor
                                            and its affiliates will be indemnified pursuant to the Trust Agreement;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Sponsor&rsquo;s allocation of resources (including the time and attention of management and
                                            business development) among different clients and potential future business ventures, to
                                            each of which they may owe fiduciary duties, the determination of which is the responsibility
                                            of the Sponsor and its affiliates;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            staff of the Sponsor may also directly or indirectly serve affiliates and clients of the
                                            Sponsor;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Trust Agreement does not prohibit the Sponsor, its respective affiliates and their respective
                                            officers and employees from engaging in other businesses or activities that might be in direct
                                            competition with the Trust;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Sponsor and its staff may take direct positions in ether or in other investments, or may
                                            advise other clients to take such positions, that may be in conflict with the investment
                                            objective of the Shares or that may be of a size that could impact the price of ether;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">There
                                            has been no independent due diligence conducted with respect to this offering, where applicable,
                                            and there is an absence of arm&rsquo;s-length negotiation with respect to certain terms of
                                            the Trust;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Sponsor decides whether to obtain third-party services for the Trust.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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investing in the Shares, investors agree and consent to the provisions set forth in the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
a further discussion of the conflicts of interest among the Sponsor, Ether Custodian, Cash Custodian, Trust and others, see <I>&ldquo;Conflicts
of Interest.&rdquo;</I></FONT></P>

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Trust remains relatively new, and if it is not profitable, the Trust may terminate and liquidate at a time that is disadvantageous to
Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust relatively new. If the Trust does not maintain sufficient assets to remain open, then the Trust could be terminated and liquidated
at the direction of the Sponsor. Termination and liquidation of the Trust could occur at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.
When the Trust&rsquo;s assets are sold as part of the Trust&rsquo;s liquidation, the resulting proceeds distributed to Shareholders may
be less than those that may be realized in a sale outside of a liquidation context. Investors may be adversely affected by redemption
or creation orders that are subject to postponement, suspension or rejection under certain circumstances.</FONT></P>

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Sponsor may discontinue its services, which may be detrimental to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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may be unwilling or unable to continue to serve as sponsor to the Trust for any length of time. If the Sponsor discontinues its activities
and is unable to be replaced, the Trust may have to terminate and liquidate the ether held by the Trust. A substitute sponsor&rsquo;s
appointment will not guarantee the Trust&rsquo;s continued operation even if a substitute sponsor is found, the appointment of a substitute
sponsor may not necessarily be beneficial to the Trust or an investment in the Shares and the Trust may terminate.</FONT></P>

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of the service providers could resign or be removed by the Trust, which could trigger early termination of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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service provider may resign or be removed under its respective governing agreement. The Trust may dissolve in accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement if any service provider resigns or is removed and is unable to be replaced.</FONT></P>

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lack of independent advisers representing investors in the Trust may cause Shareholders to be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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accountants and other advisers have been consulted by the Sponsor regarding the formation and operation of the Trust. Potential investors
should consult their own legal, tax and financial advisers regarding the desirability of an investment in the Shares. No counsel has
been appointed to represent an investor in connection with the offering of the Shares. Failure to consult with their own legal, tax and
financial advisers may lead to Shareholders making an undesirable investment decision with respect to investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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separate counsel; no responsibility or independent verification.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chapman
and Cutler LLP represents the Sponsor. The Trust does not have counsel separate and independent from counsel to the Sponsor. Chapman
and Cutler LLP does not represent Shareholders, and no independent counsel has been retained to represent Shareholders. Chapman and Cutler
LLP is not responsible for any acts or omissions of the Sponsor, the Administrator, the Trustee, the Ether Custodian, the Cash Custodian,
the Prime Execution Agent, an Ether Trading Counterparty, the Transfer Agent or the Trust (including their compliance with any guidelines,
policies, restrictions or applicable law, or the selection, suitability or advisability of their investment activities) or any administrator,
accountant, custodian or other service provider to the Sponsor, Trustee or the Trust. This Prospectus was prepared based on information
provided by the Sponsor, the Administrator, the Ether Custodian, the Cash Custodian, the Prime Execution Agent, the Transfer Agent, and
the Trustee, in good faith and based on reasonable best efforts to ensure the information is accurate as of the date of this Prospectus,
and Chapman and Cutler LLP has not independently verified such information.</FONT></P>

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do not have the rights enjoyed by investors in certain other vehicles and may be adversely affected by a lack of statutory rights and
by limited voting and distribution rights.</FONT></P>

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Shares have limited voting and distribution rights under the Trust Agreement. For example, except as required under applicable federal
law or under the rules or regulations of the Exchange, Shareholders have no voting rights and take no part in the management or control
of, and have no voice in, the Trust&rsquo;s operations or business. The Trust may enact splits or reverse splits without Shareholder
approval, and the Trust is not required to pay regular distributions. The Trust will not have regular Shareholder meetings. The right
to authorize actions, appoint service providers or take other actions will not be held by Shareholders, unlike shareholders of other
trusts.</FONT></P>

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investment in the Trust may be adversely affected by competition from other investment vehicles focused on ether or other digital assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust will compete with direct investments in ether, other digital assets and other potential financial vehicles, possibly including
securities backed by or linked to digital assets and other investment vehicles that focus on other digital assets. Market and financial
conditions, and other conditions beyond the Trust&rsquo;s control, may make it more attractive to invest in other vehicles, which could
adversely affect the performance of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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cannot be assured of the Sponsor&rsquo;s continued services, the discontinuance of which may be detrimental to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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cannot be assured that the Sponsor will be able to continue to service the Trust for any length of time. If the Sponsor discontinues
its activities on behalf of the Trust, the Trust may be adversely affected, as there may be no entity servicing the Trust for a period
of time. Such an event could result in termination of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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liability of the Sponsor and the Trustee is limited, and the value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the Trust is required
to indemnify the Trustee or the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

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the Trust Agreement, the Trustee and the Sponsor are not liable, and have the right to be indemnified, for any liability or expense incurred
absent gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Sponsor or breach by the Sponsor of the Trust Agreement,
as the case may be. As a result, the Sponsor may require the assets of the Trust to be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered
by it. Any sale of that kind would reduce the NAV of the Trust and the value of its Shares.</FONT></P>

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limited rights of legal recourse against the Trust, Sponsor, Administrator, Transfer Agent, Cash Custodian, Prime Execution Agent and
Ether Custodian and the Trust&rsquo;s lack of direct insurance protection expose the Trust and its Shareholders to the risk of loss of
the Trust&rsquo;s ether for which no person is liable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust is not a banking institution and is not a member of the FDIC or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (&ldquo;SIPC&rdquo;)
and, therefore, investments in the Trust are not subject to the protections enjoyed by depositors with FDIC or SIPC member institutions.
Likewise, the Ether Custodian is not a depository institution and is not a member of the FDIC or SIPC and, therefore, the Trust&rsquo;s
assets held with the Ether Custodian are not subject to FDIC or SIPC insurance coverage. In addition, neither the Trust nor the Sponsor
insures the Trust&rsquo;s ether. The Ether Custodian&rsquo;s parent, Coinbase Global, Inc. (&ldquo;Coinbase Global&rdquo;), maintains
a commercial crime insurance policy of up to $320 million, which is intended to cover the loss of client assets held by Coinbase Global
and all of its subsidiaries, including the Ether Custodian and the Prime Execution Agent (collectively, Coinbase Global and its subsidiaries
are referred to as the &ldquo;Coinbase Insureds&rdquo;), including from employee collusion or fraud, physical loss including theft, damage
of key material, security breach or hack, and fraudulent transfer. The insurance maintained by Coinbase Global is shared among all of
Coinbase&rsquo;s customers, is not specific to the Trust or to customers holding ether with the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent,
and may not be available or sufficient to protect the Trust from all possible losses or sources of losses. Coinbase Global&rsquo;s insurance
may not cover the type of losses experienced by the Trust. Alternatively, the Trust may be forced to share such insurance proceeds with
other clients or customers of the Coinbase Insureds, which could reduce the amount of such proceeds that are available to the Trust.
In addition, the ether insurance market is limited, and the level of insurance maintained by Coinbase Global may be substantially lower
than the assets of the Trust. While the Ether Custodian maintains certain capital reserve requirements depending on the assets under
custody, and such capital reserves may provide additional means to cover client asset losses, the Trust cannot be assured that the Ether
Custodian will maintain capital reserves sufficient to cover actual or potential losses with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s digital assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Furthermore,
under the Ether Custody Agreement, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than with respect
to claims and losses arising from spot trading of ether, or fraud or willful misconduct, the Mutually Capped Liabilities (defined below),
the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s aggregate liability under the Ether Custody Agreement shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of
(x) $5 million and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Ether Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to
the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability, and (B) the value of the affected ether or cash giving rise to the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability;
(ii) in respect of the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses
to the extent arising out of or relating to, among others, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s gross negligence, violation of its confidentiality,
data protection and/or information security obligations, or violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision of
its services (the &ldquo;Mutually Capped Liabilities&rdquo;), the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A)
$5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Ether Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the
Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability; and (iii) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses,
the Ether Custodian is not liable, even if the Ether Custodian has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof.
In general, the Ether Custodian is not liable under the Ether Custody Agreement unless in the event of its negligence, fraud, material
violation of applicable law or willful misconduct. The Ether Custodian is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in
performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the
Ether Custodian. In the event of potential losses incurred by the Trust as a result of the Ether Custodian losing control of the Trust&rsquo;s
ether or failing to properly execute instructions on behalf of the Trust, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability with respect to the Trust
will be subject to certain limitations which may allow it to avoid liability for potential losses or may be insufficient to cover the
value of such potential losses, even if the Ether Custodian directly caused such losses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Similarly,
under the Prime Execution Agreement, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than
with respect to claims and losses arising from spot trading of ether, or fraud or willful misconduct, or the PB Mutually Capped Liabilities
(defined below), the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of (x) $5 million
and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Prime Execution Agent in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime
Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability, and (B) the value of the cash or affected ether giving rise to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability;
(ii) in respect of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims
and losses to the extent arising out of or relating to, among others, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s gross negligence, violation of
its confidentiality, data protection and/or information security obligations, violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to
the provision of its services, or the full amount of the Trust&rsquo;s assets lost due to the insolvency of or security event at a Connected
Trading Venue (as defined below) (the &ldquo;PB Mutually Capped Liabilities&rdquo;), the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability shall
not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to the Prime Execution Agent in the 12 months prior
to the event giving rise to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability; and (iii) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive,
consequential or similar losses, the Prime Execution Agent is not liable, even if the Prime Execution Agent has been advised of or knew
or should have known of the possibility thereof. In general, with limited exceptions (such as for failing to execute an order), the Prime
Execution Agent is not liable under the Prime Execution Agreement unless in the event of its gross negligence, fraud, material violation
of applicable law or willful misconduct. The Prime Execution Agent is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance,
or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Prime Execution
Agent. These and the other limitations on the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability may allow it to avoid liability for potential losses
or may be insufficient to cover the value of such potential losses, even if the Prime Execution Agent directly caused such losses. Both
the Trust and the Prime Execution Agent and its affiliates (including the Ether Custodian) are required to indemnify each other under
certain circumstances.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Moreover,
in the event of an insolvency or bankruptcy of the Prime Execution Agent (in the case of the Trading Balance) or the Ether Custodian
(in the case of the Trust Ether Account) in the future, given that the contractual protections and legal rights of customers with respect
to digital assets held on their behalf by third parties are relatively untested in a bankruptcy of an entity such as the Ether Custodian
or Prime Execution Agent in the virtual currency industry, there is a risk that customers&rsquo; assets&mdash;including the Trust&rsquo;s
assets&mdash;may be considered the property of the bankruptcy estate of the Prime Execution Agent (in the case of the Trading Balance)
or the Ether Custodian (in the case of the Trust Ether Account), and customers&mdash;including the Trust&mdash;may be at risk of being
treated as general unsecured creditors of such entities and subject to the risk of total loss or markdowns on value of such assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custody Agreement contains an agreement by the parties to treat the ether credited to the Trust Ether Account as financial assets
under Article 8 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (&ldquo;Article 8&rdquo;), in addition to stating that the Ether Custodian will
serve as fiduciary and custodian on the Trust&rsquo;s behalf. The Ether Custodian&rsquo;s parent, Coinbase Global Inc., has stated in
its most recent public securities filings that in light of the inclusion in its custody agreements of provisions relating to Article
8 it believes that a court would not treat custodied digital assets as part of its general estate in the event the Ether Custodian were
to experience insolvency. However, due to the novelty of digital asset custodial arrangements courts have not yet considered this type
of treatment for custodied digital assets and it is not possible to predict with certainty how they would rule in such a scenario. If
the Ether Custodian became subject to insolvency proceedings and a court were to rule that the custodied ether were part of the Ether
Custodian&rsquo;s general estate and not the property of the Trust, then the Trust would be treated as a general unsecured creditor in
the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s insolvency proceedings and the Trust could be subject to the loss of all or a significant portion of its
assets. Moreover, in the event of the bankruptcy of the Ether Custodian, an automatic stay could go into effect and protracted litigation
could be required in order to recover the assets held with the Ether Custodian, all of which could significantly and negatively impact
the Trust&rsquo;s operations and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">With
respect to the Prime Execution Agreement, there is a risk that the Trading Balance, in which the Trust&rsquo;s ether and cash is held
in omnibus accounts by the Prime Execution Agent (in the latter case, as described below in &ldquo;RISK FACTORS&mdash;Loss of a critical
banking relationship for, or the failure of a bank used by, the Prime Execution Agent could adversely impact the Trust&rsquo;s ability
to create or redeem Baskets, or could cause losses to the Trust&rdquo;), could be considered part of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s
bankruptcy estate in the event of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s bankruptcy. The Prime Execution Agreement contains an Article 8 opt-in
clause with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s assets held in the Trading Balance.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent is not required to hold any of the ether or cash in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance in segregation. Within the
Trading Balance, the Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular ether (and
cash). Instead, the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the ether (and cash) the Prime Execution
Agent has allocated to the omnibus wallets the Prime Execution Agent holds, as well as the accounts in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s
name that the Prime Execution Agent maintains at Connected Trading Venues (the &ldquo;Connected Trading Venue&rdquo;) (which are typically
held on an omnibus, rather than segregated, basis). If the Prime Execution Agent suffers an insolvency event, there is a risk that the
Trust&rsquo;s assets held in the Trading Balance could be considered part of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s bankruptcy estate and
the Trust could be treated as a general unsecured creditor of the Prime Execution Agent, which could result in losses for the Trust and
Shareholders. Moreover, in the event of the bankruptcy of the Prime Execution Agent, an automatic stay could go into effect and protracted
litigation could be required in order to recover the assets held with the Prime Execution Agent, all of which could significantly and
negatively impact the Trust&rsquo;s operations and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor will not be liable for any liability or expense incurred, including, without limitation, as a result
of any loss of ether by the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent, absent gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the
part of the Sponsor. As a result, the recourse of the Trust or the Shareholders to the Sponsor, including in the event of a loss of ether
by the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent, is limited.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Shareholders&rsquo; recourse against the Sponsor and the Trust&rsquo;s other service providers for the services they provide to the Trust,
including, without limitation, those relating to the holding of ether or the provision of instructions relating to the movement of ether,
is limited. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Sponsor, the Trustee, nor any of their affiliates nor any other party has guaranteed
the assets or liabilities, or otherwise assumed the liabilities, of the Trust, or the obligations or liabilities of any service provider
to the Trust, including, without limitation, the Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent. The Prime Execution Agreement and Ether Custody
Agreement provide that neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates shall have any obligation of any kind or nature whatsoever, by guaranty,
enforcement or otherwise, with respect to the performance of any of the Trust&rsquo;s obligations, agreements, representations or warranties
under the Prime Execution Agreement or Ether Custody Agreement or any transaction thereunder. Consequently, a loss may be suffered with
respect to the Trust&rsquo;s ether that is not covered by Coinbase Global&rsquo;s insurance and for which no person is liable in damages.
As a result, the recourse of the Trust or the Shareholders, under applicable law, is limited.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">During
the rare and limited circumstances when the Trust utilizes the Agent Execution Model pursuant to a Cash Creation Order, it may utilize
Trade Credits. If the Trade Credits are not available or become exhausted, the Trust may face delays in buying or selling ether that
may adversely impact Shareholders; if the Trust does not repay the Trade Credits on time, its assets may be liquidated by the Trade Credit
Lender and its affiliates.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">During
the rare and limited circumstances when the Trust utilizes the Agent Execution Model pursuant to a Cash Creation Order, it may utilize
Trade Credits (defined below). To avoid having to pre-fund purchases or sales of ether, the Trust may borrow ether or cash as trade credit
(&ldquo;Trade Credit&rdquo;) from Coinbase Credit, Inc. (the &ldquo;Trade Credit Lender&rdquo;) on a short-term basis pursuant to the
Coinbase Credit Committed Trade Financing Agreement (the &ldquo;Trade Financing Agreement&rdquo;). The Trade Credit Lender is only required
to extend Trade Credits to the Trust to the extent such ether or cash is actually available to the Trade Credit Lender. To the extent
that Trade Credits are not available or become exhausted, (1) there may be delays in the buying and selling of ether related to cash
creations and redemptions or the selling of ether related to paying Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, to the extent applicable,
(2) Trust assets may be in held the Trading Balance for a longer duration than if Trade Credits were available, and (3) the execution
price associated with such trades may deviate significantly from the Pricing Index price used to determine the NAV of the Trust. To the
extent that the execution price for purchases and sales of ether deviate significantly from the Pricing Index price used to determine
the Trust&rsquo;s NAV, Shareholders may be negatively impacted because the added costs of such price deviations would be incurred by
the Authorized Participants and may be passed onto the Shareholders in the secondary market.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>To
the extent the Trust utilizes Trade Credits when using the Agent Execution Model, such Trade Credits are secured by the Trust&rsquo;s
assets, including any cash and ether held in the Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent and the Trust Ether Account held with
the Ether Custodian, and such assets may be liquidated by the Trade Credit Lender to repay Trade Credit debt owed by the Trust in the
event the Trust fails to repay the Trade Credit debt.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">During
the rare and limited circumstances when the Trust utilizes the Agent Execution Model pursuant to a Cash Creation Order, it may utilize
Trade Credits. The Trust generally must repay Trade Credits by 6:00 p.m. ET on the calendar day immediately following the day the Trade
Credit was extended by the Trade Credit Lender to the Trust (or, if such day is not a business day, on the next business day). Pursuant
to the Trade Financing Agreement, the Trust has granted a security interest, lien on, and right of set off against all of the Trust&rsquo;s
right, title and interest, in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance and Trust Ether Account established pursuant to the Prime Execution Agreement
and Ether Custody Agreement, in order to secure the repayment by the Trust of the Trade Credits and financing fees to the Trade Credit
Lender. Upon a Termination for Cause, as defined in the Prime Execution Agreement, which includes a failure by the Trust to pay and settle
in full its obligations to the Trade Credit Lender in respect of the financing it provides to the Trust in the form of Trade Credits,
the Ether Custodian and the Prime Execution Agent have agreed to comply with instructions from the Trade Credit Lender with respect to
the disposition of the assets in the Trust Ether Account and Trading Balance respectively without further consent by the Trust. If the
Trust fails to repay the Trade Credits to the Trade Credit Lender on time and in full, the Trade Credit Lender can take control of the
Trust&rsquo;s assets and liquidate them to repay the Trade Credit debt owed by the Trust to the Trade Credit Lender.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Loss
of a critical banking relationship for, or the failure of a bank used by, the Prime Execution Agent could adversely impact the Trust&rsquo;s
ability to create or redeem Baskets, or could cause losses to the Trust, in the limited circumstances when the Trust utilizes the Agent
Execution Model.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent relies on bank accounts to provide its trading platform services and including temporarily holding any cash related
to a customer&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether. In particular, the Prime Execution Agent has disclosed that customer cash held by the
Prime Execution Agent, including the cash associated with the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance, is held in one or more banks&rsquo; accounts
for the benefit of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s customers, or in money market funds in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act and rated &ldquo;AAA&rdquo; by S&amp;P (or the equivalent from any eligible rating service), provided that such investments
are held in accounts in Coinbase&rsquo;s name for the benefit of customers and are permitted and held in accordance with state money
transmitter laws (&ldquo;Money Market Funds&rdquo;). The Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that it has implemented
the following policy with respect to the cash associated with the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance. First, any cash related to the Trust&rsquo;s
purchase or sale of ether will be held in an omnibus account in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name for the benefit of (&ldquo;FBO&rdquo;)
its customers at each of multiple FDIC-insured banks (an &ldquo;FBO Account&rdquo;), or in a Money Market Fund. The amount of Trust cash
held at each FBO Account shall be in an amount at each bank that is the lower of (i) the FDIC insurance limit for deposit insurance and
(ii) any bank-specific limit set by the Prime Execution Agent for the applicable bank. Deposit insurance does not apply to cash held
in a Money Market Fund. The Prime Execution Agent has agreed to title the accounts in a manner designed to enable receipt of FDIC deposit
insurance where applicable on a pass-through basis, but does not guarantee that pass-through insurance will apply since such insurance
is dependent on the compliance of the bank. Second, to the extent the Trust&rsquo;s cash in the Trading Balance in aggregate exceeds
the amounts that can be maintained at the banks on the foregoing basis, the Prime Execution Agent has represented that it currently conducts
an overnight sweep of the excess into U.S. government money market funds. The Sponsor has not independently verified the Prime Execution
Agent&rsquo;s representations. To the extent that the Prime Execution Agent faces difficulty establishing or maintaining banking relationships,
the loss of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s banking partners or the imposition of operational restrictions by these banking partners
and the inability of the Prime Execution Agent to utilize other financial institutions may result in a disruption of creation and redemption
activity of the Trust, or cause other operational disruptions or adverse effects for the Trust. In the future, it is possible that the
Prime Execution Agent could be unable to establish accounts at new banking partners or establish new banking relationships, or that the
banks with which the Prime Execution Agent is able to establish relationships may not be as large or well-capitalized or subject to the
same degree of prudential supervision as the existing providers.</FONT></P>

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Trust could also suffer losses in the event that a bank in which the Prime Execution Agent holds customer cash, including the cash associated
with the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance (which is used by the Prime Execution Agent to move cash flows associated with the Trust&rsquo;s
orders to sell ether in connection with payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor), fails, becomes insolvent, enters receivership,
is taken over by regulators, enters financial distress, or otherwise suffers adverse effects to its financial condition or operational
status. Recently, some banks have experienced financial distress. For example, on March 8, 2023, the California Department of Financial
Protection and Innovation (&ldquo;DFPI&rdquo;) announced that Silvergate Bank had entered voluntary liquidation, and on March 10, 2023,
Silicon Valley Bank (&ldquo;SVB&rdquo;) was closed by the DFPI, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. Similarly, on March 12, 2023, the
New York Department of Financial Services took possession of Signature Bank and appointed the FDIC as receiver. A joint statement by
the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC on March 12, 2023, stated that depositors in Signature and SVB will
have access to all of their funds, including funds held in deposit accounts, in excess of the insured amount. On May 1, 2023, First Republic
Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. Following
a bidding process, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, to acquire
the substantial majority of the assets and assume certain liabilities of First Republic Bank from the FDIC.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent has historically maintained banking relationships with Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank. While the Sponsor does
not believe there is a direct risk to the Trust&rsquo;s assets from the failures of Silvergate Bank or Signature Bank, in the future,
changing circumstances and market conditions, some of which may be beyond the Trust&rsquo;s or the Sponsor&rsquo;s control, could impair
the Trust&rsquo;s ability to access the Trust&rsquo;s cash held with the Prime Execution Agent in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance or
associated with the Trust&rsquo;s orders to sell ether in connection with payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. If the
Prime Execution Agent were to experience financial distress or its financial condition is otherwise affected by the failure of its banking
partners, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s ability to provide services to the Trust could be affected. Moreover, the future failure
of a bank at which the Prime Execution Agent maintains customer cash, in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance associated with the Trust&rsquo;s
orders to sell ether in connection with payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, could result in losses to the Trust, to
the extent the balances are not subject to deposit insurance, notwithstanding the regulatory requirements to which the Prime Execution
Agent is subject or other potential protections. Although the Prime Execution Agent has made certain representations to the Sponsor regarding
the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s maintenance of records in a manner reasonably designed to qualify for FDIC insurance on a pass-through
basis in connection with the accounts in which the Prime Execution Agent maintains cash on behalf of its customers (including the Trust),
there can be no assurance that such pass-through insurance will ultimately be made available. In addition, the Trust may maintain cash
balances with the Prime Execution Agent that are not insured or are in excess of the FDIC&rsquo;s insurance limits, or which are maintained
by the Prime Execution Agent at Money Market Funds and subject to the attendant risks (e.g., &ldquo;breaking the buck&rdquo;). As a result,
the Trust could suffer losses.</FONT></P>

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Prime Execution Agent routes orders through Connected Trading Venues in connection with trading services under the Prime Execution Agreement.
The loss or failure of any such Connected Trading Venues may adversely affect the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s business and cause losses
for the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
connection with trading services under the Prime Execution Agreement, the Prime Execution Agent routinely routes customer orders to Connected
Trading Venues, which are third-party platforms or other trading venues (including the trading venue operated by the Prime Execution
Agent). In connection with these activities, the Prime Execution Agent may hold ether with such Connected Trading Venues in order to
effect customer orders, including the Trust&rsquo;s orders. However, the Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that no
customer cash is held at Connected Trading Venues. If the Prime Execution Agent were to experience a disruption in the Prime Execution
Agent&rsquo;s access to these Connected Trading Venues, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s trading services under the Prime Execution
Agreement could be adversely affected to the extent that the Prime Execution Agent is limited in its ability to execute order flow for
its customers, including the Trust. In addition, while the Prime Execution Agent has policies and procedures to help mitigate the Prime
Execution Agent&rsquo;s risks related to routing orders through third-party trading venues, if any of these third-party trading venues
experience any technical, legal, regulatory or other adverse events, such as shutdowns, delays, system failures, suspension of withdrawals,
illiquidity, insolvency, or loss of customer assets, the Prime Execution Agent might not be able to fully recover the customer&rsquo;s
ether that the Prime Execution Agent has deposited with these third parties. As a result, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s business,
operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected, potentially resulting in its failure to provide services to the
Trust or perform its obligations under the Prime Execution Agreement, and the Trust could suffer resulting losses or disruptions to its
operations. The failure of a Connected Trading Venue at which the Prime Execution Agent maintains customer ether, including ether associated
with the Trust, could result in losses to the Trust, notwithstanding the regulatory requirements to which the Prime Execution Agent is
subject or other potential protections.</FONT></P>

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loss of confidence or breach of the Ether Custodian may adversely affect the Trust and the value of an investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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and security services for the Trust&rsquo;s ether are provided by Coinbase Custody, although the Trust may retain one or more additional
custodians at a later date. Ether held by the Trust may be custodied or secured in different ways (for example, a portion of the Trust&rsquo;s
ether holdings may be custodied by Coinbase Custody and another portion by another third-party custodian). Over time, the Trust may change
the custody or security arrangement for all or a portion of its holdings. The Sponsor will decide the appropriate custody and arrangements
based on, among other factors, the availability of experienced custodians and the Trust&rsquo;s ability to securely safeguard the ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Ether Custody Agreement or Prime Execution Agreement is terminated or the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent fails to provide
services as required, the Sponsor may need to find and appoint a replacement custodian or prime broker, which could pose a challenge
to the safekeeping of the Trust&rsquo;s ether, and the Trust&rsquo;s ability to continue to operate may be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust is dependent on the Ether Custodian, which is Coinbase Custody, and to a lesser extent, the Prime Execution Agent, Coinbase Inc.
to operate. Coinbase Custody performs essential functions in terms of safekeeping the Trust&rsquo;s ether in the Trust Ether Account,
and its affiliate, Coinbase Inc., in its capacity as Prime Execution Agent under the Agent Execution Model. If Coinbase Custody or Coinbase
Inc. fails to perform the functions they perform for the Trust, the Trust may be unable to operate or create or redeem Baskets, which
could force the Trust to liquidate or adversely affect the price of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
March 22, 2023, the Prime Execution Agent and its parent (such parent, &ldquo;Coinbase Global&rdquo; and together with Coinbase Inc.,
the &ldquo;Relevant Coinbase Entities&rdquo;) received a &ldquo;Wells Notice&rdquo; from the SEC staff stating that the SEC staff made
a &ldquo;preliminary determination&rdquo; to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against the Relevant Coinbase Entities
alleging violations of federal securities laws, including the Exchange Act and the 1933 Act. According to Coinbase Global&rsquo;s public
reporting company disclosure, based on discussions with the SEC staff, the Relevant Coinbase Entities believe these potential enforcement
actions would relate to aspects of the Relevant Coinbase Entities&rsquo; Coinbase Prime service, spot market, staking service Coinbase
Earn, and Coinbase Wallet, and the potential civil action may seek injunctive relief, disgorgement, and civil penalties. On June 6, 2023,
the SEC filed a complaint against the Relevant Coinbase Entities in federal district court in the Southern District of New York, alleging,
inter alia: (i) that Coinbase Inc. has violated the Exchange Act by failing to register with the SEC as a national securities exchange,
broker-dealer, and clearing agency, in connection with activities involving certain identified digital assets that the SEC&rsquo;s complaint
alleges are securities, (ii) that Coinbase Inc. has violated the 1933 Act by failing to register with the SEC the offer and sale of its
staking program, and (iii) that Coinbase Global is jointly and severally liable as a control person under the Exchange Act for Coinbase
Inc.&rsquo;s violations of the Exchange Act to the same extent as Coinbase Inc. The SEC&rsquo;s complaint against the Relevant Coinbase
Entities does not allege that ether is a security nor does it allege that Coinbase Inc&rsquo;s activities involving ether caused the
alleged registration violations, and the Ether Custodian was not named as a defendant. The SEC&rsquo;s complaint seeks a permanent injunction
against the Relevant Coinbase Entities to prevent them from violations of the Exchange Act or 1933 Act, disgorgement, civil monetary
penalties, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate or necessary. Coinbase Inc., as Prime Execution Agent, could be required,
as a result of a judicial determination, or could choose, to restrict or curtail the services it offers, or its financial condition and
ability to provide services to the Trust could be affected. If the Prime Execution Agent were to be required or choose, as a result of
a regulatory action (including, for example, the litigation initiated by the SEC), to restrict or curtail the services it offers, it
could negatively affect the Trust&rsquo;s ability to operate or process creations or redemptions of Baskets, which could force the Trust
to liquidate or adversely affect the price of the Shares. While the Ether Custodian is not named in the complaint, if Coinbase Global,
as the parent of the Ether Custodian, is required, as a result of a judicial determination, or could choose, to restrict or curtail the
services its subsidiaries provide to the Trust, or its financial condition is negatively affected, it could negatively affect the Trust&rsquo;s
ability to operate.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Alternatively,
the Sponsor could decide to replace Coinbase Custody as the Ether Custodian with custody of the Trust&rsquo;s ether, pursuant to the
Ether Custody Agreement. Similarly, Coinbase Custody or Coinbase Inc. could terminate services under the Ether Custody Agreement or the
Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement (the &ldquo;Prime Execution Agreement&rdquo;), respectively upon providing the applicable notice to the
Trust for any reason, or immediately for Cause (a &ldquo;Termination for Cause&rdquo; is defined in the Ether Custody Agreement as (i)
the Trust materially breaching any provision of the Ether Custody Agreement; (ii) the Trust becomes bankrupt or insolvent; or (iii) the
Trust fails to pay and settle in full its obligations to Coinbase Custody&rsquo;s affiliate, the Trade Credit Lender (as defined below),
which may, from time to time, provide financing to the Trust in the form of Trade Credits). Transferring maintenance responsibilities
of the Trust Ether Account at the Ether Custodian to another custodian will likely be complex and could subject the Trust&rsquo;s ether
to the risk of loss during the transfer, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Shares or result in loss of the
Trust&rsquo;s assets. As Prime Execution Agent, Coinbase Inc. does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Trading Platform or the
services it provides to the Trust as Prime Execution Agent. Under certain circumstances, Coinbase Inc. is permitted to halt or suspend
trading on its trading platform, or impose limits on the amount or size of, or reject, the Trust&rsquo;s orders, including in the event
of, among others, (a) delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service that are directly due to a
cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of Coinbase Inc, (b) the Trust has engaged in unlawful or abusive activities or fraud,
(c) the acceptance of the Trust&rsquo;s order would cause the amount of Trade Credits extended to exceed the maximum amount of Trade
Credit (as defined below) that the Trust&rsquo;s agreement with the Trade Credit Lender permits to be outstanding at any one time, or
(d) a security or technology issue occurred and is continuing that results in Coinbase Inc. being unable to provide trading services
or accept the Trust&rsquo;s order, in each case, subject to certain protections for the Trust. Also, if Coinbase Custody or Coinbase
Inc. becomes insolvent, suffers business failure, ceases business operations, defaults on or fails to perform its obligations under its
contractual agreements with the Trust, or abruptly discontinues the services it provides provide to the Trust for any reason, the Trust&rsquo;s
operations would be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor may not be able to find a party willing to serve as the custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s ether or as the Trust&rsquo;s prime execution
agent under the same terms as the current Ether Custody Agreement or Prime Execution Agreement or at all. To the extent that Sponsor
is not able to find a suitable party willing to serve as the custodian or prime execution agent, the Sponsor may be required to terminate
the Trust and liquidate the Trust&rsquo;s ether. In addition, to the extent that the Sponsor finds a suitable party but must enter into
a modified Ether Custody Agreement or Prime Execution Agreement that is less favorable for the Trust, the value of the Shares could be
adversely affected. If the Trust is unable to find a replacement prime execution agent, its operations could be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Coinbase
Custody serves as the ether custodian and Coinbase Inc. serves as the prime broker for several competing exchange-traded ether products,
which could adversely affect the Trust&rsquo;s operations and ultimately the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian and Prime Execution Agent are both affiliates of Coinbase Global. As of the date hereof, Coinbase Global is the largest
publicly traded crypto asset company in the world by market capitalization and is also the largest crypto asset custodian in the world
by assets under custody. By virtue of its leading market position and capabilities, and the relatively limited number of institutionally
capable providers of crypto asset brokerage and custody services, Coinbase Custody serves as the ether custodian and Coinbase Inc. serves
as the prime broker for several competing exchange-traded ether products. Therefore, Coinbase Global has a critical role in supporting
the U.S. spot ether exchange-traded product ecosystem, and its size and market share create the risk that Coinbase Global may fail to
properly resource its operations to adequately support all such products that use its services that could harm the Trust, the Shareholders
and the value of the Shares. If the Trust needed to utilize the Agent Execution Model to buy or sell ether because no Ether Trading Counterparties
were willing or able to effectuate the Trust&rsquo;s transactions, and the Prime Execution Agent were to favor the interests of certain
products over others, it could result in inadequate attention or comparatively unfavorable commercial terms to less favored products,
which could adversely affect the Trust&rsquo;s operations and ultimately the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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Sponsor may need to find and appoint a replacement Ether Custodian or Cash Custodian quickly, which could pose a challenge to the safekeeping
of the Trust&rsquo;s ether and cash.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor may need to replace Coinbase Custody as the ether custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s ether or BNY Mellon as the cash custodian of
the Trust&rsquo;s cash and cash equivalents as a result of the insolvency, business failure or interruption, default, failure to perform,
security breach or other problems. Transferring maintenance responsibilities of the Trust&rsquo;s accounts with the Ether Custodian and/or
Cash Custodian to another party will likely be complex and could subject the Trust&rsquo;s ether to the risk of loss during the transfer,
which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Shares or result in loss of the Trust&rsquo;s assets. The Sponsor may not
be able to find a party willing to serve as the Ether Custodian or Cash Custodian under the same terms as the current Ether Custody Agreement
or Cash Custody Agreement, respectively. To the extent that Sponsor is not able to find a suitable party willing to serve as the Ether
Custodian or Cash Custodian, as applicable, the Sponsor may be required to terminate the Trust and liquidate the Trust&rsquo;s ether.
In addition, to the extent that the Sponsor finds a suitable party but must enter into modified custodial services agreements that cost
more, the value of the Shares could be adversely affected.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian could become insolvent.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s assets will be held in one or more accounts maintained for the Trust by the Ether Custodian and Cash Custodian. The Ether
Custodian is not a depository institution as it is not insured by the FDIC. The insolvency of the Ether Custodian or of any broker, custodian
bank or clearing corporation used by the Ether Custodian, may result in the loss of all or a substantial portion of the Trust&rsquo;s
assets or in a significant delay in the Trust having access to those assets. Additionally, custody of digital assets presents inherent
and unique risks relating to access, loss, theft and means of recourse in such scenarios. These risks are applicable to the Trust&rsquo;s
use of Coinbase Custody.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
held by the Trust is not subject to FDIC or SIPC protections.</FONT></P>

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Trust is not a banking institution or otherwise a member of the FDIC or SIPC and, therefore, deposits held with or assets held by the
Trust are not subject to the protections enjoyed by depositors with FDIC or SIPC member institutions. The undivided interests in the
Trust&rsquo;s ether represented by the Shares in the Trust are not insured.</FONT></P>

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parties may infringe upon or otherwise violate intellectual property rights or assert that the Sponsor has infringed or otherwise violated
their intellectual property rights, which may result in significant costs and diverted attention.</FONT></P>

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is possible that third parties might utilize the Trust&rsquo;s intellectual property or technology, including the use of its business
methods and trademarks, without permission. However, the Trust may not have adequate resources to implement procedures for monitoring
unauthorized uses of their trademarks, proprietary software and other technology. Also, third parties may independently develop business
methods, trademarks or proprietary software and other technology similar to that of the Trust or claim that the Trust has violated their
intellectual property rights, including their copyrights, trademark rights, trade names, trade secrets and patent rights. As a result,
the Trust may have to litigate in the future to protect its trade secrets, determine the validity and scope of other parties&rsquo; proprietary
rights, defend itself against claims that it has infringed or otherwise violated other parties&rsquo; rights, or defend itself against
claims that its rights are invalid. Any litigation of this type, even if the Trust is successful and regardless of the merits, may result
in significant costs, divert its resources from the Trust, or require it to change its proprietary software and other technology or enter
into royalty or licensing agreements.</FONT></P>

