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): December 49, 2025

Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-56270	82-3002349
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, California (Address of principal executive offices) 94104 (zip code)

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, California		94104
(Address of principal executive offices)		(zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 707-3663

Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered None N/A N/A

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest of Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF		BITW		NYSE Arca, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus dated December 8, 2025 (File No. 333-287889), filed on December 9, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Prospectus”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~See~~On ~~Item~~December 58, 2025, Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC (the “Sponsor”) announced that the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (the “Trust”) completed its conversion to an exchange-traded fund (the “Conversion”).03 ~~below~~Pursuant to the Conversion, the Trust entered into several new material service provider agreements, including the Cash Custody Agreement; the Marketing Agent Agreement; the Custodian Agreement, the Prime Execution Agreement, the Trade Financing Agreement, the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement; the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement; the Co-Transfer Agency and Registrar Services Agreement; an Authorized Participant Agreement with each of the Trust’s Authorized Participants; and a Master Purchase and Sale Agreement for Digital Assets with each of the Trust’s Trading Counterparties. A description of the material terms of each of these agreements is included in the Prospectus.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

See Item 5.03 below.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On December 3, 2025, pursuant to a pending conversion of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (the “Trust”) to an exchange-traded fund (the “Conversion”), the CSC Delaware Trust Company (the “Trustee”), as trustee of the Trust, caused a Certificate of Amendment to the Trust’s Certificate of Trust to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in order to change the name of the Trust from “Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund” to “Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF”. In addition, on December 3, 2025, Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and the Trustee, entered into a First Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust (the “A&R Trust Agreement”), which amended and restated the Trust Agreement of the Trust dated May 1, 2020 (the “Original Trust Agreement”). The A&R Trust Agreement shall become effective at the first time at which the common shares of beneficial interest of the Trust (the “Shares”) are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and admitted to trading thereon and regular trading in the Shares has commended on the Exchange. The A&R Trust Agreement makes several modifications to the Original Trust Agreement, including the following:

1. Reflecting the change of the Trust’s name from “Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund” to “Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF.”

2. Changes necessary to reflect the pending conversion to an exchange-traded product, including, (1) changes to the calculation and payment of the Management Fee, and (2) providing the Trust with the ability to create or redeem its shares with Authorized Participants in creation or redemption baskets in exchange for delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of Crypto Assets or cash represented by the baskets being created or redeemed.

Item 8.01 Other Events

~~Subject~~On toDecember ~~the~~8, ~~receipt~~2025, ofthe ~~certain~~Shares ~~regulatory~~were ~~approvals,~~approved by the ~~Shares~~NYSE ~~are~~Arca, ~~expected~~Inc. to(the be“Exchange”) ~~listed~~for listing and ~~begin~~ trading on the Exchange. ~~under~~The ~~the~~Shares ~~new~~will ~~name,~~begin ~~and the~~ trading ~~symbol~~on ~~“BITW”,~~the Exchange on ~~or about~~ December 9, 2025. InFollowing ~~connection~~the ~~with~~completion ~~such~~of ~~listing~~the conversion, itthe isSponsor ~~expected~~caused ~~that~~ the ~~Shares~~Trust ~~will cease~~ to bewithdraw ~~quoted on~~ the ~~OTCQX Best Market. No assurance can be given that the~~ Shares ~~will~~from ~~list~~quotation ~~and trade~~ on ~~the Sponsor’s anticipated timeline, or at all~~ OTCQX.

As a result of the Conversion, Shares may only be created and redeemed by Authorized Participants as described in the Prospectus.

Shareholders are encouraged to the read the Prospectus for a description of the Trust’s operations as an exchange-traded product following the Conversion.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

3.1	~~First Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on December 4, 2025).~~	First Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on December 4, 2025).
3.2	~~Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on December 4, 2025).~~	Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on December 4, 2025).
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10.5		Prime Execution Agreement (with Custodian Agreement and Trade Financing Agreement included as an exhibit thereto) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
10.6		Transfer Agency and Services Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
10.7		Marketing Agent Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
10.8		Cash Custody Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
10.9		Form of Authorized Participant Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
10.10		Form of Master Purchase and Sale Agreement for Digital Assets (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on September 10, 2025).
10.11		Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
10.12		Co-Transfer Agency and Registrar Services Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Registrant on August 25, 2025).
99.1		Prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3), dated December 8, 2025.
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SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: December 4, 2025 Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, as Sponsor of Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF

Dated: December 9, 2025	Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF
	Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, as Sponsor of Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF

	By:	/s/ Paul Fusaro
	Name	Paul Fusaro
	Title:	Chief Operating Officer and Secretary (Principal Executive Officer)*

~~By:~~* ~~/s/~~As ~~Paul~~the ~~Fusaro~~Registrant ~~Name~~is ~~Paul~~a ~~Fusaro~~Trust, ~~Title:~~this ~~Chief~~report ~~Operating~~is ~~Officer~~being ~~and~~filed ~~Secretary~~on ~~(Principal~~behalf ~~Executive~~of Officer)*the Registrant by Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC in its capacity as the Sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in that person’s capacity as an authorized officer of Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC.

* As the Registrant is a Trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC in its capacity as the Sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in that person's capacity as an authorized officer of Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC.

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