Exhibit 10.6

BNY AND CUSTOMER CONFIDENTIAL

EXECUTION

CUSTODY AGREEMENT

By and Between

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

And

BITWISE DOGECOIN ETF

BNY AND CUSTOMER CONFIDENTIAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	DEFINITIONS		1

2.	APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN; ACCOUNTS		3
	2.1	Appointment of Custodian	3
	2.2	Establishment of Accounts	3

3.	AUTHORIZED PERSONS AND INSTRUCTIONS; ELECTRONIC ACCESS		3
	3.1	Authorized Persons	3
	3.2	Instructions	4
	3.3	BNY Actions Without Instructions	5
	3.4	Funds Transfers	5
	3.5	Electronic Access	5

4.	AGENTS		5
	4.1	Use of Agents	5

5.	TAX MATTERS		6
	5.1	Responsibility for Taxes	6
	5.2	Payments	6

6.	CREDITS AND ADVANCES		6
	6.1	Advances	6
	6.2	Repayment	6
	6.3	Securing Repayment	6
	6.4	Setoff	7

7.	STATEMENTS; BOOKS AND RECORDS; THIRD PARTY DATA		7
	7.1	Statements	7
	7.2	Books and Records	7
	7.3	Third Party Data	8

8.	DISCLOSURES		8
	8.1	Foreign Exchange Transactions	8
	8.2	Investment of Cash	8

9.	REGULATORY MATTERS		9
	9.1	USA PATRIOT Act	9
	9.2	Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering	9

10.	COMPENSATION		10
	10.1	Fees and Expenses	10
	10.2	Other Compensation	10

11.	REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS		11
	11.1	BNY	11
	11.2	Customer	11

12.	LIABILITY		11
	12.1	Standard of Care	11
	12.2	Limitation of Liability	11
	12.3	Force Majeure	12
	12.4	Indemnification	12

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13.	CONFIDENTIALITY		13
	13.1	Confidentiality Obligations	13
	13.2	Exceptions	13

14.	TERM AND TERMINATION		13
	14.1	Term	13
	14.2	Termination	13
	14.3	Effect of Termination	14
	14.4	Survival	14

15.	GENERAL		14
	15.1	Assignment	14
	15.2	Amendment	14
	15.3	Governing Law/Forum	14
	15.4	Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery	15
	15.5	Non-Fiduciary Status	15
	15.6	Notices	15
	15.7	Entire Agreement	15
	15.8	No Third Party Beneficiaries	16
	15.9	Counterparts/Facsimile	16
	15.10	Interpretation	16
	15.11	No Waiver	16
	15.12	Headings	16
	15.13	Severability	16

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CUSTODY AGREEMENT

This Custody Agreement is made and entered into as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Effective Date”) by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York state chartered bank (“BNY”), and BITWISE DOGECOIN ETF, a Delaware Statutory Trust (“Customer”) and Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in its capacity as sponsor of the Customer. BNY and Customer are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Customer wishes to appoint BNY as the custodian of certain of its assets, and BNY is willing to provide such services on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows.

1.	DEFINITIONS

Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words have the meanings set forth below:

“Account” or “Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, any other entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or under common control with such entity.

“Agreement” means, collectively, this Custody Agreement, any Exhibits hereto and any other documents incorporated herein by reference.

“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means all anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws, rules, regulations, executive orders and requirements administered by any governmental authority of the United States (including the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, and regulations of the U.S. Treasury Department which implement such acts) or any other applicable domestic or foreign authority with jurisdiction over Customer.

“Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“Authorized Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

“BNY” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“Cash” means the money and currency of any jurisdiction which BNY accepts for deposit in an Account.

“Confidential Information” means, with respect to a Party, the terms of this Agreement and all non-public business and financial information of such Party (including, with respect to Customer, information regarding the Accounts and including, with respect to BNY, information regarding its practices and procedures related to the services provided hereunder) disclosed to the other Party in connection with this Agreement.

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“Customer” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“Data Terms Website” means http://www.bny.com/products/assetservicing/vendoragreement.pdf or any successor website the address of which is provided by BNY to Customer.

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“Electronic Access Services” means such services made available by BNY or a BNY Affiliate to Customer to electronically access information relating to the Accounts and/or transmit Instructions.