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to the increased use of technologies, intentional and unintentional cyber-attacks pose operational and information security risks.</FONT></P>

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the increased use of technologies such as the internet and the dependence on computer systems to perform necessary business functions,
the Trust is susceptible to operational and information security risks. In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks
or unintentional events. Cyber-attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems for purposes of
misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruption. Cyber-attacks may also be carried
out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites. Cyber security
failures or breaches of one or more of the Trust&rsquo;s third-party service providers (including, but not limited to, the Administrator,
Transfer Agent, the Sponsor, the Ether Custodian and the Cash Custodian) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations,
potentially resulting in financial losses, the inability of the Shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and
other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance
costs.</FONT></P>

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addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. The Trust and its Shareholders could
be negatively impacted as a result. While the Trust has established business continuity plans, there are inherent limitations in such
plans.</FONT></P>

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Trust faces risks related to the outbreak of infectious diseases or other public health issues, which could negatively impact the value
of the Trust&rsquo;s holdings and significantly disrupt its operations.</FONT></P>

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crises caused by the outbreak of infectious diseases or other public health issues, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social,
economic, market and financial risks. The impact of any such events, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies
of individual countries or regions, the financial performance of individual companies, sectors and industries, and the markets in general
in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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example, an outbreak of a respiratory disease designated as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread
internationally. The transmission of COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread resulted in international, national and local border
closings and other significant travel restrictions and disruptions, significant disruptions to business operations, supply chains and
customer activity, event cancellations and restrictions, service cancellations, reductions and other changes, significant challenges
in healthcare service preparation and delivery, and quarantines, as well as general concern and uncertainty that negatively affected
the economic environment. These impacts also caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, including increased
volatility and uncertainty in crypto markets, which have caused losses for investors. The emergence of new COVID variants or other infectious
diseases could result in a substantial economic downturn or recession.</FONT></P>

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addition, the operations of the Trust, the Sponsor and other service providers may be significantly impacted, or even temporarily or
permanently halted, as a result of government quarantine measures, voluntary and precautionary restrictions on travel or meetings and
other factors related to a public health emergency, including its potential adverse impact on the health of any such entity&rsquo;s personnel.
Any disruption of operations could adversely impact the price and liquidity of the Shares, including, without limitation, the Trust&rsquo;s
ability to process creation or redemption orders for Baskets.</FONT></P>

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Ether MARKET AND REGULATION OF ETHER</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
section of the Prospectus provides a more detailed description of ether, including information about the historical development of ether,
how a person holds ether, how to use ether in transactions, how to trade ether, the &ldquo;spot&rdquo; trading platform market where
ether can be bought, held and sold, the ether over-the-counter (&ldquo;OTC&rdquo;) trading market and the proof-of-stake concept. In
this Ethereum is used to describe the system as a whole that is involved in maintaining the ledger of ether ownership and facilitating
the transfer of ether among parties. When referring to the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, ether is used with a lowercase &ldquo;e&rdquo;
(except, of course, at the beginning of sentences or paragraph sections, as below).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
and the Ethereum network</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the peer-to-peer Ethereum network, a network of computers,
known as nodes, that operates on cryptographic computer-code based logic, called a protocol. No single entity owns or operates the Ethereum
network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a distributed user base, a phenomenon known as decentralization. Ether
is not issued by governments, banks or any other centralized authority. The Ethereum network allows people to exchange tokens of value,
called ether, which are recorded on a public transaction ledger known as the Ethereum blockchain. Ether can be used to pay for goods
and services, including computational power on the Ethereum network, or it can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar,
at rates determined on digital asset exchanges or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system.</FONT></P>

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Ethereum network allows users to write and implement computer programs called smart contracts&mdash;that is, general-purpose code that
executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated set of
logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of
property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create digital assets other than ether on the Ethereum network.
Smart contract operations are executed on the Ethereum blockchain in exchange for payment of ether. The Ethereum network is one of a
number of projects intended to expand blockchain use beyond just a peer-to-peer money system.</FONT></P>

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Ethereum network is commonly understood to be decentralized and does not require governmental authorities or financial institution intermediaries
to create, transmit or determine the value of ether. Rather, following the initial distribution of ether, ether is created, burned and
allocated by the Ethereum network protocol through a process that is currently subject to an issuance and burn rate as further described
under &ldquo;Limits on ether supply&rdquo; below. The value of ether is determined by the supply of and demand for ether on the digital
asset exchanges or in private end-user-to-end-user transactions. There is no hard cap which would limit the number of outstanding ether
at any one time to a predetermined maximum.</FONT></P>

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ether is created and rewarded to the validators of a block in the Ethereum blockchain for verifying transactions. The Ethereum blockchain
is effectively a decentralized database that includes all blocks that have been validated and it is updated to include new blocks as
they are validated. Each ether transaction is broadcast to the Ethereum network and, when included in a block, recorded in the Ethereum
blockchain. As each new block records outstanding ether transactions, and outstanding transactions are settled and validated through
such recording, the Ethereum blockchain represents a complete, transparent and unbroken history of all transactions of the Ethereum network.
For further details, see &ldquo;Creation of New Ether.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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other things, ether is used to pay for transaction fees and computational services (i.e., smart contracts) on the Ethereum network; users
of the Ethereum network pay for the computational power of the machines executing the requested operations with ether. Requiring payment
in ether on the Ethereum network incentivizes developers to write quality applications and increases the efficiency of the Ethereum network
because wasteful code costs more. It also ensures that the Ethereum network remains economically viable by compensating people for their
contributed computational resources.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Assets
in the Ethereum network are held in accounts. Each account, or &ldquo;wallet,&rdquo; is made up of at least two components: a public
address and a private key. An Ethereum private key controls the transfer or &ldquo;spending&rdquo; of ether from its associated public
ether address. An ether &ldquo;wallet&rdquo; is a collection of public Ethereum addresses and their associated private key(s). This design
allows only the owner of ether to send ether, the intended recipient of ether to unlock it, and the validation of the transaction and
ownership to be verified by any third party anywhere in the world.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
certain transactions, fees need to be paid in ether to validators in order to facilitate transactions and execute smart contracts. EIP-1559
simplified the transaction fee process. Instead of performing complex calculations to estimate the fee that is charged (&ldquo;gas&rdquo;),
users instead pay an algorithmically determined transaction fee set by the protocol itself. Gas price is often a small fraction of ether,
which is denoted in the unit of Gwei (10^9 Gwei = 1 ether). Gas is essential in sustaining the Ethereum network. It motivates validators
to process and verify transactions for a monetary reward. Gas price fluctuates with supply. Gas has another important function in preventing
unintentional waste of energy. Because the coding language for Ethereum is Turing-complete, there is a possibility of a program running
indefinitely, and a transaction can be left consuming a lot of energy. A gas limit is imposed as the maximum price users are willing
to pay to facilitate transactions. When gas runs out, the program will be terminated, and no additional energy would be used.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum network recently implemented software upgrades and other changes to its protocol, including the adoption of network upgrades
collectively referred to as Serenity, or Ethereum 2.0. Ethereum 2.0 aimed to improve the network&rsquo;s speed, scalability, efficiency,
security, accessibility, and transaction throughput in part by reducing its energy footprint and decreasing transaction times for the
network. As part of Ethereum 2.0, in mid-September 2022, a shift from the proof-of-work to the proof-of-stake model occurred. Ethereum
2.0 also encompassed the addition of other new features, such as &ldquo;sharding.&rdquo; Sharding is a multi-phase upgrade to improve
Ethereum&rsquo;s scalability and capacity. Shard chains spread the network&rsquo;s load across numerous new chains splitting the data
processing responsibility among many nodes and allowing for parallel processing and validation of transactions. Sharding makes it easier
to run a node by keeping hardware requirements low. A digital asset network&rsquo;s consensus mechanism is an aspect of its source code,
and any failure to properly implement such a change could have a material adverse effect on the value of ether and the value of the Shares.
The move to proof-of-stake may subject Ethereum and ether to new and unexpected vulnerabilities not applicable to proof-of-work consensus
models.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">History
of Ethereum</FONT></P>

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Ethereum network was originally described in a 2013 white paper by Vitalik Buterin, a programmer involved with bitcoin, with the goal
of creating a peer-to-peer, open-source network enabling users to create so-called decentralized applications powered by smart contracts,
which are general-purpose code that executes on the Ethereum network. By combining the Ethereum blockchain with a flexible scripting
language that is designed to be capable of implementing sophisticated logic and execute a wide variety of instructions, the Ethereum
network was designed to act as a programmable infrastructure layer that would enable users to create their own rules for ownership, transaction
formats and state transition functions that they could build into custom software programs of their own creation. The formal development
of the Ethereum network began through a Swiss firm called Ethereum Switzerland GmbH (&ldquo;EthSuisse&rdquo;) in conjunction with several
other entities. Subsequently, the Ethereum Foundation, a Swiss non-profit organization, was set up to oversee the protocol&rsquo;s development.
The Ethereum network went live on July 30, 2015. Decentralized applications may be controlled by a single user or small group. See &ldquo;RISK
FACTORS&mdash;Risks Related to Digital Assets.&rdquo; Smart contracts, including those relating to DeFi applications, are a new technology
and their ongoing development and operation may result in problems, which could reduce the demand for ether or cause a wider loss of
confidence in the Ethereum network, either of which could have an adverse impact on the value of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is the digital asset that powers the Ethereum network and serves as the network&rsquo;s native unit of account used to pay transaction
fees to the protocol itself and to validators. Unlike other digital assets, such as bitcoin, which are solely created through a progressive
mining process, 72.0 million ether were created in connection with the launch of the Ethereum network. For additional information on
the initial distribution, see &ldquo;Creation of New Ether.&rdquo; Coinciding with the network launch, it was decided that EthSuisse
would be dissolved, designating the Ethereum Foundation as the sole organization dedicated to protocol development.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smart
Contracts and Development on the Ethereum Network</FONT></P>

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contracts are programs that run on a blockchain that can execute automatically when certain conditions are met. Smart contracts facilitate
the exchange of anything representative of value, such as money, information, property, or voting rights. Using smart contracts, users
can send or receive digital assets, create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent ownership of property or a company,
move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create new digital assets, among other actions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Development
on the Ethereum network involves building more complex tools on top of smart contracts, such as DApps; organizations that are autonomous,
known as decentralized autonomous organizations (&ldquo;DAOs&rdquo;); and entirely new decentralized networks. For example, a company
that distributes charitable donations on behalf of users could hold donated funds in smart contracts that are paid to charities only
if the charities satisfy certain pre-defined conditions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Moreover,
the Ethereum network has also been used as a platform for creating new digital assets and conducting their associated initial coin offerings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">More
recently, the Ethereum network has been used for DeFi or open finance platforms, which seek to democratize access to financial services,
such as borrowing, lending, custody, trading, derivatives and insurance, by removing third-party intermediaries. DeFi can allow users
to lend and earn interest on their digital assets, exchange one digital asset for another and create derivative digital assets such as
stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to a reserve asset such as fiat currency.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, the Ethereum network and other smart contract platforms have been used for creating NFTs. Unlike digital assets native to smart
contract platforms which are fungible and enable the payment of fees for smart contract execution. Instead, NFTs allow for digital ownership
of assets that convey certain rights to other digital or real world assets. This new paradigm allows users to own rights to other assets
through NFTs, which enable users to trade them with others on the Ethereum network. For example, an NFT may convey rights to a digital
asset that exists in an online game or a DApp, and users can trade their NFTs in the DApp or game, and carry them to other digital experiences,
creating an entirely new free-market internet-native economy that can be monetized in the physical world.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
DAO and Ethereum Classic</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
July 2016, the Ethereum network experienced what is referred to as a permanent hard fork that resulted in two different versions of its
blockchain: Ethereum and Ethereum Classic.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
April 2016, a blockchain solutions company known as Slock.it announced the launch of a decentralized autonomous organization, known as
&ldquo;The DAO&rdquo; on the Ethereum network. The DAO was designed as a decentralized crowdfunding model, in which anyone could contribute
ether tokens to The DAO in order to become a voting member and equity stakeholder in the organization. Members of The DAO could then
make proposals about different projects to pursue and put them to a vote. By committing to profitable projects, members would be rewarded
based on the terms of a smart contract and their proportional interest in The DAO. As of May 27, 2016, $150 million, or approximately
14% of all ether outstanding, was contributed to, and invested in, The DAO.</FONT></P>

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June 17, 2016, an anonymous hacker exploited The DAO&rsquo;s smart contract code to syphon approximately $60 million, or 3.6 million
ether, into a segregated account. Upon the news of the breach, the price of ether was quickly cut in half as investors liquidated their
holdings and members of the Ethereum community worked to determine a solution.</FONT></P>

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the days that followed, several attempts were made to retrieve the stolen funds and secure the Ethereum network. However, it soon became
apparent that direct interference with the protocol (i.e., a hard fork) would be necessary. The argument for the hard fork was that it
would create an entirely new version of the Ethereum blockchain, erasing any record of the theft, and restoring the stolen funds to their
original owners. The counterargument was that it would be antithetical to the core principle of immutability of the Ethereum blockchain.</FONT></P>

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decision over whether or not to hard fork the Ethereum blockchain was put to a vote of Ethereum community members. A majority of votes
were cast in favor of a hard fork. On July 15, 2016, a hard fork specification was implemented by the Ethereum Foundation. On July 20,
2016, the Ethereum network completed the hard fork, and a new version of the blockchain, without recognition of the theft, was born.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Many
believed that after the hard fork the original version of the Ethereum blockchain would dissipate entirely. However, a group of validators
continued to mine the original Ethereum blockchain for philosophical and economic reasons. On July 20, 2016, the original Ethereum protocol
was rebranded as Ethereum Classic, and its native token as ether classic (ETC), preserving the untampered transaction history (including
The DAO theft). Following the hard fork of Ethereum, each holder of ether automatically received an equivalent number of ETC tokens.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Overview
of the Ethereum Network&rsquo;s Operations</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
order to own, transfer or use ether directly on the Ethereum network on a peer-to-peer basis (as opposed to through an intermediary,
such as a custodian or centralized exchange), a person generally must have internet access to connect to the Ethereum network. Ether
transactions may be made directly between end-users without the need for a third-party intermediary. To prevent the possibility of double-spending
ether, a user must notify the Ethereum network of the transaction by broadcasting the transaction data to its network peers. The Ethereum
network provides confirmation against double-spending by memorializing every peer-to-peer transaction in the Ethereum blockchain, which
is publicly accessible and transparent. This memorialization and verification against double-spending of peer-to-peer transactions is
accomplished through the Ethereum network validation process, which adds &ldquo;blocks&rdquo; of data, including recent transaction information,
to the Ethereum blockchain.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Summary
of an Ether Transaction</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
&ldquo;transaction request&rdquo; refers to a request to the Ethereum network made by a user, in which the requesting user (the &ldquo;sender&rdquo;)
asks the Ethereum network to send some ether or execute some code. A &ldquo;transaction&rdquo; refers to a fulfilled transaction request
and the associated change in the Ethereum network&rsquo;s state. An Ethereum Client is a software application that implements the Ethereum
network specification and communicates with the Ethereum network. A node is a computer or other device, such as a mobile phone, running
an individual Ethereum Client that is connected to other computers also running their own Ethereum Clients, which collectively form the
Ethereum network. Nodes can be full nodes (meaning they host a local copy of the entire Ethereum blockchain) or light nodes, which only
host a local copy of a sub-portion of the full Ethereum blockchain with reduced data. Nodes may (but do not have to) be validators, which
requires them to download an additional piece of software in the node&rsquo;s Ethereum Client and stake a certain amount of ether, which
is discussed below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Any
user can broadcast a transaction request to the Ethereum network from a node located on the network. A user can run its own node, or
it can connect to a node operated by others. For the transaction request to actually result in a change to the current state of the Ethereum
network, it must be validated, executed, and &ldquo;committed to the network&rdquo; by another node (specifically, a validator node).
Execution of the transaction request by the validator results in a change to the state of the Ethereum network once the transaction is
broadcast to all other nodes across the Ethereum network. Transactions can include, for example, sending ether from one account to another,
as discussed below; publishing a new smart contract onto the Ethereum network; or activating and executing the code of an existing smart
contract, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the sender&rsquo;s transaction request.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ethereum blockchain can be thought of as a ledger recording a history of transactions and the balances associated with individual accounts,
each of which has an address on the Ethereum network. An Ethereum network account can be used to store ether. There are two types of
Ethereum accounts: &ldquo;externally owned accounts,&rdquo; which are controlled by a private key, and &ldquo;smart contract accounts,&rdquo;
which are controlled by their own code. Externally owned accounts are controlled by users, do not contain executable code, and are associated
with a unique &ldquo;public key&rdquo; and &ldquo;private key&rdquo; pair, commonly referred to as a &ldquo;wallet,&rdquo; with the private
key being used to execute transactions. Smart contract accounts contain, and are controlled by, their own executable code: every time
the smart contract account receives a transaction from, or is &ldquo;called&rdquo; by, another user, the smart contract account&rsquo;s
code activates, allowing it to read and write to internal storage, send ether, or perform other operations. Both externally owned accounts
and smart contract accounts can be used to send, hold, or receive ether, and both can interact with other smart contracts. However, only
externally owned accounts have the power to initiate transactions; smart contract accounts can only send transactions of their own after
they are first activated or called by another transaction. An externally owned account is associated with both a public address on the
Ethereum network and a private key, while a smart contract account is only associated with a public address. While a smart contract account
does not use a private key to authorize transactions, including transfers of ether, the developer of a smart contract may hold an &ldquo;admin
key&rdquo; to the smart contract account, or have special access privileges, allowing the developer to make changes to the smart contract,
enable or disable features on the smart contract, or change how the smart contract receives external inputs and data, among others.</FONT></P>

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depend on nodes to access the peer-to-peer Ethereum network. Through the node&rsquo;s Ethereum Client, a user&rsquo;s Ethereum wallet
and its associated Ethereum network address enable the user to connect to the Ethereum network and transfer ether to, and receive ether
from, other users, and interact with smart contracts, on a peer-to-peer basis. A user with an externally owned account can either run
its own node (and its own Ethereum Client) and connect that node to its Ethereum wallet, allowing it to make transactions from its Ethereum
wallet on the Ethereum network, or a user&rsquo;s wallet can connect to third-party nodes operated as a service (e.g., Infura) and access
the Ethereum network that way. Multiple accounts can access the Ethereum network through one node.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
user&rsquo;s Ethereum wallet is associated with a unique &ldquo;public key&rdquo; and &ldquo;private key&rdquo; pair. To receive ether
in a peer-to-peer transaction, the ether recipient must provide its public key to the sender. This activity is analogous to a recipient
for a transaction in U.S. dollars providing a routing address in wire instructions to the payor so that cash may be wired to the recipient&rsquo;s
account. The sender approves the transfer to the address provided by the recipient by &ldquo;signing&rdquo; a transaction that consists
of the recipient&rsquo;s public key with the private key of the address from which the sender is transferring the ether. The recipient,
however, does not make public or provide to the sender the recipient&rsquo;s related private key, only its public key.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neither
the recipient nor the sender reveals its private keys in a peer-to-peer transaction, because the private key authorizes transfer of the
funds in that address to other users. Therefore, if a user loses its private key, the user may permanently lose access to the ether contained
in the associated address. Likewise, ether is irretrievably lost if the private key associated with it is deleted and no backup has been
made. When sending ether, a user&rsquo;s Ethereum wallet must sign the transaction with the sender&rsquo;s associated private key. In
addition, since every computation on the Ethereum network requires processing power, there is a mandatory transaction fee involved with
the transfer that is paid by the sender to the Ethereum network itself (&ldquo;base fee&rdquo;), plus additional transaction fees the
sender can elect (or not) to pay at their discretion to the validators who validate their transaction (&ldquo;tip&rdquo;). The resulting
digitally signed transaction is sent by the user&rsquo;s Ethereum wallet, via a node (whether run by the user or operated by others),
to other Ethereum network nodes, who in turn broadcast it on a peer-to-peer basis to validators to allow transaction confirmation.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ethereum
network validators record and confirm transactions when they validate and add blocks of information to the Ethereum blockchain. Validators
operate through nodes whose Ethereum Clients have an extra piece of software that permits the node to perform validation transactions.
In a proof-of-stake consensus protocol like that used by the Ethereum network, validators compete to be randomly selected to validate
transactions. A validator must stake 32 ether to become a validator, which allows it to activate a unique validator key pair (consisting
of a public and private validator key). Each stake of 32 ether results in issuance of a validator key pair, meaning that multiple validators
can operate through a single validator node (including a validator node operated by a third party as a service). There are two types
of validators, those who propose blocks (&ldquo;proposers&rdquo;) and those who participate in a committee that approves the block (&ldquo;attesters&rdquo;).
Staking more ether (in chunks of 32 ether) can increase the numerical chances that a given validator will be randomly selected. When
a validator is randomly selected by the protocol&rsquo;s algorithm to propose a block, it creates that block, which includes data relating
to (i) the verification of newly submitted transaction requests submitted by senders and (ii) a reference to the prior block in the Ethereum
blockchain to which the new block is being added. The proposing validator becomes aware of outstanding transaction requests through peer-to-peer
data packet transmission and distribution enforced by the Ethereum protocol rules, which connects the proposer to users who want transactions
recorded. If&mdash;once created&mdash;the proposing validator&rsquo;s block is confirmed by a committee of randomly selected attesters,
the block is broadcast to the Ethereum network and added to the Ethereum blockchain. Any smart contract code that has been called by
the transaction request is also executed (provided the base fee is paid for the Ethereum network&rsquo;s computational power associated
with executing the code, and up to the amount of the base fee). Upon the addition of a block included in the Ethereum blockchain, an
adjustment to the ether balance in both the sender and recipient&rsquo;s Ethereum network public key will occur, completing the ether
transaction. Once a transaction is confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain, it is irreversible.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
a reward for their services in adding the block to the Blockchain, both the proposing validator and the attesting validators receive
newly minted ether from the Ethereum network. If the proposing validator&rsquo;s block is determined by the approving validator committee
to be faulty or to break protocol rules, the proposer is penalized by having its staked ether reduced. Validators can also be penalized
for attesting to transactions that break protocol rules or are inconsistent with the majority of other validators, or for inactivity
or missing attestations that the Ethereum network protocol assigned to them. In extreme cases, a proposing or attesting validator can
be &ldquo;slashed,&rdquo; meaning forcibly ejected by other validators, with its staked ether continuously drained, potentially up to
the loss of its entire stake. In this way, the Ethereum network attempts to reduce double-spend and other attacks by validators and incentivize
validator integrity.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Some
ether transactions are conducted &ldquo;off-blockchain&rdquo; and are therefore not recorded in the Ethereum blockchain. Some &ldquo;off-blockchain
transactions&rdquo; involve the transfer of control over, or ownership of, a specific digital wallet holding ether or the reallocation
of ownership of certain ether in a pooled-ownership digital wallet, such as a digital wallet owned by a digital asset exchange. If a
transaction can also take place through a centralized digital asset exchange or a custodian&rsquo;s internal books and records, it is
not broadcast to the Ethereum network or recorded on the Ethereum blockchain. In contrast to on-blockchain transactions, which are publicly
recorded on the Ethereum blockchain, information and data regarding off-blockchain transactions are generally not publicly available.
Therefore, off-blockchain transactions are not peer-to-peer ether transactions in that they do not involve a transaction on the Ethereum
network and do not reflect a movement of ether between addresses recorded in the Ethereum blockchain. For these reasons, off-blockchain
transactions are not immutable or irreversible as any such transfer of ether ownership is not cryptographically protected by the protocol
behind the Ethereum network or recorded in, and validated through, the blockchain mechanism.</FONT></P>

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Markets and Exchanges</B></FONT></P>

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can be transferred in direct peer-to-peer transactions through the direct sending of ether over the Ethereum blockchain from one ether
address to another. Among end-users, ether can be used to pay other members of the Ethereum network for goods and services under what
resembles a barter system. Consumers can also pay merchants and other commercial businesses for goods or services through direct peer-to-peer
transactions on the Ethereum blockchain or through third-party service providers.</FONT></P>

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addition to using ether to engage in transactions, investors may purchase and sell ether to speculate as to the value of ether in the
ether market, or as a long-term investment to diversify their portfolio. The value of ether within the market is determined, in part,
by the supply of and demand for ether in the global ether market, market expectations for the adoption of ether as a store of value,
the number of merchants that accept ether as a form of payment, and the volume of peer-to-peer transactions, among other factors.</FONT></P>

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spot markets typically permit investors to open accounts with the market and then purchase and sell ether via websites or through mobile
applications. Prices for trades on ether spot markets are typically reported publicly. An investor opening a trading account must deposit
an accepted government-issued currency into its account with the spot market, or a previously acquired digital asset, before they can
purchase or sell assets on the spot market. The process of establishing an account with an ether market and trading ether is different
from, and should not be confused with, the process of users sending ether from one ether address to another ether address on the Ethereum
blockchain. This latter process is an activity that occurs on the Ethereum network, while the former is an activity that occurs entirely
within the order book operated by the spot market. The spot market typically records the investor&rsquo;s ownership of ether in its internal
books and records, rather than on the Ethereum blockchain. The spot market ordinarily does not transfer ether to the investor on the
Ethereum blockchain unless the investor makes a request to the exchange to withdraw the ether in its exchange account to an off-exchange
ether wallet.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.9pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Outside
of the spot markets, ether can be traded OTC. The OTC market is largely institutional in nature, and OTC market participants generally
consist of institutional entities, such as firms that offer two-sided liquidity for ether, investment managers, proprietary trading firms,
high-net-worth individuals that trade ether on a proprietary basis, entities with sizeable ether holdings, and family offices. The OTC
market provides a relatively flexible market in terms of quotes, price, quantity, and other factors, although it tends to involve large
blocks of ether. The OTC market has no formal structure and no open-outcry meeting place. Parties engaging in OTC transactions will agree
upon a price&mdash;often via phone or email&mdash;and then one of the two parties will then initiate the transaction. For example, a
seller of ether could initiate the transaction by sending the ether to the buyer&rsquo;s ether address. The buyer would then wire U.S.
dollars to the seller&rsquo;s bank account. OTC trades are sometimes hedged and eventually settled with concomitant trades on ether spot
markets.</FONT></P>

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addition, ether futures and options trading occurs on exchanges in the United States regulated by the CFTC. The market for CFTC-regulated
trading of ether derivatives has developed substantially. As of March&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2024, regulated ether futures represented approximately
$837 million in notional trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (&ldquo;CME&rdquo;). Ether futures on the CME (&ldquo;CME Ethereum
Futures&rdquo;) traded around $562 million per day in the one year ending March 28, 2024 and represented around $546 million in open
interest per day. Through the common membership of the Exchange and the CME Ethereum Futures market in the Intermarket Surveillance Group
(the &ldquo;ISG&rdquo;), the Exchange may obtain information regarding trading in the Shares and listed ether derivatives from the CME
Ethereum Futures market via the ISG and from other exchanges who are members or affiliates of the ISG. Such an arrangement with the ISG
and the CME Ethereum Futures market allows for the surveillance of ether futures market conditions and price movements on a real-time
and ongoing basis in order to detect and prevent price distortions, including price distortions caused by manipulative efforts. The sharing
of surveillance information between the Exchange and the CME Ethereum Futures market regarding market trading activity, clearing activity
and customer identity assists in detecting, investigating and deterring fraudulent and manipulative misconduct, as well as violations
of the Exchange&rsquo;s rules and the applicable federal securities laws and rules. The Exchange has also implemented surveillance procedures
to monitor the trading of the Shares on the Exchange during all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules
and the applicable federal securities laws.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.9pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
discussed in more detail below, barring the liquidation of the Trust or extraordinary circumstances, the Trust will not directly purchase
or sell ether, although the Sponsor may direct the Ether Custodian to sell ether to pay certain expenses. Instead, Authorized Participants
will deliver ether to the Trust&rsquo;s account with the Ether Custodian in exchange for Shares of the Trust, and the Trust, through
the Ether Custodian, will deliver ether to Authorized Participants when those Authorized Participants redeem Shares.</FONT></P>

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of New Ether</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.9pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Initial
Creation of Ether</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.9pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unlike
other digital assets, such as bitcoin, which are solely created through a progressive mining process, 72.0 million ether were created
in connection with the launch of the Ethereum network. The initial 72.0 million ether were distributed as follows:</FONT></P>

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Distribution</U>: 60.0 million ether, or 83.33% of the supply, was sold to the public in a crowd sale conducted between July and August
2014 that raised approximately $18 million.</FONT></P>

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Foundation</U>: 6.0 million ether, or 8.33% of the supply, was distributed to the Ethereum Foundation for operational costs.</FONT></P>

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Developers</U>: 3.0 million ether, or 4.17% of the supply, was distributed to developers who contributed to the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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Purchase Program</U>: 3.0 million ether, or 4.17% of the supply, was distributed to members of the Ethereum Foundation to purchase at
the initial crowd sale price.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Following
the launch of the Ethereum network, ether supply initially increased through a progressive validation process. Following the introduction
of EIP-1559, described below, ether supply and issuance rates vary based on factors such as recent use of the network.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.9pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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Validation Process</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.9pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Prior
to September 2022, Ethereum operated using a proof-of-work consensus mechanism. Under proof-of-work, in order to incentivize those who
incurred the computational costs of securing the network by validating transactions, there was a reward given to the computer (under
proof-of-work, validators were known as &ldquo;miners&rdquo;) that was able to create the latest block on the chain. Every 12 seconds,
on average, a new block was added to the Ethereum blockchain with the latest transactions processed by the network, and the miner that
generated this block was awarded a variable amount of ether, depending on use of the network at the time. In certain validation scenarios,
ether was sometimes sent from one miner to another if it was also able to find a solution but its block was not included. This is referred
to as an &ldquo;uncle/aunt reward.&rdquo; Due to the nature of the algorithm for block generation, this process (generating a &ldquo;proof-of-work&rdquo;)
was guaranteed to be random. Prior to the Merge upgrade, described below, miners on the Ethereum network engaged in a set of prescribed
complex mathematical calculations in order to add a block to the Ethereum blockchain and thereby confirm ether transactions included
in that block&rsquo;s data.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Proof-of-Stake
Process</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">In
the second half of 2020, the Ethereum network began the first of several stages of an upgrade that was initially known as &ldquo;Ethereum
2.0&rdquo; and eventually became known as the &ldquo;Merge&rdquo; to transition the Ethereum network from a proof-of-work consensus mechanism
to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. The Merge was completed on September 15, 2022, and the Ethereum network has operated on a proof-of-stake
model since such time.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Unlike
proof-of-work, in which validators expend computational resources to compete to validate transactions and are rewarded coins in proportion
to the amount of computational resources expended, in proof-of-stake, validators risk or &ldquo;stake&rdquo; coins to compete to be randomly
selected to validate transactions and are rewarded coins in proportion to the amount of coins staked. Any malicious activity, such as
validating multiple blocks, disagreeing with the eventual consensus or otherwise violating protocol rules, results in the forfeiture
or &ldquo;slashing&rdquo; of a portion of the staked coins. Proof-of-stake is believed by some to be more energy efficient and scalable
than proof-of-work. Approximately every 12 seconds, a new block is added to the Ethereum blockchain with the latest transactions processed
by the network, and the validator that generated this block is awarded ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Limits
on Ether Supply</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">The
rate at which new ether are issued and put into circulation is expected to vary. In September 2022 the Ethereum network converted from
proof-of-work to a new proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Following the Merge, approximately 1,700 ether are issued per day, though
the issuance rate varies based on the number of validators on the network. In addition, the issuance of new ether could be partially
or completely offset by the burn mechanism introduced by the EIP-1559 modification, under which ether are removed from supply at a rate
that varies with network usage. See &ldquo;Modifications to the Ethereum Protocol.&rdquo; On many occasions, the ether supply has been
deflationary over 24-hour periods as a result of the burn mechanism. The attributes of the new consensus algorithm are subject to change,
but in sum, the new consensus algorithm and related modifications reduced total new ether issuances and may turn the ether supply deflationary
over the long term.</FONT></P>

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of May 1, 2025, approximately 120.7 million ether were outstanding.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Modifications
to the Ethereum Protocol</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">The
Ethereum network is an open-source project with no official developer or group of developers that controls it. However, historically
the Ethereum network&rsquo;s development has been overseen by the Ethereum Foundation and other core developers. The Ethereum Foundation
and core developers are able to access and alter the Ethereum network source code and, as a result, they are responsible for quasi-official
releases of updates and other changes to the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code. However, the release of proposed updates to the Ethereum
network&rsquo;s source code by core developers does not guarantee that the updates will be automatically adopted. Nodes must accept any
changes made to the Ethereum source code by choosing to download the proposed modification of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s source code
in their individual Ethereum Client, and ultimately a critical mass (in practice, a substantial majority) of validators and users&mdash;such
as DApp and smart contract developers, as well as users of DApps and smart contracts, and anyone else who transacts on the Ethereum blockchain
or Ethereum network&mdash;must support the shift, or the upgrades will lack adoption. A modification of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s
source code is only effective with respect to the Ethereum nodes that download it and modify their Ethereum Clients accordingly, and
in practice such decisions are heavily influenced by the preferences of validators and users. If a modification is accepted only by a
percentage of nodes, a division in the Ethereum network will occur such that one network will run the pre-modification source code and
the other network will run the modified source code. Such a division is known as a &ldquo;fork.&rdquo; See &ldquo;RISK FACTORS&mdash;Risks
Related to Digital Assets.&rdquo; A temporary or permanent &ldquo;fork&rdquo; of the Ethereum blockchain could adversely affect the value
of the Shares. Consequently, as a practical matter, a modification to the source code becomes part of the Ethereum network only if accepted
by a sufficiently broad cross-section of the Ethereum network&rsquo;s participants.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">For
example, in 2019 the Ethereum network completed a network upgrade called Metropolis that was designed to enhance the usability of the
Ethereum network and was introduced in two stages. The first stage, called Byzantium, was implemented in October 2017. The purposes of
Byzantium were to increase the network&rsquo;s privacy, security, and scalability and to reduce the block reward for validators (at that
time, validators on the proof-of-work consensus version of Ethereum were known as &ldquo;miners&rdquo;) who created new blocks in proof-of-work
consensus from 5.0 ether to 3.0 ether. The second stage, called Constantinople, was implemented in February 2019, along with another
upgrade, called St. Petersburg. Another network upgrade, called Istanbul, was implemented in December 2019. The purpose of Istanbul was
to make the network more resistant to denial-of-service attacks, to enable greater ether and Zcash interoperability as well as other
Equihash-based proof-of-work digital assets, and to increase the scalability and performance for solutions on zero-knowledge privacy
technology like SNARKs and STARKs. The purposes of these upgrades were to prepare the Ethereum network for the introduction of a proof-of-stake
algorithm and reduce the block reward from 3.0 ether to 2.0 ether.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">In
the second half of 2020, the Ethereum network began the first of several stages of an upgrade culminating in the Merge. The Merge amended
the Ethereum network&rsquo;s consensus mechanism to include proof-of-stake and was intended to address the perceived shortcomings of
the proof-of-work consensus mechanism in terms of labor intensity and duplicative computational effort expended by validators (known
under proof-of-work as &ldquo;miners&rdquo;) who did not win the race, under proof of work, to be the first in time to solve the cryptographic
puzzle that would allow them to be the only validator permitted to validate the block and receive the resulting block reward (which was
only given to the first validator to successfully solve the puzzle and hash a given block, and not to others).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Following
the Merge, core development of the Ethereum source code has increasingly focused on modifications of the Ethereum protocol to increase
speed, throughput and scalability and also improve existing or next-generation uses. Future upgrades to the Ethereum protocol and Ethereum
blockchain to address scaling issues&mdash;such as network congestion, slow throughput and periods of high transaction fees owing to
spikes in network demand&mdash;have been discussed by network participants, such as sharding. The purpose of sharding, which has been
discussed for years, is to increase scalability of the Ethereum blockchain by splitting the blockchain into subsections, called shards,
and dividing validation responsibility so that a defined subset of validators would be responsible for each shard, rather than all validators
being responsible for the entire blockchain, allowing for parallel processing and validation of transactions. However, there appears
to be uncertainty and a lack of existing widespread consensus among network participants about how to solve the scaling challenges faced
by the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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rapid development of other competing scalability solutions, such as those which would rely on handling the bulk of computational work
relating to transactions or smart contracts and DApps outside of the main Ethereum network and Ethereum blockchain, has caused alternatives
to sharding to emerge. &ldquo;Layer 2&rdquo; is a collective term for solutions that are designed to help increase throughput and reduce
transaction fees by handling or validating transactions off the main Ethereum network (known as &ldquo;Layer 1&rdquo;) and then attempting
to take advantage of the perceived security and integrity advantages of the Layer 1 Ethereum network by uploading the transactions validated
on the Layer 2 protocol back to the Layer 1 Ethereum network. The details of how this is done vary significantly between different Layer
2 technologies and implementations. For example, &ldquo;rollups&rdquo; perform transaction execution outside the Layer 1 blockchain and
then post the data, typically in batches, back to the Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain where consensus is reached. &ldquo;Zero knowledge rollups&rdquo;
are generally designed to run the computation needed to validate the transactions off-chain, on the Layer 2 protocol, and submit a proof
of validity of a batch of transactions (not the entire transactions themselves). By contrast, &ldquo;optimistic rollups&rdquo; assume
transactions are valid by default and only run computation, via a fraud proof, in the event of a challenge. Other proposed Layer 2 scaling
solutions include, among others, &ldquo;state channels,&rdquo; which are designed to allow participants to run a large number of transactions
on the Layer 2 side channel protocol and only submit two transactions to the main Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain (the transaction opening
the state channel, and the transaction closing the channel); and &ldquo;side chains,&rdquo; in which an entire Layer 2 blockchain network
with similar capabilities similar to those of the existing Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain runs in parallel with the existing Layer 1 Ethereum
blockchain and allows smart contracts and DApps to run on the Layer 2 side chain without burdening the main Layer 1 network, and others.
To date, the Ethereum network community has not coalesced overwhelmingly around any particular Layer 2 solution, though this could change.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Apart
from solutions designed to address scalability challenges, there have been other upgrades as well. In&nbsp;2021, the Ethereum network
implemented the EIP-1559 upgrade. EIP-1559 changed the methodology used to calculate the fees paid to validators. EIP-1559 resulted in
the splitting of fees into two components: a base fee and tip. Ether used to pay the base fee as a result of EIP-1559 is removed from
circulation, or &ldquo;burnt,&rdquo; and the tip is paid to validators. EIP-1559 has reduced the total net issuance of ether fees to
validators. Future updates may impact the supply of or demand for ether or its price.</FONT></P>

