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May 19, 2025

The Canary CRO Trust Will be the First Private Investment Vehicle of CRO for U.S. Investors

Crypto.com and Canary Capital Group LLC (“Canary Capital”), a digital asset-focused investment firm, today announced that they have partnered to establish the Canary CRO Trust, a private investment vehicle for U.S. investors. The Canary CRO Trust will be the first private investment vehicle providing U.S. investors with exposure to CRO, the native token of the Cronos network.

The Canary CRO Trust is intended to track CRO’s market price, offering a simple and transparent way for U.S. investors to gain exposure to CRO and the Cronos blockchain ecosystem through a securities product. This is the latest initiative by Crypto.com to expand U.S. investors’ access to digital assets through securities products, following its recent partnership announcement with Trump Media & Technology Group to support a series of ETFs, including a first of its kind ETF basket of cryptocurrencies that incorporates CRO.

“Crypto.com has consistently set the bar for what it means to bring institutional-grade access to crypto markets,” says Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital. “Their commitment to security, innovation and growth makes them a standout in the digital asset space, and we believe that the demand for CRO via a registered trust product will reflect the broader success of Crypto.com and what they are building.”

Cronos is a decentralized, open source blockchain protocol built using the Cosmos SDK and is compatible with both the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Cosmos ecosystem. Its dual compatibility allows developers to leverage existing tools and tap into a growing community of dApps and protocols. Additionally, Cronos prioritizes low transaction costs and high scalability, making it an attractive platform for developers and users alike.

“Providing more ways for traders to engage with cryptocurrencies is central to our vision of further mainstreaming crypto,” said Eric Anziani, President and COO of Crypto.com. “We are incredibly excited to partner with Canary Capital to enable more investors in the U.S. to contribute to the Cronos journey ahead.”

The Canary CRO Trust will be available for investment by eligible individual and institutional accredited investors in the U.S.

About Crypto.com

Founded in 2016, Crypto.com is trusted by more than 140 million customers worldwide and is the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy. Our vision is simple: Cryptocurrency in Every Wallet™. Crypto.com is committed to accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency through innovation and empowering the next generation of builders, creators, and entrepreneurs to develop a fairer and more equitable digital ecosystem.

Learn more at https://crypto.com.

About Canary Capital Group LLC

Canary Capital is an investment management firm that blends rigorous risk management, strategic foresight, and innovative thinking to deliver private placement strategies, such as crypto hedge fund solutions or trusts with a focus on enterprise blockchain technology.

Disclaimers

This press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be illegal, nor shall there be any sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.

Canary Capital intends to attempt to have shares of new products quoted on a secondary market. However, there is no guarantee that Canary Capital will be successful. Although the shares of certain products have been approved for trading on a secondary market, investors in the new products should not assume that the shares will ever obtain such an approval due to a variety of factors, including questions regulators, such as the SEC, FINRA, or other regulatory bodies may have regarding such products. As a result, shareholders of such products should be prepared to bear the risk of investment in the shares indefinitely. Certain products have not met their investment objective, and the shares of such products quoted on OTC Markets have not reflected the value of the digital assets held by such products, less such products’ expenses and other liabilities, but have instead traded at a premium over such value, which at times has been substantial. There have also been instances where the shares of certain products have traded at a discount.

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Steven McClurg

Founder, CEO

Prior to founding Canary, Steven co-founded and served as CIO of Valkyrie Investments, whose public funds business was acquired by CoinShares in 2024. He was previously a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners, overseeing portfolio strategy for fixed income and private equity. He also founded Theseus Capital (acquired by Galaxy Digital) and served as an MD at Galaxy. Steven holds a Master of Science and MBA from Pepperdine University, where he has served as an adjunct professor.

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Drew Hill

President, CLO

Drew is a seasoned digital asset attorney with deep expertise in securities law and fund compliance. Before Canary, he was GC and CCO at Valkyrie Investments and a key figure in Frost Brown Todd LLC’s Blockchain and M&A practice. He holds a BA in Finance & Spanish from the University of Oregon and a JD from Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law.

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Jamal Pesaran

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Jamal Pesaran, CFA, is Co-Chief Investment Officer for Canary Capital LLC. With 30 years of investment experience, he has extensive portfolio management, trade execution as well as client-facing experience.

As Senior Portfolio Manager with Guggenheim Partners, Jamal helped build the Guggenheim Equities business and developed the income focused and risk-managed strategies with AUM of over $4 Billion. With Morgan Stanley, as Senior PM and CIO for an Ultra High Net worth team, he managed both Active equity, fixed income strategies as well as overall portfolio allocations across alternative assets. Prior to joining Canary Capital, as Head of Capital Markets for Clifton AI, he helped develop and market a Gen-AI platform for Investment Research. His experience includes extensive portfolio management experience as Senior Equity Options Portfolio Manager, across European, US and Asian markets with Goldman Sachs and UBS Securities. He worked in Equity Derivatives Hedge Fund Sales with Lehman Brothers in New York and HSBC in Hong Kong.

He holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson where he was awarded the Edward Carter Fellowship for academic performance in the top 2% of the class.

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Josh Olszewicz

VP, Head of Trading

With over a decade in digital asset markets, Josh leads Canary’s trading strategy and research. He previously headed crypto research at BraveNewCoin, was a portfolio manager at Techemy Capital, and served as Head of Research at Valkyrie Investments. Josh holds a BS in Human Biology and an MS in Biotechnology, and formerly taught lab sciences at the university level.

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Linnea Steffy

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Dylan Farnick

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With over a decade of experience in digital asset markets, Dylan brings a strategic approach to trading and research. He quickly honed his skills in navigating digital exchanges and futures trading, with research focused on post-mortem analysis. His expertise extends beyond trading to include UI/UX consulting, working on trading interfaces and documentation for various platforms including Kraken and Tradingview, as well as community management, where he provided direct product feedback as a liaison with the crypto trading community.

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