SEC Filing Document

Company: VanEck BNB ETF
Ticker: 
CIK: 2066824
Filing Type: S-1/A
Document Type: EX-10.5
Date Filed: 2026-03-16
Accession Number: 0001628280-26-017834
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SIC Code: 6221
SIC Description: Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
URL: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2066824/000162828026017834/exhibit105-sx1a3.htm

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Exhibit 10.5

TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of November 13th, 2025 by and between STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company having its principal office and place of business at One Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 (“State Street” or the “Transfer Agent”), and VanEck BNB ETF, a Delaware business trust having its principal office and place of business at 666 Third Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10017 (the “Trust”).

WHEREAS, the Trust is an exchange-traded fund that issues and redeems common shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) only in aggregations of Shares known as “Creation Units,” as described in the currently effective prospectus and most recently filed registration statement (collectively, the “Prospectus”);

WHEREAS, only those entities (“Authorized Participants”) that have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Trust, the sponsor of the Trust, currently VanEck Digital Assets, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and the Transfer Agent, are eligible to place orders for Creation Units with the Sponsor;

WHEREAS, the Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York (“DTC”) or its nominee will be the record or registered owner of all outstanding Shares;

WHEREAS, Trust desires to appoint Transfer Agent to act as its transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with certain other activities; and Transfer Agent is willing to accept such appointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto, agree as follows:

1.    TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

1.1Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Trust hereby employs and appoints the Transfer Agent to act as, and the Transfer Agent agrees to act as, transfer agent for the Creation Units and dividend disbursing agent of the Trust.

1.2Transfer Agency Services. In accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Trust and the Transfer Agent, and in acknowledgement of the terms and conditions of the form of Participant Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, but only to the extent that such terms and conditions do not deviate from such Participant Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall:

(i)establish each Authorized Participant’s account in the Fund on the Transfer Agent’s recordkeeping system and maintain such account for the benefit of such Authorized Participant;

(ii)receive and process orders for the purchase of Creation Units from the Sponsor or the Trust, and promptly deliver any cash payment and appropriate documentation thereof to the custodian of the Trust (the “Custodian”);

(iii)generate or cause to be generated and transmitted confirmation of receipt of such purchase orders to the Sponsor, Authorized Participants and/or DTC, and, if

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applicable, transmit appropriate trade instruction to the National Securities Clearance Corporation (“NSCC”);

(iv)receive and process redemption requests and redemption directions from the Sponsor or the Trust and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to the Custodian;

(v)with respect to items (i) through (iv) above, the Transfer Agent may execute transactions directly with Authorized Participants;

(vi)at the appropriate time as and when it receives monies paid to it by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay over or cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies, if any, to the redeeming Authorized Participant as instructed by the Sponsor or the Trust;

(vii)prepare and transmit by means of DTC’s book-entry system payments for any dividends and distributions declared by the Trust;

(viii)record the issuance of Shares of the Trust and maintain a record of the total number of Shares of the Trust which are issued and outstanding; and provide the Trust on a regular basis with the total number of Shares which are issued and outstanding; provided that Transfer Agent shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares to determine if there are authorized Shares available for issuance or to take cognizance of any laws relating to, or corporate actions required for, the issue or sale of such Shares, which functions shall be the sole responsibility of the Trust; and, excluding DTC or its nominee as the record or registered owner, the Transfer Agent shall have no obligations or responsibilities to account for, keep records of, or otherwise related to, the beneficial owners of the Shares;

(ix)maintain and manage, as agent for the Trust such bank accounts as the Transfer Agent shall deem necessary for the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including but not limited to, the processing of cash Creation Unit purchases and redemptions and the payment of the Trust’s cash dividends and distributions. The Transfer Agent may maintain such accounts at the bank or banks deemed appropriate by the Transfer Agent in accordance with applicable law;

(x)process any request from an Authorized Participant to change its account registration; and

(xi)except as otherwise instructed by the Trust, the Transfer Agent shall process all transactions in accordance with the procedures mutually agreed upon by the Trust and the Transfer Agent with respect to the proper net asset value to be applied to purchase orders received in good order by the Transfer Agent or by the Trust or any other person or firm on behalf of the Trust or from an Authorized Participant before cut-offs established by the Trust. The Transfer Agent shall report to the Trust any known exceptions to the foregoing.

1.3Additional Services. In addition to, and neither in lieu of nor in contravention of the services set forth in Section 1.2 above, the Transfer Agent shall perform the following services:

(i)The Transfer Agent shall perform such other services for the Trust that are mutually agreed to by the parties from time to time, for which the Trust will pay such fees as may be mutually agreed upon. The provision of such services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(ii)DTC and NSCC. The Transfer Agent shall: (a) accept and effectuate the registration and maintenance of accounts, and the purchase and redemption of Creation Units in such accounts, in accordance with instructions transmitted to and received by the Transfer Agent by transmission from DTC or NSCC (if applicable) on behalf of Authorized Participants; and (b) issue instructions to the Trust’s banks for the settlement of transactions between the Trust and DTC or NSCC (if applicable) (acting on behalf of the applicable Authorized Participant).

1.4Authorized Persons. The Trust hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Transfer Agent may rely on the current list of authorized persons, including the Sponsor, as provided or agreed to by the Trust in writing and as may be amended from time to time (each, an “Authorized Person”), in receiving instructions to issue or redeem Creation Units. The Trust agrees and covenants for itself and each such Authorized Person that any order or sale of or transaction in Creation Units received by it after the order cut-off time as set forth in the Prospectus or such earlier time as designated by the Trust (the “Order Cut-Off Time”), shall be effectuated at the net asset value determined on the next business day or as otherwise required pursuant to the Trust’s Prospectus, and the Trust or such Authorized Person shall so instruct the Transfer Agent of the proper effective date of the transaction. The term “Digital Assets” means an asset that is issued and/or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology (“distributed ledger technology”), including, but not limited to, so-called “virtual currencies”, “coins” and “tokens” and with respect to which State Street has agreed to provide services pursuant to other services agreements between State Street and the Trust.

1.5Anti-Money Laundering and Client Screening. With respect to the Trust’s offering and sale of Creation Units at any time, and for all subsequent transfers of such interests, the Trust or its delegate shall, to the extent applicable, directly or indirectly and to the extent required by law: (i) conduct know your customer/client identity due diligence with respect to potential investors and transferees in the Shares and Creation Units and shall obtain and retain due diligence records for each investor and transferee; (ii) use its best efforts to ensure that each investor’s and any transferee’s funds used to purchase Creation Units or Shares shall not be derived from, nor the product of, any criminal activity; (iii) if requested, provide periodic written verifications that such investors/transferees have been checked against the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control database for any non-compliance or exceptions; and (iv) perform its obligations under this Section in accordance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations. In the event that the Transfer Agent has received advice from counsel that access to underlying due diligence records pertaining to the investors/transferees is necessary to ensure compliance by the Transfer Agent with relevant anti-money laundering (or other applicable) laws or regulations, the Trust shall, upon receipt of

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written request from the Transfer Agent, provide the Transfer Agent copies of such due diligence records.