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Trust&rsquo;s activities will not directly relate to scalability or upgrade projects, though such projects may potentially increase demand
for ether and the utility of the Ethereum network as a whole. Conversely, if they are unsuccessful or they cause users or application
or smart contract developers to migrate away from the Ethereum blockchain, demand for ether could potentially be reduced. Also, projects
that operate and are built within the Layer 1 Ethereum blockchain and network may increase the data flow on the Ethereum network and
could either &ldquo;bloat&rdquo; the size of the Ethereum blockchain or slow confirmation times.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Forms
of Attack Against the Ethereum Network</FONT></P>

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networked systems are vulnerable to various kinds of attacks. As with any computer network, the Ethereum network contains certain flaws.
For example, the Ethereum network is currently vulnerable to a &ldquo;51% attack&rdquo; whereby, if a validator or group of validators
acting in concert were to gain control of more than 50% of the staked ether, a malicious actor would be able to gain full control of
the network and the ability to manipulate the Ethereum blockchain. As of the date of this Prospectus, the top three largest staking pools
controlled nearly 50% of the ether staked on the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">Many
digital asset networks have been subjected to a number of denial-of-service attacks, which has led to temporary delays in block creation
and in the transfer of Ethereum. Any similar attacks on the Ethereum network that impact the ability to transfer ether could have a material
adverse effect on the price of ether and the value of the Shares. </FONT></P>

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is not intended as an exhaustive list of all forms of attack against the Ethereum network. For additional information, see the &ldquo;RISK
FACTORS&rdquo; section of this Prospectus.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Market
Participants</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Validators</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
proof-of-stake, validators risk or stake coins to compete to be randomly selected to validate transactions and are rewarded for performing
their responsibilities and behaving in accordance with protocol rules. Any malicious activity, such as validating multiple blocks, disagreeing
with the eventual consensus or otherwise violating protocol rules, results in the penalization or, in extreme cases, slashing of a portion
of the staked coins.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Validators
range from Ethereum enthusiasts to professional operations that design and build dedicated machines and data centers. On the Ethereum
network, a validator must stake 32 ether in order to participate in maintaining the network. When a validator confirms a transaction,
the validator receives fees, including a base fee and a discretionary tip. During the course of ordering transactions and validating
blocks, validators may be able to prioritize certain transactions in return for increased transaction fees, particularly tips, an incentive
system known as &ldquo;Maximal Extractable Value,&rdquo; or MEV. For example, in blockchain networks that facilitate DeFi protocols in
particular, such as the Ethereum network, users may attempt to gain an advantage over other users by increasing offered transaction fees
to incentivize validators to give their submitted transaction requests priority. Certain software services, such as Flashbots, have been
developed to facilitate validators in capturing MEV produced by these increased fees.</FONT></P>

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and Speculative Sector</FONT></P>

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sector includes the investment and trading activities of both private and professional investors and speculators. Historically, larger
financial services institutions are publicly reported to have limited involvement in investment and trading in digital assets, although
the participation landscape is beginning to change. Currently, there is relatively limited use of digital assets in the retail and commercial
marketplace in comparison to relatively extensive use by speculators, and a significant portion of demand for digital assets is generated
by speculators and investors seeking to profit from the short- or long-term holding of digital assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Retail
Sector</FONT></P>

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retail sector includes users transacting in direct peer-to-peer ether activity through the direct sending of ether over the Ethereum
network. The retail sector also includes transactions in which consumers pay for goods or services from commercial or service businesses
through direct transactions or third-party service providers, although the use of ether as a means of payment is still developing and
has not been accepted in the same manner as bitcoin due to ether&rsquo;s relative nascency and because ether has a generally different
purpose than bitcoin.</FONT></P>

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Sector</FONT></P>

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sector includes companies that provide a variety of services including the buying, selling, payment processing and storing of ether.
For example, Coinbase, Kraken, Bitstamp, Gemini, and LMAX Digital are some of the largest digital asset exchanges by volume traded. Coinbase
Custody Trust Company, LLC, the Custodian of the Trust, is a digital asset custodian that provides custodial accounts that store ether
for users. As the Ethereum network continues to grow in acceptance, it is anticipated that service providers will expand the currently
available range of services and that additional parties will enter the service sector for the Ethereum network.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
of May 2025, more than 10,000 other digital assets, as tracked by CoinMarketCap.com, have been developed since the inception of bitcoin,
which is currently the most developed digital asset because of the length of time it has been in existence, the investment in the infrastructure
that supports it, and the network of individuals and entities that are using bitcoin in transactions. While ether has enjoyed some success
in its limited history, the aggregate value of outstanding ether is smaller than that of bitcoin and may be eclipsed by the more rapid
development of other digital assets. In addition, while ether was the first digital asset with a network that served as a smart contracts
platform, a number of newer digital assets also function as smart contracts platforms, including Solana, Avalanche and Cardano. Some
industry groups are also creating private, permissioned blockchain versions of Ethereum.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Government
Oversight, Though Increasing, Remains Limited</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">As
digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including
FinCEN, SEC, CFTC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (&ldquo;FINRA&rdquo;), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (&ldquo;CFPB&rdquo;),
the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS and state financial institution
and securities regulators) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset markets,
with particular focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to launder the proceeds of illegal activities or fund criminal
or terrorist enterprises, and the safety and soundness of exchanges or other service providers that hold or have custody of digital assets
for users. Many of these state and federal agencies have issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed to investors by digital
assets. President Trump&rsquo;s January 23, 2025 Executive Order, titled &ldquo;Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial
Technology, aimed to reorient the federal governments approach to digital assets. The Executive Order emphasized the importance of the
digital asset industry in innovation and economic development, and outlined policies to support the growth and use of digital assets,
blockchain technology and related technologies. President Trump&rsquo;s order also revoked former President Biden&rsquo;s March 9, 2022
Executive Order, titled, &ldquo;Responsible Development of Digital Assets&rdquo; and the U.S. Department of Treasury&rsquo;s July 7,
2022 &ldquo;Framework for International Engagement of Digital Assets&rdquo; and all policies, directives and guidance issued pursuant
to those items produced by the previous administration.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
January 21, 2025, the SEC&rsquo;s acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda announced the SEC Crypto Task Force. The task force has an objective
of developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets. The task force also seeks to establish a practical and
achievable process for registration of digital assets and design clearly defined disclosure requirements and frameworks.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">In
addition, the previous chair of the SEC has stated that the SEC has authority under existing laws to regulate the digital asset sector
and the SEC, U.S. state securities regulators and several foreign governments have issued warnings and instituted legal proceedings in
which they argue that certain digital assets may be classified as securities and that both those digital assets and any related initial
coin offerings are subject to securities regulations. The outcomes of these proceedings, as well as ongoing and future regulatory actions,
may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the Shares or the ability of the Trust to continue
to operate. Additionally, U.S. state and federal, and foreign, regulators and legislatures have taken action against virtual currency
businesses or enacted restrictive regimes in response to adverse publicity arising from hacks, consumer harm, or criminal activity stemming
from virtual currency activity.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">The
CFTC has regulatory jurisdiction over the ether futures markets. In addition, because the CFTC has determined that ether is a &ldquo;commodity&rdquo;
under the CEA and the rules thereunder, it has jurisdiction to prosecute fraud and manipulation in the cash, or spot, market for ether.
The CFTC has pursued enforcement actions relating to fraud and manipulation involving ether and ether markets. Beyond instances of fraud
or manipulation, the CFTC generally does not oversee cash or spot market exchanges or transactions involving ether that do not use collateral,
leverage, or financing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">On
February 8, 2021, the CME, a designated contract market (&ldquo;DCM&rdquo;) registered with the CFTC, launched new contracts for ether
futures products. DCMs are boards of trades (or exchanges) that operate under the regulatory oversight of the CFTC, pursuant to Section
5 of the Commodity Exchange Act. To obtain and maintain designation as a DCM, an exchange must comply on an initial and ongoing basis
with twenty-three Core Principles established in Section 5(d) of the CEA. Among other things, DCMs are required to establish self-regulatory
programs designed to enforce their rules, prevent market manipulation and customer and market abuses, and ensure the recording and safe
storage of trade information. The CFTC engaged in a &ldquo;heightened review&rdquo; of the self-certification of ether futures, which
required DCMs to enter direct or indirect information sharing agreements with spot market platforms to allow access to trade and trader
data; to monitor data from cash markets with respect to price settlements and other ether prices more broadly, and to identify anomalies
and disproportionate moves in the cash markets compared to the futures markets; to engage in inquiries, including at the trade settlement
level when necessary; and to agree to regular coordination with CFTC surveillance staff on trade activities, including providing the
CFTC surveillance team with trade settlement data upon request.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">The
SEC has also recently proposed amendments to the custody rules under Rule 406(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act. The proposed rule
changes would amend the definition of a &ldquo;qualified custodian&rdquo; under Rule&nbsp;206(4)-2(d)(6) and expand the current custody
rule under Rule 406(4)-2 to cover digital assets and related advisory activities. If enacted as proposed, these rules would likely impose
additional regulatory requirements with respect to the custody and storage of digital assets and could lead to additional regulatory
oversight of the digital asset ecosystem more broadly. In addition, it is possible the market turbulence in late 2022, which led to the
failure of FTX Trading Ltd. (&ldquo;FTX&rdquo;) in November 2022 and the resulting market turmoil, could lead to increased SEC, CFTC,
or other governmental investigations, enforcement, and/or other regulatory activity across the digital asset ecosystem.</FONT></P>

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foreign jurisdictions have adopted and may continue in the near future to adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect a digital
asset network, the digital asset markets, and their users, particularly digital asset exchanges and service providers that fall within
such jurisdictions&rsquo; regulatory scope. For example:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">China
                                            has made transacting in cryptocurrencies illegal for Chinese citizens in mainland China,
                                            and additional restrictions may follow. China has banned initial coin offerings and there
                                            have been reports that Chinese regulators have taken action to shut down a number of China-based
                                            digital asset exchanges.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">South
                                            Korea determined to amend its Financial Information Act in March 2020 to require virtual
                                            asset service providers to register and comply with its AML and counter-terrorism funding
                                            framework. These measures also provide the government with the authority to close digital
                                            asset exchanges that do not comply with specified processes. South Korea has also banned
                                            initial coin offerings.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Reserve Bank of India in April 2018 banned the entities it regulates from providing services
                                            to any individuals or business entities dealing with or selling digital assets. In March
                                            2020, this ban was overturned in the Indian Supreme Court, although the Reserve Bank of India
                                            is currently challenging this ruling.</FONT></TD>
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                                            United Kingdom&rsquo;s Financial Conduct Authority published final rules in October 2020
                                            banning the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes that reference certain types of
                                            digital assets, contending that they are &ldquo;ill-suited&rdquo; to retail investors citing
                                            extreme volatility, valuation challenges and association with financial crime. A new bill,
                                            the Financial Services and Markets Bill (the &ldquo;FSMB&rdquo;), has made its way through
                                            the House of Commons and is expected to work through the House of Lords and become law in
                                            2023. The FSMB would bring digital asset activities within the scope of existing laws governing
                                            financial institutions, markets and assets.</FONT></TD>
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                                            European Council of the European Union approved the text of the Markets in Crypto-Assets
                                            Regulation (&ldquo;MiCA&rdquo;) in October 2022, establishing a regulatory framework for
                                            digital asset services across the European Union. MiCA is intended to serve as a comprehensive
                                            regulation of digital asset markets and imposes various obligations on digital asset issuers
                                            and service providers. The main aims of MiCA are industry regulation, consumer protection,
                                            prevention of market abuse and upholding the integrity of digital asset markets. MiCA was
                                            ratified by the European Parliament on April 20, 2023, and went into full effect at the end
                                            of 2024.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">There
                                            remains significant uncertainty regarding foreign governments&rsquo; future actions with
                                            respect to the regulation of digital assets and digital asset exchanges. Such laws, regulations
                                            or directives may conflict with those of the United States and may negatively impact the
                                            acceptance of ether by users, merchants and service providers outside the United States and
                                            may therefore impede the growth or sustainability of the Ethereum ecosystem in the United
                                            States and globally, or otherwise negatively affect the value of ether held by the Trust.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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effect of any future regulatory change on the Trust or the ether held by the Trust is impossible to predict, but such change could be
substantial and adverse to the Trust and the value of the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_004"></A>THE
TRUST AND ETHER PRICES</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Overview
of the Trust</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value of ether held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust&rsquo;s
operations. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust will hold ether and will value its net assets and the Shares daily
based on the Pricing Index. Ether will be the only digital asset held by the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor believes that the Trust will provide a cost-efficient way for investors to implement strategic and tactical asset allocation
strategies that use ether by investing in the Shares rather than purchasing, holding and trading ether directly. The latter alternative
would require an investor to acquire ether by selecting a digital asset trading platform and opening an account or arranging a private
transaction, and initiating a fiat transaction to initiate or settle such acquisition. An investor would then also be required to custody
such ether by selecting a retail or institutional custodial platform or establishing a personal computer or hardware security module-based
system capable of transacting directly on the blockchain, and incurring the risk associated with cybersecurity and maintaining a private
key that is irrecoverable if lost, among other difficulties.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Purchase
and Sale of Ether</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">When
the Trust conducts Cash Creations or Cash Redemptions, it is responsible for purchasing and selling ether. The Trust may also be required
to sell ether to pay certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor. Under such circumstances, the
Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will typically seek to buy and sell ether at a price as close to the Pricing Index as practical. When
choosing between potential counterparties, the Sponsor may consider factors other than simply the most favorable price. However, the
most favorable price will be the predominant factor in determining the counterparty with which the Sponsor effectuates the contemplated
transaction. Other factors that the Sponsor may consider include the size of the proposed order, as well as a counterparty&rsquo;s execution
capabilities, reliability and responsiveness.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s purchase and sale of ether may be conducted pursuant to either of two models: (i) the &ldquo;Trust-Directed Trade Model&rdquo;;
or the (ii) the &ldquo;Agent Execution Model.&rdquo; The Trust intends to utilize the Trust-Directed Trade Model for all purchases and
sales of ether and will only utilize the Agent Execution Model in the event that no Ether Trading Counterparty is able or willing to
effectuate the Trust&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trust-Directed
Trade Model</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust-Directed Trade Model, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, is responsible for acquiring ether from an ether trading counterparty
that has been approved by the Sponsor (each, an Ether Trading Counterparty). The Sponsor has entered into contractual agreements with
the Ether Trading Counterparties, and these agreements set forth the general parameters under which a transaction in ether will be effectuated,
should any transaction with an Ether Trading Counterparty occur. These agreements do not require the Sponsor to utilize any particular
Ether Trading Counterparty, and do not create any contractual obligations on the part of any Ether Trading Counterparty to participate
in cash orders for creations or redemptions. All transactions between the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, and an Ether Trading Counterparty
will be done on an arm&rsquo;s-length basis.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">While
it is expected and intended that the Ether Trading Counterparties are unaffiliated third-parties it is possible that an Ether Trading
Counterparty may on any given day be or become considered an affiliate of the Trust if it acquires Shares in an amount that would cause
it to become considered an affiliate of the Trust, as the Shares are publicly traded. Ether Trading Counterparties are not required to
have a custody account with the Ether Custodian. When seeking to purchase or sell ether on behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor will typically
seek to buy and sell ether at a price as close to the Pricing Index as practical from any of the approved Ether Trading Counterparties.
Upon notification that the Trust needs to purchase or sell ether, the Sponsor will obtain indicative prices from multiple Ether Trading
Counterparties at which they would be willing to execute the contemplated transaction. The Sponsor then determines the Ether Trading
Counterparty with which it wishes to transact and records the rationale for that determination. Once agreed upon, the transaction will
generally occur on an &ldquo;over-the-counter&rdquo; basis. Transfers of ether to and from the Trust Ether Account to the Ether Trading
Counterparty are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. Transfer fees with respect to this on-chain
transfer of ether will be paid by the Ether Custodian.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor maintains a process for approving and monitoring Ether Trading Counterparties, which is overseen by the Bitwise Portfolio Oversight
Committee, which is responsible for investment activities and related risk, as well as counterparty risk. All Ether Trading Counterparties
must be approved by the Bitwise Portfolio Oversight Committee before the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will engage in transactions
with the entity. The Bitwise Portfolio Oversight Committee continuously reviews all approved Ether Trading Counterparties at its quarterly
meetings and will reject the approval of any previously approved Ether Trading Counterparty if new information arises regarding the entity
that puts the appropriateness of that entity as an approved ether trading counterparty in doubt. In considering which Ether Trading Counterparties
to approve, the Bitwise Portfolio Oversight Committee has instituted rigorous policies and procedures that include, but are not limited
to, (i) a review of all sanctioned entities, including, but not limited to, the various categories of sanctioned persons and entities
identified by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; (ii) a review of all publicly available information regarding the entity, including
a review of all information that has been filed pursuant to the requirements of U.S. or non-U.S. regulators, with a particular emphasis
on the identity of the entity&rsquo;s owners, disclosure events and reports of disciplinary action; and (iii) a review of the entity&rsquo;s
policies and procedures regarding various topics, including, but not limited to, anti-money laundering and &ldquo;know-your-customer&rdquo;
requirements, trade surveillance, auditing and testing and cybersecurity capabilities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
of May 23, 2025, Coinbase Inc., B2C2 USA Inc., Cumberland DRW LLC, FalconX (d/b/a Solios, Inc.), Wintermute Trading Ltd, Flow Traders
B.V., JSCT, LLC, and Nonco LLC have been approved as Ether Trading Counterparties. JSCT, LLC is an affiliate of Jane Street Capital,
LLC, which is an Authorized Participant to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Agent
Execution Model</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event that every Ether Trading Counterparty is either unable or unwilling to effectuate the Trust&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether,
the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may execute the trade using the Agent Execution Model.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Agent Execution Model, the Prime Execution Agent, an affiliate of the Ether Custodian, acting in an agency capacity, conducts ether
purchases and sales on behalf of the Trust with third parties through its Coinbase Prime service pursuant to the Prime Execution Agreement.
To avoid having to pre-fund purchases or sales of ether, the Trust may borrow ether or cash as Trade Credit from the Trade Credit Lender
on a short-term basis pursuant to the Trade Financing Agreement. As the Trust intends to conduct nearly all purchases and sales of ether
pursuant to the Trust-Directed Trade Model, under normal conditions, it expects to keep very little or no ether in the Trading Balance
with the Prime Execution Agent.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the case of a purchase of ether, the extension of Trade Credits allows the Trust to purchase ether through the Prime Execution Agent
on the date the Trust wishes to effectuate the transaction (for instance, on the evening of the day when an order to create Shares is
received), with such ether being deposited in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance. On the day following a trade when Trade Credits have
been utilized, the Trust uses cash (for instance, from the Authorized Participant who submitted the creation order) to repay the Trade
Credits borrowed from the Trade Credit Lender. The ether purchased by the Trust is then swept from the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance
with the Prime Execution Agent to the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian pursuant to a regular end-of-day sweep process. Transfers
of ether into the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance are off-chain transactions and transfers from the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance to the
Trust Ether Account are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. Any financing fee owed to the Trade
Credit Lender is deemed part of trade execution costs and embedded in the trade price for each transaction.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the case of a sale of ether, the Trust enters into a transaction to sell ether through the Prime Execution Agent for cash. The Trust&rsquo;s
Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent may not be funded with ether on the date the Trust wishes to effectuate the transaction
(for instance, on the evening a day when an order to redeem Shares is received) because the ether remains in the Trust Ether Account
with the Ether Custodian. In those circumstances the Trust may borrow Trade Credits in the form of ether from the Trade Credit Lender,
which allows the Trust to sell ether through the Prime Execution Agent at the desired time, and the cash proceeds are deposited in the
Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent. On the business day following the trade, the Trust will use the ether that
is moved from the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian to the Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent to repay the Trade
Credits borrowed from the Trade Credit Lender. Transfers of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance are
&ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. Any financing fee owed to the Trade Credit Lender is deemed
part of trade execution costs and embedded in the trade price for each transaction.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
CME CF Ether &ndash; Dollar Reference Rate &ndash; New York Variant</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
is a globally traded commodity with prices ostensibly quoted on over 200 trading platforms with substantial, if fragmented, liquidity;
nevertheless, there has not appeared to be a single unified reported price for ether on such trading platforms, and the reported differences
on such trading platforms between what ether costs and the price at which an investor can subsequently sell its ether holdings range
from a few cents to, at certain points, hundreds of dollars. In designing the Trust, the Sponsor considered how to accurately price the
Trust&rsquo;s NAV, such that said NAV would be reflective of the globally integrated price of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
net assets of the Trust and its Shares are valued on a daily basis with reference to the CME CF Ether &ndash; Dollar Reference Rate &ndash;
New York Variant, the Pricing Index, a standardized reference rate published by CF Benchmarks Ltd., the Benchmark Provider, that is designed
to reflect the performance of ether in U.S. dollars. The Pricing Index was created to facilitate financial products based on ether. It
serves as a once-a-day benchmark rate of the U.S. dollar price of ether (USD/ETH), calculated as of 4:00 p.m. ET. The Pricing Index aggregates
the trade flow of several major ether trading venues, during an observation window between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET into the U.S. dollar
price of one ether at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Pricing Index currently uses substantially the same methodology as the CME CF Ether Reference
Rate, the ERR, including utilizing the same constituent ether exchanges, which is the underlying rate to determine settlement of CME
ether futures contracts, except that the Pricing Index is calculated as of 4:00 p.m. ET, whereas the ERR is calculated as of 4:00 p.m.
London time. The Pricing Index, which was introduced on February 28, 2022, is based on materially the same methodology (except calculation
time) as the ERR, which was first introduced on June 4, 2018.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index is designed based on the IOSCO Principals for Financial Benchmarks. The Trust uses the Pricing Index to calculate its NAV,
which is the aggregate U.S. dollar value of ether in the Trust, based on the Pricing Index, less its liabilities and expenses. &ldquo;NAV
per Share&rdquo; is calculated by dividing NAV by the number of Shares currently outstanding. NAV and NAV per Share are not measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP. NAV is not intended to be a substitute for the Trust&rsquo;s Principal Market NAV calculated in accordance
with GAAP, and NAV per Share is not intended to be a substitute for the Trust&rsquo;s Principal Market NAV per Share calculated in accordance
with GAAP.</FONT></P>

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Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may cause the Trust to price its portfolio based upon an index, benchmark or standard other than the
Pricing Index at any time, with prior notice to the Shareholders, if investment conditions change or the Sponsor believes that another
index, benchmark or standard better aligns with the Trust&rsquo;s investment objective and strategy. The Sponsor may make this decision
for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, a determination that the Pricing Index price of ether differs materially from
the global market price of ether and/or that third parties are able to purchase and sell ether on public or private markets not included
among the Constituent Platforms, and such transactions may take place at prices materially higher or lower than the Pricing Index price.
The Sponsor, however, is under no obligation whatsoever to make such changes in any circumstance. In the event that the Sponsor intends
to establish the Trust&rsquo;s NAV by reference to an index, benchmark or standard other than the Pricing Index, it will provide Shareholders
with notice in a prospectus supplement and/or through a current report on Form 8-K or in the Trust&rsquo;s annual or quarterly reports.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pricing
Index Methodology</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index is calculated based on the &ldquo;Relevant Transactions&rdquo; (as defined below) of all of its constituent ether trading
venues (the &ldquo;Constituent Platforms&rdquo;) as follows:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">All
                                            Relevant Transactions are added to a joint list, recording the time of execution, trade price
                                            and size for each transaction.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            list is partitioned by timestamp into twelve (12) equally sized time intervals of five (5)
                                            minutes in length.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
                                            each partition separately, the volume-weighted median trade price is calculated from the
                                            trade prices and sizes of all Relevant Transactions, i.e., across all Constituent Platforms.
                                            A volume-weighted median differs from a standard median in that a weighting factor, in this
                                            case trade size, is factored into the calculation.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Pricing Index is then determined by the equally weighted average of the volume medians of
                                            all partitions.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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of March 31, 2025, the Constituent Platforms included in the Pricing Index are Bitstamp, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, itBit, Kraken,
and LMAX Digital.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Bitstamp</I>:
                                            A U.K.-based exchange registered as an MSB with FinCEN and licensed as a virtual currency
                                            business under the NYDFS BitLicense as well as a money transmitter in various U.S. states.
                                            It is also regulated as a Payments Institution within the European Union and is registered
                                            as a Crypto Asset business with the U.K. FCA.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Coinbase</I>:
                                            A U.S.-based exchange registered as an MSB with FinCEN and licensed as a virtual currency
                                            business under the NYDFS BitLicense as well as a money transmitter in various U.S. states.
                                            Subsidiaries operating internationally are further regulated as e-money providers (Republic
                                            of Ireland, Central Bank of Ireland) and Major Payment Institutions (Singapore, Monetary
                                            Authority of Singapore).</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0"><I>Crypto.com<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">:</FONT></I><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">
                                            A cryptocurrency trading platform headquartered in Singapore. It provides a platform for
                                            trading, investing, and using cryptocurrencies. In North America, Crypto.com is registered
                                            as a Money Services Business with FINTRAC in Canada and FinCEN in the United States. It also
                                            holds Money Transmitter Licenses across various U.S. states. In Europe, the company received
                                            approval from the UK&rsquo;s Financial Conduct Authority in August 2022 and operates under
                                            the Electronic Money Institution license in several European Economic Area countries.</FONT></P></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Gemini</I>:
                                            A U.S.-based exchange that is licensed as a virtual currency business under the NYDFS BitLicense.
                                            It is also registered with FinCEN as an MSB and is licensed as a money transmitter in various
                                            U.S. states. It is also registered with the FCA as a Crypto Asset Business.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>itBit</I>:
                                            A U.S.-based exchange that is licensed as a virtual currency business under the NYDFS BitLicense.
                                            It is also registered FinCEN as an MSB and is licensed as a money transmitter in various
                                            U.S. states.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Kraken</I>:
                                            A U.S.-based exchange that is registered as an MSB with FinCEN in various U.S. states, Kraken
                                            is registered with the FCA as a Crypto Asset Business and is authorized by the Central Bank
                                            of Ireland as a Virtual Asset Service Provider. Kraken also holds a variety of other licenses
                                            and regulatory approvals, including from the Canadian Securities Administrators.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>LMAX
                                            Digital</I>: A Gibraltar-based exchange regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
                                            as a DLT provider for execution and custody services. LMAX Digital does not hold a BitLicense
                                            and is part of LMAX Group, a U.K.-based operator of an FCA-regulated Multilateral Trading
                                            Facility and Broker-Dealer.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
oversight function is implemented by the Benchmark Provider in seeking to ensure that the Pricing Index is administered through the Benchmark
Provider&rsquo;s codified policies for index integrity. The Pricing Index is administered through the Benchmark Provider&rsquo;s codified
policies for index integrity, including a conflicts-of-interest policy, a control framework, an accountability framework, and an input
data policy. It is also subject to the U.K. BMR regulations, compliance with which regulations has been subject to a Limited Assurance
Audit under the ISAE 3000 standard as of September 12, 2022, which is publicly available.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Pricing Index is subject to oversight by the CME CF Oversight Committee. The CME CF Oversight Committee shall be comprised of at least
five members, including at least: (i) two who are representatives of CME; (ii) one who is a representative of CF Benchmarks Ltd.; and
(iii) two who bring expertise and industry knowledge relating to benchmark determination, issuance and operations. The CME CF Oversight
Committee meets no less frequently than quarterly. The CME CF Oversight Committee&rsquo;s Founding Charter and quarterly meeting minutes
are publicly available.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event that there are errors or irregularities in the calculation and publication of the Pricing Index, including delayed, missing
data or erroneous data, the Benchmark Provider will apply the &ldquo;Contingency Calculation Rules&rdquo; as they relate to the Pricing
Index that are set forth on the Benchmark Provider&rsquo;s website. Such rules dictate how the Benchmark Provider will calculate the
Pricing Index, depending upon the type of error or irregularity. For instance, in the event that no Relevant Transaction occurs on a
Constituent Platform on a given day, or one or more Relevant Transactions do occur on the Constituent Platform but cannot be retrieved
by the Benchmark Provider, the Constituent Platform is disregarded in the calculation of the Pricing Index for that day. In addition,
all Relevant Transactions are subject to automated screening for erroneous data. Relevant Transactions that have been flagged as erroneous
pursuant to the automated screening and the Contingency Calculation Rules are disregarded in the calculation of the Pricing Index for
a given day. If, for whatever reason, the Benchmark Provider is unable to calculate and publish the Pricing Index by the stipulated dissemination
time, it shall publish a notification on its website informing Pricing Index users, including the Trust, the calculation and publication
have been delayed.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
trading venue is eligible as a &ldquo;Constituent Platform&rdquo; in any of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products if it offers a
market that facilitates the spot trading of the relevant cryptocurrency base asset against the corresponding quote asset, including markets
where the quote asset is made fungible with Accepted Assets (the &ldquo;Relevant Pair&rdquo;) and makes trade data and order data available
through an Automatic Programming Interface (&ldquo;API&rdquo;) with sufficient reliability, detail and timeliness. The CME CF Oversight
Committee considers a trading venue to offer sufficiently reliable, detailed and timely trade data and order data through an API when:
(i) the API for the &ldquo;Constituent Platform&rdquo; does not fall or become unavailable to a degree that impacts the integrity of
the Pricing Index given the frequency of calculation; (ii) the data published is at the resolution required so that the benchmark can
be calculated, with the frequency and dissemination precision required; and (iii) the data is broadcast and available for retrieval at
the required frequency (and not negatively impacted by latency) to allow the methodologies to be applied as intended.</FONT></P>

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it must, in the opinion of the CME CF Oversight Committee, fulfill the following criteria:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            venue&rsquo;s Relevant Pair spot trading volume for an index must meet the minimum thresholds
                                            as detailed below for it to be admitted as a Constituent Platform: the average daily volume
                                            the venue would have contributed during the observation window for the Reference Rate of
                                            the Relevant Pair exceeds 3% for two consecutive calendar quarters.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            venue has policies to ensure fair and transparent market conditions at all times and has
                                            processes in place to identify and impede illegal, unfair or manipulative trading practices.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            venue does not impose undue barriers to entry or restrictions on market participants, and
                                            utilizing the venue does not expose market participants to undue credit risk, operational
                                            risk, legal risk or other risks.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            venue complies with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, capital
                                            markets regulations, money-transmission regulations, client money custody regulations, and
                                            KYC and AML regulations.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            venue cooperates with inquiries and investigations of regulators and the Administrator upon
                                            request and must execute data-sharing agreements with CME Group. Once admitted, a Constituent
                                            Platform must demonstrate that it continues to fulfill criteria 2 to 5 inclusive. Should
                                            the average daily contribution of a Constituent Platform fall below 3% for any Reference
                                            Rate, then the continued inclusion of the venue as a Constituent Platform to the Relevant
                                            Pair shall be assessed by the CME CF Oversight Committee.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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a trading venue may be nominated for inclusion in the list of Constituent Platforms by any member of the public, any exchange or the
Oversight Committee.</FONT></P>

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Index data and the description of the Pricing Index are based on information made publicly available by the Benchmark Provider on its
website at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com. None of the information on the Benchmark Provider&rsquo;s website is incorporated by reference
into this Prospectus.</FONT></P>

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seven Constituent Platforms that contribute transaction data to the Pricing Index with the aggregate volumes traded on their respective
ETH-USD markets over the preceding four calendar quarters are listed in the table below:</FONT></P>

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                                            Trading Volume of ETH-USD Markets of Pricing Index Constituent Platforms**</B></FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">Period</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">Bitstamp</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">Coinbase</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">Crypto.com*</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">Gemini</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">itBit</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">Kraken</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">LMAX</TD><TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 16%; text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt">2024 Q2</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">2,112,253,362</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">34,626,781,420</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">N/A</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">1,395,882,194</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">567,917,703</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">6,463,687,792</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 9%; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">7,948,163,457</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt">2024 Q3</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">245,202,337</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">22,706,157,083</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">N/A</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">29,080,147</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">340,547,919</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">3,139,689,527</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">3,656,528,706</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt">2024 Q4</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">2,800,137,146</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">36,200,630,438</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">N/A</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">2,454,757,498</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">433,526,871</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">5,403,870,216</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">4,174,811,375</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt">2025 Q1</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">2,675,817,473</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">36,568,524,172</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">368,564,044</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">2,554,135,858</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">443,530,412</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">4,896,094,186</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">$</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">3,780,719,230</TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>


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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Crypto.com
                                            became a Pricing Index Constituent Platform on March 31, 2025 and its aggregate volume is
                                            based on a single day. </FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>


<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">**</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Source: CF Benchmarks
                                            Ltd.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
market share for ETH-USD trading of the seven Constituent Platforms over the past four calendar quarters is shown in the table below:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ether
Trading Platform Market Share of ETH-USD Trading*&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Period</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Bitstamp</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Coinbase</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Crypto.com</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Gemini</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">itBit</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Kraken</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">LMAX</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt">2024 Q2</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">2.44</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">39.99</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">N/A</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">1.61</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">0.66</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">7.47</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">9.18</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt">2024 Q3</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.16</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">21.08</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">N/A</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.86</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.32</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2.91</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3.39</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt">2024 Q4</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.21</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">15.68</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">N/A</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.06</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.19</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2.34</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.81</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0pt">2025 Q1</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.52</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">20.83</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.21</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.45</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.25</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2.79</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2.15</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">%</TD></TR>
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                                            CF Benchmarks Ltd.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CF
BENCHMARKS LTD. DATA IS USED UNDER LICENSE AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE TRUST&rsquo;S PRODUCTS. CF BENCHMARKS LTD., ITS AGENTS
AND LICENSORS HAVE NO OTHER CONNECTION TO THE TRUST&rsquo;S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND DOES NOT SPONSOR, ENDORSE, RECOMMEND OR PROMOTE
ANY OF THE TRUST&rsquo;S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. CF BENCHMARKS LTD., ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION
WITH THE TRUST&rsquo;S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. CF BENCHMARKS LTD., ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS
OF ANY INDEX LICENSED TO THE TRUST AND SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trust
Structure</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Trust is a statutory
trust formed under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, and the Trust Agreement constitutes the &ldquo;governing instrument&rdquo; of the
Trust under the laws of the State of Delaware relating to statutory trusts. The Trust holds ether and is expected from time to time to
issue Baskets in exchange for deposits of ether or cash and to distribute ether or cash in connection with redemptions of Baskets. The
Trust&rsquo;s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value of ether held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust&rsquo;s
operations and other liabilities. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust will hold ether and establish its NAV by
reference to the Pricing Index.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor believes the Trust&rsquo;s is a straight-forward solution to seek its investment objective. Besides cash received in connection
with Cash Creation Orders of Baskets, the Trust&rsquo;s sole asset is expected to be ether held with the Ether Custodian. The Sponsor
believes that the Pricing Index is a representative value for the USD-ETH price of ether, based on the methodology administered by the
Benchmark Provider.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust processes and pays its only ordinary expense (the Sponsor Fee) in ether. The Trust will only sell ether (1) in connection with
the redemption of Baskets for cash, (2) on an as-needed basis to pay Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, (3) in the event the
Trust terminates and liquidates its assets, or (4) as otherwise required by law or regulation. This restriction provides protection against
potential attempts by bad actors to manipulate the operation of the Trust based on how the Trust calculates its NAV.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investors
may obtain on a 24-hour basis ether pricing information based on the spot and Ether Futures price for one ether from various financial
information service providers. Current spot prices are also generally available with bid/ask spreads from digital asset trading platforms,
including the Constituent Platforms. Market prices for the Shares are available from a variety of sources including brokerage firms,
information websites and other information service providers. The NAV of the Trust is published by the Sponsor at the Trust&rsquo;s website
(ETHWetf.com) on each day that the Exchange is open for regular trading and is posted on the Trust&rsquo;s website.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_005"></A>Calculation
of NAV</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
normal circumstances, the Trust&rsquo;s only asset will be ether and, under limited circumstances, cash. The Trust&rsquo;s ether is carried,
for financial statement purposes, at fair value, as required by the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (&ldquo;GAAP&rdquo;).
The Trust&rsquo;s NAV will be determined by the Administrator once each Exchange trading day at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (&ldquo;ET&rdquo;),
or as soon thereafter as practicable. The NAV for a normal trading day will be released after 4:00 p.m. ET. Trading during the core trading
session on the Exchange typically closes at 4:00 p.m. ET. However, NAVs are not officially struck until later in the day (often by 5:30
p.m. and almost always by 8:00 p.m.). The pause between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. (or later) provides an opportunity for the Sponsor to
algorithmically detect, flag, investigate, and correct unusual pricing should it occur.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Administrator will calculate the NAV of the Trust by multiplying the number of ether held by the Trust by the Pricing Index for such
day, adding any additional receivables and subtracting the accrued but unpaid expenses and liabilities of the Trust. The Trust&rsquo;s
NAV per Share is calculated by dividing the Trust&rsquo;s NAV by the number of Shares then outstanding. The Administrator will determine
the price of the Trust&rsquo;s ether by reference to the Pricing Index, which is published between 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET on every
calendar day. The methodology used to calculate the Pricing Index price to value ether in determining the NAV of the Trust may not be
deemed consistent with GAAP. To the extent the methodology used to calculate the Pricing Index is deemed inconsistent with GAAP, the
Trust will utilize an alternative GAAP-consistent pricing source for purposes of the Trust&rsquo;s periodic financial statements.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor has the exclusive authority to determine the NAV of the Trust. The Sponsor has delegated to the Administrator the responsibility
to calculate the NAV of the Trust and the NAV, based on a pricing source selected by the Sponsor (the Pricing Index). The Administrator
will determine the NAV of the Trust each business day. In determining the NAV of the Trust, the Administrator values the ether held by
the Trust based on the Pricing Index, unless otherwise determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. If the Pricing Index is not
available or the Sponsor in its sole discretion determines that the Pricing Index should not be used, the Trust&rsquo;s holdings may
be fair valued in accordance with the policy approved by the Sponsor. The Sponsor does not anticipate that the need to &ldquo;fair value&rdquo;
ether will be a common occurrence.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
ITV will be calculated by using the prior day&rsquo;s closing NAV per Share of the Trust as a base and updating that value throughout
the trading day to reflect changes in the most recently reported price level of the CME Ether Real Time Price. The ITV disseminated during
the Exchange core trading session hours should not be viewed as an actual real-time update of the NAV, because NAV per Share is calculated
only once at the end of each trading day based upon the relevant end-of-day values of the Trust&rsquo;s investments. The ITV will be
disseminated on a per-Share basis every 15 seconds during regular Exchange core trading session hours of 9:30 a.m. ET to 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Exchange will disseminate the ITV value through the facilities of CTA/CQ High Speed Lines that allow for high-speed data transmission.
In addition, the ITV will be published on the Exchange&rsquo;s website and will be available through online information services such
as Bloomberg and Reuters. The ITV (which is based upon the CME Ether Real Time Price) may differ from the NAV (which is based upon the
Pricing Index) due to differences in how the CME Ether Real Time Price and Pricing Index are calculated. While the Pricing Index is calculated
as described in the section above entitled &ldquo;THE TRUST AND ETHER PRICES&mdash;&ndash;The CME CF Ether &ndash; Dollar Reference Rate
&ndash; New York Variant,&rdquo; the CME Ether Real Time Price is calculated once per second, in real time by utilizing the order books
of ether&mdash;U.S. dollar trading pairs operated by all Constituent Platforms. An &ldquo;order book&rdquo; is a list of buy and sell
orders with associated limit prices and sizes that have not yet been matched, that is reported and disseminated by CF Benchmarks Ltd.,
as the CME Ether Real Time Price calculation agent. The order books are aggregated into one consolidated order book by the CME Ether
Real Time Price calculation agent and the bid-price volume curve, ask-price volume curve, mid-price volume curve and mid-spread volume
curve are calculated. The mid-price volume curve is the average of the bid-price volume curve (which maps transaction volume to the marginal
price per cryptocurrency unit a seller is required to accept in order to sell this volume to the consolidated order book) and the ask-price
volume curve (which maps a transaction volume to the marginal price per cryptocurrency unit a buyer is required to pay in order to purchase
this volume from the consolidated order book). The mid-price volume curve is weighted by the normalized probability density of the exponential
distribution up to the utilized depth (utilized depth being calculated as the maximum cumulative volume for which the mid-spread volume
curve does not exceed a certain percentage deviation from the mid price). The CME Ether Real Time Price is then given by the sum of the
weighted mid-price volume curve obtained in the previous step.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dissemination
of the ITV provides additional information that is not otherwise available to the public and may be useful to investors and market professionals
in connection with the trading of the Shares on the Exchange. Investors and market professionals will be able throughout the trading
day to compare the market price of the Trust and the ITV. If the market price of the Shares diverges significantly from the ITV, market
professionals will have an incentive to execute arbitrage trades. For example, if the Trust appears to be trading at a discount compared
to the ITV, a market professional could buy the Shares on the Exchange and sell short futures contracts. Such arbitrage trades can tighten
the tracking between the market price of the Trust and the ITV and thus can be beneficial to all market participants.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor reserves the right to adjust the Share price of the Trust in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors.
Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits. Such splits would decrease (in the case of a split)
or increase (in the case of a reverse split) the proportionate NAV per Share, but would have no effect on the net assets of the Trust
or the proportionate voting rights of Shareholders or the value of any Shareholder&rsquo;s investment.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust&rsquo;s periodic financial statements may not utilize the NAV of the Trust determined by reference to the Pricing Index to the
extent the methodology used to calculate the Pricing Index is deemed not to be consistent with GAAP. The Trust&rsquo;s periodic financial
statements will be prepared in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (&ldquo;FASB&rdquo;) Accounting Standards Codification
Topic 820, &ldquo;Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures&rdquo; (&ldquo;ASC Topic 820&rdquo;) and utilize an exchange-traded price from
the Trust&rsquo;s principal market for ether on the Trust&rsquo;s financial statement measurement date. The Sponsor will determine in
its sole discretion the valuation sources and policies used to prepare the Trust&rsquo;s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
The Trust intends to engage a third-party vendor to obtain a price from a principal market for ether, which will be determined and designated
by such third-party vendor daily based on its consideration of several exchange characteristics, including oversight, and the volume
and frequency of trades. Under GAAP, such a price is expected to be deemed a Level 1 input in accordance with the ASC Topic 820 because
it is expected to be a quoted price in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.</FONT></P>

