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accession: "0001213900-25-123294"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TETH"
cik: "0001992508"
company_name: "21Shares Ethereum ETF"
filed_at: "2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:48:39.540656+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 21Shares Ethereum ETF adds BitGo custodian, Macquarie as AP, plans quarterly staking payouts

## Summary
- Adds BitGo Trust Company as custodian for a portion of Trust's ether holdings, effective December 12, 2025.
- Appoints Macquarie Capital as authorized participant, allowing in-kind creation and redemption of 10,000-share baskets.
- Changes distribution policy: will pay cash dividends from staking rewards at least quarterly starting in 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-123294
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TETH
- cik: 0001992508
- company_name: 21Shares Ethereum ETF
- filed_at: 2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1992508/000121390025123294/0001213900-25-123294-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1992508/000121390025123294/ea0270187-8k_21shares.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-123294
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-123294.txt

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