Hashdex Will Close and Liquidate Its Bitcoin ETF DEFI

TechFlow News, August 4, according to GlobeNewswire, Hashdex announced it will close and liquidate its Bitcoin ETF "Hashdex Bitcoin ETF (NYSE Arca: DEFI)". As of July 30, 2026, the fund's assets under management were approximately $14.7 million. Hashdex stated that this decision was made after comprehensively considering factors such as fund size, trading liquidity, operating costs, investor demand, and product line strategy.

The fund's last trading day will be August 17, 2026, after which it will stop accepting creation applications from authorized participants and be delisted from NYSE American. Shareholders still holding fund shares after the close of the last trading day are expected to receive cash liquidation distributions around August 28, 2026. The fund will sell remaining Bitcoin holdings during the liquidation period, and the final distribution amount will be based on the fund's net asset value on the liquidation date, subject to liquidation costs, transaction fees, and Bitcoin price fluctuations.