“Instructions” means, with respect to this Agreement, instructions issued to BNY by way of (a) one of the following methods (each as and to the extent specified by BNY as available for use in connection with the services hereunder): (i) the Electronic Access Services; (ii) third-party electronic communication services containing, where applicable, appropriate authorization codes, passwords or authentication keys, or otherwise appearing on their face to have been transmitted by an Authorized Person or (iii) third- party institutional trade matching utilities used to effect transactions in accordance with such utility’s customary procedures or (b) such other method as may be agreed upon by the Parties and that appear on their face to have been transmitted by an Authorized Person.

“Market Data” means pricing, valuations or other commercially sourced data applicable to any security. Market Data also includes security identifiers, bond ratings and classification data.

“Market Data Providers” means vendors and analytics providers and any other Person providing Market Data to BNY.

“Oral Instructions” means, with respect to this Agreement, spoken instructions issued to BNY and reasonably believed by BNY to be from an Authorized Person.

“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“Person” or “Persons” means any entity or individual.

“Sanctions” means all economic sanctions laws, rules, regulations, executive orders and requirements administered by any governmental authority of the United States (including the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury) or any other applicable domestic or foreign authority with jurisdiction over Customer.

“Series” means the respective portfolios, if any, of Customer listed on Appendix I to this Agreement. If no portfolios are listed on Appendix I to this Agreement then a reference to a Series means Customer.

“Standard of Care” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

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“Tax Obligations” means taxes, withholding, certification and reporting requirements, claims for exemptions or refund, interest, penalties, additions to tax and other related expenses.

“Third Party Data” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).

2.	APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN; ACCOUNTS

2.1	Appointment of Custodian

(a)

Customer hereby appoints BNY as custodian of all Cash to be held under, and in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement (collectively, “Assets”), and BNY hereby accepts such appointment. The Parties acknowledge and agree that BNY’s duties pursuant to such appointment will be limited solely to those duties expressly undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.

(b)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, BNY has no obligation:

(i)

With respect to any Assets until they are actually received in an Account;

(ii)

To inquire into, make recommendations, supervise or determine the suitability of any transactions affecting any Account or to question any Instructions;

(iii)

To determine the adequacy of title to, or the validity or genuineness of, any Assets received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement; or

(iv)

With respect to any matters related to: the establishment, maintenance operation or termination of Customer; or the offer, sale or distribution of the shares of, or interests in, Customer.

(c)

Cash held hereunder may be subject to additional deposit terms and conditions issued by BNY from time to time, including rates of interest and deposit account access.

2.2	Establishment of Accounts

BNY will establish and maintain a separate account for each Series in which BNY will hold Assets relating to the relevant Series as provided herein (each, an “Account,” and collectively, the “Accounts”). The Account of each Series established under this Agreement shall be maintained separately from the Account of each other Series.

3.	AUTHORIZED PERSONS AND INSTRUCTIONS; ELECTRONIC ACCESS

3.1	Authorized Persons

Promptly following the Effective Date, Customer and/or its designee (including any of Customer’s investment managers) will furnish BNY with one or more written lists or other documentation acceptable to BNY specifying the names and titles of, or otherwise identifying, all Persons authorized to act on behalf of Customer (with respect to a particular Series, if applicable) with respect to this Agreement (each, an “Authorized Person”). Customer will be responsible for keeping such lists and/or other documentation current, and will update such lists and/or other documentation, as necessary from time to time, pursuant to Instructions.

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3.2	Instructions

(a)

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, BNY will have no obligation to take any action hereunder unless and until it receives Instructions issued in accordance with this Agreement.

(b)

Customer will be responsible for ensuring that (i) only Authorized Persons issue Instructions to BNY and (ii) all Authorized Persons safeguard and treat with extreme care any user and authorization codes, passwords and authentication keys used in connection with the issuance of Instructions.

(c)

Where Customer may or is required to issue Instructions, such Instructions will be issued by an Authorized Person.

(d)

BNY will be entitled to deal with any Authorized Person until notified otherwise pursuant to Instructions, and will be entitled to act and rely upon any Instruction received by BNY.

(e)

All Instructions must include all information necessary, and must be delivered using such methods and in such format as BNY may require and be received within BNY’s established cut-off times and otherwise in sufficient time, to enable BNY to act upon such Instructions.

