Bitwise ETF payout on October 22, 2026: What it means for Dogecoin price
Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:30 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSETF flows and network utility
- Bitwise's Dogecoin fund is scheduled for a cash payout on October 22, 2026.
- U.S. Dogecoin ETFs recorded zero net flows through October 12, 2026, with 14.9 million USD in assets.
- The Dogecoin price stands at 0.080060 USD as of October 20, 2026, 1.16 percent above the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026.
- DogeOS opened its public testnet on September 30, 2026, after raising 6.9 million USD.
Dogecoin (DOGE) has a scheduled cash payout for the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF on October 22, 2026, according to JR Kripto. The Dogecoin price is 0.080060 USD as of October 20, 2026, up 1.16 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026, according to Investing.com.
Bitwise sets October 22 cash settlement
The Bitwise fund's final trading day was October 14, 2026, and the fund is scheduled to calculate its payment using the October 21, 2026, net asset value before distributing cash on October 22, 2026, JR Kripto reported. The event concerns an exchange-traded product linked to DOGE rather than a change to Dogecoin's base protocol. The scheduled date gives holders of the fund a defined near-term settlement point, while the coin itself continues to trade continuously.
The October 22, 2026, payment follows the fund's October 14, 2026, final trading date, according to ChangeNOW. That report also described the Dogecoin network as separate from the ETF's liquidation process.
ETF flows stayed at zero through October 12
U.S. spot Dogecoin ETFs recorded zero net flows on every October trading day through October 12, 2026, and held 14.9 million USD in net assets, according to Yahoo Finance, citing SoSoValue data. The same report said investors had contributed 15.6 million USD since launch. A zero net-flow reading measures fund creations and redemptions, so trading between existing ETF units can continue without changing the fund's total assets.
Network utility is developing on a separate track. DogeOS opened a public testnet on September 30, 2026, after a 6.9 million USD funding round, and its application layer is designed to let developers build smart-contract applications that use DOGE for fees, according to Crypto.com. Crypto.news reported on October 6, 2026, that testnet activity was not a measurement of economically valuable production fees. The distinction leaves the testnet as a development milestone rather than a confirmed measure of live network demand.
Dogecoin price shows a 1.16 percent daily gain
The Dogecoin price stands at 0.080060 USD as of October 20, 2026, according to Investing.com. The move is 1.16 percent above the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026. The daily high is 0.080060 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 0.078518 USD. Market capitalization is 12.40 billion USD, ranking Dogecoin 11th, while 24-hour volume is 366.66 million USD. Circulating supply is 156.40 billion DOGE.
Dogecoin by the numbers on October 20, 2026
- Cryptocurrency: Dogecoin
- Ticker: DOGE
- Price (as of October 20, 2026): 0.080060 USD
- Change vs. UTC daily close of October 19, 2026: plus 1.16 percent
- Daily high / daily low (UTC day): 0.080060 USD / 0.078518 USD
- Market capitalization: 12.40 billion USD (rank 11)
- 24-hour volume: 366.66 million USD
- Circulating supply: 156.40 billion DOGE
- Next substantiated date: Bitwise Dogecoin ETF cash payout on October 22, 2026