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determine which market is the Trust&rsquo;s principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market)
for purposes of calculating the Trust&rsquo;s financial statements, the Trust follows ASC 820-10, which outlines the application of fair
value accounting. ASC 820-10 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for ether in a current sale, which assumes
an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820-10 requires the Trust to assume that ether is sold
in its principal market to market participants or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Market participants
are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able
to transact. The Trust may transact through Ether Trading Counterparties, in multiple markets, and its application of ASC 820-10 reflects
this fact. The Trust anticipates that, while multiple venues and types of markets will be available to the Ether Trading Counterparties
from whom the Sponsor acquires or disposes of the Trust&rsquo;s ether, the principal market in each scenario is determined by looking
at the market-based level of volume and ether trading activity. Ether Trading Counterparties may transact in a Brokered Market, a Dealer
Market, Principal-to-Principal Markets and Exchange Markets, each as defined in the FASB ASC Master Glossary. Based on information reasonably
available to the Trust, Exchange Markets have the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset. The Trust therefore looks to accessible
Exchange Markets as opposed to the Brokered Market, Dealer Market and Principal-to-Principal Markets to determine its principal market.
As a result of the aforementioned analysis, an Exchange Market has been selected as the Trust&rsquo;s principal market. The Trust determines
its principal market (or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market) on a quarterly basis to determine which market
is its Principal Market for the purpose of calculating fair value for the creation of quarterly and annual financial statements.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
process that the Sponsor has developed for identifying a principal market, as prescribed in ASC 820-10, which outlines the application
of fair value accounting. The process begins by identifying publicly available, well established and reputable ether trading venues (Exchange
Markets, as defined in the FASB ASC Master Glossary), which are selected by the Sponsor and its affiliates in their sole discretion.
Those markets include Binance, Bitfinex, Bitflyer, Bitstamp, Coinbase Pro, Crypto.com, Gemini, HitBTC, Huobi, Kraken, KuCoin, OKEx, Poloniex.
The Sponsor then, through a service provider, calculates on each valuation period, the highest volume venue during the 60-minute period
prior to 4:00 ET for ether. The Sponsor then identifies that market as the principal market for ether during that period, and uses the
price for ether from that venue at 4:00 ET as the principal market price.</FONT></P>

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Information About The trust</FONT></P>

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Trust</FONT></P>

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Trust is a Delaware statutory trust, formed pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. The Trust continuously issues common shares
representing units of undivided beneficial ownership of the Trust that may be purchased and sold on the Exchange. The Trust operates
pursuant to the First Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of May 28, 2024. Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware trust company,
is the Delaware trustee of the Trust. The Trust is managed and controlled by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is a limited liability company
formed in the State of Delaware on June 4, 2018.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust is passively managed and does not pursue active management investment strategies. Additionally, the Sponsor does not actively manage
the ether held by the Trust. This means that the Sponsor does not sell ether at times when its price is high or acquire ether at low
prices in the expectation of future price increases. It also means that the Sponsor does not make use of any of the hedging techniques
available to professional ether investors to attempt to reduce the risks of losses resulting from price decreases. The ether held by
the Trust will only be delivered to pay its only ordinary expense (the Sponsor Fee) in ether. The Trust will only sell ether (1) in connection
with Cash Redemptions, (2) on an as-needed basis to pay Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, (3)&nbsp;in the event the Trust terminates
and liquidates its assets, or (4) as otherwise required by law or regulation. The delivery or sale of ether to pay fees and expenses
by the Trust is a taxable event to Shareholders. See &ldquo;United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act and the Sponsor believes the Trust is not required
to register under such act. The Trust does not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts, &ldquo;commodity interests&rdquo; or any
other instruments regulated by the Commodity Exchange Act, as administered by the CFTC or National Futures Association. The Sponsor believes
that the Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act, and that neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee is subject
to regulation as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading adviser in connection with the operation of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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number of outstanding Shares is expected to increase and decrease from time to time as a result of the purchase and redemption of Baskets.</FONT></P>

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Trust has no fixed termination date.</FONT></P>

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Trust&rsquo;s Fees and Expenses</FONT></P>

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Trust pays a unitary Sponsor Fee of 0.20% per annum of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings.</FONT></P>

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Sponsor Fee is paid by the Trust to the Sponsor as compensation for services performed under the Trust Agreement and Sponsor Agreement.
Except during periods in which all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee is being waived, the Sponsor Fee will accrue daily and will be payable
in ether monthly in arrears. The Administrator will calculate the Sponsor Fee on a daily basis by applying a 0.20% annualized rate to
the Trust&rsquo;s total ether holdings, and the amount of ether payable in respect of each daily accrual shall be determined by reference
to the Pricing Index. The NAV of the Trust is reduced each day by the amount of the Sponsor Fee calculated each day. On or about the
last day of each month, an amount of ether will be transferred from the Trust Ether Account to the Sponsor Ether Account equal to the
sum of all daily Sponsor Fees accrued for the month in U.S. dollars divided by the Pricing Index on the last day of the month. The Trust
is not responsible for paying any fees or costs associated with the transfer of ether to the Sponsor. In exchange for the Sponsor Fee,
the Sponsor has agreed to assume and pay the normal operating expenses of the Trust, which include the Trustee&rsquo;s monthly fee and
out-of-pocket expenses, the fees of the Trust&rsquo;s regular service providers (Cash Custodian, Ether Custodian, Prime Execution Agent,
Marketing Agent, Transfer Agent and Administrator), exchange listing fees, tax reporting fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing
costs, audit fees and up to $500,000 per annum in ordinary legal fees and expenses. The Sponsor may determine in its sole discretion
to assume legal fees and expenses of the Trust in excess of $500,000 per annum. The Sponsor will also pay the costs of the Trust&rsquo;s
organization.</FONT></P>

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Trust may incur certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor, including, but not limited to, taxes
and governmental charges, any applicable brokerage commissions, financing fees, Ethereum network fees and similar transaction fees, expenses
and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Sponsor (or any other service provider) on behalf of the Trust to protect the
Trust or the Shareholders (including, for example, in connection with any fork of the Ethereum blockchain, any Incidental Rights (as
defined below) and any IR Asset (as defined below)), any indemnification of the Cash Custodian, Ether Custodian, Prime Execution Agent,
Transfer Agent, Administrator or other agents, service providers or counterparties of the Trust, and extraordinary legal fees and expenses,
including any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with litigation, regulatory enforcement or investigation matters.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor, from time to time, may temporarily waive all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee in its sole discretion. To the extent not already
disclosed in the Prospectus, the Sponsor may notify Shareholders of its intent to commence, or cease, waiving the Sponsor Fee on the
Trust&rsquo;s website, in a prospectus supplement, through a current report on Form 8-K and/or in the Trust&rsquo;s annual or quarterly
reports.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Administrator and/or the Sponsor will direct the Ether Custodian to transfer ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Sponsor Ether
Account to pay the Sponsor Fee and any other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. To pay for expenses not assumed by the Sponsor
that are denominated in U.S. dollars, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may sell the Trust&rsquo;s ether as necessary to pay such
expenses. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, will typically seek to buy and sell ether at a price as close to the Pricing Index as
practical. Such sales will be undertaken pursuant to the Trust-Directed Trade Model unless no Ether Trading Counterparty is willing or
able to effectuate the trade. Transfers of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Sponsor Ether Account, and from the Sponsor Ether
Account to the Ether Trading Counterparty are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. Transfer fees
with respect to this on-chain transfer of ether will be paid by the Ether Custodian. The cash proceeds of the sale will be sent to the
Sponsor, which will use such proceeds to pay the expenses. Any remaining cash will be distributed back to the Cash Custodian. To the
extent that the Trust must utilize the Agent Execution Model to undertake ether sales to pay for expenses not assumed by the Sponsor,
the Prime Execution Agent, acting in an agency capacity, would conduct the sale on behalf of the Trust with third parties through its
Coinbase Prime service pursuant to the Prime Execution Agreement. Transfers of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Trust&rsquo;s
Trading Balance in connection with such sales are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. Each delivery
or sale of ether by the Trust to pay the Sponsor Fee or other Trust expenses will be a taxable event to Shareholders. See &ldquo;UNITED
STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust does not engage in any activity designed to derive a profit from changes in the price of ether. Ether not needed to redeem Baskets,
or to cover the Sponsor Fee and Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, is held by the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent. As
a result of the recurring deliveries of ether necessary to pay the Sponsor Fee and potential sales of ether to pay in cash the Trust
expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, the NAV of the Trust and, correspondingly, the amount of ether represented by each Share will decrease
proportionately over the life of the Trust. New deposits of ether, purchased with the cash received in connection with purchases of Baskets,
will not reverse this trend.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Distributions</FONT></P>

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to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Trust may make distributions on the Shares in cash or potentially in kind.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Trust is required to terminate and liquidate, or the Sponsor determines in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement that
it is appropriate to terminate and liquidate the Trust, the Sponsor will sell the Trust&rsquo;s ether and will distribute to the Shareholders
any amounts of the cash proceeds of the liquidation remaining after the satisfaction of all outstanding liabilities of the Trust and
the establishment of reserves for applicable taxes, other governmental charges and contingent or future liabilities as the Sponsor will
determine. Under no circumstances will the Trust distribute ether to Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">See
&ldquo;ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST&mdash;Termination of the Trust.&rdquo; Shareholders of record on the record date fixed
by the Transfer Agent for a distribution will be entitled to receive their pro rata portions of any distribution.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Incidental
Rights and IR Assets</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">From
time to time, the Trust may come into possession of rights incident to its ownership of ether, which permit the Trust to acquire, or
otherwise establish dominion and control over, other digital assets. These rights are generally expected to be Forked Assets that arise
in connection with hard forks in the Ethereum blockchain, airdrops offered to holders of ether and digital assets arising from other
similar events without any action of the Trust or of the Sponsor or Trustee on behalf of the Trust. These rights are referred to as &ldquo;Incidental
Rights&rdquo; and any digital assets acquired through Incidental Rights are referred to as &ldquo;IR Assets.&rdquo; Pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets. Such assets are not considered assets of the Trust
at any point in time and will not be taken into account for purposes of determining the Trust&rsquo;s NAV and the NAV per Share.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, to the extent that the Trust involuntarily receives such assets in a Trust wallet, it will, as soon as practicable,
and, if possible, immediately, distribute such assets to the Sponsor. At such time, the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) will be
the property of the Sponsor. Once acquired, the Sponsor, subject to a reasonable, good faith determination, may take any lawful action
necessary or desirable in connection with its acquisition of such assets. In the event that the Sponsor decides to sell the Incidental
Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s), it will seek to do so for cash. This may be a sale of the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) directly
in exchange for cash, or in exchange for another digital asset which may subsequently be exchanged for cash. The Sponsor would then contribute
that cash back to the Trust, which in turn would distribute the cash to the Depository Trust Company (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;) to be distributed
to Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares owned.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Sponsor intends, if possible, to arrange for the sale of any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) it receives from the Trust and
subsequently contribute such cash proceeds back to the Trust, it is under no obligation to do so. There are likely to be operational,
tax, securities law, regulatory, legal and practical issues that significantly limit, or prevent entirely, the Sponsor&rsquo;s ability
to realize a benefit from any such Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s). The Sponsor may choose to evaluate any such fork, airdrop
or similar occurrence on a case-by-case basis in consultation with its legal advisers, tax consultants and custodian. In determining
whether to attempt to acquire and/or retain any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s), the Sponsor expects to take into consideration
whatever factors it deems relevant in its discretion, including, without limitation:</FONT></P>

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                                            availability of a safe and practical way to custody the Incidental Right or IR Asset;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            cost or operational burden of taking possession and/or maintaining ownership of the Incidental
                                            Right or IR Asset and whether such cost or burden exceed the benefits of owning such Incidental
                                            Rights or IR Asset or the proceeds that would be realized from a sale thereof;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            there are any legal or regulatory restrictions on or risks or consequences arising from,
                                            or tax implications with respect to, the acceptance, retention, ownership, sale, transfer,
                                            abandonment, distribution or disposal or disposition of the Incidental Right or IR Asset,
                                            regardless of whether there is a safe and practical way to custody and secure such Incidental
                                            Right or IR Asset;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            existence of a suitable market into which the Incidental Right or IR Asset may be sold; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            claiming, owning, selling, or otherwise taking any action in respect of Incidental Rights
                                            or IR Asset may create legal or regulatory risks, liability, or burdens of any kind for the
                                            Sponsor (including, without limitation, if such Incidental Right or IR Asset is, or may be,
                                            a security under federal securities laws or a commodity interest under the Commodity Exchange
                                            Act).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Sponsor is under no obligation to realize any economic benefit from any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) it receives from the Trust.
The Sponsor may instead determine, in its sole discretion, to abandon such Incidental Rights or IR Assets permanently and irrevocably
for no consideration. Before the Trust claims any Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) resulting from a fork or airdrop in the Ethereum
network (other than ether), the Trust would need to seek and obtain certain regulatory approvals, including an amendment to the Trust&rsquo;s
registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part and approval of an application by the Exchange to amend its listing rules.</FONT></P>

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of the Trust</FONT></P>

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Sponsor will notify Shareholders at least 30 days before the date for termination of the Trust Agreement and the Trust if any of the
following occurs:</FONT></P>

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                                            are delisted from the Exchange and are not approved for listing on another national securities
                                            exchange within five (5) business days of their delisting;</FONT></TD>
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                                            hundred eighty days have elapsed since the Trustee notified the Sponsor of the Trustee&rsquo;s
                                            election to resign or since the Sponsor removed the Trustee, and a successor trustee has
                                            not been appointed or accepted its appointment;</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            SEC determines that the Trust is an investment company under the Investment Company Act,
                                            and the Sponsor has made the determination that termination of the Trust is advisable;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            CFTC determines that the Trust is a commodity pool under the Commodity Exchange Act, and
                                            the Sponsor has made the determination that termination of the Trust is advisable;</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Trust is determined to be a &ldquo;money services business&rdquo; under the regulations promulgated
                                            by FinCEN under the authority of the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and is required to comply with
                                            certain FinCEN regulations thereunder or is determined to be a &ldquo;money transmitter&rdquo;
                                            (or equivalent designation) under the laws of any state in which the Trust operates and is
                                            required to seek licensing or otherwise comply with state licensing requirements, and the
                                            Sponsor has made the determination that termination of the Trust is advisable;</FONT></TD>
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                                            U.S. regulator requires the Trust to shut down or forces the Trust to liquidate its ether;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            ongoing event exists that prevents the Trust from making or makes impractical the Trust&rsquo;s
                                            reasonable efforts to make a fair determination of the price of ether for purposes of determining
                                            the NAV of the Trust;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Sponsor determines that the aggregate net assets of the Trust in relation to the operating
                                            expenses of the Trust make it unreasonable or imprudent to continue the business of the Trust;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Trust fails to qualify for treatment, or ceases to be treated, as a &ldquo;grantor trust&rdquo;
                                            under the Code or any comparable provision of the laws of any state or other jurisdiction
                                            where that treatment is sought, and the Sponsor determines that, because of that tax treatment
                                            or change in tax treatment, termination of the Trust is advisable;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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                                            days have elapsed since DTC or another depository has ceased to act as depository with respect
                                            to the Shares, and the Sponsor has not identified another depository that is willing to act
                                            in such capacity;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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                                            Trustee elects to terminate the Trust after the Sponsor is conclusively deemed to have resigned
                                            effective immediately as a result of the Sponsor being adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or
                                            a receiver of the Sponsor or of its property being appointed, or a trustee or liquidator
                                            or any public officer taking charge or control of the Sponsor or of its property or affairs
                                            for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation and a successor sponsor has
                                            not been appointed; or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            Sponsor elects to terminate the Trust after the Trustee, Administrator or Ether Custodian
                                            (or any successor trustee, administrator or custodian) resigns or otherwise ceases to be
                                            the trustee, administrator or custodian of the Trust, as applicable, and no replacement trustee,
                                            administrator and/or custodian acceptable to the Sponsor is engaged.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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addition, the Trust may be dissolved at any time for any reason by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. In respect of termination events
that rely on Sponsor determinations to terminate the Trust (e.g., if the SEC determines that the Trust is an investment company under
the Investment Company Act; the CFTC determines that the Trust is a commodity pool under the Commodity Exchange Act; the Trust is determined
to be a money transmitter under the regulations promulgated by FinCEN; the Trust fails to qualify for treatment, or ceases to be treated,
as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or, following resignation by a trustee or custodian, the Sponsor determines
that no replacement is acceptable to it), the Sponsor may consider, without limitation, the profitability to the Sponsor and other service
providers of the operation of the Trust, any obstacles or costs relating to the operation or regulatory compliance of the Trust relating
to the determination&rsquo;s triggering event, and the ability to market the Trust to investors. To the extent that the Sponsor determines
to continue operation of the Trust following a determination&rsquo;s triggering event, the Trust will be required to alter its operations
to comply with the triggering event. In the instance of a determination that the Trust is an investment company, the Trust and Sponsor
would have to comply with the regulations and disclosure and reporting requirements applicable to investment companies and investment
advisers. In the instance of a determination that the Trust is a commodity pool, the Trust and the Sponsor would have to comply with
regulations and disclosure and reporting requirements applicable to commodity pools and commodity pool operators or commodity trading
advisers. In the event that the Trust is determined to be a money transmitter, the Trust and the Sponsor will have to comply with applicable
federal and state registration and regulatory requirements for money transmitters and/or money service businesses. In the event that
the Trust ceases to qualify for treatment as a grantor trust for U.S. federal tax purposes, the Trust will be required to alter its disclosure
and tax reporting procedures and may no longer be able to operate or to rely on pass-through tax treatment. In each such case and in
the case of the Sponsor&rsquo;s determination as to whether a potential successor trustee or custodian is acceptable to it, the Sponsor
will not be liable to anyone for its determination of whether to continue or to terminate the Trust.</FONT></P>

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the dissolution of the Trust, the Sponsor (or in the event there is no Sponsor, such person (the &ldquo;Liquidating Trustee&rdquo;) as
the majority of the Shareholders may propose and approve and who agrees to serve hereunder) shall take full charge of the Trust Property.
Any Liquidating Trustee so appointed shall have and may exercise, without further authorization or approval of any of the parties hereto,
all of the powers conferred upon the Sponsor under the terms of this Trust Agreement, subject to all of the applicable limitations, contractual
and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, and provided that the Liquidating Trustee shall not have general liability for the acts,
omissions, obligations and expenses of the Trust. Thereafter, in accordance with Section 3808(e) of the DSTA, the affairs of the Trust
shall be wound up and all ether owned by the Trust shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof
and in such a manner so as to effectuate orderly sales and a minimal market impact. The Liquidating Trustee may thereafter hold the net
proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it under this Trust Agreement, uninvested and without liability
for interest, for the pro rata benefit of Shareholders that had not theretofore been redeemed. The Liquidating Trustee shall not be liable
for or responsible in any way for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale or sales made in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 8.01. The Liquidating Trustee may suspend its sales of ether upon the occurrence of unusual or unforeseen circumstances,
including, but not limited to, a suspension in trading of ether or similar market event. Upon receipt of proceeds from the sale of the
last ether held hereunder, all proceeds shall be applied and distributed in the following order of priority:</FONT></P>

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                                            to Sponsor from the Trust an amount equal to the sum of (1)&nbsp;any compensation due it
                                            for extraordinary or other services, (2)&nbsp;any advances made but not yet repaid and (3)&nbsp;reimbursement
                                            of any other disbursements as provided herein;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            from the Trust any amounts that the Liquidating Trustee, in its sole discretion, shall deem
                                            necessary or appropriate to pay on behalf of the Trust any applicable taxes or other governmental
                                            charges that may be payable by the Trust and any other contingent or future liabilities of
                                            the Trust; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">distribute
                                            each Shareholder&rsquo;s interest in the remaining assets of the Trust. Such distribution
                                            shall consist of cash. Under no circumstances will the Trust distribute ether to Shareholders.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Following
the dissolution and windup of the Trust, including distribution of the assets of the Trust, the Trust shall terminate and the Sponsor
or the Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, shall instruct the Trustee to execute and cause such certificate of cancellation of the
Certificate of Trust to be filed in accordance with the DSTA at the expense of the Sponsor or the Liquidating Trustee, as the case may
be. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Trust Agreement, the existence of the Trust as a separate legal entity
shall continue until the filing of such certificate of cancellation. Upon the termination of the Trust, the Sponsor will be discharged
from all obligations under the Trust Agreement except for certain of its obligations that survive termination of the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amendments</FONT></P>

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Trust Agreement can be amended by the Sponsor in its sole discretion and without the Shareholders&rsquo; consent by making an amendment,
a Trust Agreement supplemental thereto, or an amended and restated trust agreement. Any such restatement, amendment and/or supplement
to the Trust Agreement will be effective on such date as designated by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. However, any amendment to
the Trust Agreement that affects the duties, liabilities, rights or protections of the Trustee will require the Trustee&rsquo;s prior
written consent, which it may grant or withhold in its sole discretion. Every Shareholder, at the time any amendment so becomes effective,
will be deemed, by continuing to hold any Shares or an interest therein, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the
Trust Agreement as amended thereby. In no event will any amendment impair the right of Authorized Participants to surrender Baskets and
receive therefor the ether Baskets represented thereby (less fees in connection with the surrender of Shares and any applicable taxes
or other governmental charges), except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.</FONT></P>

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Trust&rsquo;s Service Providers</FONT></P>

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Sponsor</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bitwise
Investment Advisers, LLC, as Sponsor, arranged for the creation of the Trust and is responsible for the ongoing registration of the Shares
for their public offering in the United States and the listing of Shares on the Exchange. The Sponsor will not exercise day-to-day oversight
over the Trustee, the Custodian, the Administrator, the Transfer Agent or CF Benchmarks Ltd. The Sponsor will develop a marketing plan
for the Trust, will prepare marketing materials regarding the Shares, and will exercise the marketing plan of the Trust on an ongoing
basis.</FONT></P>

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principal office of the Sponsor is 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Officers
of the Sponsor</FONT></P>

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following is a biographical summary of the business experience of each of the officers, directors and other key employees of the Sponsor:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Hunter
Horsley</I> is the Chief Executive Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, Inc., the parent of the Sponsor, and has served in such role
since October 2016. He serves as President and Treasurer of the Sponsor. Prior to Bitwise, Mr. Horsley was a product manager at Facebook
and Instagram leading efforts in monetization from 2015 to 2016. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
with a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2015. Mr. Horsley took two years off from school from 2011 to 2013 to be on the founding team
of a technology company called Lore (formerly known as CourseKit) to assist in the development of an online learning tool incorporating
social networking features. Lore raised over $6 million in equity, grew to 20 employees and was sold to Noodle Education, Inc., in 2013.</FONT></P>

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&ldquo;Teddy&rdquo; Fusaro</I> is the President of Bitwise Asset Management, Inc., and has served in such capacity since January 2021.
Prior to joining Bitwise in April 2018, Mr. Fusaro was Senior Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management and Capital Markets at
IndexIQ, the exchange-traded fund unit of New York Life Investment Management, a firm with over $550 billion in AUM. In this capacity
he oversaw portfolio management, trading, and operations for a suite of alternative strategy exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and
separately managed accounts. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2013, Mr. Fusaro was Vice President of Portfolio Management and co-head of Trading
and Operations at Direxion Investments, a $13 billion alternative exchange-traded fund manager. Earlier in his career, Mr.&nbsp;Fusaro
spent time in both equity derivatives and credit derivatives at Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. Mr. Fusaro is a graduate of Providence College.</FONT></P>

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Dowling</I> is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Asset Management and has served in such capacity since March
2021. She serves as the General Counsel, CCO and Vice President of the Sponsor. Prior to Bitwise, Ms. Dowling was the General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer for True Capital Management from 2019 to 2021. Before that, Ms. Dowling was a General Partner, as well as
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Luminate Capital Partners, from 2015 to 2018. Prior to 2015, Ms. Dowling spent
over ten years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, most recently in the Economic Crimes Unit of the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Northern
District of California. Ms. Dowling is an Echols Scholar graduate of the University of Virginia and a graduate of Harvard Law School.</FONT></P>

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following is a biographical summary of the business experience of certain key officers of Bitwise Asset Management, the parent of the
Sponsor:</FONT></P>

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&ldquo;Matt&rdquo; Hougan</I> is the Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management and has served in such capacity since October
2020 after joining Bitwise in February 2018. Prior to Bitwise, Mr. Hougan was the Chief Executive Officer of Inside ETFs and Managing
Director of Global Finance at Informa PLC, an FTSE 100 company. Before that, he was Chief Executive Officer of ETF.com, a venture-backed
start-up that was sold in three separate transactions, with the data business sold to FactSet in 2015, the Events business sold to Informa
in 2015, and the Media business sold to BATS Global Markets in early 2016. Mr. Hougan was also the editor for nine years of the Journal
of Indexes. Mr. Hougan is a three-time member of Barron&rsquo;s ETF Roundtable and co-author of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
Institute&rsquo;s monograph on exchange-traded funds. Mr. Hougan is a graduate of Bowdoin College.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Hong
Kim</I> is the Chief Technology Officer of Bitwise Asset Management and has served in such capacity since Bitwise&rsquo;s inception.
Prior to Bitwise, Mr. Kim worked in cybersecurity for the South Korean Military. He later worked on Google&rsquo;s backend infrastructure
for Drive. Mr. Kim attended the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.</FONT></P>

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Trustee</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware
Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, acts as the trustee of the Trust for the purpose of creating a Delaware statutory trust in accordance
with the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the &ldquo;DSTA&rdquo;). The Trustee is appointed to serve as the trustee of the Trust in the
State of Delaware for the sole purpose of satisfying the requirement of Section 3807(a) of the DSTA that the Trust have at least one
trustee with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware.</FONT></P>