(f)

BNY may in its sole discretion decline to act upon any Instructions that do not comply with requirements set forth in Section 3.2(e) or that conflict with applicable law or regulations or BNY’s operating policies and practices, in which event BNY will promptly notify Customer.

(g)

Customer acknowledges that while it is not part of BNY’s normal practices and procedures to accept Oral Instructions, BNY may in certain limited circumstances accept Oral Instructions. In such event, such Oral Instructions will be deemed to be Instructions for purposes of this Agreement. An Authorized Person issuing such an Oral Instruction will promptly confirm such Oral Instruction to BNY in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer agrees that the fact that such written confirmation is not received by BNY, or that such written confirmation contradicts the Oral Instruction, will in no way affect (i) BNY’s reliance on such Oral Instruction or (ii) the validity or enforceability of transactions authorized by such Oral Instruction and effected by BNY.

(h)

Customer acknowledges and agrees that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to BNY and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method selected by the sender. Customer agrees that the security procedures, if any, to be followed by Customer and BNY with respect to the transmission and authentication of Instructions provide to Customer a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances.

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3.3	BNY Actions Without Instructions

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Customer hereby authorizes BNY, without Instructions, to take any administrative or ministerial actions with respect to the Accounts that it deems reasonably necessary or appropriate to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the following:

(a)

Receive income and other payments due to the Accounts;

(b)

Endorse for collection checks, drafts or other negotiable instruments received on behalf of the Accounts; and

(c)

Execute and deliver, solely in its capacity as custodian, certificates, documents or instruments incidental to BNY’s performance under this Agreement.

3.4	Funds Transfers

With respect to each Instruction for a Cash transfer, when the Instruction is to credit or pay a party by both a name and a unique numeric or alpha-numeric identifier (e.g., IBAN or ABA or account number), BNY and any other bank participating in the Cash transfer will be entitled to rely solely on such numeric or alpha-numeric identifier, even if it identifies a party different from the party named. Such reliance on an identifier will apply to beneficiaries named in the Instruction, as well as any financial institution that is designated in the Instruction to act as an intermediary in such Cash transfer. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Parties will be bound by the rules of any transfer system used to effect a Cash transfer under this Agreement.

3.5	Electronic Access

If Customer elects to use the Electronic Access Services in connection with this Agreement, the use thereof will be subject to any terms and conditions contained in a separate written agreement between the Parties or their Affiliates. If an Authorized Person elects, with BNY’s prior consent, to transmit Instructions through a third-party electronic communications service, BNY will not be responsible or liable for the reliability or availability of any such service.

AGENTS

4.1	Use of Agents

BNY may appoint agents, including BNY Affiliates, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate to perform its obligations hereunder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no such appointment will discharge BNY from its obligations hereunder.

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5.	TAX MATTERS

5.1	Responsibility for Taxes

Customer will be responsible and liable for all Tax Obligations with respect to any Assets held on behalf of Customer and any transaction related thereto. Customer acknowledges and agrees that BNY and its Affiliates are not tax advisers and will not under any circumstances provide tax advice to Customer. Customer will obtain its own independent tax advice for any tax-related matters.

5.2

Payments

Where BNY receives Instructions to make distributions or transfers out of an Account in order to pay Customer’s third party service providers, Customer acknowledges that in making such payments BNY is acting in an administrative or ministerial capacity, and not as the payor, for tax information reporting and withholding purposes.

6.	CREDITS AND ADVANCES

6.1

Advances

If BNY receives an Instruction that, if processed, would result in an overdraft in an Account, BNY may, in its sole discretion, advance funds in any currency hereunder.

6.2

Repayment

If: (a) BNY has advanced funds to an Account; (b) an overdraft has occurred in an Account (including overdrafts incurred in connection with funds transfers or foreign exchange transactions) or (c) Customer is for any other reason indebted to BNY, Customer agrees to repay BNY (on demand or upon becoming aware thereof) the amount of such advance, overdraft or indebtedness, plus accrued interest at a rate then charged by BNY to its institutional custody clients in the relevant currency.

