---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-053856"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0002054247"
company_name: "21Shares Polkadot ETF"
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:14:32.780000+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 21Shares Polkadot ETF enters Figment staking agreement; 26.5% of rewards to service providers

## Summary
- Trust signed Figment staking agreement May 4, 2026; Figment will perform DOT staking to generate rewards.
- Trust may stake/unstake DOT at any time subject to Polkadot Network bonding/unbonding periods.
- Service providers (sponsor, custodians, Figment) receive 26.5% of staking rewards; remainder retained by trust.
- Figment's aggregate liability capped at six months' service fees (global) and three months' fees for missed rewards; gross negligence excluded.
- Either party may terminate agreement at any time for any reason upon written notice.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-053856
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0002054247
- company_name: 21Shares Polkadot ETF
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2054247/000121390026053856/0001213900-26-053856-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2054247/000121390026053856/ea0289774-8k_21shares.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-053856
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-053856.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-053856.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 2009d0bd9cad523108f5ada534dd64068e11863e
  claim: 21Shares Polkadot ETF entered into Figment Agreement with Figment Inc. (effective 2026-05-04).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 4, 2026, 21Shares Polkadot ETF (the “Trust”) entered into a staking services agreement with Figment Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Figment” and such agreement, the “Figment Agreement”),
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2054247/000121390026053856/0001213900-26-053856-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.