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principal address of Delaware Trust Company, as Trustee is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">General
Duty of Care of Trustee</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trustee is a fiduciary under the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that the fiduciary duties and responsibilities and liabilities of
the Trustee are limited by, and are only those specifically set forth in, the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Resignation,
Discharge or Removal of Trustee; Successor Trustees</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trustee may resign at any time by giving at least 30 days&rsquo; advance written notice to the Sponsor. The Sponsor may remove the Trustee
at any time by giving at least 30 days&rsquo; advance written notice to the Trustee. Upon effective resignation or removal, the Trustee
will be discharged of its duties and obligations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Trustee resigns or is removed, the Sponsor, acting on behalf of the Shareholders, is required to use reasonable efforts to appoint
a successor trustee. Any successor Trustee must satisfy the requirements of Section 3807 of the DSTA. Any resignation or removal of the
Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee cannot become effective until a written acceptance of appointment is delivered by the
successor Trustee to the outgoing Trustee and the Sponsor and any fees and expenses due to the outgoing Trustee are paid or waived by
the outgoing Trustee. Following compliance with the preceding sentence, the successor will become fully vested with the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of the outgoing Trustee under the Trust Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, and the
outgoing Trustee shall be discharged of its duties and obligations herein. If no successor Trustee shall have been appointed and shall
have accepted such appointment within forty-five (45) days after the giving of such notice of resignation or removal, the Trustee may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the Trustee resigns and no successor trustee is appointed within 180 days after the date the Trustee issues its notice of resignation,
the Sponsor will terminate and liquidate the Trust and distribute its remaining assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Administrator</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust Administration and Accounting Agreement, the Administrator provides necessary administrative, tax and accounting services and
financial reporting for the maintenance and operations of the Trust. In addition, the Administrator makes available the office space,
equipment, personnel and facilities to provide such services.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
principal address of BNY Mellon, as Administrator, Transfer Agent and Cash Custodian, is 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Transfer Agent</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Transfer Agent (1) issues and redeems Shares of the Trust; (2) responds to correspondence by Shareholders and others relating to its
duties; (3) maintains Shareholder accounts; and (4) makes periodic reports to the Trust.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian is responsible for safekeeping the ether owned by the Trust. The Ether Custodian was selected by the Sponsor. The Ether
Custodian has responsibility for opening the Trust Ether Account and facilitating the transfer of ether required for the operation of
the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, add or terminate ether custodians at any time. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, change the
custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings, but it will have no obligation whatsoever to do so or to seek any particular terms for
the Trust from other such custodians. However, the Sponsor will only enter into ether custody arrangements with custodians that meet
the Sponsor&rsquo;s criteria, including an agreement to maintain Trust assets in a segregated account, to maintain insurance and to store
the Trust&rsquo;s private keys in cold storage or in such other manner as the Sponsor determines provides reasonable protection for the
Trust&rsquo;s assets from loss or theft.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Cash Custodian</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Cash Custodian is the custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s cash holdings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Marketing Agent</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Marketing Agent is responsible for: (1) working with the Transfer Agent to review and approve, or reject, Creation Orders and Redemption
Orders of Baskets placed by Authorized Participants with the Transfer Agent; and (2) reviewing and approving the marketing materials
prepared by the Trust for compliance with applicable SEC and FINRA advertising laws, rules, and regulations.</FONT> </P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_008"></A>Custody
of the Trust&rsquo;s Assets</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust has entered into an agreement with the Ether Custodian, the Ether Custody Agreement, pursuant to which the Ether Custodian will
custody all of the Trust&rsquo;s ether in a segregated account from time to time (the Trust Ether Account), other than the Trust&rsquo;s
ether which is temporarily maintained in the Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent as described below in <I>&ldquo;</I>THE PRIME
EXECUTION AGENT AND THE TRADE CREDIT LENDER&mdash;The Prime Execution Agent.&rdquo; The Ether Custodian will keep a substantial portion
of the private keys associated with the Trust&rsquo;s ether in &ldquo;cold storage&rdquo; or similarly secure technology (the &ldquo;Cold
Ether Account&rdquo;), with any remainder of the Trust Ether Account held as a &ldquo;Hot Ether Account.&rdquo; The Sponsor expects that
all of the Trust&rsquo;s assets and private keys will be held in cold storage of the Ether Custodian on an ongoing basis.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Custody
of ether typically involves the generation, storage and utilization of private keys. These private keys are used to effect transfer transactions
(i.e., transfers of ether from an address associated with the private key to another address). Cold storage of private keys may involve
keeping such keys on a non-networked computer or electronic device or storing the private keys on a storage device or printed medium
and deleting the keys from all computers. Cold storage is a safeguarding method with multiple layers of protections and protocols, by
which the private key(s) corresponding to the Trust&rsquo;s ether is (are) generated and stored in an offline manner. Private keys are
generated in offline computers that are not connected to the internet so that they are resistant to being hacked. By contrast, in hot
storage, the private keys are held online, where they are more accessible, leading to more efficient transfers, though they are potentially
more vulnerable to being hacked. While the Ether Custodian will generally keep all of the Trust&rsquo;s ether in cold storage on an ongoing
basis, it is possible that, from time to time, portions of the Trust&rsquo;s ether will be held outside of cold storage temporarily as
part of trade facilitation in connection with creations and redemptions of Baskets, to sell ether including to pay Trust expenses not
assumed by the Sponsor, as necessary. The Trust&rsquo;s ether held in the Cold Ether Account by the Ether Custodian are held in segregated
wallets and therefore are not commingled with the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s or other customer assets. The private key materials are stored
within secure storage facilities within the United States and Europe. For security reasons exact locations are never disclosed. A limited
number of employees at the Ether Custodian are involved in private key management operations, and the Ether Custodian has represented
that no single individual has access to full private keys. The Ether Custodian carefully considers the design of the physical, operational
and cryptographic systems for secure storage of the Trust&rsquo;s private keys in an effort to lower the risk of loss or theft. No such
system is perfectly secure and loss or theft due to operational or other failure is always possible.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian&rsquo;s internal audit team performs periodic internal audits over custody operations, and the Ether Custodian has represented
that Systems and Organizational Control attestations covering private key management controls are also performed on the Ether Custodian
by an external provider.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the terms of the Ether Custody Agreement, the Sponsor maintains sole discretion in allocating ether between the Hot Ether Account and
the Cold Ether Account. Ether custodied by the Ether Custodian is not commingled with assets of Ether Custodian or its affiliates or
with assets of other customers of Ether Custodian. Neither the Trust, the Sponsor, nor any other entity is permitted to lend, pledge,
hypothecate or rehypothecate any of the Trust&rsquo;s ether. The Ether Custodian has also agreed in the Ether Custody Agreement that
it will not, directly or indirectly, lend, pledge, hypothecate or rehypothecate any of the Trust&rsquo;s ether, and that the Trust&rsquo;s
ether assets are not treated as general assets of the Ether Custodian but are instead considered custodial assets that remain the Trust&rsquo;s
property. Additionally, the Ether Custodian has agreed to provide the Trust or its authorized independent public accountant with confirmation
of or access to information sufficient to confirm the ether held by the Ether Custodian for the Trust and that the Trust&rsquo;s ether
is held in a separate, segregated account under the Trust&rsquo;s name. The Ether Custody Agreement does not require that private key
information with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s ether be kept in a particular physical location.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian may receive deposits of ether but may not send ether without use of the corresponding private keys. In order to send
ether when the private keys are kept in cold storage, unsigned transactions must be physically transferred to the offline cold storage
facility and signed using a software/hardware utility with the corresponding offline keys. At that point, the Ether Custodian can upload
the fully signed transaction to an online network and transfer the ether. Because the Ether Custodian may need to retrieve private keys
from offline storage prior to initiating transactions, the initiation or crediting of withdrawals or other transactions may be delayed.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Ether Custody Agreement, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i)&nbsp;other than with respect
to claims and losses arising from spot trading of ether, or fraud or willful misconduct, among others, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s aggregate
liability under the Ether Custody Agreement shall not exceed the greater of (A)&nbsp;the greater of (x) $5 million and (y) the aggregate
fees paid by the Trust to the Ether Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability,
and (B) the value of the affected ether or cash giving rise to the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability; (ii) in respect of the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s
obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses to the extent arising out of or relating
to, among others, the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision of its services,
the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by the Trust to
the Ether Custodian in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s liability; and (iii) in respect of
any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the Ether Custodian is not liable, even if the Ether Custodian
has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. The Ether Custodian is not liable for delays, suspension
of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly due to a cause or condition beyond the
reasonable control of the Ether Custodian. Under the Ether Custody Agreement, except in the case of its negligence, fraud, material violation
of applicable law or willful misconduct, the Ether Custodian shall not have any liability, obligation, or responsibility for any damage
or interruptions caused by any computer viruses, spyware, scareware, Trojan horses, worms or other malware that may affect the Trust&rsquo;s
computer or other equipment, or any phishing, spoofing or other attack, unless the Ether Custodian fails to have commercially reasonable
policies, procedures and technical controls in place to prevent such damages or interruptions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Coinbase
Global maintains a commercial crime insurance policy, which is intended to cover the loss of client assets held by the Coinbase Insureds,
including from employee collusion or fraud, physical loss including theft, damage of key material, security breach or hack, and fraudulent
transfer. The insurance maintained by the Coinbase Insureds is shared among all of Coinbase&rsquo;s customers, is not specific to the
Trust or to customers holding ether with the Ether Custodian or Prime Execution Agent and may not be available or sufficient to protect
the Trust from all possible losses or sources of losses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian may terminate the Ether Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing the applicable notice to the Trust, or immediately
for Cause (as defined in the Ether Custody Agreement), including, among others, if the Trust materially breaches the Prime Execution
Agreement and such breach remains uncured, undergoes a bankruptcy event, or fails to repay Trade Credits. The Ether Custodian may terminate
the Ether Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing 180 days&rsquo; notice to the Trust, or immediately for Cause (as defined below).
The Ether Custody Agreement forms a part of the Prime Execution Agreement, and is subject to the termination provisions in the Prime
Execution Agreement. These termination provisions are described in more detail in <I>&ldquo;</I>THE PRIME EXECUTION AGENT AND THE TRADE
CREDIT LENDER&mdash;The Prime Execution Agent&rdquo; below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Transfer Agent will facilitate the settlement of Shares in response to the placement of creation orders and redemption orders from Authorized
Participants. The Trust has entered into the Cash Custody Agreement with BNY Mellon under which BNY Mellon acts as custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s
cash and cash equivalents.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust may engage third-party custodians or vendors besides the Ether Custodian and the Cash Custodian to provide custody and security
services for all or a portion of its ether and/or cash, and the Sponsor will pay the custody fees and any other expenses associated with
any such third-party custodian or vendor. The Sponsor is responsible for overseeing the Ether Custodian and the Trust&rsquo;s other service
providers. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, add or terminate ether custodians at any time. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion,
change the custodian of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings, but it will have no obligation whatsoever to do so or to seek any particular
terms for the Trust from other such custodians. However, the Sponsor will only enter into ether custody arrangements with custodians
that meet the Sponsor&rsquo;s criteria, including an agreement to maintain Trust assets in a segregated account, to maintain insurance
and to store the Trust&rsquo;s private keys in cold storage or in such other manner as the Sponsor determines provides reasonable protection
for the Trust&rsquo;s assets from loss or theft.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_009"></A>THE
PRIME EXECUTION AGENT AND THE TRADE CREDIT LENDER</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
following section describe the role of the Prime Execution Agent and Trade Credit Lender. These parties will only be utilized during
the rare and limited circumstances when the Trust buys and sells ether using the Agent Execution Model. The Trust intends to utilize
the Trust-Directed Trade Model for all purchases and sales of ether and will only utilize the Agent Execution Model in the event that
no Ether Trading Counterparty is able or willing to effectuate the Trust&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Prime Execution Agreement, the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings and cash holdings from time to time may be temporarily held with the
Prime Execution Agent, an affiliate of the Ether Custodian, in the Trading Balance, for certain limited purposes, including in connection
with creations and redemptions of Baskets and the sale of ether to pay other Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may,
in its sole discretion, add or terminate prime execution agents at any time. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, change the prime
execution agent for the Trust, but it will have no obligation whatsoever to do so or to seek any particular terms for the Trust from
other such prime execution agents.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Within
the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance, the Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular
ether (and cash). Instead, the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the ether (and cash) the
Prime Execution Agent holds on behalf of customers who hold similar entitlements against the Prime Execution Agent. In this way, the
Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance represents an omnibus claim on the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s ether (and cash) held on behalf of the
Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s customers. The Prime Execution Agent holds the ether associated with customer entitlements across a combination
of omnibus cold wallets, omnibus &ldquo;hot&rdquo; wallets (meaning wallets whose private keys are generated and stored online, in internet-connected
computers or devices) or in omnibus accounts in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name on a trading venue (including third-party venues
and the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s own execution venue) where the Prime Execution Agent executes orders to buy and sell ether on behalf
of its clients.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Within
such omnibus hot and cold wallets and accounts, the Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that it keeps the majority of
assets in cold wallets to promote security, while the balance of assets is kept in hot wallets to facilitate rapid withdrawals. However,
the Sponsor has no control over, and for security reasons the Prime Execution Agent does not disclose to the Sponsor, the percentage
of ether that the Prime Execution Agent holds for customers holding similar entitlements as the Trust, which are kept in omnibus cold
wallets, as compared to omnibus hot wallets or omnibus accounts in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name on a trading venue. The Prime
Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that the percentage of assets maintained in cold versus hot storage is determined by ongoing
risk analysis and market dynamics, in which the Prime Execution Agent attempts to balance anticipated liquidity needs for its customers
as a class against the anticipated greater security of cold storage.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent is not required by the Prime Execution Agreement to hold any of the ether in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance
in cold storage or to hold any such ether in segregation, and neither the Trust nor the Sponsor can control the method by which the Prime
Execution Agent holds the ether credited to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent relies on bank accounts to provide its trading platform services and including temporarily holding any cash related
to a customer&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether. In particular, the Prime Execution Agent has disclosed that customer cash held by the
Prime Execution Agent, including the cash associated with the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance, is held in one or more banks&rsquo; accounts
for the benefit of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s customers, or in Money Market Funds in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and rated &ldquo;AAA&rdquo; by S&amp;P (or the equivalent from any eligible rating service), provided that such investments
are held in accounts in Coinbase&rsquo;s name for the benefit of customers and are permitted and held in accordance with state money-transmitter
laws. The Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Sponsor that it has implemented the following policy with respect to the cash
associated with the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance. First any cash related to the Trust&rsquo;s purchase or sale of ether will be held
in an FBO Account or in a Money Market Fund. The amount of Trust cash held at each FBO Account shall, unless otherwise agreed by the
Sponsor in writing, be in an amount at each bank that is the lower of (i) the FDIC insurance limit for deposit insurance and (ii) any
bank-specific limit set by the Prime Execution Agent for the applicable bank. Deposit insurance does not apply to cash held in a Money
Market Fund. The Prime Execution Agent has agreed to title the accounts in a manner designed to enable receipt of FDIC deposit insurance
where applicable on a pass-through basis. Second, to the extent the Trust&rsquo;s cash in the Trading Balance in aggregate exceeds the
amounts that can be maintained at the banks on the foregoing basis, the Prime Execution Agent has represented that it currently conducts
an overnight sweep of the excess into U.S. government Money Market Funds. The Sponsor has not independently verified the Prime Execution
Agent&rsquo;s representations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
the extent the Trust sells ether through the Prime Execution Agent, the Trust&rsquo;s orders will be executed at the Connected Trading
Venues that have been approved in accordance with the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s due diligence and risk assessment process. The Prime
Execution Agent has represented that its due diligence on Connected Trading Venues includes reviews conducted by the legal, compliance,
security, privacy and finance and credit-risk teams, The Connected Trading Venues, which are subject to change from time to time, currently
include Bitstamp, LMAX, Kraken, the exchange operated by the Prime Execution Agent, as well as four additional non-bank market makers
(&ldquo;NBMMs&rdquo;). The Prime Execution Agent has represented to the Trust that it is unable to name the NBMMs due to confidentiality
restrictions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Prime Execution Agreement, the Trust may engage in sales of ether by placing orders with the Prime Execution Agent. The Prime
Execution Agent will route orders placed by the Sponsor through the prime execution agent execution platform (the &ldquo;Trading Platform&rdquo;)
to a Connected Trading Venue where the order will be executed. Each order placed by the Sponsor will be sent, processed and settled at
each Connected Trading Venue to which it is routed. The Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Prime Execution Agent is subject
to certain conflicts of interest, including: (i) the Trust&rsquo;s orders may be routed to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s own execution
venue where the Trust&rsquo;s orders may be executed against other customers of the Prime Execution Agent or with the Coinbase acting
as principal, (ii) the beneficial identity of the counterparty purchaser or seller with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s orders may be unknown
and therefore may inadvertently be another client of the Prime Execution Agent, (iii) the Prime Execution Agent does not engage in front-running,
but is aware of the Trust&rsquo;s orders or imminent orders and may execute a trade for its own inventory (or the account of an affiliate)
while in possession of that knowledge and (iv) the Prime Execution Agent may act in a principal capacity with respect to certain orders.
As a result of these and other conflicts, when acting as principal, the Prime Execution Agent may have an incentive to favor its own
interests and the interests of its affiliates over the Trust&rsquo;s interests.</FONT></P>

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to the foregoing, and to certain policies and procedures that the Prime Execution Agreement requires the Prime Execution Agent to have
in place to mitigate conflicts of interest when executing the Trust&rsquo;s orders, the Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Prime
Execution Agent shall have no liability, obligation, or responsibility whatsoever for the selection or performance of any Connected Trading
Venue, and that other Connected Trading Venues and/or trading venues not used by Coinbase may offer better prices and/or lower costs
than the Connected Trading Venue used to execute the Trust&rsquo;s orders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Coinbase
Global maintains a commercial crime insurance policy, which is intended to cover the loss of client assets held by Coinbase Global and
all of its subsidiaries, including the Prime Execution Agent, including from employee collusion or fraud, physical loss including theft,
damage of key material, security breach or hack, and fraudulent transfer. The insurance maintained by the Coinbase Insureds is shared
among all of Coinbase&rsquo;s customers, is not specific to the Trust or to customers holding ether with the Ether Custodian or Prime
Execution Agent and may not be available or sufficient to protect the Trust from all possible losses or sources of losses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Once
the Sponsor places an order to purchase or sell ether on the Trading Platform, the associated ether or cash used to fund or fill the
order, if any, will be placed on hold and will generally not be eligible for other use or withdrawal from the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance.
The Trust Ether Account may be used directly to fund orders. With each Connected Trading Venue, the Prime Execution Agent shall establish
an account in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name, or in its name for the benefit of clients, to trade on behalf of its clients, including
the Trust, and the Trust will not, by virtue of the Trading Balance the Trust maintains with the Prime Execution Agent, have a direct
legal relationship, or account with, any Connected Trading Venue.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent is permitted to suspend or terminate the Prime Execution Agreement under certain circumstances. The Prime Execution
Agent, for itself or as agent for the Ether Custodian and Trade Credit Lender, may not terminate the Prime Execution Agreement (including
the Ether Custody Agreement) or suspend, restrict terminate or modify the Prime Execution Agent Services (as defined below) on less than
180 days&rsquo; notice, except in the event of (i) a Change in Law or (ii) a Cause event (as defined below).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agreement defines a &ldquo;Change in Law&rdquo; as any change in or adoption of any applicable law, rule, or regulation
which, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Prime Execution Agent would prohibit or materially impede some or all of the arrangement
contemplated by the Prime Execution Agreement. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Law, the parties will negotiate to agree on modifications
to the Prime Execution Agreement or the Prime Execution Agent Services that would enable compliance with such Change in Law or, in the
case of a material impediment, reduce the impact to the parties of such Change in Law and the Coinbase Entities shall continue to provide
the Prime Execution Agent Services unless prohibited from doing so by the Change in Law. If the parties cannot agree on modifications
within thirty (30) days following notice from the Prime Execution Agent or if the Change in Law requires that Coinbase immediately ceases
providing any Prime Execution Agent Services, the Prime Execution Agent may, upon written notice, suspend, restrict or terminate the
Prime Execution Agent Services solely to the extent necessary to account for the Change in Law, provided that any such suspension, restriction,
termination or modification is narrowly tailored and, to the extent not prohibited by the Change in Law, the Coinbase Entities will continue
to provide, at a minimum, the Transition Services (as defined below) following any Change in Law.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Upon
the occurrence and continuation of a Cause event, and after giving effect to any notice requirement and cure period that may apply, the
Prime Execution Agent may in its reasonable discretion, terminate the Prime Execution Agreement and accelerate the Trust&rsquo;s obligations,
and/or take certain other actions. The Prime Execution Agreement defines &ldquo;Cause&rdquo; to mean (i) a material breach of the Prime
Execution Agreement (other than the Ether Custody Agreement) which is uncured for ten (10) days; (ii) a material breach of the Ether
Custody Agreement which is uncured for 30 days; (iii) a Bankruptcy Event (as defined below); and (iv) the failure by the Trust to repay
Trade Credits by the applicable deadline specified in the Trade Financing Agreement which, in the event the failure results solely from
an error or omission of an administrative or operational nature, remains uncured for a period of one (1) business day.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Notwithstanding
any termination of the Prime Execution Agreement by the Prime Execution Agent for Cause, during any Transition Period (as defined below)
the Coinbase Entities (defined in the Prime Execution Agreement as the Prime Execution Agent, Ether Custodian, and Trade Credit Lender)
or their affiliates shall continue to provide the Transition Services (as defined below) and render such assistance as the Trust may
reasonably request to enable the continuation and orderly assumption of the Transition Services to be effected by the Trust, its affiliate
or any alternative service provider and shall continue to provide the Transition Services pursuant to the Prime Execution Agreement,
except to the extent any Transition Service is prohibited under applicable law (including, but not limited to, applicable sanctions programs)
or by a facially valid subpoena, court order, or binding order of a government authority; provided that (i) the Coinbase Entities will
continue to have the right to exercise their right of set-off under the Prime Execution Agreement with respect to any sale proceeds during
the Transition Period for any fees or other amounts owed by the Trust and (ii), notwithstanding any provision in the Prime Execution
Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall any Coinbase Entity, its affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, agents, employees
and representatives have any liability to the Trust or Sponsor for any claims or losses arising out of or relating to the Prime Execution
Agreement during (A) with respect to any Transition Services described in clause (i) of the definition of Transition Services, the 91st
day through the end of the Transition Period (as defined below) and (B) with respect to any Transition Services described in clause (ii)
of the definition of Transition Services, the 16th&nbsp;day through the end of the Transition Period, which do not result from its gross
negligence, fraud, material violation of applicable law or willful misconduct; provided that throughout the Transition Period the Coinbase
Entities shall act in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner to provide the same level of service with respect to the Transition
Services as was provided prior to the start of the Transition Period. For the avoidance of doubt, during the Transition Period, the fees
set forth in the Prime Execution Agreement will continue to apply to the Transition Services.</FONT></P>

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Period&rdquo; is defined in the Prime Execution Agreement to mean a 180-day period (or such extended period as agreed in writing by the
Coinbase Entities and the Trust) commencing on the date the Trust is notified of any termination of the Prime Execution Agreement pursuant
to a Cause event.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Transition
Services&rdquo; means the Prime Execution Agent services consisting of (i) the custody of the Trust&rsquo;s ether on the Trust&rsquo;s
behalf, the processing of deposits and withdrawals and other custody transactions, and (ii) access to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s
trading platform and the execution and settlement of all orders for the sale of ether submitted by the Trust. For the avoidance of doubt,
the Transition Services shall not include the extension of credit, and the obligation to execute and settle any Orders for the purchase
of Digital Assets.</FONT></P>

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Event&rdquo; is defined in the Prime Execution Agreement to mean the party is (i) dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (ii) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to
pay its debts as they become due; (iii) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;
(iv) institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors&rsquo; rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or
liquidation, and in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (I) results
in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation
or (II) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (v)
has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation
or merger); (vi) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (vii) has a secured party take possession of all
or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued
on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed,
discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; (viii) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it
which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (i) to (vii)
(inclusive); or (ix) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing
acts.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust may terminate the Prime Execution Agreement, including the Ether Custody Agreement, in whole or in part for any reason upon thirty
(30) days&rsquo; notice to the Prime Execution Agent, for itself or as agent on behalf of the Ether Custodian or Trade Credit Lender,
or upon a Coinbase Termination Event. The Prime Execution Agreement defines a &ldquo;Coinbase Termination Event&rdquo; to mean the occurrence
and continuance of (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to any Coinbase Entity, (ii) the failure of any Coinbase Entity to sell or withdraw
or transfer the Trust&rsquo;s ether in accordance with the Trust&rsquo;s instructions within the time periods set forth in the Prime
Execution Agreement and such failure is not cured within two (2) business days following the Trust providing written notice to the relevant
Coinbase Entity (&ldquo;CB Return Cure&rdquo;); provided, however, that (A) if, prior to the expiration of the CB Return Cure, the Prime
Execution Agent transfers cash to the Trust in an amount equal to the value of the ether based on the Benchmark Valuation (defined as
the Pricing Index) as of the time that the request to sell, transfer or withdraw was originally made by the Trust (the &ldquo;ETH Cash
Value&rdquo;) or if the Prime Execution Agent delivers cash collateral to an account designated by the Trust and in which the Trust has
a perfected, first priority security interest and in an amount equal to the ETH Cash Value until the relevant ether is sold, withdrawn
or transferred or the Trust elects to receive such amount in cash in lieu of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s obligation to sell, withdraw
or transfer the relevant ether, in each cash, such failure will be deemed cured; provided, further that, the Trust shall have the right
to choose whether to receive the ETH Cash Value in lieu of the relevant ether or receive the ETH Cash Value as cash collateral, or (B)
if such failure is due to a technology or security issue where, in the commercially reasonable opinion of the Prime Execution Agent,
returning the relevant ether would result in material risk to the Trust or the Prime Execution Agent or may result in the relevant ether
being lost or otherwise not successfully returned and the Prime Execution Agent promptly notifies the Trust promptly upon Client&rsquo;s
notice of such failure, (1) the Trust may request that the Prime Execution Agent still sell, withdraw or transfer the ether, but the
Prime Execution Agent will have no liability with respect to any such sell, withdrawal or transfer (unless the Prime Execution Agent
or any of the Coinbase Entities act with negligence unrelated to such technology or security issue) and any failure to withdraw or transfer
shall not result in a Coinbase Termination Event if the Trust does not receive the withdrawn or transferred ether or the proceeds of
any such sale due to such technology or security issue, or (2) if the Trust does not elect to have the Prime Execution Agent still make
the sale, withdrawal or transfer, a Coinbase Termination Event shall not occur while the relevant security or technology event is occurring
and continuing, (iii) the failure of any Coinbase Entity to withdraw or transfer cash to the Trust in accordance with the Trust&rsquo;s
instructions within the time periods set forth in the Prime Execution Agreement and such failure is not cured within one (1) business
day following the Trust providing written notice to the relevant Coinbase Entity, (iv) a Coinbase Entity intentionally or willfully,
materially breaches any provision of the Prime Execution Agreement (other than the provisions of the Ether Custody Agreement) and such
breach remains uncured for a period of ten (10) calendar days after notice of such breach is provided by the Trust to the Prime Execution
Agent; or (v) a Coinbase Entity intentionally or willfully, materially breaches any provision of the Ether Custody Agreement and such
breach remains uncured for a period of 30 calendar days after notice of such breach is provided by the Trust to the Prime Execution Agent.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Trading Platform or the services it provides to the Trust. Under
certain circumstances, the Prime Execution Agent is permitted to halt or suspend trading on the Trading Platform, or impose limits on
the amount or size of, or reject, the Trust&rsquo;s orders, including in the event of, among others, (a) delays, suspension of operations,
failure in performance, or interruption of service that are directly due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the
Prime Execution Agent, (b) the Trust has engaged in unlawful or abusive activities or fraud, or (c) a security or technology issue occurred
and is continuing that results in the Prime Execution Agent being unable to provide trading services or accept the Trust&rsquo;s order,
in each case, subject to certain protections for the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Prime Execution Agent nor any other Coinbase entity is permitted to withdraw the Trust&rsquo;s ether from the Trust Ether Account,
or loan, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise encumber the Trust&rsquo;s ether, without the consent of the Trust. The Trading Balance is
subject to the lien to secure outstanding Trade Credits in favor of the Trade Credit Lender discussed below.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Prime Execution Agreement, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability is limited as follows, among others: (i) other than with respect
to claims and losses arising from spot trading of ether, or fraud or willful misconduct, among others, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s
aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) the greater of (x) &nbsp;$5&nbsp;million and (y) the aggregate fees paid by the
Trust to the Prime Execution Agent in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability, and
(B) the value of the cash or affected ether giving rise to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability; (ii) in respect of the Prime
Execution Agent&rsquo;s obligations to indemnify the Trust and its affiliates against third-party claims and losses to the extent arising
out of or relating to, among others, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s violation of any law, rule or regulation with respect to the provision
of its services, or the full amount of the Trust&rsquo;s assets lost due to the insolvency of or security event at a Connected Trading
Venue, the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability shall not exceed the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) the aggregate fees paid by
the Trust to the Prime Execution Agent in the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s liability;
and (iii) in respect of any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar losses, the Prime Execution Agent is not
liable, even if the Prime Execution Agent has been advised of or knew or should have known of the possibility thereof. The Prime Execution
Agent is not liable for delays, suspension of operations, failure in performance, or interruption of service to the extent it is directly
due to a cause or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Prime Execution Agent. Both the Trust and the Prime Execution Agent
and its affiliates (including the Ether Custodian) are required to indemnify each other under certain circumstances. The Prime Execution
Agreement is governed by New York law and provides that disputes arising under it are subject to arbitration.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Coinbase Entities may have actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with providing
the Prime Execution Agent Services including that (i) orders to buy or sell ether may be routed to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s
exchange platform (&ldquo;Coinbase Exchange&rdquo;) where such orders may be executed against other Coinbase customers or with Coinbase
acting as principal, (ii) the beneficial identity of the purchaser or seller with respect to an order is unknown and therefore may inadvertently
be another Coinbase customer, (iii) the Prime Execution Agent does not engage in front-running, but is aware of orders or imminent orders
and may execute a trade for its own inventory (or the account of an affiliate) while in possession of that knowledge, and (iv) Coinbase
may act in a principal capacity with respect to certain orders (e.g., to fill residual order size when a portion of an order may be below
the minimum size accepted by the Connected Trading Venues). As a result of these and other conflicts, when acting as principal, the Coinbase
Entities may have an incentive to favor their own interests and the interests of their affiliates over the Trust&rsquo;s interests and
have in place certain policies and procedures that are designed to mitigate such conflicts. The Prime Execution Agent will maintain appropriate
and effective arrangements to eliminate or manage conflicts of interest, including segregation of duties, information barriers and training.
The Prime Execution Agent will notify the Trust of changes to its business that have a material adverse effect on the Prime Execution
Agent&rsquo;s ability to manage its conflicts of interest. The Coinbase Entities shall execute trades pursuant to such policies and procedures;
provided that the Coinbase Entities (a) shall execute in a commercially reasonable amount of time (i) any marketable orders appropriately
entered by the Trust and (ii) any other pending orders by the Trust received by the Coinbase Entities that become marketable, (b) for
any order that the Prime Execution Agent receives from the Trust, the Prime Execution Agent will make commercially reasonable efforts
to route orders for execution to the Connected Trading Venue offering the highest price for the Trust&rsquo;s ether sale orders, including
consideration of any gas fees or similar fees related to a particular blockchain at the time that such orders are routed for execution,
and (c) shall not knowingly enter into a transaction for the benefit of (x) the Coinbase Entities, or (y)&nbsp;any other client received
after the Trust&rsquo;s order, ahead of any order received from the Trust. For purposes of the foregoing, a marketable order is a sell
order equivalent to or better than the best bid price on any Connected Trading Venue (or any venue that a Coinbase Entity may use) at
a given moment. The Prime Execution Agent agrees to direct the Trust&rsquo;s orders in a manner that does not systematically favor the
Coinbase Exchange or Connected Trading Venues that provide financial incentives to the Prime Execution Agent; provided, however, that
under certain circumstances the Prime Execution Agent may choose to intentionally route to the Coinbase Exchange due to temporary conditions
affecting Connected Trading Venues (e.g., connectivity problems of the Connected Trading Venue or funding constraints).</FONT></P>

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Trade Credit Lender</FONT></P>

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avoid having to pre-fund purchases or sales of ether when using the Agent Execution Model, the Trust may borrow ether or cash as Trade
Credit from the Trade Credit Lender on a short-term basis. The Sponsor does not intend to fund the Trading Balance at the Prime Execution
Agent with sufficient cash or ether to pay fees and expenses and instead intends to utilize the Trade Financing Agreement for such fees
and expenses. This allows the Trust to buy or sell ether through the Prime Execution Agent in an amount that exceeds the cash or ether
credited to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance at the Prime Execution Agent at the time such order is submitted to the Prime Execution
Agent, which is expected to facilitate the Trust&rsquo;s ability purchase and sell ether in a timely manner, rather than waiting for
the cash to be transferred by the Cash Custodian to the Prime Execution Agent prior to purchasing the ether or for the ether held in
the Trust Ether Account to be transferred to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance prior to selling ether. The Trust is required by the terms
of the Trade Financing Agreement, which is part of the Prime Execution Agreement, to repay any extension of Trade Credit by the Trade
Credit Lender by 6:00 p.m. ET on the business day following the day that the Trade Credit was extended to the Trust. The Trade Credit
Lender is only required to extend Trade Credits to the Trust to the extent such ether or cash is actually available to the Trade Credit
Lender. For example, if the Trade Credit Lender is unable to borrow ether to lend to the Trust as a Trade Credit, or there is a material
market disruption (as determined by the Trade Credit Lender in good faith and in its sole discretion), the Trade Credit Lender is not
obligated to extend Trade Credits to the Trust. To secure the repayment of Trade Credits, the Trust has granted a first-priority lien
to the Trade Credit Lender over the assets in its Trading Balance and the Trust Ether Account. If the Trust fails to repay a Trade Credit
within the required deadline, the Trade Credit Lender is permitted to take control of ether or cash credited to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading
Balance and Trust Ether Account (though it is required to exhaust the Trading Balance prior to taking control of assets in the Trust
Ether Account) and liquidate them to repay the outstanding Trade Credit. Trade Credits bear interest. Pursuant to the Trade Financing
Agreement, there is a maximum &ldquo;Authorized Amount&rdquo; of Trade Credits that the Trade Credit Lender allows to be outstanding
at any one time, which is determined and may be changed by the Trade Credit Lender in its sole discretion. To the extent the Trade Credit
Lender changes the Authorized Amount, it will give the Trust advance notice if it is feasible to do so.</FONT></P>

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entirety of the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings is maintained with the Ether Custodian rather than the Prime Execution Agent. Accordingly,
when using the Agent Execution Model, the Trust does expect to utilize Trade Credits. When utilizing Trade Credits in connection with
Cash Creation Orders and Cash Redemption Orders, any interest payable on Trade Credits will be the responsibility of the Authorized Participants.
In the very rare event that Trade Credits are utilized in connection with the payment of Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, any
interest payable on the Trade Credits will be the responsibility of the Trust. Any such interest payments borne by the Trust will have
the effect of reducing the amount of ether represented by a Share and the NAV of the Trust. In connection with a Cash Redemption Order
or to pay expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, the Trust will first borrow ether from the Trade Credit Lender using the Trade Financing
Agreement, and then sell this ether. In connection with a Cash Creation Order, the Trust will first borrow cash from the Trade Credit
Lender using the Trade Financing Agreement, and then purchase ether. The purpose of borrowing the ether or cash from the Trade Credit
Lender is to lock in the ether price on the trade date or the payment date, as applicable, rather than waiting for the funds associated
with the creation to be transferred by the Cash Custodian to the Prime Execution Agent prior to purchasing the ether or for the ether
held in the Trust Ether Account to be transferred to a Trading Balance prior to selling the ether (a process that may take up to twenty-four
hours, or longer if the Ethereum blockchain is experiencing delays in transaction confirmation, or if there are other delays). To the
extent that the execution price of the ether acquired exceeds the amount of cash deposited by the Authorized Participant, the Authorized
Participant bears the responsibility for the difference.</FONT></P>

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the event Trade Credits are unavailable from the Trade Credit Lender or become exhausted, the Sponsor would require the Authorized Participant
to deliver cash on the trade date so that a Cash Creation Order can be settled in a timely manner. For a Cash Redemption Order under
the Agent Execution Model, the Trust may use financing when the ether remains in the Trust Ether Account at the point of intended execution
of a sale of ether. In the event Trade Credits are unavailable or become exhausted in this situation, the Sponsor would instruct the
Ether Custodian to move ether out of the Trust Ether Account into the Trading Balance so that it could be sold directly in response to
a redemption order or to pay fees and expenses. Under these circumstances, the Trust may not be able to lock in the ether price on the
trade date or the payment date, as applicable, and would instead have to wait until the transfer from the Trust Ether Account the Trading
Balance was completed before selling the ether.</FONT></P>

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of Shares</FONT></P>

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Form</FONT></P>

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are issued in registered form in accordance with the Trust Agreement. The Transfer Agent has been appointed registrar and transfer agent
for the purpose of transferring Shares in certificated form. The Transfer Agent keeps a record of all Shareholders and holders of the
Shares in certified form in the registry (&ldquo;Register&rdquo;). The Sponsor recognizes transfers of Shares in certificated form only
if done in accordance with the Trust Agreement. The beneficial interests in such Shares are held in book-entry form through participants
and/or accountholders in DTC.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Individual
certificates are not issued for the Shares. Instead, Shares are represented by one or more global certificates, which are deposited by
the Transfer Agent with DTC and registered in the name of Cede &amp; Co., as nominee for DTC. The global certificates evidence all of
the Shares outstanding at any time. Shareholders are limited to (1) participants in DTC such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies
(&ldquo;DTC Participants&rdquo;), (2) those who maintain, either directly or indirectly, a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant
(&ldquo;Indirect Participants&rdquo;), and (3) those who hold interests in the Shares through DTC Participants or Indirect Participants,
in each case who satisfy the requirements for transfers of Shares. DTC Participants acting on behalf of investors holding Shares through
such participants&rsquo; accounts in DTC will follow the delivery practice applicable to securities eligible for DTC&rsquo;s Same-Day
Funds Settlement System. Shares are credited to DTC Participants&rsquo; securities accounts following confirmation of receipt of payment.</FONT></P>

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has advised the Sponsor as follows: It is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York and is a
member of the Federal Reserve System, a &ldquo;clearing corporation&rdquo; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code
and a &ldquo;clearing agency&rdquo; registered pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities
for DTC Participants and facilitates the clearance and settlement of transactions between DTC Participants through electronic book-entry
changes in accounts of DTC Participants.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_011"></A>Transfer
of Shares</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Shares are only transferable through the book-entry system of DTC. Shareholders who are not DTC Participants may transfer their Shares
through DTC by instructing the DTC Participant holding their Shares (or by instructing the Indirect Participant or other entity through
which their Shares are held) to transfer the Shares. Transfers are made in accordance with standard securities industry practice.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Transfers
of interests in Shares with DTC are made in accordance with the usual rules and operating procedures of DTC and the nature of the transfer.
DTC has established procedures to facilitate transfers among the participants and/or accountholders of DTC. Because DTC can only act
on behalf of DTC Participants, who in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a person or entity having an interest
in a global certificate to pledge such interest to persons or entities that do not participate in DTC, or otherwise take actions in respect
of such interest, may be affected by the lack of a certificate or other definitive document representing such interest.</FONT></P>

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has advised the Sponsor that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a Shareholder (including, without limitation, the presentation
of a global certificate for exchange) only at the direction of one or more DTC Participants in whose account with DTC interests in global
certificates are credited and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the global certificate as to which
such DTC Participant or Participants has or have given such direction.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_012"></A>Plan
of Distribution</FONT></P>

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and Selling Shares</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Most
investors buy and sell Shares in secondary market transactions through brokers. Shares trade on the Exchange under the ticker symbol
&ldquo;ETHW.&rdquo; Shares are bought and sold throughout the trading day like other publicly traded securities. When buying or selling
Shares through a broker, most investors incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. Shareholders are encouraged to review the
terms of their brokerage account for details on applicable charges.</FONT></P>

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Participants</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
offering of the Shares is a best efforts offering. The Trust continuously offers Baskets consisting of 10,000 Shares to Authorized Participants.
Authorized Participants pay a transaction fee for each Creation Order or Redemption Order. The Sponsor believes that the Basket size
of 10,000 Shares will enable Authorized Participants to manage inventory and facilitate an effective arbitrage mechanism for the Trust,
however, the Sponsor may adjust the Baskets in order to improve the effectiveness of the activities of Authorized Participants in the
secondary market for the Shares if the Sponsor determines it to be necessary or advisable. Because new Shares can be created and issued
on an ongoing basis, at any point during the life of the Trust, a &ldquo;distribution,&rdquo; as such term is used in the 1933 Act, will
be occurring.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
offering of Baskets is being made in compliance with Conduct Rule 2310 of FINRA. Accordingly, Authorized Participants will not make any
sales to any account over which they have discretionary authority without the prior written approval of a purchaser of Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> By executing an Authorized
Participant Agreement, an Authorized Participant becomes part of the group of parties eligible to purchase Baskets from, and put Baskets
for redemption to, the Trust. An Authorized Participant is under no obligation to create or redeem Baskets or to offer to the public
Shares of any Basket it does create. As of May 23, 2025, Jane Street Capital, LLC, Marex Financial, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., Citadel LLC, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Virtu Americas LLC, and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation have executed Authorized
Participant Agreements with the Trust. Pursuant to the terms of those Authorized Participant Agreements, each such Authorized Participant,
except for ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Marex Financial and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, may conduct Cash Creations, Cash Redemptions,
In-Kind Creations and In-Kind Redemptions. As of May 23, 2025, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Marex Financial and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
may only conduct Cash Creations and Cash Redemptions. </P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Because
new Shares can be created and issued on an ongoing basis, at any point during the life of the Trust, a &ldquo;distribution,&rdquo; as
such term is used in the 1933 Act, will be occurring. Authorized Participants, other broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that
some of their activities may result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner that would render them statutory
underwriters and subject them to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. Any purchaser who purchases Shares
with a view toward distribution of such Shares may be deemed to be a statutory underwriter. In addition, an Authorized Participant, other
broker-dealer firm or its client will be deemed a statutory underwriter if it purchases a Basket from the Trust, breaks the Basket down
into the constituent Shares and sells the Shares to its customers; or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares
with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for the Shares. In contrast, Authorized Participants
may engage in secondary market or other transactions in Shares that would not be deemed &ldquo;underwriting.&rdquo; For example, an Authorized
Participant may act in the capacity of a broker or dealer with respect to Shares that were previously distributed by other Authorized
Participants. A determination of whether a particular market participant is an underwriter must take into account all the facts and circumstances
pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be
considered a complete description of all the activities that would lead to designation as an underwriter and subject them to the prospectus-delivery
and liability provisions of the 1933 Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dealers
who are neither Authorized Participants nor &ldquo;underwriters&rdquo; but are nonetheless participating in a distribution (as contrasted
to ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an &ldquo;unsold allotment&rdquo; within the
meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the 1933 Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus-delivery exemption provided by Section
4(3) of the 1933 Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">While
the Authorized Participants may be indemnified by the Sponsor, they will not be entitled to receive a discount or commission from the
Trust or the Sponsor for their purchases of Baskets.</FONT></P>

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Shareholders</I></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor or its affiliates, or a fund or unit investment trust for which the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor serves as sponsor
or investment advisor, may purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other investors, including in secondary market transactions, and
because the Sponsor and its affiliates may be deemed affiliates of the Trust, the Shares are being registered to permit the resale of
these Shares by affiliates of the Trust from time to time after any such purchase. The Trust will not receive any of the proceeds from
the resale of such Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Selling
shareholders (each, a &ldquo;Selling Shareholder&rdquo;) may sell Shares owned by them directly or through broker-dealers, in accordance
with applicable law, on any national securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, through trading
systems, in the OTC market or in transactions other than on these exchanges or systems at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at
the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected through
brokerage transactions, privately negotiated trades, block sales, entry into options or other derivatives transactions or through any
other means authorized by applicable law. Selling Shareholders may redeem Shares held in Basket size through an Authorized Participant.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_013"></A>Creation
and Redemption of Shares</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">When
the Trust creates or redeems its Shares, it will do so only in Baskets (blocks of 10,000 Shares) based on the quantity of ether attributable
to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid expenses and liabilities) multiplied by the number of Shares comprising a Basket
(10,000). This is called the &ldquo;Basket Amount.&rdquo; The Basket Amount required to create each Basket changes from day to day. On
each day that the Exchange is open for regular trading, the Administrator adjusts the quantity of ether constituting the Basket Amount
as appropriate to reflect accrued expenses and any loss of ether that may occur. The computation is made by the Administrator each business
day prior to the commencement of trading on the Exchange. The Administrator determines the Basket Amount for a given day by dividing
the number of ether held by the Trust as of the opening of business on that business day, adjusted for the amount of ether constituting
estimated accrued but unpaid fees and expenses of the Trust as of the opening of business on that business day, by the quotient of the
number of Shares outstanding at the opening of business, multiplied by 10,000. Fractions of ether smaller than 0.00000000001 are disregarded
for purposes of the computation of the Basket Amount. The Basket Amount so determined is communicated via electronic mail message to
all Authorized Participants and made available on the Sponsor&rsquo;s website for the Shares. The Exchange also publishes the Basket
Amount determined by the Administrator as indicated above.</FONT></P>

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Trust may either create and redeem Shares in-kind for ether (In-Kind Creations and In-Kind Redemptions, respectively) or for cash (Cash
Creations and Cash Redemptions respectively). When the Trust creates or redeems its Shares, it does so in blocks of 10,000 Shares (each,
a Basket) based on the quantity of ether attributable to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid expenses and liabilities)
multiplied by the number of Shares (10,000) comprising a Basket (the Basket Amount).</FONT> </P>