6.3	Securing Repayment

In order to secure repayment of Customer’s obligations and liabilities relating to a Series (whether or not matured) to BNY or any BNY Affiliate, whether or not relating to or arising under this Agreement, and without limiting BNY’s or such BNY Affiliate’s rights under applicable law or any other agreement, Customer hereby pledges and grants to BNY and such BNY Affiliate, and agrees BNY and such BNY Affiliate will have to the maximum extent permitted by law, a continuing first lien and security interest in: (a) all of Customer’s and such Series’ right, title and interest in and to the Account relating to such Series and the Assets now or hereafter held in such Account (including proceeds thereof) and (b) any other property at any time held by BNY or any BNY Affiliate relating to such Series; provided that Customer does not hereby grant a security interest in any securities issued by an affiliate (as defined in Section 23A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act) of BNY. Customer represents, warrants and covenants that it owns the Assets in the Accounts, and such other property at any time held by BNY or any BNY Affiliate relating to Customer, free and clear of all liens, claims and security interests (except as otherwise acknowledged in writing by BNY), and that the first lien and security interest granted herein with respect to each Series will be subject to no setoffs, counterclaims or other liens prior to or on a parity with it in favor of any third party (other than specific liens granted preferred status by statute). Customer will take any additional steps required to assure BNY of such priority security interest, including notifying third parties or obtaining their consent. BNY will be entitled to collect from the relevant Account sufficient Cash for reimbursement. In this regard, BNY will be entitled to all the rights and remedies of a pledgee, secured creditor and/or securities intermediary under applicable laws, rules and regulations as then in effect as if Customer or the relevant Series is in default.

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6.4

Setoff

BNY has the right to debit any Cash for any amount payable by Customer in connection with any and all obligations and liabilities (whether or not matured) of Customer relating to a Series to BNY or any BNY Affiliate whether or not relating to or arising under this Agreement. In addition to the rights of BNY or such BNY Affiliate under applicable law or any other agreement, at any time when Customer has not honored any of its obligations relating to a Series to BNY or such BNY Affiliate, BNY will have the right without notice to Customer to retain or set-off against any obligations relating to such Series any cash BNY or any BNY Affiliate may directly or indirectly hold with respect to such Series and any obligations (whether or not matured) that BNY or any BNY Affiliate may have with respect to such Series in any currency. Any such cash or obligation relating to a Series may be transferred to BNY and any BNY Affiliate in order to effect the above rights.

7.	STATEMENTS; BOOKS AND RECORDS; THIRD PARTY DATA

7.1	Statements

BNY will make available to Customer, through the Electronic Access Services, a monthly statement (or report for such other time period as the Parties may agree upon from time to time) reflecting all transfers to or from the Accounts during such month and all holdings in the Accounts as of the last business day of such month (or as of such other date(s) as the Parties may agree from time to time). Customer will promptly review each such statement and, within ninety (90) days of when such statement is made available by BNY, notify BNY of any exception or objection thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer may notify BNY of any such exceptions or objections at any time; provided, however, that BNY will not be responsible or liable for any losses that could have been mitigated had such notice been provided during such ninety (90) day period.

7.2	Books and Records

The books and records directly pertaining to the Accounts which are in the possession of BNY will be the property of Customer. BNY will identify on its books and records the Assets belonging to Customer with respect to each Series. Customer and its authorized representatives will have the right, at Customer’s own expense and with reasonable prior written notice to BNY, to have reasonable access to those books and records directly pertaining to the Accounts. Any such access will occur during BNY’s normal business hours and will be subject to BNY’s applicable security policies and procedures. Upon Customer’s reasonable request, copies of those books and records directly pertaining to the Accounts will be provided by BNY to Customer or its authorized representative.

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7.3	Third Party Data

(a)

Customer acknowledges that BNY will be receiving, utilizing and relying on Market Data and other data provided by Customer and/or by third parties in connection with its performance of the services hereunder (collectively, “Third Party Data”). BNY is entitled to rely without inquiry on all Third Party Data provided to BNY hereunder (and all Instructions related to Third Party Data), and BNY makes no assurances or warranties in relation to the accuracy or completeness of Third Party Data and will not be responsible or liable for any losses or damages incurred as a result of any Third Party Data that is inaccurate or incomplete. BNY may follow Instructions with respect to Third Party Data, even if such Instructions direct BNY to override its usual procedures and data sources or if BNY, in performing services for itself or others (including services similar to those performed for Customer), receives different Third Party Data for the same or similar Assets.

(b)

Certain Market Data may be the intellectual property of Market Data Providers, which impose additional terms and conditions upon Customer’s use of such Market Data. Such additional terms and conditions can be found on the Data Terms Website. Customer agrees to those terms and conditions as they are posted on the Data Terms Website from time to time.

