Right now, Cantor Fairness Companions, Inc. revealed in a brand new submitting with the SEC that Tether purchased 4,812.2 Bitcoin for a complete of $458.7 million on behalf of Jack Mallers’ recently launched Bitcoin treasury firm, Twenty One Capital, which plans to finally go public beneath the ticker $XXI.
“Pursuant to the Enterprise Mixture Settlement, Tether agreed that inside ten (10) enterprise days thereof, it will buy quite a lot of Bitcoin equal to an combination buy worth of $458,700,000,” Cantor acknowledged within the submitting. “With the Convertible Notes PIPE, entered into on April 22, 2025 by Pubco and the Firm with sure traders, much less a holdback quantity of $52,000,000), and place such Bitcoin in a digital pockets held or operated by or on behalf of Tether.
Tether is holding the Bitcoin in a digital pockets, which anybody can view the holdings on-line here, showcasing additional transparency into their holdings much like how some spot Bitcoin ETF issuers and different public firms, equivalent to Bitwise and Metaplanet, have achieved with their holdings.
“The Preliminary PIPE Bitcoin shall be bought by Tether to Pubco on the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Enterprise Mixture Settlement upon the funding of the PIPE Investments by the PIPE Buyers for a purchase order worth of $458,700,000,” the submitting additional acknowledged.
Cantor Fairness Companions Inc., at present buying and selling beneath the ticker CEP, is now dwell within the markets as it really works towards finishing its merger with Twenty One Capital. CEO Jack Mallers not too long ago emphasised the agency’s aggressive Bitcoin acquisition technique, stating: “We do intend to boost as a lot capital as we probably can to amass Bitcoin… We’ll by no means have Bitcoin per share destructive. Not less than that’s our intent. Our intent is to verify if you end up a shareholder of Twenty One that you’re getting wealthier in Bitcoin phrases.”
At launch, the corporate will maintain over 42,000 Bitcoin, immediately making it one of many largest company holders of BTC worldwide—solely behind trade giants like Technique.
In an additionally current interview, Jack Mallers described Twenty One Capital’s mission clearly: “We need to be the final word automobile for the capital markets to take part in Bitcoin…constructing on prime of Bitcoin. So we’re a Bitcoin enterprise at our core. It’s our founding, it’s in our identify, it’s on our board, it’s at our management.”