Cantor Fitzgerald leads Megainversion in Bitcoin with SoftBank and Tether

The American investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald is joining forces with Tether, Softbank and Bitfinex to create 21 capital, a fund of 3,000 million dollars designed for the accumulation of Bitcoin (BTC) and take advantage of the renewed institutional interest in the pioneer digital currency. This project, inspired by the Strategy model, seeks to consolidate the invention of Satoshi Nakamoto as a key asset in financial markets, amid an optimism promoted by favorable policies for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, under the administration of Donald Trump.

The investment vehicle, structured as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), called Cantor Equity Partners, already raised 200 million dollars in January, according to Financial Times.

The project It reflects the model shown by Michael Saylor to transform Strategy’s treasury (formerly Microstrategy) that achieved success after investing in the digital currency. This, becoming a giant in the sector with tens of billions of dollars in Bitcoin and a stock capitalization of 91,000 million dollars.

Now, with the largest market currency in the market, quoting about $ 94,000 this week, 21 capital seeks to capitalize on this upward trend and position itself as a leader in institutional adoption, with an alternative that coticizes in the stock market.

In itself, the consortium is creating a Bitcoin acquisition billionaire vehicle which will absorb billions of dollars of the other partners. Tether would contribute $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin, while Softbank and Bitfinex would contribute 900 and 600 million dollars, respectively, according to the source.

This alliance is the first of a possible wave of SPAC agreements led by Cantor Fitzgerald. In addition to his Spac Cantor Equity Partners, he created two other similar vehicles led by the young Lutnick looking for agreements. The brokerage firm has also signed several SPAC in recent months issued by third parties.

Bitcoin strategic acquisitions in the sights

Brandon Lutnick, son of Howard Lutnick, former singer Fitzgerald and current Secretary of Commerce of the United States, assumed the leadership after his father’s departure. Howard, a well -known defender of Bitcoin and Tether, recently softened, before the Senate, the position of Constant scrutiny about the USDT stablecoin issuing company. This, after initially stating that the stablecoin has the ability to support every dollar.

Cantor Fitzgerald, which custody most of the 134,000 million dollars in tether reserves (mainly in treasure bonds), has also ventured into institutional loans with a fund of 2,000 million dollars launched in March 2025.

In any case, “21 Capital is not only a commitment to Bitcoin, but a platform for strategic acquisitions in the cryptocurrency sector,” as a source affirmed to the aforementioned means of communication.

The agreement, which will be announced in the coming weeks, is not yet definitive and could be modified, according to nearby sources, but in essence, 21 Capital represents a bridge between Wall Street and the cryptocurrency ecosystemwith Bitcoin as the protagonist.