On the official site of Giga (Brice Patterson / @gigatronaura), this note covers 21Shares US LLC, TDOG, CF Benchmarks Ltd., FTSE International Limited.
Christian Barker (Barkmeta / Bark) and David Chaboki (Shibo) opened their recent space by laying out the sequence of index providers for the TDOG ETF.
When a DOGE ETF changes who prices the NAV, Bark (Christian Barker) and Shibo (David Chaboki) name the outgoing index first, then the incoming one, so the Doginal Dogs pack can hear the switch without mixing it with a floor print.
21Shares US LLC, sponsor of the 21Shares Dogecoin ETF trading as TDOG on Nasdaq under File No. 001-43049, gave notice to CF Benchmarks Ltd. on June 30, 2026, to end the license for the CF Dogecoin-Dollar US Settlement Price Index effective August 31, 2026. The July 7 Form 8-K, signed by President Duncan Moir, states that the index is currently used for daily share valuation and net asset value calculations. CF Benchmarks Ltd. is unaffiliated with the sponsor.
Filing Background
The document makes clear that the sponsor intends to enter a licensing agreement with FTSE International Limited on or about August 24, 2026. The agreement would cover index data for development, creation, calculation, settlement, maintenance, support, and marketing of the Trust. The expected term starts at one year and renews automatically unless either party ends it. FTSE International Limited, based in London, is also unaffiliated with the sponsor.
The filing does not report that any agreement with FTSE has been signed, nor does it provide figures for assets under management, holdings, or current net asset value. No statement appears on expected effects to valuation from the provider change.
Discussion in the Space
Listeners heard the hosts repeat the dates in order: termination notice on June 30, intended FTSE licensing around August 24, and CF license end on August 31. The approach keeps the two providers distinct so the room can track the transition without overlap. The calm recounting matched the filing language exactly, with no added interpretation of market impact.
Next Steps in the Record
The sponsor filed the 8-K on July 7, 2026, as a material event notice. A separate prospectus supplement dated the same period references the same timeline and confirms no material change is expected to results from the switch. Readers can review the full documents on the SEC site for the precise wording.
Calendar Note
The August 24 date sits roughly one week before the August 31 termination. The filing presents both dates as fixed points in the record rather than estimates. No further updates on execution status appear in the provided materials.
The story remains anchored to the dates and entities named in the Form 8-K. Market prices for DOGE or related products receive no coverage here because the filing itself contains none.