Tether Acquires 4,812 Bitcoin for Strategic Investment

Stablecoin issuer Tether purchased 4,812 BTC valued at $458.7 million for its affiliate investment firm, Twenty One Capital. The purchase was executed on May 9 at an average price of $95,319, with the assets transferred into escrow. The transaction was disclosed in a filing by Cantor Equity Partners to the SEC on May 13.

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Following this deal, Twenty One now holds a total of 36,312 BTC, placing it among the top corporate holders of Bitcoin. The firm is expected to trade under the ticker “XXI” upon the completion of a SPAC merger with Wall Street heavyweight Cantor Fitzgerald.

According to CEO Jack Mallers, the merger is in the approval phase. Unlike traditional firms, Twenty One Capital focuses not on earnings per share, but on “Bitcoin per share,” positioning itself as a pure vehicle for crypto-native investors.

The company aims to accumulate 42,000 BTC, with contributions projected as follows: 23,950 Bitcoin from Tether, 10,500 from SoftBank, and 7,000 from Bitfinex, to be converted into equity at $10 per share.

A New Challenger to Strategy?

In its SEC filings, Twenty One Capital expressed its ambition to overtake Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) as the most efficient vehicle for Bitcoin exposure. Promising agility and operational alignment with Bitcoin’s core ethos, the firm might soon redefine institutional crypto investing.

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