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connection with an order to purchase Shares pursuant to an In-Kind Creation (an In-Kind Creation Order), an Authorized Participant shall
deliver or cause to be delivered by an Authorized Participant Designee to the Ether Custodian the amount of ether represented by the
Basket Amount. In connection with an order to purchase Shares pursuant to a Cash Creation (a Cash Creation Order, and, with In-Kind Creation
Orders, Creation Orders), an Authorized Participant shall deliver to the Transfer Agent the amount of U.S. dollars needed to purchase
the Basket Amount of ether, as well as the per-order transaction fee.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
connection with an order to redeem Shares, an Authorized Participant shall deliver to the Trust&rsquo;s account at DTC the Basket(s)
to be redeemed. To the extent such redemption order indicated that the redemption was to be done as an In-Kind Redemption (an In-Kind
Redemption Order), the Sponsor shall arrange for a Basket Amount of ether to distributed to an ether account designated by the Authorized
Participant or Authorized Participant Designee. To the extent such redemption order indicated that the redemption was to be done as a
Cash Redemption (a Cash Redemption Order, and, with In-Kind Redemption Orders, Redemption Orders), the Sponsor shall arrange for the
Basket Amount of ether to be sold and the resulting U.S. dollars to be distributed to the Authorized Participant.</FONT> </P>

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Participants</I></B></FONT></P>

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Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem Baskets. Authorized Participants must be (1) registered
broker-dealers or other securities market participants, such as banks and other financial institutions, that are not required to register
as broker-dealers to engage in securities transactions described below, and (2) DTC Participants. To become an Authorized Participant,
a person must enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement. The Authorized Participant Agreement provides the procedures for the creation
and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of the ether, cash or Shares required for such creation and redemptions. The Authorized
Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Trust, without the consent of any Shareholder
or Authorized Participant. Authorized Participants must pay the Transfer Agent a non-refundable fee for each Creation Order and Redemption
Order they place. The transaction fee may be waived, reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Authorized
Participants who make deposits with the Trust in exchange for Baskets receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement
of any kind from either the Trust or the Sponsor, and no such person will have any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the
Trust to effect any sale or resale of Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
Authorized Participant will be required to be registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and a member in good standing with
FINRA, or exempt from being or otherwise not required to be licensed as a broker-dealer or a member of FINRA, and will be qualified to
act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where the nature of its business so requires. Certain Authorized Participants
may also be regulated under federal and state banking laws and regulations. Each Authorized Participant has its own set of rules and
procedures, internal controls and information barriers as it determines is appropriate in light of its own regulatory regime.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Authorized Participant Agreement, the Sponsor, and the Trust under limited circumstances, have agreed to indemnify the Authorized
Participants against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Act, and to contribute to the payments the Authorized
Participants may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
following description of the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets is only a summary and an investor should refer to
the relevant provisions of the Trust Agreement and the form of Authorized Participant Agreement for more detail. The Trust Agreement
and form of Authorized Participant Agreement are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part.</FONT></P>

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Procedures</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On any business day, an Authorized
Participant may create Shares by placing a Creation Order to purchase one or more Baskets with the Transfer Agent through the Marketing
Agent in exchange for ether or cash. Such orders are subject to approval by the Marketing Agent and Transfer Agent. Such orders are subject
to approval by the Marketing Agent and Transfer Agent. For purposes of processing Creation Orders and Redemption Orders, a &ldquo;business
day&rdquo; means any day other than a day when the Exchange is closed for regular trading. Creation Orders must be placed by 3:59 p.m.,
ET or the close of regular trading on the Exchange, whichever is earlier, for In-Kind Creation Orders, or 2:00 p.m., ET, or the close
of regular trading on the Exchange, whichever is earlier for Cash Creation Orders (the &ldquo;Order Cut-Off Time&rdquo;). The Order Cut-Off
time may be modified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The day on which a Creation Order is accepted by the Transfer Agent is considered
the &ldquo;Creation Order Date.&rdquo;</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor may in its sole discretion limit the number of Shares created pursuant to Creation Orders on any specified day without notice
to the Authorized Participants and may direct the Marketing Agent to reject any Creation Orders in excess of such capped amount. The
Sponsor may choose to limit the number of Shares created pursuant to Creation Orders when it deems so doing to be in the best interest
of Shareholders. It may choose to do so when it believes the market is too volatile to execute an ether transaction, when it believes
the price of ether is being inconsistently, irregularly, or discontinuously published from ether trading venues and other data sources,
or when it believes other similar circumstances may create a scenario in which accepting Creation Orders would not be in the best interests
of the Shareholders. The Sponsor does not believe that the Trust&rsquo;s ability to arrive at such a determination will have a significant
impact on the Shares in the secondary market because it believes that the ability to create Shares would be reinstated shortly after
such determination is made, and any entity desiring to create Shares would be able to do so once the ability to create Shares is reinstated.
However, it is possible that such a determination would cause the Shares to trade at premiums or discounts relative to the Trust&rsquo;s
NAV on the secondary market if arbitrageurs believe that there is risk that the creation and redemption process is not available, as
this process is a component of keeping the price of the Shares on the secondary market closely aligned to the Trust&rsquo;s NAV. The
manner by which creations are made is dictated by the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By
placing an In-Kind Creation Order, an Authorized Participant agrees to facilitate (either directly or through an Authorized Participant
Designee) the deposit of ether with the Ether Custodian. An Authorized Participant who places an In-Kind Creation Order is responsible
for facilitating the delivery of the required amount of ether to the Trust Ether Account at the Ether Custodian by 3:00 p.m. ET, on the
business day following the Creation Order Date. The Authorized Participant or Authorized Participant Designee will normally send the
required ether in an &ldquo;on chain&rdquo; transaction over the Ethereum network. Such on chain transactions are subject to the risks
associated with Ethereum network transactions, including the irreversibility of transactions made in error or unavoidable delays due
to Ethereum network congestion. Upon receipt of the required amount of ether in the Trust Ether Account at the Ether Custodian, the Ether
Custodian will notify the Transfer Agent, the Distributor, the Authorized Participant and the Sponsor that the ether has been deposited.
The Transfer Agent will then direct DTC to credit the number of Shares created to the Authorized Participant&rsquo;s DTC account.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By
placing a Cash Creation Order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deposit, or cause the deposit of, cash with the Trust in an equivalent
amount of cash equal to the required amount of ether as described above, multiplied by the Pricing Index price, plus any additional cash
required to account for the price at which the Trust agrees to purchase the requisite amount of ether to the extent it is greater than
the Pricing Index price on each Creation Order Date. On each Creation Order Date, the Administrator will communicate to the Authorized
Participant the full cash amount required to settle the transaction. Authorized Participants may not withdraw a creation request. If
an Authorized Participant fails to consummate the foregoing, the Creation Order will be cancelled. The Sponsor causes to be published
each night the amount of ether that will be acquired in exchange for each Creation Order, from which can be computed the estimated amount
of cash required to create each Basket, prior to accounting for any additional cash required to acquire the requisite amount of ether
if the price paid by the Trust is in excess of the Pricing Index on each Creation Order Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
Authorized Participant who places a Cash Creation Order is responsible for facilitating the delivery of the required amount of cash to
the Cash Custodian by 3:00 p.m. ET, on the business day following the Creation Order Date. Pursuant to a Cash Creation, the Trust is
responsible for acquiring ether, which it may do pursuant to two different models: (i) the &ldquo;Trust-Directed Trade Model,&rdquo;
and the (ii) the &ldquo;Agent Execution Model.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust-Directed Trade Model, the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, is responsible for acquiring ether from an approved Ether Trading
Counterparty in an amount equal to the Basket Amount. When seeking to purchase ether on behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor will seek to
purchase ether at a price as close to the Pricing Index as practical. Once the trade has been agreed upon with an Ether Trading Counterparty,
the transaction will generally occur on an &ldquo;over-the-counter&rdquo; basis. Transfers of ether from the Ether Trading Counterparty
to the Trust Ether Account are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum network. Upon receipt of the deposit amount
of ether in the Trust Ether Account at the Ether Custodian from the Ether Trading Counterparty, the Ether Custodian will notify the Sponsor
that the ether has been received. The Sponsor will then notify the Transfer Agent that the ether has been received, and the Transfer
Agent will direct DTC to credit the number of Shares ordered to the Authorized Participant&rsquo;s DTC account and will wire the cash
previously sent by the Authorized Participant to the Ether Trading Counterparty to complete settlement of the Cash Creation Order and
the acquisition of the ether by the Trust. If the Ether Trading Counterparty fails to deliver the ether to the Ether Custodian, no cash
is sent from the Cash Custodian to the Ether Trading Counterparty, no Shares are transferred to the Authorized Participant&rsquo;s DTC
account, the cash is returned to the Authorized Participant, and the Cash Creation Order is cancelled.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Agent Execution Model, the Prime Execution Agent, acting in an agency capacity, conducts ether purchases on behalf of the Trust with
third parties through its Coinbase Prime service pursuant to the Prime Execution Agreement. On the evening of the Creation Order Date,
the Trust enters into a transaction to buy ether through the Prime Execution Agent for cash. Because the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance
may not be funded with cash on the Creation Order Date for the purchase of ether in connection with the Cash Creation Order under the
Agent Execution Model, the Trust may borrow Trade Credits in the form of cash from the Trade Credit Lender pursuant to the Trade Financing
Agreement or may require the Authorized Participant to deliver the required cash for the Cash Creation Order on the Creation Order Date.
The extension of Trade Credits on the Creation Order Date allows the Trust to purchase ether through the Prime Execution Agent on the
Creation Order Date, with such ether being deposited in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance. On the day following the Creation Order Date,
the &ldquo;Creation Order Settlement Date,&rdquo; the Trust delivers Shares to the Authorized Participant&rsquo;s DTC account in exchange
for cash received from the Authorized Participant. Where applicable, the Trust uses the cash to repay the Trade Credits borrowed from
the Trade Credit Lender. On the Creation Order Settlement Date for a Cash Creation Order utilizing the Agent Execution Model, the ether
associated with the Creation Order and purchased on the Creation Order Date is swept from the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with the
Prime Execution Agent to the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian pursuant to a regular end-of-day sweep process. Transfers of
ether into the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance are off-chain transactions and transfers from the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance to the Trust
Ether Account are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. Any financing fee owed to the Trade Credit
Lender is deemed part of trade execution costs and embedded in the trade price for each transaction.</FONT></P>

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between the Trust and the Authorized Participant, the expense and risk of the difference between the value of ether calculated by the
Administrator for daily valuation using the Pricing Index and the price at which the Trust acquires the ether will be borne solely by
the Authorized Participant to the extent that the Trust pays more for ether than the price used by the Trust for daily valuation. Any
such additional cash amount will be included in the amount of cash calculated by the Administrator on the Creation Order Date, communicated
to the Authorized Participant on the Creation Order Date, and wired by the Authorized Participant to the Cash Custodian on the Creation
Order Settlement Date.</FONT></P>

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of Creation Orders</FONT></P>

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Sponsor or its designee has the absolute right, but does not have any obligation, to reject any Creation Order or deposit of cash or
ether for any reason, including if the Sponsor determines that:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            Creation Order is not in proper form;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">it
                                            would not be in the best interest of the Shareholders;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            acceptance of the Creation Order would have adverse tax consequences to the Trust or its
                                            Shareholders;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            acceptance or receipt of which would, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsor, be unlawful;
                                            or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">circumstances
                                            outside the control of the Trust, the Sponsor, the Marketing Agent, the Transfer Agent, the
                                            Cash Custodian or the Ether Custodian make it, for all practical purposes, not feasible to
                                            process Baskets (including if the Sponsor determines that the investments available to the
                                            Trust at that time will not enable it to meet its investment objective).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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of the Sponsor, the Marketing Agent, the Cash Custodian or the Ether Custodian will be liable for the rejection of any Creation Order.</FONT></P>

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Procedures</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On any business day, an Authorized
Participant may place a Redemption Order with the Transfer Agent through the Marketing Agent to redeem one or more Baskets. Redemption
Orders must be placed by 3:59 p.m., ET or the close of regular trading on the Exchange, whichever is earlier, for In-Kind Redemption
Orders, or 2:00 p.m., ET, or the close of regular trading on the Exchange, whichever is earlier for Cash Redemption Orders (the &ldquo;Redemption
Order Cut-Off Time&rdquo;). The Redemption Order Cut-Off Time may be modified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. A Redemption Order
will be effective on the date it is accepted by the Transfer Agent (&ldquo;Redemption Order Date&rdquo;). The redemption distribution
from the Trust in exchange for a redemption of Shares consists of a movement of the Basket Amount of ether or cash representing the Basket
Amount of ether, less any trading expenses incurred by the Trust in liquidating the ether, to the redeeming Authorized Participant or
its designee. An Authorized Participant may not withdraw a Redemption Order without the prior consent of the Sponsor in its discretion.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the case of an In-Kind Redemption Order, the redemption distribution from the Trust consists of a movement of ether to the designated
wallet address of the Authorized Participant or Authorized Participant Designee. The Authorized Participant must deliver the Shares represented
by the Basket to be redeemed to the Trust&rsquo;s DTC account by end of day ET on the business day following the Redemption Order Date
(the &ldquo;Redemption Order Settlement Date&rdquo;). Once the Authorized Participant has delivered the Shares represented by the Basket
to be redeemed to the Trust&rsquo;s DTC account and the Transfer Agent has notified the Ether Custodian, Distributor and Sponsor that
the Shares have been deposited, the Sponsor will cause the transfer of the requisite amount of ether to the Authorized Participant or
Authorized Participant Designee. This transfer of ether from the Trust to the Authorized Participant or Authorized Participant Designee
will normally be done pursuant to an &ldquo;on chain&rdquo; transaction over the Ethereum network. Such on chain transactions are subject
to the risks associated with Ethereum network transactions, including the irreversibility of transactions made in error or unavoidable
delays due to Ethereum network congestion.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trust-Directed Trade Model pursuant to a Cash Redemption Order, the procedures by which an Authorized Participant can redeem one
or more Baskets mirror the procedures for the creation of Baskets under the Trust-Directed Trade Model with an additional safeguard on
ether being removed from the Trust Ether Account, which will not occur until cash has been received by the Cash Custodian in an amount
equal to the Basket Amount of ether multiplied by the price at which the Trust agrees with the Ether Trading Counterparty to sell the
ether on the Redemption Order Date. When seeking to sell ether on behalf of the Trust, the Sponsor will seek to sell ether at a price
as close to the Pricing Index as practical. Once the trade has been agreed upon with an ether Trading Counterparty, the transaction will
generally occur on an &ldquo;over-the-counter&rdquo; basis. Transfers of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Ether Trading Counterparty
are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. The Authorized Participant must deliver the Shares represented
by the Basket to be redeemed to the Trust&rsquo;s DTC account by end of day ET on the Redemption Order Settlement Date. The Ether Custodian
will not send the Basket Amount of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Ether Trading Counterparty until the Cash Custodian has
received the cash from the Ether Trading Counterparty and is instructed by the Sponsor to make such transfer. Once the Ether Trading
Counterparty has sent the cash to the Cash Custodian in an agreed-upon amount to settle the agreed upon sale of the Basket Amount of
ether, the Transfer Agent will notify the Sponsor. The Sponsor will then notify the Ether Custodian to transfer the ether to the Ether
Trading Counterparty, and the Transfer Agent will facilitate the redemption of Shares in exchange for cash. Once the Authorized Participant
has delivered the Shares represented by the Basket to be redeemed to the Trust&rsquo;s DTC account, the Cash Custodian will wire the
requisite amount of cash to the Authorized Participant. Transfers of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Ether Trading Counterparty
are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain. In the event that by the end of the day on the Redemption
Order Settlement Date, the Trust&rsquo;s account at DTC shall not have been credited with the total number of Shares corresponding to
the total number of Baskets to be redeemed pursuant to such Redemption Order the Transfer Agent shall send to the Authorized Participant,
the Sponsor and the Ether Custodian via fax or electronic mail message notice of such fact and the Authorized Participant shall have
two (2) business days following receipt of such notice to correct such failure. If such failure is not cured within such two (2) business
day period, the Transfer Agent (in consultation with the Sponsor) will cancel such Redemption Order and will send via fax or electronic
mail message notice of such cancellation to the Authorized Participant and the Ether Custodian, and the Authorized Participant will be
solely responsible for all costs incurred by the Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Sponsor or the Ether Custodian related to the cancelled
Redemption Order.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Agent Execution Model pursuant to a Cash Redemption Order, the Authorized Participant may be required to submit a Redemption Order
by an earlier than normal order cutoff time (the &ldquo;Redemption Early Order Cutoff Time&rdquo;). The Redemption Early Order Cutoff
Time may be as early as 5:00 p.m. ET on the business day prior to Redemption Order Date. Once a Redemption Order is received, the Sponsor
instructs the Ether Custodian to prepare to transfer the ether associated with the Redemption Order from the Trust Ether Account with
the Ether Custodian to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent. For a Redemption Order utilizing the Agent Execution
Model, on the evening of the Redemption Order Date, the Prime Execution Agent, acting in an agency capacity, conducts ether sales on
behalf of the Trust with third parties through its Coinbase Prime service in exchange for cash. The Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with
the Prime Execution Agent may not be funded with ether on the evening of the Redemption Order Date at the time of the intended execution
of the sale of ether in connection with the Redemption Order because such ether is still in the Trust Ether Account at the Ether Custodian.
In those circumstances the Trust may borrow Trade Credits in the form of ether from the Trade Credit Lender, which allows the Trust to
sell ether through the Prime Execution Agent on the evening Redemption Order Date, and the cash proceeds are deposited in the Trust&rsquo;s
Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent. Such cash is then transferred to the Cash Custodian. The Trust will subsequently transfer
the Basket Amount of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent. Once the
Authorized Participant has delivered the Shares represented by the Basket to be redeemed to the Trust&rsquo;s DTC account, the Cash Custodian
will then wire the requisite amount of cash to the Authorized Participant. In the event Trade Credits were used, the Trust will use the
ether that is moved from the Trust Ether Account with the Ether Custodian to the Trading Balance with the Prime Execution Agent to repay
the Trade Credits borrowed from the Trade Credit Lender. Transfers of ether from the Trust Ether Account to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading
Balance are &ldquo;on-chain&rdquo; transactions represented on the Ethereum blockchain.</FONT></P>

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or Rejection of Redemption Orders</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor may, in its discretion, suspend the right of creation or redemption or may postpone the Redemption Order Settlement Date, for
(1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed other than customary weekend or holiday closings, or trading on the Exchange is
suspended or restricted, (2)&nbsp;any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which the fulfillment of a creation order
or the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable (for example, as a result of an interruption in services or availability
of the Prime Execution Agent, Ether Custodian, Cash Custodian, Administrator, or other service providers to the Trust, act of God, catastrophe,
civil disturbance, government prohibition, war, terrorism, strike or other labor dispute, fire, force majeure, interruption in telecommunications,
internet services, or network provider services, unavailability of Fedwire, SWIFT or banks&rsquo; payment processes, significant technical
failure, bug, error, disruption or fork of the Ethereum network, hacking, cybersecurity breach, or power, internet, or Ethereum network
outage, or similar event), or (3) such other period as the Sponsor determines to be necessary for the protection of the Shareholders
of the Trust (for example, where acceptance of the U.S. dollars needed to create each Basket would have certain adverse tax consequences
to the Trust or its Shareholders). For example, the Sponsor may determine that it is necessary to suspend redemptions to allow for the
orderly liquidation of the Trust&rsquo;s assets. If the Sponsor has difficulty liquidating the Trust&rsquo;s positions (e.g., because
of a market disruption event), it may be appropriate to suspend redemptions until such time as such circumstances are rectified. None
of the Sponsor, the person authorized to take Redemption Orders in the manner provided in the Authorized Participant Agreement, the Ether
Custodian or the Cash Custodian will be liable to any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension
or postponement.</FONT> </P>

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Orders must be made in whole Baskets. The Sponsor acting by itself or through the person authorized to take Redemption Orders in the
manner provided in the Authorized Participant Agreement may, in its sole discretion, reject any Redemption Order (1) the Sponsor determines
not to be in proper form, (2) the fulfillment of which its counsel advises may be illegal under applicable laws and regulations, or (3)
if circumstances outside the control of the Sponsor, the person authorized to take redemption orders in the manner provided in the Authorized
Participant Agreement or the Ether Custodian make it for all practical purposes not feasible for the Shares to be delivered under the
Redemption Order. The Sponsor may also reject a Redemption Order if the number of Shares being redeemed would reduce the remaining outstanding
Shares to 100,000 Shares (<I>i.e.</I>, ten Baskets) or fewer.</FONT></P>

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and Redemption Transaction Fee</FONT></P>

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compensate the Transfer Agent for expenses incurred in connection with the creation and redemption of Baskets, an Authorized Participant
is required to pay a transaction fee to the Transfer Agent to create or redeem Baskets, which does not vary in accordance with the number
of Baskets in such order. The transaction fee may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

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Responsibility</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
Participants are responsible for any transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or governmental
charge applicable to the creation or redemption of Baskets, regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the
Authorized Participant, and agree to indemnify the Sponsor and the Trust if they are required by law to pay any such tax, together with
any applicable penalties, additions to tax and interest thereon.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Secondary
Market Transactions</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
discussed above, Authorized Participants are the only persons that may place Creation Orders and Redemption Orders. Authorized Participants
must be registered broker-dealers or other securities market participants, such as banks and other financial institutions that are not
required to register as broker-dealers to engage in securities transactions. An Authorized Participant is under no obligation to create
or redeem Baskets, and an Authorized Participant is under no obligation to offer to the public Shares of any Basket it does create.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
Participants that do offer to the public Shares from the Basket they create will do so at per-Share offering prices that are expected
to reflect, among other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the Exchange, the NAV of the Trust at the time the Authorized Participant
purchased the Baskets, the NAV of the Shares at the time of the offer of the Shares to the public, the supply of and demand for Shares
at the time of sale, and the liquidity of ether or other portfolio investments. Baskets are generally expected to be redeemed when the
price per Share is at a discount to the NAV per Share. Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered by Authorized Participants
to the public at different times may have different offering prices. An order for one or more Baskets may be placed by an Authorized
Participant on behalf of multiple clients. Authorized Participants who make deposits of ether or cash with the Trust in exchange for
Baskets receive no fees, commissions or other forms of compensation or inducement of any kind from either the Trust or the Sponsor, and
no such person has any obligation or responsibility to the Sponsor or the Trust to effect any sale or resale of Shares.</FONT></P>

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are expected to trade in the secondary market on the Exchange. Shares may trade in the secondary market at prices that are lower or higher
relative to their NAV per Share. The amount of the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per Share may be influenced
by various factors, including the number of investors who seek to purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market and the liquidity of
ether.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_014"></A>Use
of Proceeds</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Proceeds
received by the Trust in connection with the issuance of Baskets consist of ether and cash. Deposits of ether received by the Trust pursuant
to an In-Kind Creation are held by the Ether Custodian on behalf of the Trust until (i) delivered out in connection with an In-Kind Redemption
of Baskets or (ii) caused to be transferred or sold by the Sponsor to pay fees due to the Sponsor and Trust expenses and liabilities
not assumed by the Sponsor. Deposits of cash proceeds received by the Trust in connection with Cash Creation Orders will be used to acquire
ether. Such deposits of cash are held by the Cash Custodian on behalf of the Trust until (i) used to acquire ether, (ii) accrued and
distributed to pay Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor, (iii) distributed to Authorized Participants in connection
with Cash Redemptions of Baskets, or (iv) disposed of in a liquidation of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event that the Trust is terminated and its assets are to be liquidated, all of the Trust&rsquo;s ether will be sold and the cash
proceeds will be distributed to Shareholders. Under no circumstances will the Trust distribute ether to Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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oF Beneficial Interest in the Trust</FONT></P>

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beneficial interest in the Trust is divided into Shares. Each Share of the Trust represents an equal beneficial interest in the net assets
of the Trust, and each holder of Shares is entitled to receive such holder&rsquo;s pro rata share of distributions of income and capital
gains, if any.</FONT></P>

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Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. No Share will have any priority or preference over any other Share of the Trust. All distributions,
if any, will be made ratably among all Shareholders from the assets of the Trust according to the number of Shares held of record by
such Shareholders on the record date for any distribution or on the date of termination of the Trust, as the case may be. Except as otherwise
provided by the Sponsor, Shareholders will have no preemptive or other right to subscribe to any additional shares or other securities
issued by the Trust.</FONT></P>

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Sponsor will have full power and authority, in its sole discretion, without seeking the approval of the Trustee or the Shareholders (a)
to establish and designate and to change in any manner and to fix such preferences, voting powers, rights, duties and privileges of the
Trust as the Sponsor may from time to time determine, (b) to divide the beneficial interest in the Trust into an unlimited amount of
Shares, with or without par value, as the Sponsor will determine, (c) to issue Shares without limitation as to number (including fractional
Shares), to such persons and for such amount of consideration, subject to any restriction set forth in the By-Laws, if any, at such time
or times and on such terms as the Sponsor may deem appropriate, (d) to divide or combine the Shares into a greater or lesser number without
thereby materially changing the proportionate beneficial interest of the Shares in the assets held, and (e) to take such other action
with respect to the Shares as the Sponsor may deem desirable. The ownership of Shares will be recorded on the books of the Trust or a
transfer or similar agent for the Trust. No certificates certifying the ownership of Shares will be issued except as the Sponsor may
otherwise determine from time to time. The Sponsor may make such rules as it considers appropriate for the issuance of share certificates,
transfer of Shares and similar matters. The record books of the Trust as kept by the Trust, or any transfer or similar agent, as the
case may be, will be conclusive as to the identity of the Shareholders and as to the number of Shares held from time to time by each.</FONT></P>

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of Interest</FONT></P>

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are present and potential future conflicts of interest in the Trust&rsquo;s structure and operation you should consider before you purchase
Shares. The Sponsor will use this notice of conflicts as a defense against any claim or other proceeding made. If the Sponsor is not
able to resolve these conflicts of interest adequately, it may impact the Trust&rsquo;s ability to achieve its investment objectives.</FONT></P>

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officers, directors and employees of the Sponsor do not devote their time exclusively to the Trust. These persons are directors, officers
or employees of other entities, or otherwise work in respect of other clients, which may compete with the Trust for their services. They
could have a conflict between their responsibilities to the Trust and to those other entities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor has adopted policies and procedures that identify the conflicts of interest associated with these companies and their principals,
officers, directors and employees when and if trading ether, ether futures and related contracts or other ether-linked derivatives. These
policies are intended to prevent conflicts of interest occurring where the Sponsor or their principals, officers, directors or employees
could give preferential treatment to their own accounts or trade their own accounts ahead of or against the Trust. Pursuant to these
policies, all principals, officers, directors and employees of the Sponsor, and their family members, must receive prior written clearance
from the Sponsor&rsquo;s chief compliance officer before entering into a transaction in ether, ether futures or any other ether-linked
derivative equal if such transaction exceeds $4,999 in current market value. To the extent any such transaction constitutes a purchase
of ether, ether futures or other ether-linked derivative exceeds $4,999 in current market value, the policies require that such ether,
ether futures or ether-linked derivative must be held for 60 days before it can be traded or sold.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor has sole current authority to manage the investments and operations of the Trust, and this may allow it to act in a way that
furthers its own interests, which may create a conflict with a Shareholder&rsquo;s best interests. Except as required under applicable
federal law or under the rules or regulations of the Exchange, Shareholders have no voting rights, which will limit their ability to
influence matters such as amendment of the Trust Agreement, a change in the Trust&rsquo;s basic investment policy, dissolution of the
Trust, or the sale or distribution of the Trust&rsquo;s assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor serves as the sponsor for the Trust. The Sponsor may have a conflict to the extent that its trading decisions for the Trust may
be influenced by the effect they would have on the other funds it manages, including, but not limited to, the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index
Fund, LLC; the Bitwise 10 Index Offshore Fund Ltd.; the Digital Asset Index Fund; the Bitwise Bitcoin Fund, LLC; the Bitwise Ethereum
Fund, LLC; the Bitwise DeFi Crypto Index Fund; and the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF. In addition, the Sponsor may be required to indemnify its
officers, directors and key employees with respect to their activities on behalf of the other funds, if the need for indemnification
arises. This potential indemnification could cause the Sponsor&rsquo;s assets to decrease. If the Sponsor&rsquo;s other sources of income
are not sufficient to compensate for the indemnification, it could cease operations, which could in turn result in Trust losses and/or
termination of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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the Sponsor acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or arrangement that may be an opportunity for the Trust, it will have no duty
to offer such opportunity to the Trust. The Sponsor will not be liable to the Trust or the Shareholders for breach of any fiduciary or
other duty if the Sponsor pursues such opportunity or directs it to another person or does not communicate such opportunity to the Trust.
Neither the Trust nor any Shareholder has any rights or obligations by virtue of the Trust Agreement, the trust relationship created
thereby, or this Prospectus in such business ventures or the income or profits derived from such business ventures. The pursuit of such
business ventures, even if competitive with the activities of the Trust, will not be deemed wrongful or improper.</FONT></P>

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of Conflicts Procedures</FONT></P>

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Trust Agreement provides that whenever a conflict of interest exists between the Sponsor or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and
the Trust or any Shareholders or any other person, on the other hand, the Sponsor will resolve such conflict of interest considering
the relative interest of each party (including its own interest) and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary
or accepted industry practices, and any applicable accepted accounting practices or principles.</FONT></P>

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and Regulatory Duties AND OBLIGATIONS of the Sponsor</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
general fiduciary duties that would otherwise be imposed on the Sponsor (which would make its operation of the Trust as described herein
impracticable due to the strict prohibition imposed by such duties on, for example, conflicts of interest on behalf of a fiduciary in
its dealings with its beneficiaries) are defined and limited in scope by the terms of the Trust Agreement (to which terms all Shareholders,
by subscribing to the Shares, are deemed to consent).</FONT></P>

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under the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor has the following obligations as a sponsor of the Trust:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            execute, file, record and/or publish all certificates, statements and other documents and
                                            do any and all other things as may be appropriate for the formation, qualification and operation
                                            of the Trust and for the conduct of its business in all appropriate jurisdictions;</FONT></TD>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            retain independent public accountants to audit the accounts of the Trust;</FONT></TD>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            employ attorneys to represent the Trust;</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            select the Trust&rsquo;s Trustee, administrator, transfer agent, custodian(s), digital asset
                                            trading platform counterparties and OTC market participant counterparties, Pricing Index
                                            Benchmark Provider, marketing agent(s), insurer(s) and any other service provider(s) and
                                            cause the Trust to enter into contracts with such service provider(s);</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            negotiate and enter into insurance agreements to secure and maintain the insurance coverage
                                            to the extent described in this Prospectus;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            develop a marketing plan for the Trust on an ongoing basis and prepare marketing materials
                                            regarding the Trust;</FONT></TD>
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                                            maintain the Trust&rsquo;s website;</FONT></TD>
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                                            acquire and sell ether, subject in each instance to the limitations imposed by the Trust
                                            Agreement, with a view to providing Shareholders with exposure to the value of ether held
                                            by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust&rsquo;s operations, valuing the Trust&rsquo;s
                                            net assets and the Shares daily with reference to the Pricing Index, or any other pricing
                                            methodology adopted by the Sponsor in its discretion (for the avoidance of doubt, the Sponsor
                                            may select such subsequent pricing methodology without Shareholder approval);</FONT></TD>
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                                            connection with a hard fork of the Ethereum network to which the Sponsor has actual knowledge,
                                            to determine, in good faith, whether the digital asset network running the modified or the
                                            extant Ethereum network software is generally accepted to be the Ethereum network and should
                                            therefore be considered to be Ethereum for the purposes of the Trust&rsquo;s ongoing operations;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement with each Authorized Participant and discharge
                                            the duties and responsibilities of the Trust and the Sponsor thereunder;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            receive directly or through its delegates from Authorized Participants and process or cause
                                            its delegates to process properly submitted Creation Orders, as described in the Trust Agreement
                                            and in the Authorized Participant Agreement;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            connection with an In-Kind Creation Orders, to receive from Authorized Participants directly
                                            or through its delegates the required amount of ether;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            connection with Cash Creation Orders, to receive from Authorized Participants directly or
                                            through its delegates the required amount of cash;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            connection with Creation Orders, after accepting a Creation Order and receiving the required
                                            amount of ether or cash, as applicable, either directly or through its delegates to direct
                                            the Transfer Agent to credit the Baskets to fill the Creation Order within one (1) business
                                            day immediately following the Creation Order Date;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            receive directly or through its delegates from Authorized Participants and process or cause
                                            its delegates to process properly submitted Redemption Orders, as described in the Trust
                                            Agreement and in the Authorized Participant Agreement;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            assist in the preparation and filing of reports and proxy statements (if any) to the Shareholders,
                                            the periodic updating of the Registration Statement and this Prospectus and other reports
                                            and documents for the Trust required to be filed by the Trust with the SEC and other governmental
                                            bodies;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            use its best efforts to maintain the status of the Trust as a grantor trust for U.S. federal
                                            income tax purposes, including by making such elections, filing such tax returns, and preparing,
                                            disseminating and filing such tax reports as it is advised by its counsel or accountants
                                            are from time to time required by any statute, rule or regulation of the United States, any
                                            state or political subdivision thereof, or other jurisdiction having taxing authority in
                                            respect of the Trust or its administration; the expense of accountants employed to prepare
                                            such tax returns and tax reports will be an expense of the Trust;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            monitor all fees charged to the Trust, and the services rendered by the service providers
                                            to the Trust, to determine whether the fees paid by, and the services rendered to, the Trust
                                            are at competitive rates and are the best price and services available under the circumstances
                                            and, if necessary, to renegotiate the fee structure to obtain such rates and services for
                                            the Trust;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            perform such other services as the Sponsor believes the Trust may from time to time require;
                                            and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
                                            general, to carry out any other business in connection with or incidental to any of the foregoing
                                            powers; to do everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any purpose
                                            or the attainment of any object or the furtherance of any power herein set forth, either
                                            alone or in association with others; and to do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant
                                            or growing out of or connected with the aforesaid business or purposes, objects or powers.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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the extent that a law (common or statutory) or in equity, the Sponsor has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating
thereto to the Trust, the Shareholders or any other person, the Sponsor will not be liable to the Trust, the Shareholders or to any other
person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of the Trust Agreement or this Prospectus unless such reliance constitutes gross
negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct on the part of the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

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and Indemnification</FONT></P>

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Trustee will not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Sponsor, nor will the Trustee be liable for supervising or monitoring the
performance and the duties and obligations of the Sponsor or the Trust under the Trust Agreement. The Trustee will not be personally
liable under any circumstances, except for its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. In particular, but not by way of
limitation:</FONT></P>

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Trustee will not be personally liable for any error of judgment made in good faith except to the extent such error of judgment constitutes
gross negligence on its part;</FONT></P>

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no provision of the Trust Agreement will require the Trustee to expend or risk its personal funds or otherwise incur any financial liability
in the performance of its rights or powers hereunder, if the Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the payment of
such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it;</FONT></P>

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under no circumstances will the Trustee be personally liable for any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement, or indebtedness of
the Trust;</FONT></P>

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the Trustee will not be personally responsible for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Trust Agreement or for the due
execution hereof by the Sponsor;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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the Trustee will incur no liability to anyone in acting upon any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order,
certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper reasonably believed by it to be genuine and reasonably believed by it to
be signed by the proper party or parties. The Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of any governing body of any corporate
party as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in full force and effect. As
to any fact or matter the manner of ascertainment of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Trustee may for all purposes hereof
rely on a certificate, signed by an authorized officer of the Sponsor or any other corresponding directing party, as to such fact or
matter, and such certificate will constitute full protection to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith in reliance thereon;</FONT></P>

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in the exercise or administration of the trust hereunder, the Trustee (i) may act directly or through agents or attorneys pursuant to
agreements entered into with any of them, and the Trustee will not be liable for the default or misconduct of such agents or attorneys
if such agents or attorneys will have been selected by the Trustee in good faith and with due care and (ii) may consult with counsel,
accountants and other skilled persons to be selected by it in good faith and with due care and employed by it, and it will not be liable
for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the advice or opinion of any such counsel, accountants
or other skilled persons;</FONT></P>

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except as expressly provided in Article III of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee acts solely as a trustee under the Trust Agreement and
not in its individual capacity, and all persons having any claim against the Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated by the
Trust Agreement will look only to the Trust&rsquo;s property for payment or satisfaction thereof; and</FONT></P>

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the Trustee will not be liable for punitive, exemplary, consequential, special or other similar damages under any circumstances.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trustee or any officer, affiliate, director, employee, or agent of the Trustee (each, an &ldquo;Indemnified Person&rdquo;) will be entitled
to indemnification from the Sponsor or the Trust, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
taxes, damages, reasonable expenses, and liabilities (including liabilities under state or federal securities laws) of any kind and nature
whatsoever (collectively, &ldquo;Losses&rdquo;), to the extent that such Losses arise out of or are imposed upon or asserted against
such Indemnified Persons with respect to the creation, operation or termination of the Trust, the execution, delivery or performance
of the Trust Agreement or the transactions contemplated in the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that the Sponsor and the Trust will
not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Losses that are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence
of such Indemnified Person. The obligations of the Sponsor and the Trust to indemnify the Indemnified Persons will survive the termination
of the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor will not be under any liability to the Trust, the Trustee or any Shareholder for any action taken or for refraining from the
taking of any action in good faith pursuant to the Trust Agreement, or for errors in judgment or for depreciation or loss incurred by
reason of the sale of any ether or other assets held in trust hereunder; provided, however, that this provision will not protect the
Sponsor against any liability to which it would otherwise be subject by reason of its own gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct.
The Sponsor may rely in good faith on any paper, order, notice, list, affidavit, receipt, evaluation, opinion, endorsement, assignment,
draft or any other document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted to it by the Trustee, the Trustee&rsquo;s counsel
or any other Indemnified Person for any matters arising hereunder. The Sponsor will in no event be deemed to have assumed or incurred
any liability, duty, or obligation to any Shareholder or to the Trustee other than as expressly provided for herein. The Trust will not
incur the cost of that portion of any insurance which insures any party against any liability, the indemnification of which is herein
prohibited.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
addition, as described in the Trust Agreement, (i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between the Sponsor or any of its
Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other hand; or (ii) whenever the Trust Agreement or any other agreement contemplated
herein or therein provides that the Sponsor will act in a manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust,
the Sponsor will resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest
of each party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating
to such interests, and any applicable generally accepted accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Sponsor,
the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Sponsor will not constitute a breach of the Trust Agreement or any
other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Sponsor at law or in equity or otherwise.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor and its shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and subsidiaries (each a &ldquo;Sponsor Indemnified
Party&rdquo;) will be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred hereunder without gross
negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct on the part of such Sponsor Indemnified Party arising out of or in connection with the performance
of its obligations under the Trust Agreement or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. Any amounts
payable to a Sponsor Indemnified Party under Section 4.06 of the Trust Agreement may be payable in advance or will be secured by a lien
on the Trust. The Sponsor will not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that in its opinion may
involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Sponsor may, in its discretion, undertake any action that it may
deem necessary or desirable in respect of the Trust Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the
Shareholders and, in such event, the legal expenses and costs of any such action will be expenses and costs of the Trust and the Sponsor
will be entitled to be reimbursed therefor by the Trust. The obligations of the Trust to indemnify the Sponsor Indemnified Parties will
survive the termination of the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