8.	DISCLOSURES

8.1	Foreign Exchange Transactions

In connection with this Agreement, Customer may enter into foreign exchange transactions (including foreign exchange hedging transactions) with BNY or a BNY Affiliate acting as a principal or otherwise through customary channels. Customer may issue standing Instructions with respect to any such foreign exchange transactions, subject to any rules or limitations that may apply to any foreign exchange facility made available to Customer. With respect to any such foreign exchange transactions, BNY or such BNY Affiliate is acting as a principal counterparty on its own behalf and is not acting as a fiduciary or agent for, or on behalf of, Customer, a Series, an investment manager or any Account.

8.2	Investment of Cash

In connection with this Agreement, Customer may issue standing Instructions to invest Cash in one or more sweep investment vehicles. Such investment vehicles may be offered by a BNY Affiliate or by a client of BNY, and BNY may receive compensation therefrom. By making investment vehicles available, BNY and its Affiliates will not be deemed to have recommended, endorsed or guaranteed any such investment vehicle in any way or otherwise to have acted as a fiduciary or agent for, or on behalf of, Customer, its investment manager or any Account. BNY will have no liability for any loss incurred on any such investments. Customer understands that Cash may be uninvested if it is received or reconciled to an Account after the applicable deadline to be swept into Customer’s selected investment vehicle.

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9.	REGULATORY MATTERS

9.1	USA PATRIOT Act

Section 326 of the U.S. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (including its implementing regulations) requires BNY to implement a customer identification program pursuant to which BNY must obtain certain information from Customer in order to verify Customer’s identity prior to establishing an Account. Accordingly, prior to establishing an Account, Customer will be required to provide BNY with certain information, including Customer’s name, physical address, tax identification number and other pertinent identifying information, to enable BNY to verify Customer’s identity. Customer acknowledges that BNY cannot establish an Account unless and until BNY has successfully performed such verification.

9.2	Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering

(a)

Throughout the term of this Agreement, Customer: (i) will have in place and will implement policies and procedures designed to prevent violations of Sanctions, including measures to accomplish effective and timely scanning of all relevant data with respect to its clients (to the extent the Assets are client assets) and with respect to incoming or outgoing assets or transactions relating to this Agreement; (ii) will ensure that neither Customer nor any of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees or clients (to the extent the Assets are client assets) is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by an individual or entity that is: (A) the target of Sanctions or (B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions and (iii) will not, directly or indirectly, use the Accounts in any manner that would result in a violation by Customer or BNY of Sanctions.

(b)

Customer acknowledges and agrees that, in connection with the services provided by BNY under this Agreement, each of Customer’s authorized participants is not a customer or joint customer with BNY. Customer (and not BNY) has the responsibility to, and will, fulfill any compliance requirement or obligation with respect to each of its authorized participants under all Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Without limiting any obligation imposed on Customer by Anti-Money Laundering Laws, throughout the term of this Agreement, Customer will maintain a compliance program with respect to its investors that includes the following: (i) a know-your-customer program in order to understand and verify the identity of each authorized participant, in accordance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and the relevant regulations thereunder, (ii) a transaction surveillance and monitoring program, and (iii) a policy for identifying and reporting any suspicious transactions and/or activities with respect to each authorized participant to the appropriate law enforcement and regulatory authorities and to BNY where related to the services provided by BNY hereunder.

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(c)

Customer will promptly provide to BNY such information as BNY reasonably requests in connection with the matters referenced in this Section 9.2, including information regarding (i) the Accounts, (ii) the Assets and the source thereof, (iii) the identity of any individual or entity having or claiming an interest therein, and (iv) Customer’s anti-money laundering and Sanctions compliance programs and any related records and/or transaction information, including with respect to any investor, regardless of whether such request is made under USA PATRIOT Act Section 314(b) (where applicable). Customer will cooperate with BNY and provide assistance reasonably requested by BNY in connection with any anti-money laundering and terrorist financing or Sanctions inquiries. Prior to delivering to BNY the assets of any authorized participant, Customer will obtain from each such authorized participant, and will continue to maintain in effect throughout the term of this Agreement, any consents or waivers that may be required under applicable law in order to comply with the foregoing obligations.

