Cantor Equity Partners revealed an acquisition of Bitcoin of $ 458.7 million linked to its future merger with Twenty One Capital, an investment company focused on the crypto supported by Tether, Bitfinex and Softbank. This complex agreement implies investments by Tether, the affiliate of El Salvador de Tether, and Ifinex, the parent company of Bitfinex, buying and holding 4,812 BTC in sequestration, which will then be transferred to the merged entity. In addition, blockchain data confirmed that the entire portfolio received these bitcoins from a hotfinex hot wallet. The new company, launched under a SPAC structure led by the CEO of Strike, Jack Mallers, plans to control more than 42,000 BTC.
