Bitwise Kills Its Dogecoin ETF Under 10 Months After Its Debut

Bitwise will shut its Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund on Oct. 14, closing a memecoin experiment that held about $688,000 less than 10 months after launch.

Key Points:

• Bitwise is liquidating its Dogecoin ETF, ticker BWOW, and trading on NYSE Arca ends Oct. 14.
• Remaining holders get cash based on the fund's net asset value as of Oct. 21, with payment on or about Oct. 22.
• The fund began trading in late November 2025 and held roughly $688,000 in net assets as of Sept. 9.

Bitwise Ends BWOW Trading Oct. 14

Bitwise Investment Advisers notified NYSE Arca on Sept. 10 that it would voluntarily close, delist and liquidate the fund, then withdraw its shares from registration.

The sponsor described the decision as an effort to optimize its product range for evolving investor needs. It pointed to nothing else, naming neither trading volume nor assets under management.

Shareholders who want out at a market price can sell through the close on Oct. 14, and Bitwise plans to convert the fund's remaining Dogecoin into cash that same day. Anyone still holding after that gets redeemed automatically through a broker at the Oct. 21 net asset value, with the money landing on or about Oct. 22, and the filing warns those payments are taxable.