(d)

BNY may decline to act or provide services in respect of any Account, and take such other actions as it, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary or advisable, in connection with the matters referenced in this Section 9.2. If BNY declines to act or provide services as provided in the preceding sentence, except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law or official request, BNY will inform Customer as soon as reasonably practicable.

10.	COMPENSATION

10.1	Fees and Expenses

In consideration of BNY’s services provided hereunder, Customer will (a) pay to BNY the fees set forth in the agreed upon fee schedule (as such fee schedule may be amended by BNY from time to time upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Customer) and (b) reimburse BNY for any out-of-pocket and incidental expenses incurred by BNY in connection therewith. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, such amounts will be payable to BNY within thirty (30) days of Customer’s receipt of the relevant invoice. Without limiting BNY’s other rights set forth in this Agreement, BNY may charge interest on overdue amounts at a rate then charged by BNY to its institutional custody clients in the relevant currency.

10.2	Other Compensation

(a)

Customer acknowledges that, as part of BNY’s compensation, BNY will earn interest on Cash balances held by BNY (including disbursement balances, balances arising from purchase and sale transactions and when Cash otherwise remains uninvested) as provided in BNY’s compensation disclosures.

(b)

Where a processing error has occurred under this Agreement that results in an unintended gain, provided that Customer is put in the same or equivalent position as it would have been in had such processing error not occurred, any such gain will be solely for the account of BNY without any duty to report such gain to Customer.

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11.	REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

11.1

BNY

BNY represents and warrants that: (a) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization; (b) it has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (c) the individual executing this Agreement on its behalf has the requisite authority to bind BNY to this Agreement.

11.2

Customer

(a)

Customer represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization; (ii) it has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) the individual executing this Agreement on its behalf has the requisite authority to bind Customer to this Agreement.

(b)

Customer represents and warrants that all actions taken, or to be taken, by or on behalf of Customer in connection with establishing, maintaining, operating or terminating Customer (including, any offer, sale or distribution of the shares of, or interest in, Customer) shall be done in compliance with all applicable U.S. state and federal securities laws and regulations and all other applicable laws and regulations of all applicable jurisdictions.

12.

LIABILITY

12.1	Standard of Care

In performing its duties under this Agreement, BNY will exercise the standard of care and diligence that a professional custodian would observe in these affairs taking into account the prevailing rules, practices, procedures and circumstances in the relevant market (“Standard of Care”).

12.2	Limitation of Liability

(a)

BNY’s liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be limited solely to those direct damages that are caused by BNY’s failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the Standard of Care. In no event will BNY be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, punitive or special losses or damages, or for any loss of revenues, profits or business opportunity, arising out of or relating to this Agreement (whether or not foreseeable and even if BNY has been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages).

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(b)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in no event will BNY be liable for any losses or damages arising out of any of the following:

(i)

Customer’s or an Authorized Person’s decision to invest in or hold Assets in any particular country, including any losses or damages arising out of or relating to: (A) the financial infrastructure of a country; (B) a country’s prevailing custody and settlement practices; (C) nationalization, expropriation or other governmental actions; (D) a country’s regulation of the banking or securities industry; (E) currency and exchange controls, restrictions, devaluations, redenominations, fluctuations or asset freezes; (F) laws, rules, regulations or orders that at any time prohibit or impose burdens or costs on the transfer of Assets to, by or for the account of Customer or (G) market conditions which affect the orderly execution of securities transactions or affect the value of securities;

(ii)

BNY’s reliance on Instructions;

(iii)

For any matter with respect to which BNY is required to act only upon the receipt of Instructions, (A) BNY’s failure to act in the absence of such Instructions or (B) Instructions that are late or incomplete or do not otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 3.2(e), whether or not BNY acted upon such Instructions;

(iv)

BNY receiving or transmitting any data to or from Customer or any Authorized Person via any non-secure method of transmission or communication selected by Customer;

(v)

Customer’s or an Authorized Person’s decision to hold Cash in any currency; or

(vi)

The insolvency of any Person.

(c)

If BNY is in doubt as to any action it should or should not take, either pursuant to, or in the absence of, Instructions, BNY may obtain the advice of either reputable counsel of its own choosing or counsel to Customer, and BNY will not be liable for acting in accordance with such advice.

