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Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency & Stablecoins: What Does It All Mean?

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Digital assets are rapidly entering the mainstream, with cryptocurrencies approaching a $4 trillion1 market cap and stablecoins nearing $300 billion2 in supply. Join BNY thought leaders and learn the evolution of the digital asset ecosystem, the benefits and use cases of stablecoins and why policy changes are moving us toward an “always-on” marketplace.

Source: As of 9/30/25. ¹CoinBrain.com. Accessed 11/3/25. ²Coingecko. Accessed 11/3/25. See Additional Disclosure Statements.

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You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.

Although the Fund's board has no current intention to impose a fee upon the sale of shares, the board reserves the ability to do so after providing at least 60 days prior written notice to shareholders.

BNY Dreyfus Stablecoin Reserves Fund
Stablecoin reserve risk: Shares of the fund are intended to be held by stablecoin issuers as reserves backing their outstanding payment stablecoins. The assets of the fund are therefore expected to fluctuate depending on the creation (minting) of additional stablecoins or the redemption (burning) of such stablecoins. Stablecoins are relatively new and may face periods of uncertainty, resulting in the potential for rapid and/or unexpected requests by stablecoin issuers for redemption of the fund's shares (including requests by multiple stablecoin issuers at the same time). Such redemption requests could adversely affect remaining fund shareholders, the fund's liquidity, and the fund's ability to maintain a stable price per share, particularly if such redemptions occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices.

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund
The fund's Token-Enabled shares are designed generally for institutional investors, acting for themselves or in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, brokerage, custodial or similar capacity. Token-Enabled shares of the fund also may be purchased directly by individuals. Investors are required to purchase Token-Enabled shares through The Bank of New York Mellon, an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYIA), on The Bank of New York Mellon's platform. There are risks associated with shares maintained and recorded primarily on a blockchain. A "blockchain" is a type of digital database or ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network. Unlike the currently implemented traditional books and records maintained by fund transfer agents, including the fund's transfer agent, a blockchain is a system that allows for the sharing of information across its network. Assets are represented on the blockchain through "tokens," which are a digital representation of an asset and are built into the blockchain.

The Bank of New York Mellon will mirror the ownership of its clients' Token-Enabled shares on a blockchain implemented by a financial institution (Blockchain). The recording of the ownership of Token-Enabled shares of the fund by The Bank of New York Mellon on the Blockchain will not affect the fund's investments.

BNY is not a stablecoin issuer but can help clients issue their own stablecoin. BNY can serve as a reserve custodian and cash bank and service the value chain as the investment manager, mint/burn bank, and cash bank.

ESG evaluation risk. Where appropriate and as applicable, Dreyfus incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its fundamental credit research process. Dreyfus may not consider ESG ratings or other ESG data or analysis in connection with every investment decision and may determine that other attributes of an investment outweigh ESG considerations when making an investment decision. ESG factors may not be determinative with respect to a given credit analysis or investment decision. Accordingly, a fund may invest in securities of a company/issuer with a negative ESG profile, and a fund may divest or not invest in a company/issuer with a positive ESG profile. In light of the fact that ESG data often lacks standardization, consistency and transparency, such data including ESG ratings for certain issuers/companies may not be available, complete or accurate. As a result, the fund's investments may differ from, and potentially underperform funds that incorporate ESG data from other sources or utilize other methodologies.

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