{"url_path":"/sec/msbt/8-k/2026-05-20/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2103612/0001104659-26-064506-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-064506","cik":"0002103612","ticker":"MSBT","issuer_name":"Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2103612/0001104659-26-064506-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0002103612","primary_entity_name":"Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust"},"word_count":247,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 8.01**\n**Other Events.**\n\nOn May 14, 2026, Sally Diffley was appointed to the position of Chief\nFinancial Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the delegated sponsor (“Delegated Sponsor”) of Morgan Stanley\nBitcoin Trust (the “Trust”). Ms. Diffley’s appointment was made in connection with the previously-announced resignation\nof Rohit Goenka as Chief Financial Officer of the Delegated Sponsor on May 11, 2026.\n\nThe Delegated Sponsor of the Trust is a wholly-owned subsidiary of\nMorgan Stanley. Ms. Diffley is a member of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Management Operating Committee and the Finance Management\nCommittee. Ms. Diffley previously served as Morgan Stanley’s Investment Management Controller and has held central roles supporting\nthe Finance Division. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2020, Ms. Diffley was most recently E*TRADE's Assistant Controller. Ms. Diffley\nis a certified public accountant and began her career at Deloitte. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Accounting from the\nUniversity of Notre Dame.\n\n**SIGNATURES**\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities\nExchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly\nauthorized.\n\nDated: May 20, 2026\n\n**Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust**\n\n**By:**\n**Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., as the Delegated Sponsor of the Trust**\n\nBy:\n/s/ Scott Steel\n\nName:\nScott Steel*\n\nTitle:\nManaging Director\n\n* The registrant is a trust and the person is signing in their capacity as an officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.,\nthe Delegated Sponsor of the registrant.\n\n2"}