12.3	Force Majeure

BNY will not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent caused, directly or indirectly, by any event beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, strikes or other labor disputes, work stoppages, acts of war, terrorism, general civil unrest, governmental or military actions, legal constraint or the interruption, loss or malfunction of utilities or communications or computer systems. BNY will promptly notify Customer upon the occurrence of any such event and will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize its effect.

12.4	Indemnification

Customer will indemnify and hold harmless BNY from and against all losses, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by BNY arising out of or relating to BNY’s performance under this Agreement, except to the extent resulting from BNY’s failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the Standard of Care. The Parties agree that the foregoing will include reasonable counsel fees and expenses incurred by BNY in its successful defense of claims that are asserted by Customer against BNY arising out of or relating to BNY’s performance under this Agreement. Any obligations of Customer under this Section 12.4 with respect to a particular Series will not be satisfied out of the assets of another Series.

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13.	CONFIDENTIALITY

13.1	Confidentiality Obligations

Each Party agrees to use the Confidential Information of the other Party solely to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and, except in connection with such purposes or as otherwise permitted herein, not to disclose such information to any other Person without the prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BNY may: (a) use Customer’s Confidential Information in connection with certain functions performed on a centralized basis by BNY, its Affiliates and joint ventures and their service providers (including audit, accounting, risk, legal, compliance, sales, administration, product communication, relationship management, compilation and analysis of customer- related data and storage); (b) disclose such information to its Affiliates and joint ventures and to its and their service providers who are subject to confidentiality obligations and (c) store the names and business contact information of Customer’s employees and representatives relating to this Agreement on the systems or in the records of its Affiliates and joint ventures and its and their service providers. In addition, BNY may aggregate information regarding Customer and the Accounts on an anonymized basis with other similar client data for BNY’s and its Affiliates’ reporting, research, product development and distribution, and marketing purposes.

13.2	Exceptions

The Parties’ respective obligations under Section 13.1 will not apply to any such information: (a) that is, as of the time of its disclosure or thereafter becomes, part of the public domain through a source other than the receiving Party; (b) that was known to the receiving Party as of the time of its disclosure and was not otherwise subject to confidentiality obligations; (c) that is independently developed by the receiving Party without reference to such information; (d) that is subsequently learned from a third party not known to be under a confidentiality obligation to the disclosing Party or (e) that is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable law, rule, regulation, requirement of any law enforcement agency, court order or other legal process or at the request of a regulatory authority.

14.	TERM AND TERMINATION

14.1

Term

The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue in effect until terminated in accordance with the provisions herein.

14.2	Termination

Each Party may terminate this Agreement with respect to one or more Series by giving to the counter-Party a notice in writing specifying the date of such termination, which will be not less than ninety (90) days after the date of such notice.

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14.3

Effect of Termination

Upon termination hereof, Customer will pay to BNY such compensation as may be due to BNY, and will reimburse BNY for other amounts payable or reimbursable to BNY hereunder, through the date of termination. BNY will follow such reasonable Instructions as Customer issues concerning the transfer of custody of records, Assets and other items; provided that (a) BNY will have no responsibility or liability for shipping and insurance costs associated therewith and (b) full payment has been made to BNY of its compensation, costs, expenses and other amounts to which it is entitled hereunder. If any Assets remain in any Account after termination, BNY may deliver to Customer such Assets.

14.4

Survival

Any and all provisions of this Agreement which by their nature or effect are required or intended to be observed, kept or performed after the expiration or termination of this Agreement will survive the expiration or any termination of this Agreement and remain binding upon and for the Parties’ benefit, including Section 11 (Representations, Warranties and Covenants); Section 12 (Liability); Section 13 (Confidentiality); Section 14.3 (Effect of Termination); Section 14.4 (Survival) and Section 15.3 (Governing Law/Forum).

15.

GENERAL

15.1

Assignment

Neither Party may, without the other Party’s prior written consent, assign any of its rights or delegate any of its duties under this Agreement (whether by change of control, operation of law or otherwise); provided, however that BNY may, without the prior written consent of Customer, assign this Agreement or any of its rights, or delegate any of its duties hereunder: (a) to any BNY Affiliate; (b) to any successor to the business of BNY to which this Agreement relates, in which event BNY agrees to provide notice of such successor to Customer or (c) as otherwise permitted in this Agreement; provided further that any entity to which this Agreement is assigned by BNY without the prior written consent of Customer pursuant to a foregoing item (a), (b) or (c) will satisfy the requirements for serving as a custodian for a registered investment company. Any purported assignment or delegation by a Party in violation of this provision will be voidable at the option of the other Party. This Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

15.2

Amendment

This Agreement may be amended or modified only in a written agreement signed by an authorized representative of each Party. For purposes of the foregoing, email exchanges between the Parties will not be deemed to constitute a written agreement.

