8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):October 17, 2025

GSR IV Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in itscharter)

(914-369-4400)

(Registrant’s telephone number, includingarea code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 17, 2025, GSR IV Acquisition Corp. (the “Company,” “us” or “our”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Units”) may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and the rights included in the Public Units (the “rights”) commencing on October 20, 2025. Each Unit consists of one Ordinary Share and one-seventh of one right. Each whole right entitles the holder thereof to receive one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of our initial business combination. Any Public Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “GSRFU.” Any underlying Ordinary Shares and rights that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbols “GSRF,” “GSRFR” and “GSRFU,” respectively. No fractional rights will be issued upon separation of the Public Units and only whole rights will trade. Holders of Public Units will need to have their brokers contact Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate such holders’ Public Units into Class A Ordinary Shares and rights.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Public Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

This report may include “forward-looking statements” within

the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statements and prospectus relating to the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies of such filings are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this report, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Exhibit 99.1

GSR IV Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Shares

of Class A Ordinary Shares and Commencing October 20, 2025

New York, NY, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GSR IV Acquisition Corp. (“GSRF” or the “Company”) announced today that, commencing October 20, 2025, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering of 23,000,000 units, which included 3,000,000 units issued upon the full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option (“Units”), may elect to separately trade the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Rights (Rights”) included in the Units. Each Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-seventh (1/7^th^) of one Right, with each whole right entitling the holder thereof to receive one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. No fractional rights will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole rights will trade. The Class A Ordinary Shares and Rights that are separated will trade on Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “GSRF” and “GSRFR,” respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “GSRFU.” Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A Ordinary Shares and Rights.

GSRF is a newly incorporated, blank check company formed in the Cayman Islands for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any business or industry, it intends to identify companies with compelling public-market narratives, high visibility of growth prospects, and attractive cash flow dynamics now or in the near future, where a public listing, financing from an initial business combination and access to public capital markets will enable the target to build on its competitive advantages and allow the target company to further accelerate its growth profile.

A registration statement related to these securities has been filed on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on September 2, 2025 (File No. 333-289061). The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC, 126 East 56th Street, Suite 22S, New York, NY 10022, or by calling 212-487-1080 or emailing Syndicate@kingswoodUS.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including the successful consummation of the Company’s initial public offering, are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s registration statement and prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC, any of which could cause actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.

Company contact:

Anantha Ramamurti

President & CFO

anantha@gsrspac.com