Tidal Commodities Trust I

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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending March 31, 2026 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "Report"). The discussion and analysis which follows may contain trend analysis and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial results. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "outlook" and "estimate," as well as similar words and phrases, signify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements of Hashdex Commodities Trust (f/k/a Tidal Commodities Trust I, prior to January 16, 2026) (the "Trust") are not a guarantee of future results and conditions, and important factors, risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Whether or not actual results and developments will conform to Hashdex Asset Management Ltd.'s (the "Sponsor") expectations and predictions, however, is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the special considerations discussed in this Report; general economic, market and business conditions; changes in laws or regulations, including those concerning taxes, made by governmental authorities or regulatory bodies; the costs and effect of any litigation or regulatory investigations; technology developments regarding the use of bitcoin and other digital assets, including the systems used by the Sponsor in its provision of services to the Trust; the Sponsor's conflict of interest in allocating resources among its different clients and the pursuit of future business or investment opportunities by the Sponsor, its officers and/or affiliated entities; and other world economic and political developments.

These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2026, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Report. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the Federal securities laws, the Sponsor undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the risks, uncertainties or other factors described in this Report, as a result of new information, future events or changed circumstances or for any other reason after the date of this Report.

Trust Overview

Hashdex Commodities Trust (f/k/a Tidal Commodities Trust I, prior to January 16, 2026) (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized on February 10, 2023, is a series trust currently consisting of one series: Hashdex Bitcoin ETF (f/k/a Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF) ("DEFI" or the "Fund"). The Fund issues shares of beneficial interest, called "Shares," representing fractional undivided beneficial interests in the Fund. The Fund's investment objective is for changes in the Shares' net asset value (the "NAV") to reflect the daily changes of the price of the Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price - Settlement ("NQBTCS" or the "Benchmark"), less expenses from the Fund's operations. The Benchmark is designed to track the price performance of bitcoin. The Fund's assets consist of bitcoin and, potentially, limited amounts of cash. Because the Fund's investment objective is to track the price of the Benchmark, changes in the price of the Shares may vary from changes in the spot price of bitcoin.

The Trust and the Fund operate pursuant to the Trust's Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement"), dated January 15, 2026. On January 16, 2026, the post-effective amendment to the Trust's Form S-1 for DEFI was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). BitGo Trust Company, Inc (the "Bitcoin Custodian") is the custodian for the Fund's bitcoin holdings; and U.S. Bank, N.A. is the custodian for the Fund's cash holdings (the "Cash Custodian" and together with the Bitcoin Custodian, the "Custodians"). The principal address and telephone number of the Fund is 1100 North Market Street, Suite 1300, Wilmington, DE 19801 and (302) 651-1000.

The Fund is the successor and surviving entity from the merger (the "Merger") of the Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF (the "Predecessor Fund") into the Fund. The Predecessor Fund was a series of the Teucrium Commodity Trust (the "Predecessor Trust") sponsored by Teucrium Trading, LLC (the "Teucrium"). The Merger closed on January 3, 2024. In connection with the Merger, the Predecessor Fund shareholders received one Share for each share of the Predecessor Fund they owned prior to the Merger.

The sponsor of the Fund is Hashdex Asset Management Ltd. (the "Sponsor" or "Hashdex"), which receives a management fee (the "Management Fee"). As of March 31, 2026, the Sponsor serves as sponsor, investment manager, or investment adviser to over 9 pooled investment vehicles across multiple jurisdictions, including investment strategies relating to crypto asset markets. Prior to January 16, 2026, the Fund's sponsor was Tidal Investments LLC (f/k/a Toroso Investments, LLC) ("Tidal").

While investors will purchase and sell Shares through their broker-dealer, the Fund continuously offers and redeems baskets consisting of 10,000 Shares ("Baskets") at their NAV to certain financial institutions that have entered into an agreement with the Sponsor (the "Authorized Purchasers").

Recent Trends and Developments Impacting the Fund and Trust

Conversion to Spot Bitcoin ETF

On March 26, 2024, the Trust announced that the Fund would be permitted to have spot bitcoin holdings, and that it would track the Benchmark effective March 27, 2024. The Predecessor Fund's name was the Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF, and the Fund's name is the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF. Under normal market conditions, the Fund had a policy to maximize its holdings of physical bitcoin such that it was expected that at least 95% of the Fund's assets would be invested in spot bitcoin, and up to 5% of the Fund's remaining assets would be invested in Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME")-traded bitcoin futures contracts and in cash and cash equivalents. Upon the commencement of Hashdex's service as the Trust's sponsor, the Fund achieves its investment objective by primarily investing in bitcoin and does not purchase or sell bitcoin futures contracts.

