UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
For Registration of Certain
Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Bitwise Funds Trust
| (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) |
| Delaware | (see next page) | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, California 94104 |
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 so Registered | |
| Shares of beneficial interest, no par value | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
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Securities Act registration
statement file numbers to which this form relates:
333-264900
Securities to be registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of the fund listed below, a separate series of Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 28 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-264900; 811-23801) (the “Registration Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2025:
| Fund Name | EIN | ||
| Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF | 39-3436071 | ||
| Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF | 39-3498495 | ||
| Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF | 39-3472931 |
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit 28(a) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2022.
2. The Trust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit 28(b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, as filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2022.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Bitwise Funds Trust | ||
| August 1, 2025 | /s/ Katherine Dowling | |
| Name: | Katherine Dowling | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |