According to @rovercrc, Bitwise has confirmed completion of the first-ever in-kind redemption for its Bitcoin ETF, reported on Aug 22, 2025, source: @rovercrc on X. In-kind redemptions deliver underlying bitcoin to an authorized participant instead of selling for cash, a structure ETFs use to minimize capital gains distributions and trading costs, source: SEC Investor Bulletin on Exchange-Traded Funds. Because the ETF transfers BTC rather than selling in the open market, in-kind redemptions are designed to limit market impact and support tighter ETF-NAV alignment via the AP arbitrage process, source: BlackRock iShares ETF education and CFA Institute ETF Primer. The Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (ticker BITB) offers standard creation and redemption mechanisms disclosed in its fund materials, which traders monitor alongside NAV premiums/discounts and flow metrics to gauge liquidity conditions, source: Bitwise Asset Management fund documentation.