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Sources: Cantor's Brandon Lutnick, the son of the US commerce secretary, seeks to form a $3B bitcoin acquisition vehicle with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex

Investment vehicle backed by son of commerce secretary comes as US adopts more favourable policy on digital currency

Financial Times

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  • @staffordphilip Philip Stafford on bluesky
    Downturn?  More a sign of the times.  A Spac backed by the son of the US Commerce Sec, funded by Softbank and Tether, doing a MicroStrategy-style bitcoin purchasing vehicle.  —  www.ft.com/content/5012...
  • @juthica @juthica on x
    you start to think that bitcoin is rallying as a sound money store of value inflation hedge but the market gods have a sick sense of humor and it turns out it was just a cantor/softbank/tether MSTR 2.0 all along
  • @market_heretic @market_heretic on x
    @rovercrc Bitcoin was already simmering. Now the fuel is piling on. A pro-crypto SEC. Trump easing the macro tone. Cantor & MSTR buying billions. When legacy capital joins bullish momentum? Explosions follow. Bitcoin is a powder keg right now. when risk on fully returns, it will …
  • @jfk_america James Fontanella-Khan on x
    Massive scoop by @AntoineGara and @mroliverbarnes - A company controlled by the family of @howardlutnick (commerce secretary) is nearing a $3bn crypto venture with SoftBank and Tether - who said that being in government is bad business?! https://www.ft.com/... via @ft
  • @tier10k @tier10k on x
    *CANTOR NEARS $3B CRYPTO VENTURE WITH SOFTBANK AND TETHER: FT Brandon Lutnick is partnering with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex to create a multibillion-dollar bitcoin acquisition vehicle, according to three people briefed on the matter. The vehicle raised $200M in January and
  • @cryptofizzbuzz @cryptofizzbuzz on x
    Big institutional energy coming in 💼🔥 — Cantor Fitzgerald just announced a massive $3B Bitcoin acquisition fund, partnering with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex 🤝💰. CEO Brandon Lutnick is aiming to mirror MicroStrategy's legendary BTC strategy 📊📚. This isn't just another [image]
  • @_the_prophet__ SightBringer on x
    @Cointelegraph Here's the raw truth: ⸻ This is the moment legacy finance gave up trying to control the system— and decided to join the dominant narrative engine or get erased by it. Cantor Fitzgerald. SoftBank. Tether. Bitfinex. They're not collaborating because they believe in t…
  • @izakaminska Izabella Kaminska on x
    “The vehicle, called Cantor Equity Partners, raised $200mn in January and will use the cash to create a new firm, called 21 Capital. It will receive $3bn in bitcoin from the other cryptocurrency investors and trading firms, according to the people.” https://www.ft.com/...
  • @antoinegara Antoine Gara on x
    Big late breaking FT scoop from @mroliverbarnes and myself The Spac led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's son is in talks to create a rival to MicroStrategy using a $3bn crypto investment from SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex https://www.ft.com/...