Sponsor Transition

Effective after the close of trading on January 15, 2026, Tidal withdrew as the sponsor of the Trust and simultaneously appointed Hashdex as the sponsor of the Trust (the "Sponsor Replacement"). Following the Sponsor Replacement, Tidal no longer has any involvement in the operations, management or marketing of the Fund. In connection with the Sponsor Replacement, certain changes were made to the Fund's principal investment strategies and techniques. Prior to the Sponsor Replacement, the Fund sought to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in bitcoin. The Fund used bitcoin futures contracts for the primary purpose of acquiring physical bitcoin through CME's Exchange for Physical Transactions ("EFP") and to offset cash and receivables for better tracking the Benchmark. The Fund had a policy to maximize its investments in physical bitcoin such that it was expected that, under normal market conditions, at least 95% of the Fund's assets would be invested in bitcoin, and up to 5% may be invested in bitcoin futures contracts and in cash and cash equivalents, such as short-term Treasury bills, money market funds, and demand deposit accounts.

Upon the commencement of Hashdex's service as the Trust's sponsor, the Fund attempts to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in bitcoin without using futures contracts. The Fund's assets consist of bitcoin and cash. The Fund may hold cash in connection with cash purchases and redemptions of Shares and it also will occasionally hold cash for short periods to pay the Sponsor's Management Fee and any other Fund expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor. The Fund will not hold any assets other than bitcoin and cash.

The Bitcoin Industry

Bitcoin is a digital asset that serves as the unit of account on an open-source, decentralized, peer-to-peer computer network. Bitcoin may be used to pay for goods and services, stored for future use, or converted to a fiat currency. As of the date of this update, the adoption of bitcoin for these purposes has been limited. The value of bitcoin is not backed by any government, corporation, or other identified body.

The value of bitcoin is determined in part by the supply of (which is limited), and demand for, bitcoin in the markets for exchange that have been organized to facilitate the trading of bitcoin. By design, the supply of bitcoin is limited to 21 million bitcoins. As of the date of this update, there are approximately 19 million bitcoins in circulation.

Bitcoin is maintained on the Bitcoin Network. No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network. The Bitcoin Network is accessed through software and governs bitcoin's creation and movement. The source code for the Bitcoin Network, often referred to as the Bitcoin Protocol, is open-source, and anyone can contribute to its development.

Price movements for bitcoin are influenced by, among other things, the environment, natural or man-made disasters, governmental oversight and regulation, demographics, economic conditions, infrastructure limitations, existing and future technological developments, and a variety of other factors now known and unknown, any and all of which can have an impact on the supply, demand, and price fluctuations in the bitcoin markets. More generally, cryptocurrency prices may be influenced by economic and monetary events such as changes in interest rates, changes in balances of payments and trade, U.S. and international inflation rates, currency valuations and devaluations, U.S. and international economic events, and changes in the philosophies and emotions of market purchasers. Because the Predecessor Fund invested in futures contracts in a single cryptocurrency, it was not a diversified investment vehicle, and therefore may have been subject to greater volatility than a diversified portfolio of stocks or bonds or a more diversified commodity or cryptocurrency pool. Likewise, because the Fund invests in spot bitcoin in a single cryptocurrency, it is not a diversified investment vehicle, and therefore may be subject to greater volatility than a diversified portfolio of stocks or bonds or a more diversified commodity or cryptocurrency pool.

Results of Operations

The discussion below addresses the material changes in the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.

The Fund is the successor and surviving entity from the Merger of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund. The Predecessor Fund was a series of the Predecessor Trust sponsored by Teucrium. The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on September 15, 2022. The investment objective of both the Predecessor Fund and the Fund (for the period from January 3, 2024 to March 26, 2024) was for changes in the fund's shares' NAV to reflect the daily changes of the price of the Hashdex U.S. Bitcoin Futures Fund Benchmark (the "Prior Benchmark"), less expenses from such fund's operations. The Prior Benchmark reflected the average of the closing settlement prices for the first to expire and second to expire bitcoin futures contracts listed on the CME.

Effective as of March 27, 2024, the Fund's investment objective and strategy were revised to reflect that the Fund could have spot bitcoin holdings. That is, the Fund's investment objective was for changes in the Shares' NAV to reflect the daily changes of the price of the NQBTCS, less expenses from the Fund's operations. Under normal market conditions, the Fund's policy was to maximize its holdings of physical bitcoin such that it was expected that at least 95% of the Fund's assets would be invested in spot bitcoin, and up to 5% of the Fund's remaining assets would be invested in CME-traded bitcoin futures contracts and in cash and cash equivalents.

