Form 8-A12B Bitwise NEAR ETF

 

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.

 

Form 8-A

 

For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Bitwise NEAR ETF

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		See Exhibit 1
(State of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, California		94104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

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

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest of Bitwise NEAR ETF		NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (c), check the following box.-- ☒

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (d), check the following box.-- ☐

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-286995

 

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

 

None

Title of Each Class to be Registered

 

 

 

Information Required in Registration Statement

 

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

 

The securities to be registered hereunder are common shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”), of the Bitwise NEAR ETF (the “Trust”). An application for listing of the Shares of the Trust has been filed with and approved by NYSE Arca, Inc. A description of the Shares is contained in the Trust’s preliminary prospectus, which is a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration Nos. 333-286995), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about September 16, 2026. Such description is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits

 

Pursuant to the “Instruction as to Exhibits” of Form 8-A, no exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference.

 

 

Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

	Bitwise NEAR ETF
	Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, as Sponsor of the Trust
	By:	/s/ Teddy Fusaro
		Teddy Fusaro
		Chief Operating Officer
September 24, 2026

 

 

Exhibit 1

 

Trust		I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
Bitwise NEAR ETF		42-6868426

 

 

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