UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 ORor 15(d) OFof ~~THE~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~Report OF(Date ~~1934~~of earliest event reported): March 13, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2026

Hashdex Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-42511	33-2103856
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

19 West 44th Street, Suite 200, New York, NY 10036

~~New~~(Address ~~York~~of principal executive offices, NYincluding zip ~~10036~~code)

(~~Address of principal executive offices, zip code~~866) 403-5272

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code~~: (866~~) ~~403-5272~~

Not ~~applicable~~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:

Title of ~~Each~~each ~~Class~~class Trading Symbol(s) Name of ~~Each~~each ~~Exchange~~exchange on ~~Which~~which ~~Registered~~registered Shares of Beneficial Interest of Hashdex Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF NCIQ 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 51.0201. -Entry ~~Departure~~into ofa ~~Directors~~Material orDefinitive ~~Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers~~Agreement.

On March 513, 2026, Hashdex Asset Management Ltd., a Cayman Islands limited company (the “~~Hashdex~~Sponsor”), and the ~~controlling entity~~Hashdex ofNasdaq ~~Hashdex~~CME ~~Asset~~Crypto ~~Management~~Index ~~Ltd.~~ETF, a Delaware statutory trust (the ~~sponsor~~“Trust”), entered ofinto the ~~Hashdex~~Second ~~Nasdaq~~Amendment ~~CME~~to ~~Crypto~~the ~~Index~~Sponsor ~~ETF~~Agreement (the “~~Trust~~Second Amendment”). The Sponsor Agreement was originally dated January 27, 2025, and was previously amended by the Amendment to Sponsor Agreement, dated November 12, 2025. The Second Amendment reduces the Sponsor’s management fee (the “Sponsor Fee”)~~, announced~~ ~~the~~from ~~following~~0.50% ~~leadership~~to ~~changes~~0.25% atper annum of the ~~Hashdex~~Trust’s net ~~group~~asset ~~level~~value, effective ~~immediately:~~as of March 16, 2026.

~~Marcelo~~The ~~Sampaio,~~foregoing ~~who~~description ~~served~~of asthe ~~Chief~~Second ~~Executive~~Amendment ~~Officer~~does ~~and~~not ~~President~~purport ofto ~~Hashdex,~~be ~~has~~complete ~~transitioned~~and tois ~~the~~qualified ~~role~~in ofits ~~Executive~~entirety ~~Chairman.~~by Inreference ~~his~~to ~~new~~the ~~role,~~full ~~Mr.~~text ~~Sampaio~~of ~~will~~the ~~lead~~Second ~~Hashdex’s~~Amendment, ~~Board~~a copy of ~~Directors, guide~~which ~~long-term~~is ~~strategy~~filed ~~and~~as ~~capital~~Exhibit 10.1 ~~allocation,~~to ~~and~~this ~~oversee~~Current ~~major~~Report ~~corporate initiatives~~ on aForm ~~full~~8-~~time~~K ~~basis~~and incorporated herein by reference.

~~Bruno~~Item ~~Caratori, Co-Founder of Hashdex and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Global Chief Executive Officer~~7. ~~As Global CEO, Mr~~01. ~~Caratori~~Regulation ~~will~~FD ~~lead Hashdex’s worldwide strategy, operations, and growth initiatives~~Disclosure.

~~Mick~~On ~~McLaughlin~~March ~~has~~16, ~~been~~2026, ~~appointed~~the ~~U.S.~~Trust ~~Chief~~issued ~~Executive~~a ~~Officer.~~press Mrrelease announcing the reduction of the Sponsor Fee. ~~McLaughlin~~ ~~will~~A ~~also~~copy ~~continue~~of tothe ~~serve~~press release is furnished as ~~Global~~Exhibit ~~Head~~99.1 ofto ~~Distribution~~this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The ~~leadership~~information ~~changes~~in ~~described~~this ~~above~~Item ~~were~~7.01, ~~made~~including atExhibit ~~the~~99.1, ~~Hashdex~~shall ~~Ltd.~~not ~~level~~be ~~and~~deemed do“filed” ~~not~~for ~~affect~~purposes ~~the~~of ~~Sponsor~~Section or18 of the ~~management~~Securities ~~and~~Exchange ~~operation~~Act of ~~the~~1934, ~~Trust.~~as ~~Bruno~~amended, ~~Sousa~~or ~~continues~~otherwise subject to ~~serve~~the liabilities asof that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the ~~Trust’s~~Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ~~principal~~or ~~executive~~the ~~officer~~Securities ~~and~~Exchange ~~Samir~~Act ~~Kerbage~~of ~~continues~~1934, toas ~~serve~~amended, except as ~~the~~expressly ~~Trust’s~~set ~~Principal~~forth ~~Financial~~by ~~Officer~~specific ~~and~~reference ~~Principal~~in ~~Accounting Officer~~such a filing.

~~There~~Item ~~are no arrangements or understandings between any of the newly appointed officers and any other persons pursuant to which they were appointed~~8.01. ~~There~~Other are no family relationships among any of the officers, and none of the newly appointed officers has any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-KEvents.

AAs ~~copy~~disclosed ofin Item 1.01 above, the ~~press~~Sponsor ~~release~~Fee ~~announcing~~has ~~these~~been ~~leadership~~reduced ~~changes~~from is0.50% to 0.25% per annum. Prior to the Second Amendment, the Sponsor had been waiving a portion of the Sponsor Fee pursuant ~~attached~~to ~~hereto~~the asAmendment ~~Exhibit~~to 99Sponsor Agreement, dated November 12, 2025, resulting in an effective fee of 0.125% ~~and~~per ~~incorporated~~annum ~~herein~~through byDecember ~~reference~~31, 2026. As a result of the fee reduction, the fee waiver provision is no longer in effect.

An updated prospectus supplement reflecting the reduced Sponsor Fee will be filed under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated March 5, 2026 – Hashdex Leadership Changes
10.1		Second Amendment to the Sponsor Agreement, dated March 13, 2026, by and between Hashdex Asset Management Ltd. and Hashdex Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF
99.1		Press Release, dated March 16, 2026
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: March 11, 2026	HASHDEX NASDAQ CME CRYPTO INDEX ETF
	HASHDEX NASDAQ CME CRYPTO INDEX ETF
	By:	/s/ Samir Elias Hachem Kerbage
Date: March 16, 2026	By:	/s/ Samir Elias Hachem Kerbage
	Name:	Samir Elias Hachem Kerbage
	Title:	Director of the Sponsor (Principal Finance Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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