Effective as of January 16, 2026, in connection with the change of the Trust's Sponsor, certain changes were made to the Fund's principal investment strategies and techniques. Prior to the Sponsor Replacement, the Fund used bitcoin futures contracts for the primary purpose of acquiring and disposing of physical bitcoin through CME's EFP Transactions and to offset cash and receivables for better tracking the Benchmark.

Upon the commencement of Hashdex's service as the Trust's sponsor, the Fund no longer acquires or disposes of bitcoin through the use of EFP transactions. The Fund's assets consist of bitcoin and cash. The Fund may hold cash in connection with cash purchases and redemptions of Shares and it also will occasionally hold cash for short periods to pay the Sponsor's Management Fee and any other Fund expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor. The Fund will not hold any assets other than bitcoin and cash.

Performance data from September 15, 2022 to January 3, 2024, reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund. Performance data from January 4, 2024 to March 26, 2024, reflects the Fund's performance under its previous investment strategy, which involved investing in futures contracts. Performance data from March 27, 2024 to January 16, 2026 reflects the Fund's previous investment strategy, which involved investing in spot bitcoin and acquiring and disposing of bitcoin through the use of EFP transactions. Performance data from January 16, 2026 onward reflects the Fund's current investment strategy, which involves investing in spot bitcoin without the use of EFP transactions.

On March 31, 2026, the Fund held 134.87 bitcoin with an asset fair value of $ 9,141,203.

Three Months Ended Year Ended
March 31, December 31,
2026 2025
Total Net Assets $ 9,220,735 $ 11,897,777
Shares Outstanding 120,000 120,000
Net Asset Value per share $ 76.84 $ 99.15
Closing Price $ 76.92 $ 98.92

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025:

Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025
Average daily total net assets $ 10,427,267 $ 14,840,649
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and investments $ (2,671,064 ) $ (1,712,846 )
Interest income earned on cash equivalents $ 475 $ 183
Annualized interest yield based on average daily total net assets 0.02 % 0.01 %
Net Income (Loss) $ (2,677,042 ) $ (1,733,048 )
Weighted average shares outstanding 120,000 140,000
Management fees $ 6,453 $ 20,385
Total gross fees and other expenses (excluding management fees) $ - $ -
Brokerage commissions $ - $ -
Total gross expense ratio 0.25 % 0.56 %
Net Investment Income (Loss) (0.23 )% (0.55 )%
Creation of Shares - -
Redemption of Shares - -

The graphs below shows the actual Shares outstanding, total net assets (or assets under management) and NAV per Share for the Fund from inception to March 31, 2026 and serves to illustrate the relative changes of these components.

Benchmark Performance

The following graphs illustrate changes in the Fund's NAV, as reflected by the graphs "Comparison of NAV to Benchmark" for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Comparison of NAV to Benchmark

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND'S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

The graph above compares the return of the Fund with the Benchmark returns for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The difference in the NAV price and the Benchmark value often results in the appearance of a NAV premium or discount to the Benchmark. Differences in the Benchmark and the Fund's NAV per Share are due to such factors as the following, among others:

The Benchmark assumes no Management Fees, while the Fund paid 0.25% of average net assets on an annualized basis to the Sponsor (beginning on January 16, 2026) and to Tidal (prior to January 16, 2026) as a Management Fee.

Comparison of NAV to Benchmark

for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND'S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

The graph above compares the return of the Fund with the Benchmark returns for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The difference in the NAV price and the Benchmark value often results in the appearance of a NAV premium or discount to the Benchmark. Differences in the Benchmark and the Fund's NAV per Share are due to such factors as the following, among others:

The Benchmark assumes no Management Fees, while the Fund paid 0.25% of average net assets (0.90% prior to February 10, 2025) on an annualized basis to Tidal as a Management Fee.

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts

The frequency distribution chart below presents information about the difference between the daily market price for Shares of the Fund and the Fund's reported NAV per Share. The amount that a Fund's market price is above the reported NAV is called the premium. The amount that a Fund's market price is below the reported NAV is called the discount. The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that a Fund's NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 p.m. E.T.). The chart shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. Frequency distribution charts are also available on the Fund's website on a quarterly basis.

*A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument.

NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK LEVELS AND CHANGES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE FUND'S FUTURE PERFORMANCE

DEFI Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Days at premium 29 43 37 38
Days at NAV 0 0 0 1
Days at discount 33 21 27 22

The performance data above for the Fund represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and value of the Fund's Shares will fluctuate so that an investor's Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted.