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of Law</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">According
to applicable law, indemnification of the Sponsor is payable only if the Sponsor determined, in good faith, that the act, omission or
conduct that gave rise to the claim for indemnification was in the best interest of the Trust and the act, omission or activity that
was the basis for such loss, liability, damage, cost or expense was not the result of negligence or misconduct and such liability or
loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the Sponsor, and such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable
only out of the assets of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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of Federal and State Securities Laws</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
offering is made pursuant to federal and state securities laws. The SEC and state securities agencies take the position that indemnification
of the Sponsor that arises out of an alleged violation of such laws is prohibited unless certain conditions are met.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">These
conditions require that no indemnification of the Sponsor or any underwriter for the Trust may be made in respect of any losses, liabilities
or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless: (i) there has been a successful adjudication
on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the party seeking indemnification and the court approves
the indemnification; (ii) such claim has been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the party
seeking indemnification; or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the party seeking indemnification
and finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be made, provided that, before seeking such approval, the Sponsor
or other indemnitee must apprise the court of the position held by regulatory agencies against such indemnification. These agencies are
the SEC and the securities administrator of the state or states in which the plaintiffs claim they were offered or sold interests.</FONT></P>

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of the 1933 Act and NASAA Guidelines</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to the Sponsor or its directors, officers, or persons
controlling the Trust, the Trust has been informed that the SEC and the various state administrators believe that such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (&ldquo;NASAA&rdquo;)
commodity pool guidelines and is therefore unenforceable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_020"></A>Management;
Voting by Shareholders</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Except
as required under applicable federal law or under the rules or regulations of the Exchange, Shareholders shall have no voting rights
hereunder (including with respect to mergers, consolidations or conversions of the Trust or transfers to or domestication in any jurisdiction
by the Trust or any other matters that under the Delaware Act default voting rights are provided to holders of beneficial interests).
The Shareholders shall have the right to vote on other matters only as the Sponsor may consider desirable and so authorize in its sole
discretion. To the extent that federal or Delaware law is amended, modified or interpreted by rule, regulation, order, or no-action letter
to (on a mandatory basis) expand, eliminate or limit Shareholders&rsquo; right to vote on any specific matter, the Shareholders&rsquo;
right to vote shall be deemed to be amended, modified or interpreted in accordance therewith without further approval by the Sponsor
or the Shareholders.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_021"></A>Meetings</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Meetings
of the Trust&rsquo;s Shareholders may be called by the Sponsor for such purposes as may be prescribed by law or the Trust Agreement.
All notices of meetings will be sent or otherwise given to each Shareholder of record not less than seven nor more than one hundred twenty
days before the date of the meeting in the manner determined by the Sponsor. The notice will specify: (a) the place, date and hour of
the meeting; and (b) the general nature of the business to be transacted. Shareholders may vote in person, by proxy, or in any manner
determined by the Sponsor at any such meeting. Except when a larger quorum is required by applicable law or by the Trust Agreement, the
presence (in person or by ballot) of thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the Shares entitled to vote will constitute a quorum
at a Shareholders&rsquo; meeting. Any action taken by Shareholders may be taken without a meeting so long as Shareholders holding a majority
of Shares entitled to vote on the matter (or such larger proportion thereof as will be required by any express provision of this Trust
Agreement or federal law) or holding a majority (or such larger proportion as aforesaid) of the Shares entitled to vote separately on
the matter consent to the action in writing or by other electronic means. Such consent will be treated for all purposes as a vote taken
at a meeting of Shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_022"></A>Books
and Records</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust keeps its books of record and account at the office of the Sponsor located at 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco,
CA 94104, or at the offices of the Administrator, or at such office, including of an administrative agent, as it may subsequently designate
upon notice. The books and records are open to inspection by any person who establishes to the Trust&rsquo;s satisfaction that such person
is a Shareholder upon reasonable advance notice at all reasonable times during usual business hours of the Trust.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust keeps a copy of the Trust Agreement on file in the Sponsor&rsquo;s office which will be available for inspection by any Shareholder
at all times during the Trust&rsquo;s usual business hours upon reasonable advance notice.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_023"></A>Statements,
Filings, and Reports to Shareholders</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">After
the end of each fiscal year, the Sponsor will cause to be prepared an annual report for the Trust containing audited financial statements.
The annual report will be in such form and contain such information as will be required by applicable laws, rules and regulations and
may contain such additional information that the Sponsor determines shall be included. The annual report will be filed with the SEC and
the Exchange and will be distributed to such persons and in such manner as is required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor is responsible for the registration and qualification of the Shares under federal securities laws. The Sponsor will also prepare,
or cause to be prepared, and file any periodic reports or updates required under the Exchange Act. The Administrator will assist and
support the Sponsor in the preparation of such reports.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Administrator will make such elections, file such tax returns, and prepare, disseminate and file such tax reports as it is advised to
by its counsel or accountants or as required from time to time by any applicable statute, rule or regulation.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_024"></A>Fiscal
Year</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
fiscal year of the Trust is the calendar year. The Sponsor may select an alternate fiscal year.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_025"></A>Governing
Law; Consent to Delaware Jurisdiction</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
rights of the Sponsor, the Trust, DTC (as registered owner of the Trust&rsquo;s global certificate for Shares) and the Shareholders are
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The Sponsor, the Trust and DTC and, by accepting Shares, each DTC Participant and each
Shareholder consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and any federal courts located in Delaware.
Such consent is not required for any person to assert a claim of Delaware jurisdiction over the Sponsor or the Trust. However, pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, this shall not apply to causes of action for violations of U.S. federal or state securities laws. Section 22
of the 1933 Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability
created by the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Investors cannot waive compliance with federal securities laws and the
rules and regulations thereunder.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_026"></A>Legal
Matters</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Litigation
and Claims</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Within
the past five years of the date of this Prospectus, there have been no material administrative, civil or criminal actions against the
Sponsor, the Trust or any principal or affiliate of any of them. This includes any actions pending, on appeal, concluded, threatened,
or otherwise known to them.</FONT></P>

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Opinion</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chapman
and Cutler LLP has advised the Sponsor in connection with the Shares being offered. Chapman and Cutler LLP also advises the Sponsor with
respect to its responsibilities as sponsor of, and with respect to matters relating to, the Trust. Certain opinions of counsel have been
filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_027"></A>Experts</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">KPMG
LLP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154-0102, an independent registered public accounting firm, is hereby named as an expert in
auditing and accounting.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024
have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of KPMG LLP.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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Contracts</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Fund
Administration and Accounting Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, the Administrator is generally responsible for the day-to-day administration of
the Trust. The responsibilities of the Administrator include (i) establishing appropriate expense accruals and computing expense ratios,
maintaining expense files and coordinating the payment of Trust-approved invoices; (ii) calculating Trust-approved income and per Share
amounts required for periodic distributions to be made by the Trust; (iii) calculating total return information; (iv) coordinating the
Trust&rsquo;s annual audit; (v) supplying various normal and customary portfolio and Trust statistical data as requested on an ongoing
basis; and (vi) preparing financial statements for the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
responsibilities of the Administrator also include providing various valuation and computation accounting services for the Trust, including
(i) maintaining certain financial books and records for the Trust, including creation and redemptions books and records, and Trust accounting
records; (ii) computing the Trust&rsquo;s NAV; (iii)&nbsp;obtaining quotes from pricing services as directed and approved by the Sponsor
or, if such quotes are unavailable, then obtaining such prices from the Sponsor and, in either case, calculating the market value of
the Trust&rsquo;s assets in accordance with the Trust&rsquo;s valuation policies or guidelines; and (iv) transmitting or making available
a copy of the daily portfolio valuation to the Sponsor.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust will indemnify the Administrator and any affiliate of the Administrator (&ldquo;Indemnitees&rdquo;), and the Indemnitees will incur
no liability for their reliance upon (i) any law, act, regulation or interpretation of the same even though the same may thereafter have
been altered, changed, amended or repealed, (ii) the Trust&rsquo;s offering materials or documents (excluding information provided by
the Administrator), (iii) any instructions, or (iv) any written opinion of legal counsel for the Trust or the Administrator, or arising
out of transactions or other activities of the Trust that occurred prior to the commencement of the Fund Administration and Accounting
Agreement; provided, however, that the Trust shall not indemnify any Indemnitee for any losses arising out of such Indemnitees&rsquo;
own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement shall be effective commencing upon regulatory approval by the SEC permitting shares of the
Trust to be offered for sale and, unless terminated pursuant to its terms, shall continue until 11:59 p.m. on the date which is the third
anniversary of such date (the &ldquo;Initial Term&rdquo;), at which time such Agreement shall terminate, unless renewed in accordance
with the terms hereof. The Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement shall automatically renew for successive terms of one (1) year
each (each, a &ldquo;Renewal Term&rdquo;), unless the Trust or the Administrator gives written notice to the other party of its intent
not to renew and such notice is received by the other party not less than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term
or the then-current Renewal Term (a &ldquo;Non-Renewal Notice&rdquo;). In the event a party provides a Non-Renewal Notice, the Fund Administration
and Accounting Agreement shall terminate at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the Initial Term or Renewal Term, as applicable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Transfer
Agency and Service Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, the Transfer Agent is generally responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust.
The responsibilities of the Transfer Agent include: (i) performing and facilitating the performance of creation and redemption of Baskets;
(ii) preparing and transmitting by means of DTC&rsquo;s book-entry system payments for dividends and distributions on or with respect
to the Shares, if any, declared by the Trust; (iii) maintaining the record of the name and address of the Shareholder and the number
of Shares issued by the Trust and held by the Shareholder; and (iv) recording the issuance of Shares of the Trust and maintain a record
of the total number of Shares of the Trust which are outstanding and authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Trust.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement will have a one-year initial term and will automatically be renewed for successive one-year periods,
unless terminated by either party pursuant to the terms of the agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
Custody Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Ether Custody Agreement, the Ether Custodian is responsible for providing the Trust with segregated cold wallet digital asset
custody. The Trust&rsquo;s assets with the Ether Custodian are held in segregated wallets and are therefore not commingled with corporate
or other customer assets. The Ether Custodian also segregates each of the accounts (comprising multiple wallets in some cases) that a
client (such as the Trust) may hold with the Ether Custodian, and each such account&rsquo;s balance represents the account&rsquo;s on-chain
balance, which can be independently verified by the client or third-party auditors as needed. This approach applies to each asset supported
by the Ether Custodian.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Private
key materials are generated and subsequently stored in a form whereby no private key is stored in a decrypted format. The private key
materials are stored within the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s secure storage facilities within the United States and Europe. For security reasons,
these exact locations are never disclosed.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Personnel
supporting key operations are very limited and the Ether Custodian requires a background check prior to onboarding, and where required,
annually thereafter. No single individual associated with the Ether Custodian has access to full private keys. Private key decryption
and subsequent transaction signing instead require access to multiple systems and human operators in order to reconstitute a key and
perform an on-chain transaction. For security purposes, the Ether Custodian does not disclose specifics about the roles and numbers of
individuals involved in these processes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian&rsquo;s parent, Coinbase Global, maintains a commercial crime insurance policy of up to $320&nbsp;million, which is intended
to cover the loss of client assets held by Coinbase Global and all of its subsidiaries, including the Coinbase Insureds, including from
employee collusion or fraud, physical loss including theft, damage of key material, security breach or hack, and fraudulent transfer.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian maintains an Internal Audit team that performs periodic internal audits of custody operations. SOC attestations are also
performed on the Ether Custodian&rsquo;s services. The SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports produced cover private key management controls.
A SOC 1 Type 2 report addresses the controls at a service organization that are likely to be relevant to user entities&rsquo; internal
control over financial reporting. A SOC 2 Type 2 report addresses controls at a service organization relevant to security, availability,
processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy in order to support users&rsquo; evaluations of their own systems of internal control.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custodian will not be liable for any amount greater than the value of the supported digital assets on deposit in the Trust&rsquo;s
custodial account(s) at the time of the event giving rise to the liability.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Ether Custody Agreement, which is a part of the Prime Execution Agreement, was effective as of the Prime Execution Agreement&rsquo;s
execution on May 30, 2024, and will remain in effect until terminated by either the Trust, the Ether Custodian or the Prime Execution
Agent. The Ether Custodian may terminate the Ether Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing the applicable notice to the Trust,
or immediately for &ldquo;Cause&rdquo; (as defined in the Ether Custody Agreement), including, among others, if the Trust materially
breaches the Prime Execution Agreement and such breach remains uncured, undergoes a bankruptcy event, or fails to repay Trade Credits.
The Ether Custodian may terminate the Ether Custody Agreement for any reason upon providing 180 days&rsquo; notice to the Trust, or immediately
for &ldquo;Cause.&rdquo; The Ether Custody Agreement forms a part of the Prime Execution Agreement, and is subject to the termination
provisions in the Prime Execution Agreement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neither
the Sponsor nor the Trust has given any instructions to the Ether Custodian as it relates to Incidental Rights and/or IR Assets.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Prime
Execution Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Prime Execution Agreement, the Trust&rsquo;s ether holdings and cash holdings from time to time may be temporarily held with the
Prime Execution Agent, an affiliate of the Ether Custodian, in the Trading Balance, for certain limited purposes, including in connection
with creations and redemptions of Baskets and the sale of ether to pay Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may, in
its sole discretion, add or terminate prime execution agents at any time. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, change the prime execution
agent for the Trust, but it will have no obligation whatsoever to do so or to seek any particular terms for the Trust from other such
prime execution agents.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Within
the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance, the Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Trust does not have an identifiable claim to any particular
ether (and cash). Instead, the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance represents an entitlement to a pro rata share of the ether (and cash) the
Prime Execution Agent holds on behalf of customers who hold similar entitlements against the Prime Execution Agent. In this way, the
Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance represents an omnibus claim on the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s ether (and cash) held on behalf of the
Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s customers. The Prime Execution Agent holds the ether associated with customer entitlements across a combination
of omnibus cold wallets, omnibus &ldquo;hot&rdquo; wallets (meaning wallets whose private keys are generated and stored online, in Internet-connected
computers or devices) or in omnibus accounts in the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s name on a trading venue (including third-party venues
and the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s own execution venue) where the Prime Execution Agent executes orders to buy and sell ether on behalf
of its clients.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Prime Execution Agreement, the Trust may engage in sales of ether by placing orders with the Prime Execution Agent. The Prime
Execution Agent will route orders placed by the Sponsor through the prime execution agent execution platform (the &ldquo;Trading Platform&rdquo;)
to a Connected Trading Venue where the order will be executed. Each order placed by the Sponsor will be sent, processed and settled at
each Connected Trading Venue to which it is routed. The Prime Execution Agreement provides that the Prime Execution Agent is subject
to certain conflicts of interest, including: (i) the Trust&rsquo;s orders may be routed to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s own execution
venue where the Trust&rsquo;s orders may be executed against other customers of the Prime Execution Agent or with the Coinbase acting
as principal, (ii) the beneficial identity of the counterparty purchaser or seller with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s orders may be unknown
and therefore may inadvertently be another client of the Prime Execution Agent, (iii)&nbsp;the Prime Execution Agent does not engage
in front-running, but is aware of the Trust&rsquo;s orders or imminent orders and may execute a trade for its own inventory (or the account
of an affiliate) while in possession of that knowledge and (iv) the Prime Execution Agent may act in a principal capacity with respect
to certain orders. As a result of these and other conflicts, when acting as principal, the Prime Execution Agent may have an incentive
to favor its own interests and the interests of its affiliates over the Trust&rsquo;s interests.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agent is permitted to suspend or terminate the Prime Execution Agreement under certain circumstances. The Prime Execution
Agent, for itself or as agent for the Ether Custodian and Trade Credit Lender, may not terminate the Prime Execution Agreement (including
the Ether Custody Agreement) or suspend, restrict terminate or modify the Prime Execution Agent Services (as such term is defined in
the Agreement) on less than 180 days&rsquo; notice, except in the event of (i) a Change in Law or (ii) a &ldquo;Cause&rdquo; event (as
such term is defined in the Agreement). The Prime Execution Agreement defines &ldquo;Prime Execution Agent Services&rdquo; as (i) the
custody of the Trust&rsquo;s ether in the Trust Ether Account, the processing of deposits and withdrawals and other custody transactions,
(ii) access to the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s trading platform and the execution and settlement of all orders for the sale of ether
submitted by the Trust, and (iii) the extension of credit to the Trust by the Trade Credit Lender pursuant to the Trade Financing Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Prime Execution Agreement, including the Ether Custody Agreement, was effective as of its execution on May 30, 2024, and will remain
in effect until terminated by either the Trust or the Prime Execution Agent. The Trust may terminate the Prime Execution Agreement, including
the Ether Custody Agreement, in whole or in part for any reason upon 30 days&rsquo; notice to the Prime Execution Agent, for itself or
as agent on behalf of the Ether Custodian or Trade Credit Lender, or upon a Coinbase Termination Event. The Prime Execution Agreement
defines a &ldquo;Coinbase Termination Event&rdquo; to mean the occurrence and continuance of (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to any
Coinbase Entity, (ii) the failure of any Coinbase Entity to sell or withdraw or transfer the Trust&rsquo;s ether in accordance with the
Trust&rsquo;s instructions within the time periods set forth in the Prime Execution Agreement and such failure is not cured within two
(2) business days following the Trust providing written notice to the relevant Coinbase Entity (&ldquo;CB Return Cure&rdquo;); provided,
however, that (A) if, prior to the expiration of the CB Return Cure, the Prime Execution Agent transfers cash to the Trust in an amount
equal to the value of the ether based on the Benchmark Valuation (defined as the Pricing Index) as of the time that the request to sell,
transfer or withdraw was originally made by the Trust (the &ldquo;ETH Cash Value&rdquo;) or if the Prime Execution Agent delivers cash
collateral to an account designated by the Trust and in which the Trust has a perfected, first priority security interest and in an amount
equal to the ETH Cash Value until the relevant ether is sold, withdrawn or transferred or the Trust elects to receive such amount in
cash in lieu of the Prime Execution Agent&rsquo;s obligation to sell, withdraw or transfer the relevant ether, in each cash, such failure
will be deemed cured; provided, further that, the Trust shall have the right to choose whether to receive the ETH Cash Value in lieu
of the relevant ether or receive the ETH Cash Value as cash collateral, or (B) if such failure is due to a technology or security issue
where, in the commercially reasonable opinion of the Prime Execution Agent, returning the relevant ether would result in material risk
to the Trust or the Prime Execution Agent or may result in the relevant ether being lost or otherwise not successfully returned and the
Prime Execution Agent promptly notifies the Trust promptly upon Client&rsquo;s notice of such failure, (1) the Trust may request that
the Prime Execution Agent still sell, withdraw or transfer the ether, but the Prime Execution Agent will have no liability with respect
to any such sell, withdrawal or transfer (unless the Prime Execution Agent or any of the Coinbase Entities act with negligence unrelated
to such technology or security issue) and any failure to withdraw or transfer shall not result in a Coinbase Termination Event if the
Trust does not receive the withdrawn or transferred ether or the proceeds of any such sale due to such technology or security issue,
or (2) if the Trust does not elect to have the Prime Execution Agent still make the sale, withdrawal or transfer, a Coinbase Termination
Event shall not occur while the relevant security or technology event is occurring and continuing, (iii) the failure of any Coinbase
Entity to withdraw or transfer cash to the Trust in accordance with the Trust&rsquo;s instructions within the time periods set forth
in the Prime Execution Agreement and such failure is not cured within one (1) business day following the Trust providing written notice
to the relevant Coinbase Entity, (iv) a Coinbase Entity intentionally or willfully, materially breaches any provision of the Prime Execution
Agreement (other than the provisions of the Ether Custody Agreement) and such breach remains uncured for a period of ten (10) calendar
days after notice of such breach is provided by the Trust to the Prime Execution Agent; or (v) a Coinbase Entity intentionally or willfully,
materially breaches any provision of the Ether Custody Agreement and such breach remains uncured for a period of 30 calendar days after
notice of such breach is provided by the Trust to the Prime Execution Agent.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trade
Financing Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trade Financing Agreement was entered into between the Trust (as the &ldquo;Borrower&rdquo;), Coinbase Credit (the &ldquo;Lender&rdquo;),
Coinbase, Inc. (the &ldquo;Agent&rdquo; or &ldquo;Coinbase&rdquo;), and Coinbase Custody as agent with respect to the Trust&rsquo;s balance
of ether held in the Trust Ether Account pursuant to the Ether Custody Agreement to govern the extension of credit from Coinbase Credit
to the Trust for use in connection with trading ether on Coinbase Inc.&rsquo;s Trading Platform.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the terms of the Trade Financing Agreement, the Lender agrees to lend to the Trust a specific quantity of cash and/or ether (Trade
Credits) in connection with the purchase or sale of ether via Coinbase Inc.&rsquo;s Trading Platform for use on the Trading Platform
up to the Authorized Amount. The &ldquo;Authorized Amount&rdquo; shall mean the aggregate U.S. dollar notional amount of Trade Credits
that the Lender has agreed to extend to the Trust during any Defined Interval. &ldquo;Defined Interval&rdquo; means a twenty-four (24)
hour period starting at 6:00 a.m. ET (or such other time as may be notified by the Lender to the Trust from time to time) on any day
that the Lender has extended Trade Credit to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust and the Lender agree that the Trust may use the Trade Credits exclusively for the purpose of the execution of trades on the Trading
Platform. The Lender is under no obligation to continue to provide Trade Credits and may in its sole discretion impose black-out periods
during which Trade Credits for any or all fiat currencies and/or digital assets (including U.S. dollars and ether) may be unavailable;
provided, however, that the Lender will provide the Trust with advance notice of such black-out periods if feasible to do so.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Lender will establish in the name of the Trust a ledger entry for purposes of tracking Trade Credits extended by the Lender (&ldquo;Trade
Finance Debit Account&rdquo;). The Trade Finance Debit Account shall reflect the cumulative Trade Credits that the Lender has extended
during each Defined Interval, both in terms of the aggregate notional value of the Trade Credits and the Trade Credits denominated in
specific digital assets (such as ether). The Trade Finance Debit Account shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, of the amount of
Trade Credits extended by the Lender to the Trust. &ldquo;Defined Interval&rdquo; shall mean a twenty-four-hour period starting at 6:00
a.m. ET (or such other time as may be notified by the Lender to the Trust from time to time) on any day that the Lender has extended
Trade Credit to the Trust. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Lender extends Trade Credit to the Trust prior to 6:00 a.m.
ET on any given day, such notional amount of Trade Credit shall be included in the aggregation of the Authorized Amount for the immediately
prior day. The Lender or the Agent may revise the Defined Interval time period referenced above upon five (5) business days&rsquo; prior
notice to the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the Trade Financing Agreement, the Lender and the Trust agreed that any digital assets (including ether) and any item of property (whether
investment property, financial asset, security, general intangible or instrument (each as defined in the UCC) or cash) and all proceeds
of the foregoing, credited to the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance and Trust Ether Account, shall be treated as a &ldquo;financial asset&rdquo;
within the meaning of NY UCC &sect;8-102(a)(9). The Trust granted to the Lender and the Agent a continuing first priority security interest
in, lien on and right of set-off against all of the Trust&rsquo;s right, title and interest, whether now owned or existing or hereafter
acquired or arising, in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance and Trust Ether Account together with proceeds thereof, in order to secure
(i)&nbsp;repayment of Trade Credits to the Lender, (ii) payment of all fees and other amounts owed by the Trust to the Lender or the
Agent hereunder, and (iii) all other obligations of the Trust to the Lender and the Agent arising hereunder from time to time. In addition,
the Trust shall execute such documents and take such other actions as the Lender or the Agent shall reasonably request in order to perfect
and maintain the priority of the Lender&rsquo;s and the Agent&rsquo;s security interest with respect to Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance
and the Trust Ether Account. For purposes of perfecting the Lender&rsquo;s security interest in the Trading Balance, the Agent holds
the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance for itself and also as agent for the Lender, and has control over the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance
for its own benefit and for the benefit and on behalf of the Lender. The Agent agrees to follow entitlement orders of the Lender as secured
party with respect to the Trading Balance without further consent of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust agrees to fully repay to the Lender the Trade Credits extended during a Defined Interval by the Settlement Deadline for that Defined
Interval. The &ldquo;Settlement Deadline&rdquo; shall mean 6:00 p.m. ET on the calendar day immediately following the start of a Defined
Interval. The Trust is permitted to repay the Trade Credits at any time during the Defined Interval. Failure of the Trust to fully repay
the Trade Credits by the Settlement Deadline may result in an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the agreement). The Trust
must repay the Lender with the same type of asset that the Lender provided in extending the applicable Trade Credit. The Trust&rsquo;s
repayment obligation shall be satisfied only when the Lender receives good funds for cash Trade Credits or ether for ether Trade Credits.
All cash repayments must be made to the Lender in good funds by the Settlement Deadline, regardless of whether the Federal Reserve wire
transfer system is open for business.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default: (a) any outstanding extension of Trade Credit shall be immediately due and payable; (b) in addition
to all rights under the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement, the Lender or the Agent may exercise any rights of a secured creditor with respect
to its interests in the Trust&rsquo;s assets, and may exercise all other rights under agreements between the Trust and the Lender, the
Agent or Coinbase Custody, including the Lender&rsquo;s, the Agent&rsquo;s or the Coinbase Custody&rsquo;s rights under the Coinbase
Prime Broker Agreement. The Lender and the Agent agree that they will exercise their secured creditor rights with respect to the Trading
Balance before exercising their secured creditor rights with respect to the Trust Ether Account; (c) the Trust authorizes the Agent,
as securities intermediary with respect to the Trading Balance, to comply with all instructions and entitlement orders from the Lender,
as secured party, with respect to the disposition of assets in the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance as contemplated herein without further
consent or direction from the Trust or any other party; the Trust also authorizes Coinbase Custody, as securities intermediary with respect
to the Trust Ether Account, to comply with all instructions and entitlement orders from the Lender or the Agent, as secured party, with
respect to the disposition of assets in the Trust Ether Account; Coinbase Custody agrees to follow such instructions and entitlement
orders; (d) without prior notice to the Trust, the Lender shall have the right to instruct the Agent (and the Agent agrees to comply
with such instruction) to: (i) transfer the Trust&rsquo;s Client Assets from the Trust&rsquo;s Trading Balance to the Lender to repay
the unpaid Trade Credits, and/or (ii) liquidate or cancel outstanding orders (including Orders that have been submitted or are in the
process of being fulfilled); and (e) without prior notice to the Trust, the Lender may suspend or terminate the Trust&rsquo;s ability
to receive extensions of Trade Credits, regardless of whether the Trust has cured the Event of Default.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
the above actions are not sufficient to satisfy all obligations of the Trust to the Lender and the Agent, the Lender or the Agent shall
have the right to liquidate any and all of the Trust&rsquo;s assets and positions held with the Lender or the Agent, including the Trading
Balance and the Trust Ether Account, to cover any losses incurred by the Trust&rsquo;s failure to repay the Trade Credits. In connection
with liquidating such assets, the Trust authorizes the Lender or the Agent, on the Lender&rsquo;s behalf, in the Lender&rsquo;s sole
discretion, to liquidate any of the Trust&rsquo;s ether in a commercially reasonable sale at the market price. The Trust understands
that the value of ether may rise or fall quickly, and neither the Lender nor the Agent has any obligation to liquidate the Trust&rsquo;s
ether at a time that provides the best price.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
parties to the Trade Financing Agreement may terminate the agreement immediately upon giving the other party written notice. Upon notice
of termination, all outstanding extensions of Trade Credits shall become due and payable immediately. All obligations of the Trust with
respect to outstanding Trade Credits and other amounts due hereunder, and rights of the Lender and the Agent in connection therewith
shall survive the termination of the Trade Financing Agreement, including the Lender&rsquo;s and the Agent&rsquo;s security interest
in the Trust Trading Balance and Trust Ether Account and the Lender, the Agent&rsquo;s and Coinbase Custody&rsquo;s right of set-off
under the Prime Execution Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Cash
Custody Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust has entered into the Cash Custody Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon under which The Bank of New York Mellon acts as custodian
of the Trust&rsquo;s cash and cash equivalents (in such capacity, the &ldquo;Cash Custodian&rdquo;). The Cash Custodian has agreed to
provide its services under the Cash Custody Agreement until terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Cash Custody Agreement.
Either the Cash Custodian or the Trust may terminate the Cash Custody Agreement by giving written notice to the counterparty as set forth
in the Cash Custody Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
fees of the Cash Custodian are paid by the Trust. In addition, the Trust shall reimburse the Cash Custodian for any out-of-pocket and
incidental expenses incurred by the Cash Custodian in connection with the Cash Custody Agreement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Cash Custodian shall exercise the standard of care and diligence that a professional custodian would observe in these affairs taking
into account the prevailing rules, practices, procedures and circumstances in the relevant market (&ldquo;Standard of Care&rdquo;). Except
as otherwise expressly provided in the Cash Custody Agreement, the Cash Custodian&rsquo;s liability arising out of or relating to the
Cash Custody Agreement shall be limited solely to those direct damages that are caused by the Cash Custodian&rsquo;s failure to perform
its obligations under the Cash Custody Agreement in accordance with the Standard of Care. The Trust agrees to indemnify the Cash Custodian
and hold the Cash Custodian harmless from and against all losses, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities (including reasonable counsel
fees and expenses) incurred by the Cash Custodian arising out of or relating to the Cash Custodian&rsquo;s performance under the Cash
Custody Agreement, except to the extent resulting from the Cash Custodian&rsquo;s failure to perform its obligations under the Cash Custody
Agreement in accordance with the Standard of Care. The Cash Custody Agreement is governed by the substantive laws of the State of New
York.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Marketing
Agent Agreement</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Marketing Agent Agreement, the Marketing Agent is generally responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust. The responsibilities
of the Marketing Agent include (i) at the request of the Trust, assisting the Trust with facilitating Authorized Participant Agreements
between and among Authorized Participants, the Trust, and the applicable Transfer Agent, for the creation and redemption of Baskets of
the Trust; (ii)&nbsp;maintaining copies of confirmations of Basket creation and redemption order acceptances and producing such copies
upon reasonable request from the Trust or Sponsor; (iii) making available copies of this Prospectus to Authorized Participants who have
purchased Baskets in accordance with the Authorized Participant Agreements; (iv) maintaining telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct
computer communications links with the Transfer Agent; (v) reviewing and approving, prior to use, certain Trust marketing materials submitted
by the Trust for review (&ldquo;Marketing Materials&rdquo;) for compliance with applicable SEC and FINRA advertising rules, and filing
all such Marketing Materials required to be filed with FINRA; (vi) ensuring that all direct requests by Authorized Participants for copies
of this Prospectus are fulfilled; and (vii) working with the Transfer Agent to review and approve orders placed by Authorized Participants
and transmitted to the Transfer Agent.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust shall indemnify, defend and hold the Marketing Agent, its affiliates and each of their respective members, managers, directors,
officers, employees, representatives and any person who controls or previously controlled the Marketing Agent within the meaning of Section
15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the &ldquo;Marketing Agent Indemnitees&rdquo;), free and harmless from and against any and all losses,
claims, demands, liabilities, damages and expenses (including the costs of investigating or defending any alleged losses, claims, demands,
liabilities, damages or expenses and any reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) (collectively, &ldquo;Losses&rdquo;)
that any Marketing Agent Indemnitee may incur arising out of or relating to (i) the Trust&rsquo;s breach of any of its obligations, representations,
warranties or covenants contained in the Marketing Agent Agreement; (ii) the Trust&rsquo;s failure to comply in all material respects
with any applicable laws, rules or regulations; or (iii) any claim that this Prospectus, sales literature and advertising materials or
other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) includes or included an untrue statement of a material
fact or omits or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading provided, however, that the Trust&rsquo;s obligation to indemnify any of the Marketing Agent Indemnitees shall not be
deemed to cover any Losses arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in this
Prospectus or any such advertising materials or sales literature or other information filed or made public by the Trust in reliance upon
and in conformity with information provided by the Marketing Agent to the Trust, in writing, for use in this Prospectus or any such advertising
materials or sales literature.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Marketing Agreement shall continue in effect for two years. Thereafter, if not terminated, the Marketing Agreement shall continue automatically
in effect for successive one-year periods.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Master Purchase and Sale Agreement for Digital
Assets</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Sponsor, on behalf of
the Trust, has entered into a Master Purchase and Sale Agreement for Digital Assets with each Ether Trading Counterparty. This agreement
set forth the general parameters under which a transaction in ether will be effectuated, should any transaction with an Ether Trading
Counterparty occur. The agreement shall remain in effect until terminated in writing by either the Trust or the Ether Trading Counterparty.
The Ether Trading Counterparty shall have no liability: (i) with respect to any breach of the agreement which does not arise from its
bad faith or gross negligence, (ii) for any act or omission (including insolvency) or delay of any third party, including any bank, digital
wallet provider or digital currency exchange or any of their agents or subcontractors, (iii) for any interruption or delays of service,
system failure, or errors in the design or functioning of any electronic system, or (iv) for any consequential, indirect, incidental,
or any similar damages (even if informed of the possibility or likelihood of such damages). The Trust and Sponsor will each, on a several
basis (and without duplication), indemnify, defend and hold the Ether Trading Counterparty harmless together with its officers, directors,
members, partners, affiliates and employees, agents and licensors (the &ldquo;Indemnified Parties&rdquo;) from and against all losses,
liabilities, judgments, proceedings, claims, damages and costs (including attorneys&rsquo; fees) resulting from any third-party action
related to: (i) the Trust&rsquo;s breach of the terms of the agreement, (ii) the Trust&rsquo;s violation of any applicable law, rule
or regulation, (iii) the Ether Trading Counterparty&rsquo;s reliance on any instruction (in whatever form delivered) which it reasonably
believed to have been given by the Trust, or (iv) other acts or omissions in connection with the execution of transactions with the Ether
Trading Counterparty.</P>
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States Federal Income Tax Consequences</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
following discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences that generally will apply to the purchase, ownership and disposition
of Shares by a U.S. Shareholder (as defined below), and certain U.S. federal income consequences that may apply to an investment in Shares
by a Non-U.S. Shareholder (as defined below), represents, insofar as it describes conclusions as to U.S. federal income tax law and subject
to the limitations and qualifications described therein, the opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP, special U.S. federal income tax counsel
to the Sponsor. The discussion below is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the &ldquo;Code&rdquo;), Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder and judicial and administrative interpretations of the Code, all as in effect on the date of this Prospectus and all of which
are subject to change either prospectively or retroactively. The tax treatment of Shareholders may vary depending upon their own particular
circumstances. Certain Shareholders (including, but not limited to, banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment
companies, real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt organizations, tax-exempt or tax-advantaged retirement plans or accounts, brokers
or dealers, traders, partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, persons holding Shares as a position in a &ldquo;hedging,&rdquo;
&ldquo;straddle,&rdquo; &ldquo;conversion,&rdquo; &ldquo;constructive sale&rdquo; or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, persons whose &ldquo;functional currency&rdquo; is not the U.S. dollar, persons with &ldquo;applicable financial statements&rdquo;
within the meaning of Section 451(b) of the Code, or other investors with special circumstances) may be subject to special rules not
discussed below. In addition, the following discussion applies only to investors who will hold Shares as &ldquo;capital assets&rdquo;
within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. Moreover, the discussion below does not address the effect of any state, local or foreign
tax law consequences that may apply to an investment in Shares. Purchasers of Shares are urged to consult their own tax advisers with
respect to all federal, state, local and foreign tax law considerations potentially applicable to their investment in Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
purposes of this discussion, a &ldquo;U.S. Shareholder&rdquo; is a Shareholder that is:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">an
                                            individual who is treated as a citizen or resident of the United States for U.S. federal
                                            income tax purposes;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
                                            corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created
                                            or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District
                                            of Columbia;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">an
                                            estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes
                                            regardless of its source; or</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
                                            trust, if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
                                            administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all
                                            substantial decisions of the trust, or a trust that has made a valid election under applicable
                                            Treasury Regulations to be treated as a domestic trust.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
Shareholder that is not a U.S. Shareholder as defined above is considered a &ldquo;Non-U.S. Shareholder&rdquo; for purposes of this discussion.
If a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Shares, the tax treatment
of a partner generally depends upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership
holding Shares, the discussion below may not be applicable and we urge you to consult your own tax adviser for the U.S. federal income
tax implications of the purchase, ownership and disposition of such Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Taxation
of the Trust</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor and the Trustee will treat the Trust as a &ldquo;grantor trust&rdquo; for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the opinion of
Chapman and Cutler LLP, although not free from doubt due to the lack of directly governing authority, the Trust should be classified
as a &ldquo;grantor trust&rdquo; for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and the following discussion assumes such classification). As
a result, the Trust itself should not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Instead, the Trust&rsquo;s income and expenses should &ldquo;flow
through&rdquo; to the Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust&rsquo;s income, gains, losses and deductions to the Internal
Revenue Service (the &ldquo;IRS&rdquo;) on that basis.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP represents only its best legal judgment and is not binding on the IRS or any court. Accordingly, there
can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with the conclusions of counsel&rsquo;s opinion and it is possible that the IRS or another
tax authority could assert a position contrary to one or all of those conclusions and that a court could sustain that contrary position.
Neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee will request a ruling from the IRS with respect to the classification of the Trust for U.S. federal
income tax purposes or with respect to any other matter. Because of the evolving nature of digital assets, it is not possible to predict
potential future developments that may arise with respect to digital assets, including forks, airdrops and other similar occurrences.
Assuming that the Trust is currently a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, certain future developments could render it
impossible, or impracticable, for the Trust to continue to be treated as a grantor trust for such purposes. If the IRS were to assert
successfully that the Trust is not classified as a &ldquo;grantor trust,&rdquo; the Trust would likely be classified as a partnership
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which may affect the timing and other tax consequences to the Shareholders, and might be classified
as a publicly traded partnership that would be taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in which case the Trust
would be taxed in the same manner as a regular corporation on its taxable income and distributions to Shareholders out of the earnings
and profits of the Trust would be taxed to Shareholders as ordinary dividend income.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Uncertainty
Regarding the U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of Digital Assets</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
beneficial owner of Shares will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owner of an undivided interest in the ether held
in the Trust. Due to the new and evolving nature of digital assets and the absence of comprehensive guidance with respect to digital
assets, many significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of digital assets are uncertain.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
2014, the IRS released a notice (the &ldquo;Notice&rdquo;) discussing certain aspects of the treatment of &ldquo;convertible virtual
currency&rdquo; (including, without limitation, ether) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the Notice, the IRS stated that, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, such digital assets (i) are property, (ii) are not &ldquo;currency&rdquo; for purposes of the provisions
of the Code relating to foreign currency gain or loss and (iii) may be held as a capital asset. Later, the IRS released a revenue ruling
and a set of &ldquo;Frequently Asked Questions&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2019 Ruling &amp; FAQs&rdquo;) that provide some additional guidance,
including guidance to the effect that, under certain circumstances, hard forks of digital assets are taxable events giving rise to ordinary
income and guidance with respect to the determination of the tax basis of digital assets. Recently, the IRS released additional guidance
confirming that staking income paid in digital assets is included in gross income (the &ldquo;2023 Ruling &amp; FAQs&rdquo;; the 2019
Ruling &amp; FAQs and the 2023 Ruling &amp; FAQs together, the &ldquo;Rulings &amp; FAQs&rdquo;). However, the Notice and the Rulings
&amp; FAQs do not address other significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of digital assets. Moreover, although the
Rulings &amp; FAQs address the treatment of hard forks, there continues to be significant uncertainty with respect to the timing and
amount of the income inclusions. While the Rulings &amp; FAQs do not address most situations in which airdrops occur, it is clear from
the reasoning of the Rulings &amp; FAQs that the IRS generally would treat an airdrop as a taxable event giving rise to ordinary income.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">There
can be no assurance that the IRS will not alter its position with respect to digital assets in the future or that a court would uphold
the treatment set forth in the Notice and the Rulings &amp; FAQs. It is also unclear what additional guidance on the treatment of digital
assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes may be issued in the future. Any such alteration of the current IRS positions or additional
guidance could result in adverse tax consequences for Shareholders and could have an adverse effect on the prices of digital currencies,
including the price of ether, and therefore could have an adverse effect on the value of Shares. Future developments that may arise with
respect to digital assets may increase the uncertainty with respect to the treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
example, El Salvador has recently announced that it is making bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. If the IRS recognizes ether as a &ldquo;foreign
currency,&rdquo; the tax consequences of an investment in the Trust will change. Gains or losses in respect of foreign currencies are
generally ordinary gains or losses. In general, entering or acquiring forward contracts, futures contracts, options or similar financial
instruments is treated as a foreign currency contract that produces ordinary gain or loss. However, ordinary gain or loss treatment does
not apply (unless elected) to contracts that require delivery of, or the settlement of which depends on the value of, a foreign currency
in respect of which positions are traded through regulated futures contracts. Instead, such contracts are treated as having 60% long-term
capital gain or loss and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Such contracts are also required to be marked to market at the end of each
year.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
remainder of this discussion assumes that ether, and any Incidental Rights or IR Assets that the Trust may hold, is properly treated
for U.S. federal income tax purposes as property that may be held as a capital asset and that is not currency for purposes of the provisions
of the Code relating to foreign currency gain and loss.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the Trust and in digital currencies in general,
including, in the case of Shareholders that are generally exempt from U.S. federal income taxation, whether such Shareholders may recognize
&ldquo;unrelated business taxable income&rdquo; (&ldquo;UBTI&rdquo;) as a consequence of a fork, airdrop or similar occurrence.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Incidental
Rights and IR Assets</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">From
time to time, the Trust may come into possession of rights incident to its ownership of ether, which permit the Trust to acquire, or
otherwise establish dominion and control over, other digital assets. These rights are generally expected to be Forked Assets that arise
in connection with hard forks in the Ethereum blockchain, airdrops offered to holders of ether and digital assets arising from other
similar events without any action of the Trust or of the Sponsor or Trustee on behalf of the Trust. These rights are referred to as &ldquo;Incidental
Rights&rdquo; and any digital assets acquired through Incidental Rights are referred to as &ldquo;IR Assets.&rdquo; Pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets. Such assets are not considered assets of the Trust
at any point in time and will not be taken into account for purposes of determining the Trust&rsquo;s NAV and the NAV per Share.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, to the extent that the Trust receives such assets in a Trust wallet, it will, as soon as practicable, and, if
possible, immediately, distribute such assets to the Sponsor. At such time, the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) will be the property
of the Sponsor. Once acquired, the Sponsor, subject to a reasonable, good faith determination, may take any lawful action necessary or
desirable in connection with its acquisition of such assets. In the event that the Sponsor decides to sell the Incidental Right(s) and/or
IR Asset(s), it will seek to do so for cash. This may be a sale of the Incidental Right(s) and/or IR Asset(s) directly in exchange for
cash, or in exchange for another digital asset that may subsequently be exchanged for cash. The Sponsor would then contribute that cash
back to the Trust, which in turn would distribute the cash to DTC to be distributed to Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares
owned. Such distribution would generally be a taxable event giving rise to ordinary income for a U.S. Holder.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Taxation
of U.S. Shareholders</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if they directly owned a pro rata share of the underlying assets held in the
Trust. Shareholders also will be treated as if they directly received their respective pro rata shares of the Trust&rsquo;s income, if
any, and as if they directly incurred their respective pro rata shares of the Trust&rsquo;s expenses. In the case of a Shareholder that
acquires its Shares as part of the creation of a Basket, the delivery of ether to the Trust in exchange for a pro rata share of the underlying
ether represented by the Shares will not be a taxable event to the Shareholder, and the Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis and holding period
for the Shareholder&rsquo;s pro rata share of the ether held in the Trust will be the same as its tax basis and holding period for the
ether delivered in exchange therefor. For purposes of this discussion, and unless stated otherwise, it is assumed that all of a Shareholder&rsquo;s
Shares are acquired on the same date and at the same price per Share. Shareholders that hold multiple lots of Shares, or that are contemplating
acquiring multiple lots of Shares, should consult their own tax advisers as to the determination of the tax basis and holding period
for the underlying ether related to such Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ether
may be used to pay certain expenses of the Trust, which under current IRS guidance will be treated as a sale of such ether. If the Trust
sells ether (for example to generate cash to pay fees or expenses) or is treated as selling ether (for example by using ether to pay
fees or expenses), a Shareholder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (a) the Shareholder&rsquo;s
pro rata share of the amount realized by the Trust upon the sale and (b) the Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for its pro rata share of
the ether that was sold. A Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for its share of any ether sold by the Trust should generally be determined
by multiplying the Shareholder&rsquo;s total basis for its share of all of the ether held in the Trust immediately prior to the sale,
by a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of ether sold, and the denominator of which is the total amount of the ether held
in the Trust immediately prior to the sale. After any such sale, a Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for its pro rata share of the ether
remaining in the Trust should be equal to its tax basis for its share of the total amount of the ether held in the Trust immediately
prior to the sale, less the portion of such basis allocable to its share of the ether that was sold.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders&rsquo;
pro rata shares of the expenses incurred by the Trust will be treated as &ldquo;miscellaneous itemized deductions&rdquo; for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. As a result, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026, a non-corporate U.S.
Shareholder&rsquo;s share of these expenses will not be deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under current law, for taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, a non-corporate U.S. Shareholder&rsquo;s share of these expenses will be deductible for
regular U.S. federal income tax purposes only to the extent that the U.S. Shareholder&rsquo;s share of the expenses, when combined with
other &ldquo;miscellaneous itemized deductions,&rdquo; exceeds 2% of the U.S. Shareholder&rsquo;s adjusted gross income for the particular
year, will not be deductible for U.S. federal alternative minimum tax purposes and will be subject to certain other limitations on deductibility
&ndash; although there is currently legislation before Congress that would disallow such deductions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Upon
a Shareholder&rsquo;s sale of some or all of its Shares, the Shareholder will be treated as having sold the portion or all, respectively,
of its pro rata share of the ether held in the Trust at the time of the sale that is attributable to the Shares sold. Accordingly, the
Shareholder generally will recognize gain or loss on the sale in an amount equal to the difference between (a) the amount realized pursuant
to the sale of the Shares, and (b) the Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for the portion of its pro rata share of the ether held in the Trust
at the time of sale that is attributable to the Shares sold, as determined in the manner described in the preceding paragraph. Based
on current IRS guidance, such gain or loss (as well as any gain or loss realized by a Shareholder on account of the Trust selling ether)
will generally be long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the Shareholder has a holding period in its pro
rata share of the ether that was sold of more than one (1) year.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
current maximum tax rate for individuals applicable to capital gains is 20% (subject to an additional tax of 3.8% on net investment income).
However, gain from collectibles is subject to a 28% maximum (also subject to the 3.8% additional tax), and currency gain is subject to
tax at ordinary income rates. Current guidance indicates that digital assets are treated neither as collectibles nor as currencies, but
the IRS has the authority to change its position on the treatment of digital assets.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
redemption of some or all of a Shareholder&rsquo;s Shares in exchange for the underlying ether represented by the Shares redeemed generally
will not be a taxable event to the Shareholder. The Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for the ether received in the redemption generally
will be the same as the Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for the portion of its pro rata share of the ether held in the Trust immediately
prior to the redemption that is attributable to the Shares redeemed. The Shareholder&rsquo;s holding period with respect to the ether
received should include the period during which the Shareholder held the Shares redeemed. A subsequent sale of the ether received by
the Shareholder will be a taxable event, unless a nonrecognition provision of the Code applies to such sale.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">After
any sale or redemption of less than all of a Shareholder&rsquo;s Shares, the Shareholder&rsquo;s tax basis for its pro rata share of
the ether held in the Trust immediately after such sale or redemption generally will be equal to its tax basis for its share of the total
amount of the ether held in the Trust immediately prior to the sale or redemption, less the portion of such basis that is taken into
account in determining the amount of gain or loss recognized by the Shareholder upon such sale or, in the case of a redemption, that
is treated as the basis of the ether received by the Shareholder in the redemption.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
a fork were to occur in the Ethereum blockchain, the Trust would hold both the original ether and the alternative new asset. However,
such Forked Asset would not constitute an asset of the Trust as, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Trust has disclaimed all Incidental
Rights and IR Assets, including Forked Assets. The Trust Agreement requires that, if such a transaction occurs, the Trust will, as soon
as possible, distribute the Forked Asset to the Sponsor. The Sponsor may then sell the Forked Asset, at which point it would contribute
the proceeds of that sale back to the Trust, which would distribute the cash to Shareholders. Such distribution would cause Shareholders
to incur a federal income tax liability.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Trust has explicitly disclaimed all Incidental Rights and IR Assets, it is possible that the IRS may not recognize such a disclaimer.
Under such circumstances, the receipt, distribution and/or sale of the Forked Asset may cause Shareholders to incur a federal income
tax liability. The IRS has taken the position in the Rulings &amp; FAQs that, under certain circumstances, a fork constitutes a taxable
event giving rise to ordinary income, and it is clear from the reasoning of the Rulings &amp; FAQs that the IRS generally would treat
an airdrop as a taxable event giving rise to ordinary income. Under the Rulings &amp; FAQs, a U.S. Shareholder will have a basis in any
IR Asset received in a fork or airdrop equal to the amount of income the U.S. Shareholder recognizes as a result of such fork or airdrop
and the U.S. Shareholder&rsquo;s holding period for such IR Asset will begin as of the time it recognizes such income. In the absence
of guidance to the contrary, it is possible that any income recognized by a U.S. tax-exempt Shareholder as a consequence of a hard fork,
airdrop or similar occurrence would constitute UBTI. A tax-exempt Shareholder should consult its tax adviser regarding whether such Shareholder
may recognize some UBTI as a consequence of an investment in Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.8%
Tax on Net Investment Income</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certain
U.S. Shareholders who are individuals are required to pay a 3.8% tax on the lesser of the excess of their modified adjusted gross income
over a threshold amount ($210,000 for married persons filing jointly and $200,000 for single taxpayers) or their &ldquo;net investment
income,&rdquo; which generally includes capital gains from the disposition of property. This tax is in addition to any capital gains
taxes due on such investment income. A similar tax applies to estates and trusts. U.S. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers
regarding the effect, if any, this tax may have on their investment in the Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Brokerage
Fees and Trust Expenses</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Any
brokerage or other transaction fee incurred by a Shareholder in purchasing Shares will be treated as part of the Shareholder&rsquo;s
tax basis in the underlying assets of the Trust. Similarly, any brokerage fee incurred by a Shareholder in selling Shares will reduce
the amount realized by the Shareholder with respect to the sale.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shareholders
will be required to recognize the full amount of gain or loss upon a sale or deemed sale of ether by the Trust (as discussed above),
even though some or all of the proceeds of such sale are used by the Trustee to pay Trust expenses. Shareholders may deduct their respective
pro rata shares of each expense incurred by the Trust to the same extent as if they directly incurred the expense. Shareholders who are
individuals, estates or trusts, however, may be required to treat some or all of the expenses of the Trust as miscellaneous itemized
deductions. An individual may not deduct miscellaneous itemized deductions for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before
January 1, 2026. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, individuals may deduct certain miscellaneous itemized deductions only
to the extent they exceed in the aggregate 2% of the individual&rsquo;s adjusted gross income. Similar rules apply to certain miscellaneous
itemized deductions of estates and trusts. In addition, such deductions may be subject to phase-outs and other limitations under applicable
provisions of the Code.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investment
by Certain Retirement Plans</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Individual
retirement accounts (&ldquo;IRAs&rdquo;) and participant-directed accounts under tax-qualified retirement plans are limited in the types
of investments they may make under the Code. Potential purchasers of Shares that are IRAs or participant-directed accounts under a Code
section 401(a) plan should consult with their own tax advisers as to the tax consequences of a purchase of Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Taxation
of Non-U.S. Shareholders</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
Non-U.S. Shareholder generally should not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain recognized upon the sale or other
disposition of Shares, or upon the sale or disposition of ether by the Trust, unless (1) the Non-U.S. Shareholder is an individual and
is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale or other disposition, and the gain is treated
as being from U.S. sources; or (2) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business
in the United States and certain other conditions are met. A Non-U.S. Shareholder also will generally not be subject to U.S. federal
income or withholding tax with respect to any distribution received from the Trust, whether in cash or in kind.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Provided
that it does not constitute income that is treated as &ldquo;effectively connected&rdquo; with the conduct of a trade or business in
the United States, U.S.-source &ldquo;fixed or determinable annual or periodical&rdquo; (&ldquo;FDAP&rdquo;) income received, or treated
as received, by a Non-U.S. Shareholder will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (subject to possible reduction
or elimination pursuant to an applicable tax treaty and to statutory exemptions such as the portfolio interest exemption). Although there
is no guidance on point, it is likely that any ordinary income recognized by a Non-U.S. Shareholder as a result of a fork, airdrop or
similar occurrence would constitute FDAP income. It is unclear, however, whether any such FDAP income would be properly treated as U.S.-source
or foreign-source FDAP income. A non-U.S. Shareholder in the Trust should assume that, in the absence of guidance, a withholding agent
(including the Sponsor) is likely to withhold 30% from a Non-U.S. Shareholder&rsquo;s pro rata share of any such income, including by
deducting such withheld amounts from proceeds that such Non-U.S. Shareholder would otherwise be entitled to receive in connection with
a distribution of Incidental Rights, IR Assets or proceeds from the disposition of Incidental Rights or IR Assets by the Sponsor. A Non-U.S.
Shareholder that is a resident of a country that maintains an income tax treaty with the United States may be eligible to claim the benefits
of that treaty to reduce or eliminate, or to obtain a partial or full refund of, the 30% U.S. withholding tax on its share of any such
income, but only if the Non-U.S. Shareholder&rsquo;s home country treats the Trust as &ldquo;fiscally transparent,&rdquo; as defined
in applicable Treasury Regulations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the nature of the Incidental Rights and IR Assets that the Trust may hold in the future is uncertain and the Trust has sought to disclaim
such assets, it is unlikely that any such asset would give rise to income that is treated as &ldquo;effectively connected&rdquo; with
the conduct of a trade or business in the United States or that any income derived by a Non-U.S. Shareholder from any such asset would
otherwise be subject to U.S. income or withholding tax, except as discussed above in connection with the fork, airdrop or similar occurrence
giving rise to Incidental Rights or IR Assets. There can, however, be no complete assurance in this regard.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">U.S.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trustee will file certain information returns with the IRS and provide certain tax-related information to Shareholders in connection
with the Trust. To the extent required by applicable regulations, each Shareholder will be provided with information regarding its allocable
portion of the Trust&rsquo;s annual income, expenses, gains and losses (if any). A U.S. Shareholder may be subject to U.S. backup withholding
tax, at a rate of 24%, in certain circumstances unless it provides its taxpayer identification number and complies with certain certification
procedures. Non-U.S. Shareholders may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that they are not a U.S. person, and
some Non-U.S. Shareholders may be required to meet certain information reporting or certification requirements imposed by the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act, in order to avoid certain information reporting and withholding tax requirements.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
amount of any backup withholding will be allowed as a credit against a Shareholder&rsquo;s U.S. federal income tax liability and may
entitle the Shareholder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Taxation
in Jurisdictions Other Than the United States</FONT></P>

