Bitwise Will Close Its Dogecoin ETF Less Than a Year After Launch

By Isaac • September 11, 2026 11:11 pm •

Bitwise is closing its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund less than a year after BWOW began trading, giving investors a clean timetable for the fund’s final days while raising a larger question about how much demand exists for single-asset crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin, Ethereum and the strongest altcoin launches.

The closure does not mean Dogecoin is disappearing from Wall Street. Other DOGE products remain available.

It does show that simply putting a well-known crypto asset inside an ETF wrapper does not guarantee that enough investors will show up to keep every fund viable.

Decrypt reported that Bitwise plans to make October 14 the final trading day for BWOW on NYSE Arca. Remaining shareholders are expected to receive cash