Calculating NAV

The Fund's NAV per Share is calculated by:

taking the current market value of its total assets, including spot bitcoin and cash, pursuant to policies established from time to time by the Sponsor or otherwise described herein,
subtracting any liabilities, and
dividing the above total by the number of Shares outstanding.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services ("Global Fund Services") serves as the Fund's administrator (the "Administrator") and calculates the NAV of the Fund once each trading day. It calculates the NAV as of the earlier of the close of regular trading on the Exchange or 4:00 p.m. E.T. The NAV for a particular trading day is released after 4:15 p.m. E.T.

Valuation of Bitcoin

In determining the value of the Fund's holdings, the Administrator will value the bitcoin held by the Fund based on the closing level of the Benchmark, the NQBTCS, unless the prices are not available or the Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that the NQBTCS is unreliable (the "Fair Value Event").

In the instance of a Fair Value Event, the Fund's holdings may be fair valued on a temporary basis in accordance with the fair value policies approved by the Administrator. In the instance of a Fair Value Event and pursuant to the Administrator's fair valuation policies and procedures, volume-weighted average prices or volume weighted median prices from another index administrator (the "Secondary Index") will be utilized.

If a Secondary Index is also not available or the Administrator in its sole discretion determines the Secondary Index is unreliable, the price set by the Fund's principal market as of 4:00 p.m. E.T., on the valuation date will be utilized. In the event the principal market price is not available or the Administrator in its sole discretion determines the principal market valuation is unreliable, the Administrator will use its best judgment to determine a good faith estimate of fair value. The Administrator identifies and determines the Fund's principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market) for crypto assets consistent with the application of the fair value measurement framework in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820-10. The principal market is the market where the reporting entity would normally enter into a transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability. The principal market must be available to and be accessible by the reporting entity. The reporting entity is the Trust. If NQBTCS is not used to determine the Fund's bitcoin holdings, shareholders will be notified through a prospectus supplement, a current report on Form 8-K, the Fund's periodic reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and/or on the Fund's website.

A Fair Value Event value determination will be based upon all available factors that the Sponsor or the Administrator deems relevant at the time of the determination and may be based on analytical values determined by the Sponsor or Administrator using third party valuation models. Fair value policies approved by the Administrator will seek to determine the fair value price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset or liability in an arm's-length transaction on the date on which the asset or liability is being valued consistent with "Relevant Transactions". A "Relevant Transaction" is any crypto asset versus U.S. Dollar ("USD") spot trade that occurs during the observation window between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. E.T. on a Core Exchange in the Bitcoin/USD pair that is reported and disseminated by a Core Exchange through its publicly available application programming interface and observed by the Nasdaq Index Management Committee, the governing body of the Benchmark. The "Core Exchanges" (as of March 31, 2026) were Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, itBit, Kraken and LMAX Digital.

Indicative Fund Value

In addition, in order to provide updated information relating to the Fund for use by investors and market professionals, ICE Data Indices, LLC calculates and disseminates throughout the trading day an updated "indicative fund value." The indicative fund value is calculated by using the prior day's closing NAV per Share of the Fund as a base and updating that value throughout the trading day to reflect changes in the value of the Fund's bitcoin interests during the trading day. Changes in the value of cash equivalents are not included in the calculation of indicative value. For this and other reasons, the indicative fund value disseminated during NYSE Arca Inc.'s trading hours should not be viewed as an actual real time update of the NAV. NAV is calculated only once at the end of each trading day.

Off Balance Sheet Financing

The Trust and the Fund had no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2026. Neither the Trust nor the Fund participates in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. Neither the Trust nor the Fund have entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Fund is not aware of any trends, demands, conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to its liquidity needs. In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume most of the expenses incurred by the Fund. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Fund during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Report") was the Sponsor's Management Fee. The Trust's only source of liquidity is its sales of bitcoin.

Only an Authorized Purchaser may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that act as Authorized Purchasers. To the extent that these institutions exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Purchaser is able to step forward to create or redeem creation units, Fund Shares may trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting. In addition, a decision by a market maker, lead market maker, or other large investor to cease activities for the Fund or a decision by a secondary market purchaser to sell a significant number of the Fund's Shares could adversely affect liquidity, the spread between the bid and ask quotes, and potentially the price of the Shares. The Sponsor can make no guarantees that participation by Authorized Purchasers or market makers will continue.

A market disruption, such as a government taking regulatory or other actions that disrupt the market in bitcoin, can also make it difficult to liquidate a position. Unexpected market illiquidity may cause major losses to investors at any time or from time to time. In addition, the Fund does not intend at this time to establish a credit facility, which would provide an additional source of liquidity, but instead will rely only on the cash and cash equivalents that it holds to meet its liquidity needs.

Significant Accounting Policies

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), management of the Sponsor ("Management") makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amount of revenue and expenses reported during the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, please refer to Note 2 to the Financial Statements included in this Report for further discussion of the Trust's accounting policies.

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