15.3

Governing Law/Forum

(a)

The substantive laws of the state of New York (without regard to its conflicts of law provisions) will govern all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the establishment and maintenance of the Accounts and for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code and all issues specified in Article 2(1) of the Hague Securities Convention.

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(b)

Each Party irrevocably agrees that all legal actions or proceedings brought by it against the other Party arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be brought solely and exclusively before the state or federal courts situated in New York City, New York. Each Party irrevocably submits to personal jurisdiction in such courts and waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have based on improper venue or forum non conveniens. The Parties hereby unconditionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right to a jury trial with respect to any such actions or proceedings.

15.4

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

BNY will implement business continuity and disaster recovery plans designed to minimize interruptions of service and ensure recovery of systems and applications used to provide the services under this Agreement. Such plans will cover the facilities, systems, applications and employees that are critical to the provision of the services hereunder, and will be tested at least annually to validate whether the recovery strategies, requirements, and protocols are viable and sustainable.

15.5

Non-Fiduciary Status

Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that BNY is not a fiduciary by virtue of accepting and carrying out its obligations under this Agreement and has not accepted any fiduciary duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to its services hereunder, including with respect to the management, investment advisory or sub-advisory functions of Customer.

15.6

Notices

Other than routine communications in the ordinary course of providing or receiving services hereunder (including Instructions), notices given hereunder will be: (a) addressed to BNY or Customer at the address set forth on the signature page (or such other address as either Party may designate in writing to the other Party) and (b) sent by hand delivery, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight delivery service, in each case with postage or charges prepaid. All notices given in accordance with this Section will be effective upon receipt.

15.7

Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the matters dealt with herein, and merges, integrates and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings between the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect to such matters.

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15.8	No Third Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement is entered into solely between, and may be enforced only by, the Parties. Each Party intends that this Agreement will not, and no provision of this Agreement will be interpreted to, benefit, or create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of, any party or entity other than the Parties.

15.9	Counterparts/Facsimile

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and said counterparts when taken together will constitute one and the same instrument and may be sufficiently evidenced by one set of counterparts. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile or email with confirmation of delivery and/or receipt.

15.10

Interpretation

The terms and conditions of this Agreement are the result of negotiations between the Parties. The Parties intend that this Agreement will not be construed in favor of or against a Party by reason of the extent to which such Party or its professional advisors participated in the preparation or drafting of this Agreement.

15.11

No Waiver

No failure or delay by a Party to exercise any right, remedy or power it has under this Agreement will impair or be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy or power. A waiver by a Party of any provision or any breach of any provision will not be construed to be a waiver by such Party of such provision in any other instance or any succeeding breach of such provision or a breach of any other provision. All waivers will be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving Party.

15.12

Headings

All section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and will not be considered in the interpretation of the scope or intent of any provision of this Agreement.

15.13

Severability

If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement. In such case, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to replace each illegal or invalid provision with a valid, legal and enforceable provision that fulfills as closely as possible the original intent of the Parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON		BITWISE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC, AS SPONSOR IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY

By:	/s/ Michael Gronsky	By:	/s/ Phuong Black
Name:	Michael Gronsky	Name:	Phuong Black
Title:	Senior Vice President	Title:	Vice President
Date:	Oct 30, 2025	Date:	Oct 29, 2025

			BITWISE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC,
			BY AND ON BEHALF OF BITWISE
			DOGECOIN ETF AND SOLELY IN ITS
			CAPACITY AS SPONSOR OF BITWISE
			DOGECOIN ETF

			By:	/s/ Phuong Black
			Name:	Phuong Black
			Title:	Vice President
			Date:	Oct 29, 2025

Address for Notice:		Address for Notice:

The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 Attention: Legal Dept. – Asset Servicing		Bitwise Dogecoin ETF 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Attention: Legal Dept Legal@bitwiseinvestments.com

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APPENDIX I

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