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purchasers of Shares that are based in or acting out of a jurisdiction other than the United States are advised to consult their own
tax advisers as to the tax consequences under the laws of such jurisdiction (or any other jurisdiction other than the United States to
which they are subject) of their purchase, holding, sale and redemption of or any other dealing in Shares and, in particular, as to whether
any value added tax, other consumption tax or any transfer tax is payable in relation to such purchase, holding, sale, redemption or
other dealing.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PROSPECTIVE
SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE SHARES OF THE TRUST.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_030"></A>Purchases
By Employee Benefit Plans</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
there can be no assurance that an investment in the Trust will achieve the investment objectives of an employee benefit plan in making
such investment, the Trust has certain features that may be of interest to such a plan. For example, because they are not taxpaying entities,
employee benefit plans are not subject to paying annual tax on profits (if any) of the Trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">General</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
following section sets forth certain consequences under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (&ldquo;ERISA&rdquo;) and
the Code, which a fiduciary of an &ldquo;employee benefit plan&rdquo; as defined in, and subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions
of, ERISA or of a &ldquo;plan&rdquo; as defined in and subject to Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code who has investment discretion should
consider before deciding to invest the plan&rsquo;s assets in the Trust (such &ldquo;employee benefit plans&rdquo; and &ldquo;plans&rdquo;
being referred to herein as &ldquo;Plans,&rdquo; and such fiduciaries with investment discretion being referred to herein as &ldquo;Plan
Fiduciaries&rdquo;). The following summary is intended not to be complete, but only to address certain questions under ERISA and the
Code that are likely to be raised by the Plan Fiduciary&rsquo;s own counsel.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
general, the terms &ldquo;employee benefit plan&rdquo; as defined in ERISA and &ldquo;plan&rdquo; as defined in Section&nbsp;4975 of
the Code together refer to any plan or account of various types that provide retirement benefits or welfare benefits to an individual
or to an employer&rsquo;s employees and their beneficiaries. Such plans and accounts include, but are not limited to, corporate pension
and profit sharing plans, &ldquo;simplified employee pension plans,&rdquo; Keogh plans for self-employed individuals (including partners),
individual retirement accounts described in Section&nbsp;408 of the Code and medical benefit plans.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
Plan Fiduciary must give appropriate consideration to the facts and circumstances that are relevant to an investment in the Trust, including
the role that such an investment in the Trust would play in the Plan&rsquo;s overall investment portfolio. Each Plan Fiduciary, before
deciding to invest in the Trust, must be satisfied that such investment in the Trust is a prudent investment for the Plan, that the investments
of the Plan, including the investment in the Trust, are diversified so as to minimize the risk of large losses and that an investment
in the Trust complies with the documents of the Plan and related trust.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">EACH
PLAN FIDUCIARY CONSIDERING ACQUIRING SHARES MUST CONSULT WITH ITS OWN LEGAL AND TAX ADVISERS BEFORE DOING SO. AN INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST
IS SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THE TRUST IS NOT INTENDED AS A COMPLETE INVESTMENT PROGRAM.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Plan
Assets</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ERISA
and a regulation issued thereunder (the &ldquo;Plan Asset Rules&rdquo;) contain rules for determining when an investment by a Plan in
an entity will result in the underlying assets of such entity being assets of the Plan for purposes of ERISA and Section&nbsp;4975 of
the Code (<I>i.e.</I>, &ldquo;plan assets&rdquo;). Those rules provide that assets of an entity will not be plan assets of a Plan that
purchases an interest therein if certain exceptions apply, including (i)&nbsp;an exception applicable if the equity interest purchased
is a &ldquo;publicly-offered security&rdquo; (the &ldquo;Publicly-Offered Security Exception&rdquo;) and (ii)&nbsp;an exception applicable
if the investment by all &ldquo;benefit plan investors&rdquo; is not &ldquo;significant&rdquo; or certain other exceptions apply (the
&ldquo;Insignificant Participation Exception&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Publicly-Offered Security Exception applies if the equity interest is a security that is (1)&nbsp;&ldquo;freely transferable,&rdquo;
(2)&nbsp;part of a class of securities that is &ldquo;widely held,&rdquo; and (3)&nbsp;either (a)&nbsp;part of a class of securities
registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or (b)&nbsp;sold to the Plan as part of a public offering pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the 1933 Act and the class of which such security is a part is registered under the Exchange Act
within 120&nbsp;days (or such later time as may be allowed by the SEC) after the end of the fiscal year of the issuer in which the offering
of such security occurred. The Plan Asset Rules state that the determination of whether a security is &ldquo;freely transferable&rdquo;
is to be made based on all relevant facts and circumstances. Under the Plan Asset Rules, a class of securities is &ldquo;widely held&rdquo;
only if it is of a class of securities owned by 100 or more shareholders independent of the issuer and of each other.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Shares of the Trust should be considered to be publicly offered securities. First, the Shares will be sold as part of a public offering
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, and the Shares will be timely registered under the Exchange Act.
Second, it appears that the Shares will be freely transferable because the Shares of the Trust will be freely tradable on the Exchange
like any other exchange-listed security. Finally, it is anticipated that the Shares will be owned by at least 100 Shareholders independent
of the Trust. Therefore, the underlying assets of the Trust should not be considered to constitute assets of any Plan that purchases
Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ineligible
Purchasers</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
general, Shares may not be purchased with the assets of a Plan if the Sponsor, the Administrator, the Trustee, the Transfer Agent, the
Ether Custodian, the Marketing Agent, the Exchange, or any of their respective affiliates or any of their respective employees either:
(a)&nbsp;has investment discretion with respect to the investment of such plan assets; (b)&nbsp;has authority or responsibility to give
or regularly gives investment advice with respect to such plan assets, for a fee, and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that
such advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to such plan assets and that such advice will be based
on the particular investment needs of the Plan; or (c)&nbsp;is an employer maintaining or contributing to such Plan. A party that is
described in clause&nbsp;(a) or (b) of the preceding sentence is a fiduciary under ERISA and the Code with respect to the Plan, and any
such purchase might result in a &ldquo;prohibited transaction&rdquo; under ERISA and the Code.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Except
as otherwise set forth, the foregoing statements regarding the consequences under ERISA and the Code of an investment in the Trust are
based on the provisions of the Code and ERISA as currently in effect, and the existing administrative and judicial interpretations thereunder.
No assurance can be given that administrative, judicial or legislative changes will not occur that will not make the foregoing statements
incorrect or incomplete.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ALLOWING
AN INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A REPRESENTATION BY THE SPONSOR OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES THAT
THIS INVESTMENT MEETS SOME OR ALL OF THE RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS BY ANY PARTICULAR PLAN OR THAT THIS
INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY SUCH PARTICULAR PLAN. THE PERSON WITH INVESTMENT DISCRETION SHOULD CONSULT WITH THE PLAN&rsquo;S ATTORNEY
AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARTICULAR PLAN, CURRENT
TAX LAW AND ERISA.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_031"></A>Information
You Should Know</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Prospectus contains information investors should consider when making an investment decision about the Shares. Investors should rely
only on the information contained in this Prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. None of the Trust or the Sponsor has authorized
any person to provide investors with different information and, if anyone provides investors with different or inconsistent information,
investors should not rely on it. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell the Shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale of the
Shares is not permitted.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
information contained in this Prospectus was obtained from the Sponsor and other sources the Sponsor believed to be reliable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investors
should disregard anything we said in an earlier document that is inconsistent with what is included in this Prospectus or any applicable
prospectus supplement. Where the context requires, when the Sponsor refers to this &ldquo;Prospectus,&rdquo; it is referring to this
Prospectus and (if applicable) the relevant prospectus supplement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Investors
should not assume that the information in this Prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is current as of any date other than
the date on the front page of this Prospectus or the date on the front page of any applicable prospectus supplement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Cross
references in this Prospectus to captions in these materials indicate where an investor can find further related discussions. The table
of contents assists in locating these captions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_032"></A>Summary
of Promotional and Sales Material</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust expects to use the following sales material it has prepared:</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            Trust&rsquo;s website, ETHWetf.com; and</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            Trust Fact Sheet found on the Trust&rsquo;s website.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
materials described above are not a part of this Prospectus or the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_033"></A>Intellectual
Property</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor owns trademark registrations for the Trust. The Sponsor relies upon these trademarks through which it markets its services and
strives to build and maintain brand recognition in the market and among current and potential investors. So long as the Sponsor continues
to use these trademarks to identify its services, without challenge from any third party, and properly maintains and renews the trademark
registrations under applicable laws, rules and regulations, it will continue to have indefinite protection for these trademarks under
current laws, rules and regulations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor also owns trademark registrations for the Sponsor. The Sponsor relies upon these trademarks through which it markets its services
and strives to build and maintain brand recognition in the market and among current and potential investors. So long as the Sponsor continues
to use these trademarks to identify its services, without challenge from any third party, and properly maintains and renews the trademark
registrations under applicable laws, rules and regulations; it will continue to have indefinite protection for these trademarks under
current laws, rules and regulations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="k_034"></A>Where
You Can Find More Information; <BR>
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC under the 1933 Act. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information
set forth in the registration statement (including the exhibits to the registration statement), parts of which have been omitted in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about the Trust or the Shares, please refer to the registration statement,
which is available online at www.sec.gov.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Information
about the Trust and the Shares can also be obtained from the Trust&rsquo;s website, which is www.ETHWetf.com. The Trust&rsquo;s website
address is only provided here as a convenience and the information contained on or connected to the website is not part of this Prospectus
or the registration statement of which this Prospectus is part. The Sponsor will make available, free of charge, on the Trust&rsquo;s
website the Trust&rsquo;s Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K (including any amendments thereto),
proxy statements and other information filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are
so filed or furnished.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust is subject to the informational requirements of the 1934 Act and will file certain reports and other information with the SEC under
the 1934 Act. These filings will contain certain important information that does not appear in this Prospectus. The reports and other
information are available online at www.sec.gov.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
SEC allows the &ldquo;incorporation by reference&rdquo; of information into this Prospectus, which means that information may be disclosed
to you by referring you to other documents filed or which will be filed with the SEC. The following documents filed by the Trust are
so incorporated by reference:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Annual
                                            Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000095017025040492/ethw-20241231.htm">Form
                                            10-K</A> for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024;</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Quarterly
                                            Reports on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000095017025068774/ethw-20250331.htm">Form
                                            10-Q</A> for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025; and</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            description of the Shares contained in the registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124008250/bitwise-8a12b_070324.htm">Form
                                            8-A</A> filed with the SEC on July 3, 2024, as updated by <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000095017025040492/ethw-ex4_1.htm">Exhibit
                                            4.1</A> to the Annual Report on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000095017025040492/ethw-20241231.htm">Form
                                            10-K</A> for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed on March 17, 2025.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unless
otherwise provided therein, any reports filed (but not those that are furnished) by the Trust with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this post-effective amendment to the registration statement and prior to the
effectiveness of this post-effective amendment to the registration statement and after the date of this Prospectus and before the termination
or completion of this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part of it from the filing
dates of such documents and shall automatically update or supersede, as applicable, any information included in, or incorporated by reference
into this Prospectus. The statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by reference in this Prospectus may update and
replace statements in and portions of this Prospectus or the above listed documents.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Sponsor will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated
by reference into this Prospectus but not delivered with the Prospectus. Please direct your written requests to Bitwise Investment Advisers,
LLC, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104, telephone requests by calling 1-866-880-7228 or by sending an e-mail
request to investors@bitwiseinvestments.com.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">You
may also obtain information about the Trust by visiting its website at www.ETHWetf.com. Information contained in the Trust&rsquo;s website
is not part of this Prospectus.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"></P>

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Policy</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust and the Sponsor may collect or have access to certain nonpublic personal information about current and former investors. Nonpublic
personal information may include information received from investors, such as an investor&rsquo;s name, social security number and address,
as well as information received from brokerage firms about investor holdings and transactions in Shares.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust and the Sponsor do not disclose nonpublic personal information except as required by law or as described in their Privacy Policy.
In general, the Trust and the Sponsor restrict access to the nonpublic personal information they collect about investors to those of
their and their affiliates&rsquo; employees and service providers who need access to such information to provide products and services
to investors.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust and the Sponsor maintain safeguards that comply with federal law to protect investors&rsquo; nonpublic personal information. These
safeguards are reasonably designed to (1) ensure the security and confidentiality of investors&rsquo; records and information, (2) protect
against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of investors&rsquo; records and information, and (3) protect
against unauthorized access to or use of investors&rsquo; records or information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience
to any investor.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Third-party
service providers with whom the Trust and the Sponsor share nonpublic personal information about investors must agree to follow appropriate
standards of security and confidentiality, which includes safeguarding such nonpublic personal information physically, electronically
and procedurally.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
copy of the Sponsor&rsquo;s current Privacy Policy, which is applicable to the Trust, is provided to investors annually and is also available
at ETHWetf.com.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Bitwise
Ethereum ETF</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>prospectus</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>__________,
2025</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>PART
II</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust shall not bear any expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered. These
expenses shall be paid by Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, the sponsor of the Trust. Except for the Securities and Exchange Commission
Registration Fee and Exchange Listing Fee, all such expenses are estimated:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; text-align: left">SEC registration fee (actual)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">*</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>Listing fee (actual)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">8,500</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Auditor&rsquo;s fees and expenses</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">20,000</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Legal fees and expenses</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">225,000</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Printing expenses</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">5,000</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Miscellaneous expenses</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD>Total</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">258,500</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; padding-right: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An
                                            indeterminate number of the securities is being registered as may from time to time be sold
                                            at indeterminate prices. In accordance with Rules 456(d) and 457(u), the Trust is deferring
                                            payment of all of the additional registration fee and will pay the additional registration
                                            fee subsequently on an annual basis.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Trust Agreement provides that the Sponsor and its shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and subsidiaries
(each a &ldquo;Sponsor Indemnified Party&rdquo;) will be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense
incurred under the Trust Agreement without gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct on the part of such Sponsor Indemnified
Party arising out of or in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions
of the Trust Agreement. Any amounts payable to a Sponsor Indemnified Party under Section 4.06 of the Trust Agreement may be payable in
advance or will be secured by a lien on the Trust. The Sponsor will not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any
legal action that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Sponsor may, in its discretion,
undertake any action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of the Trust Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties
hereto and the interests of the Shareholders and, in such event, the legal expenses and costs of any such action will be expenses and
costs of the Trust and the Sponsor will be entitled to be reimbursed therefor by the Trust. The obligations of the Trust to indemnify
the Sponsor Indemnified Parties will survive the termination of the Trust Agreement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">None.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Exhibit.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index to this registration statement, which is incorporated herein
by reference.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Financial
                                            Statement Schedules. Not applicable.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
17. Undertakings.</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
                                            to this registration statement:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)
To reflect in the Prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration
Fee&rdquo; table in the effective registration statement; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Provided,
however, that: (1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-1, Form S-3, Form SF-3
or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or, as to a registration statement on Form S-3, Form SF-3 or Form F-3,
is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">That,
                                            for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
                                            post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
                                            securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
                                            to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
                                            remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
                                            registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">That,
                                            for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
                                            the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(A)
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the
date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(B)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on
Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required
by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier
of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
offering described in the Prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date
an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the
registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in
any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
                                            the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as
                                            part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements
                                            relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be
                                            deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first
                                            used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement
                                            or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated
                                            or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
                                            part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale
                                            prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
                                            statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
                                            immediately prior to such date of first use.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(5)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">That,
                                            for the purpose of determining the liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of
                                            1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration
statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold
to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will
be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by
the undersigned registrant;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant
or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
                                            under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant
                                            to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
                                            each filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
                                            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
                                            statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
                                            therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
                                            bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted
                                            to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
                                            provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
                                            and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
                                            Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
                                            such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
                                            a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
                                            any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
                                            in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
                                            of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
                                            appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
                                            policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of San Francisco, State of California, on July 29, 2025.</FONT> </P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bitwise
    Investment Advisers, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sponsor
    of the Bitwise Ethereum ETF</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 35%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Hunter Horsley</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hunter
    Horsley</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President
    and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities*
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 1%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 43%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 1%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Hunter Horsley </I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">July
    29, 2025</FONT> </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hunter
    Horsley</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Principal
    Executive Officer)*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Paul (&ldquo;Teddy&rdquo;) Fusaro</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Operating Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">July
    29, 2025</FONT> </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Paul
    (&ldquo;Teddy&rdquo;) Fusaro</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Principal
    Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers of Bitwise
                                            Investment Advisers, LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant.</FONT></TD>
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INDEX</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit
    No.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit
    Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124006936/ex3-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">First
    Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124004119/ex3-2.htm">Certificate
    of Trust<SUP>(1)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000121390025056641/ea024638801ex5-1_bitwise.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP as to legality<SUP>(6)</SUP></FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000121390025056641/ea024638801ex8-1_bitwise.htm">Opinion of Chapman and Cutler LLP as to tax matters<SUP>(6)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124008735/ex10-1.htm">Sponsor
    Agreement<SUP>(4)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124006936/ex10-2.htm">Form
    of Authorized Participant Agreement<SUP>(2)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124007581/ex10-3.htm">Marketing
    Agreement<SUP>(3)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124006936/ex10-4.htm">Prime
    Execution Agreement (with Ether Custody Agreement and Trade Financing Agreement included as exhibits thereto)<SUP>(2)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124006936/ex10-5.htm">Cash
    Custody Agreement<SUP>(2)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124006936/ex10-6.htm">Fund
    Administration and Accounting Agreement<SUP>(2)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124006936/ex10-7.htm">Transfer
    Agency and Service Agreement<SUP>(2)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000199937124007581/ex10-8.htm">Form
    of Master Purchase and Sale Agreement for Digital Assets<SUP>(3)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000121390025052918/ea024488101ex23-1_bitwise.htm">Consent
    of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm<SUP>(5)</SUP></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chapman
    and Cutler LLP (included in Exhibits <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000121390025056641/ea024638801ex5-1_bitwise.htm">5.1</A> and <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2013744/000121390025056641/ea024638801ex8-1_bitwise.htm">8.1</A>)<SUP>(6)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">107</FONT> </TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT> </TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ea024821001ex-fee_bitwise.htm">Filing
    Fee Table<SUP>(7)</SUP></A></FONT> </TD></TR>
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                                            by reference to the Trust&rsquo;s Registration Statement, filed on March 28, 2024.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Incorporated
                                            by reference to the Trust&rsquo; Registration Statement, filed on May 31, 2024.</FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            by reference to the Trust&rsquo; Registration Statement, filed on June 18, 2024.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Incorporated
                                            by reference to the Trust&rsquo; Registration Statement, filed on July 17, 2024.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(5)</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">Incorporated
                                            by reference to the Trust&rsquo; Registration Statement, filed on June 10, 2025.</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> (6) </TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"> Incorporated
                                            by reference to the Trust&rsquo; Registration Statement, filed on June 23, 2025. </TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;107</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Calculation of Filing Fee Tables</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">S-1<BR>
(Form Type)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Bitwise Ethereum ETF<BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Table 1 &mdash; Newly Registered and Carry Forward
Securities</U></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Security Type</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Security<BR>
Class<BR>
Title</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Fee<BR>
Calculation<BR>
or Carry<BR>
Forward<BR>
Rule</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Amount<BR>
Registered</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price Per<BR>
Unit</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Fee&nbsp;Rate</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Amount
    of<BR>
Registration<BR>
Fee</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Carry<BR>
Forward<BR>
Form<BR>
Type</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Carry<BR>

    Forward<BR>
 File<BR>
 Number</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Carry<BR>

    Forward<BR>
 Initial<BR>
 Effective<BR>
 Date</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Filing
    Fee<BR>
 Previously<BR>
Paid in<BR>
Connection<BR>
with&nbsp;Unsold<BR>
Securities&nbsp;to<BR> Be Carried<BR>
Forward</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="39" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Newly
    Registered Securities</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: -0.125in; vertical-align: top; width: 6%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Fees to Be Paid</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 10%; text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Exchange-Traded<BR> Vehicle Securities</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Bitwise Ethereum ETF</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 6%; text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">457(u)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Indeterminate Amount of Securities</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: -0.125in; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Fees&nbsp;Previously Paid</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    Forward Securities</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Total Offering Amounts</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(1)</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Total Fees Previously Paid</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 2.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The amended registration statement covers an indeterminate amount of securities to be offered or sold and the filing fee will be calculated
and paid in accordance with Rule 456(d) and Rule 457(u).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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up to a maximum aggregate offering price. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price was previously estimated solely for the purposes
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