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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 25, 2026
VANECK BNB ETF
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-43313 | 33-6988309 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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666 Third Avenue | | |
| 9th Floor | | |
| New York | | |
| New York | | 10017 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 293-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Shares | VBNB | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 25, 2026, VanEck Digital Assets, LLC (the “Sponsor”), on behalf of VanEck BNB ETF (the “Trust”), and BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association (“BitGo”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Custodial Services Agreement, dated August 5, 2026 (the “Second Custody Agreement”), pursuant to which BitGo serves as a second BNB custodian for the Trust (the “Second BNB Custodian”).
Pursuant to the Amendment, Schedule A to the Second Custody Agreement was amended and restated to identify Figment as the validator with respect to the Trust’s BNB staking activities and to provide for a 4% staking assets validator fee. Except as provided in the Amendment, the remaining provisions of the Second Custody Agreement remain effective and unchanged.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | Amendment to the BitGo Custodial Services Agreement |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 29, 2026
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VanEck BNB ETF * |
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| By: | VanEck Digital Assets, LLC, as Sponsor of the Trust |
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| By: | /s/ Matthew A. Babinsky |
| Name: | Matthew A. Babinsky |
| Title: | Vice President |
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| * | The registrant is a trust. The individual specified above is signing in his capacity as an officer of VanEck Digital Assets, LLC, the Sponsor of the registrant. |
